Trump gearing up for Putin showdown, says he's been 'far tougher on Russia than anybody'
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Friday, July 13, 2018
President Trump said Friday he doesn’t expect Russian President Vladimir to confess to meddling in the U.S. presidential election when they meet next week.
“There won’t be a ‘Perry Mason’ here, I don’t think,” the president said, referring to the old TV drama in which the guilty party often broke down and confessed under questioning in a courtroom.
But Mr. Trump said he will question Mr. Putin about Russian interference in the election when they meet Monday in Helsinki, Finland. He said he will “go in strong” to the meeting because of the commitments he secured this week from NATO allies for greater military spending.
The president said during a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, that he will talk to Mr. Putin about Ukraine, Syria, Middle East, nuclear proliferation and meddling.
“We have been far tougher on Russia than anybody,” Mr. Trump said.
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