18 Jul 2018

Trump backtrack 'looked like a hostage video'

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 18 July 2018

US President Donald Trump has been dealing with bipartisan condemnation following his extraordianry news conference in Helsinki on Tuesday. Mr Trump stunned US intelliegnce agencies by clearly stating he saw no reason why Moscow would interfere in US elections. The backlash from both sides of Congress has been almost universal, and even Mr Trump usual supporters have questioned his motivation for siding with Russia. Josh Gerstein is a White House correspondent for the political news website, Politico. He tells Guyon Espiner Mr Trump's backtrack looked like a hostage video.