The world’s attention turned to Finland Sunday as President Trump arrived for his greatly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The world’s attention turned to Finland Sunday as President Trump arrived for his greatly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The president seemed relaxed going into the summit, taking in a round of golf Saturday at his resort in Turnberry, Scotland, before departing for Helsinki.
It has been an eventful few days for Mr. Trump. On Friday, he met with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Buckinghamshire, after he met with members of NATO.
Regardless of the work abroad, the president told C BS News his mind was on the US, specifically the House Oversight Hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok.
“I watch some of the testimony, even though I’m in Europe, of Strzok. And I thought it was a disgrace to our country. I thought it was an absolute disgrace, “said the President.
The president sees Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, which Trump calls a “witch hunt,” as a potential hurdle between the US and Russia.
“I don’t expect anything. I go in with very low expectations. I think getting along with Russia is a good thing but it’s possible we won’t. I think we’re greatly hampered by this whole witch hunt that’s going on in the United States,” he said.
However, Congressional leaders say the president needs more than ‘low expectations’ when it comes to Putin.
“Just by meeting with Vladimir Putin President Trump is potentially advancing Putin goals, ending some of his isolation after his illegal annexation of Crimea,” Senator Chris Coons, D-DE, told Fox News Sunday.
“I think he needs to make it clear that they interfered in our 2016 election and stop calling this a rigged witch hunt,” Coons continued.
The meeting between the two world leaders comes on the heels of the FBI’s indictment of 12 Russian nationals over meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Regardless, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says the attack was and is a viable threat.
The US ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman Jr., says it’s time to move forward from the election tampering. But make no mistake, he made clear, the US is watching.
« If there is meddling in the election this November like we saw in 2016, we’re not going to have much of a relationship left,” Huntsman Jr. told Fox News Sunday .
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