17 Jul 2018

Trump backs Putin, defies US intel in Helsinki

From Morning Report, 6:38 am on 17 July 2018

US President Donald Trump has publicly challenged his own intelligence agencies after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki overnight. Speaking at a 45-minute news conference with the Russian President, Mr Trump backed Mr Putin saying Russia did not meddle in the 2016 Presidential election. Our correspondent in Moscow is Dan Ashby. He talks to Philippa Tolley.