Angus King says Trump is giving Putin what he wants (CNN)

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Policy Response to Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections' on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sen. Angus King said Wednesday there is “no question” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting what he wants as US President Donald Trump railed against US allies before and during this week’s NATO summit.

On CNN’s “New Day,” host John Berman asked if King, an independent senator from Maine, believes Trump is playing into Putin’s hands by distancing the US from its allies.
“There’s no question,” King said. “You can go back and read Putin’s speeches. He views the western alliance as a threat and he wants to see it undermined. That’s their strategy.” Read more
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