US President Donald Trump has rejected claims that Russia meddled in the 2016 American election on his behalf, arguing Russia never wanted him to be president.
Trump made the remarks in series of tweets on Saturday while commenting on a news report about a firm behind a controversial dossier filled with scandalous allegations about the president. The firm, Fusion GPS, “also worked for Russia,” according to the story Trump re-tweeted.
“In other words, Russia was against Trump in the 2016 election – and why not, I want strong military & low oil prices,” Trump commented.
He has previously said Russia would have preferred a weak American leader, like his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
“Witch hunt!” Trump continued, denouncing the federal probe into possible ties between his campaign and Moscow before or after the November 2016 election.
The dossier Trump was commenting on is filled with unsubstantiated claims about him supposedly based…