Talks at APEC between Trump and Putin would be welcomed by business: CEO
10:38 PM ET Thu, 9 Nov 2017 | 02:22
Duterte has come under fierce criticism from human rights groups for overseeing a violent drug war complete with extrajudicial killings. Trump has praised Duterte`s handling of his nation`s drug problems and was not expected to publicly challenge Duterte on human rights.
Questions about whether Trump believes the assessment about Russian election-meddling have trailed him since January, when he said for the first time, shortly before taking office, that he accepted that Russia was behind the election-year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race.
Trump told reporters traveling with him to Hanoi on Saturday that Putin had again vehemently denied the allegations. The two spoke during an economic conference in Danang, Vietnam. Trump danced around questions about whether he believed Putin, but stressed Putin`s denials.
"Every time he sees me, he says: `I didn`t do that.` And I believe — I really believe — that when he tells me that, he means it," Trump said, arguing that it makes no sense for him to belabor the issue when Russia could help the U. on North Korea, Syria and other issues.
Trump said Sunday that he believes Putin believes Russia was not involved.
"That`s very important for somebody to believe," Trump said in Hanoi.
Trump also lashed out Saturday at former heads of U. intelligence agencies, claiming there are plenty of reasons to be suspicious of their findings and dismissing them as "political hacks." In a tweet Sunday, he bashed the "haters and fools" he said were questioning his efforts to improve relations with Russia, and accused critics of "playing politics" and hurting the U.
Trump`s comments Saturday drew strong reactions from some U. John McCain, R-Ariz., the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, said in a statement that Trump`s faith in Putin`s denial was "naive.
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