Rep. William Hurd (R-Texas), a former CIA officer, on Tuesday said that Russian President Vladimir Putting was conveying “classic disinformation” during his press conference with President Trump.
“Vladimir Putin spouted many of his usual lines that were just completely wrong and he did it standing next to the leader of the free world and there was no rebuttal,” Hurd said on CNN’s “New Day.” “That’s classic disinformation.”
The lawmaker added that Trump siding with Putin over the U.S. intelligence conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election is “just unacceptable.”
“All of our intelligence agencies have said that, all of the congressional oversight has confirmed that Russians have tried to manipulate our elections, and this is something that we need to be preparing ourselves for the next election,” Hurd said.
GOP Rep. Will Hurd, a former CIA officer, says he saw Vladimir Putin delivering "classic disinformation" during yesterday's press conference with President Trump https://t.co/xLX2QNjLIu pic.twitter.com/Ag8Uv4i2GC
— New Day (@NewDay) July 17, 2018
Trump sided with Putin’s denials over Russian meddling in the 2016 election during a shocking press conference Monday, setting off a firestorm over the president’s comments.
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GOP lawmaker who used to be CIA officer: Putin fed Trump "classic disinformation" https://t.co/pNVZgtfb5W pic.twitter.com/Jm1ObxHUsY
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