"Whatever the balance of motivations, what mattered was that Trump's answers were indistinguishable from Putin's, starting with the fundamental claim that Putin's assurances about interference in U.S. democracy ('He was incredibly strong and confident in his denial') deserved belief over those of his own Department of Justice ('I think the probe is a disaster for our country').
I am old enough to remember Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon telling lies on TV, about Vietnam in both cases, and Watergate for Nixon. I remember the travails and deceptions of Bill Clinton, and of George W. Bush in the buildup to the disastrous Iraq War.
"But never before have I seen an American president consistently, repeatedly, publicly, and shockingly advance the interests of another country over those of his own government and people."
James Fallows at The Atlantic reacts to Donald Trump's bizarre press conference with Vladimir Putin.
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