24 min
"The Worst Press Conference in History" The Irish Times World View Podcast
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When historians reflect on Donald Trump’s presidency, will yesterday’s press conference alongside Vladimir Putin in Helsinki be seen as one of its defining moments?Trump sided with Putin over his own intelligence agencies, saying he saw no reason not to believe the Russian president when he said they did not try to fix the 2016 election. The performance has been dubbed embarrassing, disgraceful and treasonous, drawing criticism from both the left and right, with even Fox News saying it was not a good outing for the president.
Analysing what it means for the Trump presidency, the United States and the wider world, today's guests are Suzanne Lynch and Paddy Smyth.
When historians reflect on Donald Trump’s presidency, will yesterday’s press conference alongside Vladimir Putin in Helsinki be seen as one of its defining moments?Trump sided with Putin over his own intelligence agencies, saying he saw no reason not to believe the Russian president when he said they did not try to fix the 2016 election. The performance has been dubbed embarrassing, disgraceful and treasonous, drawing criticism from both the left and right, with even Fox News saying it was not a good outing for the president.
Analysing what it means for the Trump presidency, the United States and the wider world, today's guests are Suzanne Lynch and Paddy Smyth.
24 min