CNN “Primetime” host Chris Cuomo said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Russia has been music to Vladimir Putin’s ears.
Cuomo was discussing Trump’s talks with Putin in Helsinki on “New Day” Monday and said Trump’s treatment of NATO and his public statements about America have been advantageous to Putin and detrimental to the U.S. (RELATED: CNN’s Chris Cuomo Slams Trump For Not Lowering Flags For Capital Gazette Victims)
“These talks are a big deal. They take place just after 12 Russian military intelligence officers were indicted by the Mueller probe … because of the 2016 election hacking,” Cuomo said. “We already have an idea of President Trump’s mindset. Because in series of new tweets and in statements over the last few weeks, the president has been all about saying things that will be music to Putin’s ears.”
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“He says the relationship with Russia has never been worse and he blames the U.S. for that. He also says that the European Union is a foe to the United States. Putin will love that,” Cuomo continued.
“He went in there and shook up the foundations of NATO. Putin will love that. He keeps blaming his predecessor, President Barack Obama for not doing anything during the hacking and for letting the situations in Ukraine that involved Russia, happen.”
Cuomo claimed the stakes of the meeting are high and questioned whether the commander-in-chief would exhibit a tough tone and show transparency or whether the meeting is just a setup.
“So the question becomes how will he be today? Has this all been a set up? Will his tone be tough?” Cuomo concluded. “Will there be transparency?”
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