Article snippet: MORE on Wednesday said Russia does not pose a threat to the United States, contradicting his director of national intelligence on a critical security issue and deepening a controversy that began at his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hours later, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump was actually indicating he was done answering questions when he responded “no” to a reporter who asked if he believes Russia is still seeking to meddle in U.S. political affairs. The president said later in an interview with CBS News that he holds Putin personally responsible for election meddling “because he’s in charge of the country.” “I let him know we can’t have this, we’re not going to have it, and that’s the way it’s going to be,” Trump said. The president’s comments, and the White House’s attempt to clarify his previous remarks, added to a dizzying array of statements about Russia following a widely panned summit with Putin in the Finnish capital. They also came a day after Trump acknowledged the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and pledged to prevent meddling in the November midterms. But those remarks failed to quiet the uproar surrounding his public handling of Putin, so Trump went even further on Wednesday, stating that he’s been tougher than any other president when it comes to Russia. “There has never been a president as tough on Russia as I have been,” Trump told rep... Link to the full article to read more