Putin must be thrilled.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's mistold tale of Obama and Iran (from @AP) https://t.co/8VznbAO9v4
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 27, 2019
Trump called me "an organ of the Democrats."
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 21, 2019
Here was the question he didn't like: "You said Russia was kicked out of the G8 because they outsmarted Obama; in fact it was because they annexed Crimea… They're still there, why let them back in?" pic.twitter.com/aw086JW2K7
Putin took Crimea away from the Ukrainian people, not Obama! C'mon man ! This is so embarrassing. https://t.co/yNdOfFudiG
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 26, 2019
.@Yamiche to Trump: "Why do you keep using the misleading statement that Russia outsmarted Pres. Obama when other countries have said that the reason why Russia was kicked out was very clearly because they annexed Crimea. Why keep repeating what some people would see as a lie?"
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 26, 2019
"I know you like President Obama," Trump says to @Yamiche, after she asks him why he continues to attack President Obama for Russian President Putin annexing Crimea.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 26, 2019
Trump's response here sounds like it was dictated by the Kremlin. He doesn't have a single negative word to say about Russia, but goes out of his way to trash Obama and advance the Kremlin's interests. Putin's investment continues to pay dividends. https://t.co/5FrY0FV2mo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 20, 2019
Russia keeps its submarines in Crimea, Trump says, echoing Russian reasoning for why the Kremlin annexed Ukrainian territory
— Michael Birnbaum (@michaelbirnbaum) August 26, 2019
Buried in Trump's last lie, btw, is his justifying Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea because they do important submarine work there.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 26, 2019
The president of the United States is making excuses for a dictator's brute force taking of another country's territory.
Asked why Russia should be allowed into the #G7, President Trump says Russia took Crimea from President Obama pic.twitter.com/iMb04Tof7B
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) August 26, 2019
Trump says that Crimea was "taken away from President Obama," "not President Trump," and Obama was "outsmarted" and embarrassed, so Obama wanted Russia out of the G8 because of his hurt feelings, and "they're not in for that reason."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 26, 2019
Russia is continuing their sweeping & unprecedented attack on U.S. elections, & @realdonaldtrump wants to allow them back into the G7.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 21, 2019
Why does President Trump choose to reward Putin instead of defending the integrity of American elections?
Russia was kicked out of the G8 because of its annexation of Crimea. Today in the Oval Office, Trump said it happened because Putin "outsmarted" Obama.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) August 20, 2019
Sad! 