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'Did the dog eat his homework too?' CNN's Erin Burnett slams Trump's explanation that he misspoke
http://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-erin-burnett-trump-putin-misspoke-dog-ate-homework-2018-7 In a scathing opening monologue on Tuesday, CNN anchor Erin Burnett slammed President Donald Trump's explanation that he misspoke during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Damage control, the president claims he misspoke once in his disastrous summit with Putin," Burnett said on CNN. "Did the dog eat his homework too?"
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"How stupid does Trump think we Americans are?," Burnett said in her monologue. "The president's excuse for his embarrassing press conference where he sided with Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence chiefs does not add up."
Trump clarified his comments again on Tuesday, telling reporters that he accepted "our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place." He added that the interference could have stemmed from "other people also."
But Burnett did not appear convinced and noted that Trump and his aides failed to "correct the record," even as Republican lawmakers demanded clarification: "It does not clarify anything," she said. "It doesn't even pass the smell test."
"Damage control, the president claims he misspoke once in his disastrous summit with Putin," Burnett said on CNN. "Did the dog eat his homework too?"
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"How stupid does Trump think we Americans are?," Burnett said in her monologue. "The president's excuse for his embarrassing press conference where he sided with Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence chiefs does not add up."
Trump clarified his comments again on Tuesday, telling reporters that he accepted "our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place." He added that the interference could have stemmed from "other people also."
But Burnett did not appear convinced and noted that Trump and his aides failed to "correct the record," even as Republican lawmakers demanded clarification: "It does not clarify anything," she said. "It doesn't even pass the smell test."
