Favourite 23 responses to Donald Trump’s extraordinary Vladimir Putin press conference

Donald Trump’s just held an extraordinary press conference in Helsinki alongside Vladimir Putin following a one-on-one meeting and working lunch with the Russian president.

Here's the video. Trump, asked whether he believes in his own U.S. Intelligence Community or Putin on Russian hacking, Trump responds: "I don't see any reason why it would be [Russia.]" (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/sKLSeVaqlS

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 16, 2018

And that wasn’t even the half of it. Here are our favourite 23 responses right now, some of them serious … others less so.

1.

The President of the United States trusts the word of a former KGB agent over the consensus of the American intelligence community backed by a ton of facts. That is a shocking reality. Everyone who excuses Trump’s behavior must answer that now, and when history inevitably judges.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) July 16, 2018

2.

Watching the #TrumpPutin presser. pic.twitter.com/dl1tSPmRhv

— Jennifer Baty (@JenBaty) July 16, 2018

3.

Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???

— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) July 16, 2018

4.

Hi, I know you broke into my home, stole stuff, and left a mess, but I was hoping we could move past that by working together on my home security system. Said no one EVER. #TrumpPutin

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 16, 2018

5.

https://twitter.com/KathyBurke/status/1018878063948550144

6.

Shoutout to whoever's doing the subtitles for the #TrumpPutin summit. pic.twitter.com/hFhdtRTtIH

— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) July 16, 2018

7.

IT'S ALL OUT IN THE OPEN

Trump just stood next to the Russian president and attacked:

Democrats, decorated Marine #RobertMueller, US investigators, the media, Americans.

Trump just defended:

Vladimir Putin.#HelsinkiSummit #TreasonSummit #TrumpPutin #ComplicitGOP

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) July 16, 2018

8.

I genuinely look forward to all the sophisticated and lengthy analysis but it will all ultimately boil down to this: Trump just said exactly what Putin told him to say.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) July 16, 2018

9.

"I asked Japan if they attacked Pearl Harbor. They said no. What else can I do?" – President Franklin. D. Trump

— Mike Scully (@scullymike) July 16, 2018

10.

Ok, that’s treason! Seriously. I’m not joking. I’m calling this treason. Point. Blank. Period. TREASON.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 16, 2018

11.

There is nothing close to this in Presidential history. President Trump sided with Putin against our intelligence community on an attack against the U.S. Dereliction of duty. https://t.co/nmbh3Bgzms

— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) July 16, 2018

12.

Hi. Pi*rs M*rgan, Mail Online. Question for President Putin. You’ve been accused of a litany of human rights abuses. I just wanted to ask, what’s the coolest thing about your presidential aeroplane? https://t.co/cY6RQI6MHx

— Neil Gibbons (@neilgibbons) July 16, 2018