President Trump addressed the ongoing cyber hacks of the U.S. government for the first time, seeking to turn blame away from Moscow in defiance of mounting evidence while downplaying how devastating the intrusions appear to be. In a bizarre outburst on Twitter that Trump’s critics condemned for its alarming disconnect from the facts, the president contradicted his top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who pinned the breaches that have afflicted at least five major federal agencies “clearly” on Russia.
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