Trump says he discussed forming cyber security unit with Putin
The US president said he had also raised allegations of interference by Moscow in the 2016 US presidential election with the Russian president
July 9, 2017
US president Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday he had discussed forming a cyber security unit to guard against election hacking with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Tweeting after his first meeting with Mr Putin on Saturday, the US president said now was the time to work constructively with Moscow.
"Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded and safe," he said following their talks at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
Mr Trump said he had raised allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. "I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I've already given my opinion.....," he tweeted.
"We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!"
Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017
...and safe. Questions were asked about why the CIA & FBI had to ask the DNC 13 times for their SERVER, and were rejected, still don't....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017
...have it. Fake News said 17 intel agencies when actually 4 (had to apologize). Why did Obama do NOTHING when he had info before election?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017
Updated: July 9, 2017 04:49 PM
