Trump’s Helsinki Damage Control Turns Into a Second Self-Own
Trump spent July 15 trying to walk back the diplomatic wreckage from his summit with Vladimir Putin, but the explanations kept undercutting the fix. The result was a day of fresh alarm from lawmakers, foreign-policy hands, and some Republicans who were already unhappy that the president had treated Putin like a trusted partner rather than the leader of a hostile state. The cleanup effort did not restore confidence; it made the original problem look more deliberate, more reckless, and more politically toxic.
First recorded Jul 15, 2018·Meaningfully updated Jul 15, 2018
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Trump’s Helsinki Damage Control Turns Into a Second Self-Own
Trump spent July 15 trying to walk back the diplomatic wreckage from his summit with Vladimir Putin, but the explanations kept undercutting the fix. The result was a day of fresh alarm from lawmakers, foreign-policy hands, and some Republicans who were already unhappy that the president had treated Putin like a trusted partner rather than the leader of a hostile state. The cleanup effort did not restore confidence; it made the original problem look more deliberate, more reckless, and more polit…
Trump spent July 15 trying to walk back the diplomatic wreckage from his summit with Vladimir Putin, but the explanations kept undercutting the fix. The result was a day of fresh alarm from lawmakers, foreign-policy hands, and some Republicans who were already unhappy that the president had treated Putin like a trusted partner rather than the leader of a hostile state. The cleanup effort did not restore confidence; …
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