President Trump on Wednesday dismissed allegations that officials from his presidential campaign were in contact with Russian intelligence officers, instead blaming the mushrooming controversy on a familiar foe: Hillary Clinton.
“This Russian connection non-sense [sic] is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign,” Trump tweeted in response to reports that members of his campaign team communicated with Russian intel officials throughout the 2016 presidential campaign.
The president did not explain his theory, or deny his campaign was in contact with Russian officials.
“Information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence community (NSA and FBI?). Just like Russia,” he added.
Earlier in the morning, the president chalked up the media frenzy surrounding the Russia question — which already claimed national security adviser Michael Flynn to its “blind hatred” of him.
“The fake news media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. @MSNBC & @CNN are unwatchable.”
But, he added, “@foxandfriends is great!”
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