Trump is coming out blazing. He explained why it was important to meet and hammered the democrats for partisan politics and the fact they didn't want to meet. Trump is just awesome.
He's a little weaker than usual though. Trump is trying to balance National Security issues with the entire Russian Collusion mess. It should have been put to rest, it's a problem, it keeps his hands tied. When Reagan was tough, they called him a war mongerer, when Trump tries to find common ground, he's a spy.
Putin is smart, which is why he calls out the Russian billionaire who donated heavily to Clintons campaign. I knew Putin would use this Press Conference as an opportunity to hit back, he went right after the Clinton Establishment, calling out U.S agencies in the process.
Trump must see this as a no win situation. He would rather play nice, I would have liked him to be stronger against Putin. They both have their agendas and interests but Trump should have at the very least repeated what he said behind closed doors, and the response from Putin.
The bottom line is this, and I wish the West would understand; we have to be smarter and care more about our nations, not a small sector of our nation. This means, confronting China, Russia, EU, Canada and all global socialists who exploit the U.S. Hire the best and brightest, the most patriotic, not some ass kisser or political patsy. Obama did not hire a strong administration, and Russia (among others) exploited it.
This is all covert intelligence battles.
The CIA and it's allies have to win the intelligence war, this means preventing ALL foreign government interference. I will say again and again, Russia might be a problem, but
China is a far greater threat. If America had to find some common ground to thwart China, I support it.
