Reuters: Trump says he would invite Putin to White House, but not now
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who is fighting off allegations of ties between his election campaign and Moscow, said he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House but added that now was not the right time for that.
The Republican president drew criticism last week from Democrats who accused him of not pressing Putin hard enough at a meeting they held in Germany over Moscow's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Accusations that Moscow meddled in the election and colluded with the Trump campaign have dominated Trump's first months in office. Russia denies meddling, and Trump says there was no collusion.
Trump's comments came as he defended his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who met with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign after he was told she might have damaging information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
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Update #1: Trump Open to Putin White House Invitation ‘at the Right Time’ (NBC)
Update #2: Trump Says He Would Invite Putin To White House 'At The Right Time' (NPR)
WNU Editor: Russian President Putin will be focused on his election campaign in the first 3 months of next year .... so it will have to be later this year .... or after March, 2018. I am betting that they will be having a full state visit and summit this fall.
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