After the two presidents made some brief comments about the goals of their upcoming meeting at the G-20 Summit on Friday, President Donald Trump turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him jokingly, “Don’t meddle in the election.” The moment has sparked strong reaction from Trump’s critics.
The comment came during an initial meeting among Russian and American dignitaries at the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on Friday. Trump offered a brief summary of the key topics he planned to discuss with his Russian counterpart in their upcoming private meeting. Putin followed up with an even briefer summary. When reporters asked Trump if he planned to warn Russia against election meddling — as U.S. intelligence concluded occurred in 2016 — Trump responded by turning to Putin and giving him a mock mini-lecture.
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