2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, facing an onslaught of bipartisan fury over his glowing remarks about Vladimir Putin, said more than 24 hours afterward that he had misspoken during his news conference with the autocratic Russian leader. In one of the only times of his presidency he’s admitted to a mistake, Trump said that when he returned Monday [7-16-18] from the summit with Putin in Helsinki, Finland, he ‘realized there is some need for clarification’ about his remarks on Russian interference in the 2016 US election. ‘In a key sentence in my remarks I said the word ‘would’ instead of ‘wouldn’t,” Trump said Tuesday [7-17-18]. He explained he had reviewed a transcript and video of his remarks..The admission came in the White House Cabinet Room, where Trump was sitting with lawmakers for an otherwise unrelated meeting. Reading prepared remarks to reporters, Trump reiterated that there had been no collusion between his campaign and Russia and that the country’s efforts had no impact on the final election results. And he voiced support for US intelligence agencies — a day after he had refused to accept their findings on Russia’s election interference over Putin’s denials — and vowed to take action to prevent further attacks.”
-Kevin Liptak, “Trump, facing fury, says he misspoke with Putin,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 17, 2018 4:37 pm