Trump was accused by some of treason after he appeared to side with Putin ahead of his own intelligence agencies when the Russian President denied interfering in the 2016 US election.<\/p>\n
Trump later said he misspoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Trump blundered after his meeting with Putin,\u201d Bolt writes for News Ltd.<\/h3>\n
\u201cHe was wrong to list some of America\u2019s mistakes but none of Russia\u2019s far worse ones, such as invading Ukraine and Georgia and supplying rebels with the rocket that accidentally shot down MH17.<\/h3>\n
\u201cTrump\u2019s other crime was to seemingly believe Putin\u2019s claim that Russia hadn\u2019t interfered in the 2016 US election by stealing and publishing emails from Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign.<\/h3>\n
\u201cTo be fair, he didn\u2019t contradict the conclusion of his intelligence agencies, but he was stupid to make Putin\u2019s denials seem equally credible\u2026<\/h3>\n
\u201cYet at their press conference, the media was obsessed instead with baiting Trump into attacking Putin to prove he didn\u2019t owe Putin for stealing an election for him.<\/h3>\n
\u201cAnd it worked, thanks to Trump\u2019s great fault — his tender pride — plus his justified fury at attempts by the Democrats and media to delegitimise him as president.<\/h3>\n
\u201cTrump lost his temper\u2026<\/h3>\n
\u201cSo Trump was dumb. But a traitor?<\/h3>\n
\u201cCome on. He still opposed Russia\u2019s taking of Ukraine and maintains tough sanctions on Russia while supplying Ukraine with offensive weapons.<\/h3>\n
\u201cWhat a malicious beat-up.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
OPINION: DONALD Trump was guilty of stupidity in his press conference with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, but nothing more, writes Andrew Bolt. https:\/\/t.co\/N4YmjsA2YF<\/a><\/p>— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) July 18, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote> \n