The White House has chosen to post a oh-so-slightly edited version of the press conference with Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin the Helsinki summit.
The new White House version omits one sentence from a Reuters reporter asking Putin if he wanted Trump to win the 2016 election.
Rachel Maddow highlighted the edit during her broadcast Tuesday night.
Here’s the original transcript unedited:
Putin: “Options abound. And they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.”
Reuters: “Mr. President, did you want President Trump to win the election? And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
Putin: “Yes, I did. Yes, I did.”
Now, here’s the version the White House has posted
Putin: “Options abound. And they all can be found in an appropriate legal framework.”
Reuters: “And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
President Vladimir Putin: “Yes, I did. Yes, I did.”
Things that make you go ‘hmmm….’
Now, why edit just that one little question? Shouldn’t the White House be presenting history as it actually happened?
White House edits video to remove question about whether Putin wanted Trump to win. pic.twitter.com/ExlsHNlgF8— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) July 25, 2018