Trump once again contradicts his intelligence chief and says Russia is not targeting the US

Get the Full StoryOlivier Douliery-Pool Getty Images

President Donald Trump said "no" when asked Wednesday whether the US is still a target of Russian-led cyberattacks and meddling into US elections.

His response directly contradicts the findings of Dan Coats, his director of national intelligence, who says the "warning lights" of cyberattacks on the US are "blinking red."

At his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Trump said he didn't see any reason to believe that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, comments he then tried to walk back.

While taking questions from reporters at a Wednesday cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump said "no" when asked whether the US is still a target of Russian-led cyberattacks and meddling into US elections, directly contradicting Dan Coats, his own director of national intelligence, for the second time in three days.

Trump also said that "there has never been a president as tough on Russia" as he has been. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'See Also:Putin did not specifically deny having 'compromising material' on TrumpPutin hinted he wanted Trump to give him access to one man and it reveals his greatest weaknessAmerica's top spy issues forceful response after Trump sides with Putin over the US intelligence community: 'We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling'

Share: