Donald Trump made countless startling statements during last
year’s presidential campaign, but one—in Doral, Florida—may be coming back to
haunt him. At a televised news conference on July 27, 2016, Trump delivered a direct
message to Moscow. Not content with the fact that Russia had hacked the
Democratic National Committee, the candidate stared straight into the camera
and said: “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000
[Hillary Clinton] emails that are missing. I think you will probably be
rewarded mightily by our press.” The first reactions were explosive. They ranged from gleeful
approval from his “lock her up” base, to …read more
Source: The New Republic
