Trump was angry when he heard the news. He felt it was one thing for Clinton's advisors and allies to accuse Russia of meddling in the election; he could just accuse the Democrats of sour grapes. But retaliatory action against Russia by the US government effectively confirmed that Russia had interfered in the election--and that, Trump believed, raised doubts about his own victory.
Trump was piqued that the Obama administration was sticking his team with an aggressive slap at Russia--a significant foreign policy move--without so much as consulting him. Obama had signed the sanctions order with plans to announce it, but a few news outlets [leaked the story] that some retaliation against Russia was expected soon.
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The above quotations are from A Very Stable Genius Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig. Click here for other excerpts from A Very Stable Genius Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig. Click here for other excerpts by Barack Obama. Click here for a profile of Barack Obama.
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