Why Trump Still Won't Say Anything Definitive About Russia




The Brian Lehrer Show show

Summary: <p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/maggie-haberman/">Maggie Haberman</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman" target="_blank">New York Times</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman" target="_blank"> White House correspondent</a>, and <a class="guestlink" href="/people/julia-ioffe/">Julia Ioffe</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/julia-ioffe/" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/julia-ioffe/" target="_blank"> national security and foreign policy staff writer</a>, on Donald Trump's refusal to say anything definitive about Russia's involvement in the U.S. elections, a tactic which is beginning to frustrate the president's supporters. Haberman explains that President Trump is a real estate guy and he treats everything as if it is an open ended negotiation. "And that's very very dangerous when you're dealing with matters of national security," she says. </p>