Even Fox & Friends is baffled by Trump blaming America for poor U.S.-Russia relations

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published 16 July 2018

President Trump's tweets have astounded, amazed, and enraged many people on many topics over the years, but usually his closest followers will give him a pass on his particularly outrageous posts.

His Monday morning tweet about strained U.S.-Russia relations, however, appears to be an exception. Brian Kilmeade, host of Trump's favorite news show Fox & Friends, had a hard time getting his head around the fact that Trump chose to place the blame on "U.S. foolishness and stupidity," and he asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to offer some clarity.

"I like the president's tweets, I understand what he’s trying to do with the EU and NATO," said Kilmeade, who ordinarily vocally supports most of Trump's statements and policies. "But what I don't understand is this tweet. It's really not our foolishness and stupidity. They might not like the things we're doing — but would you really say foolishness and stupidity is a correct characterization?"

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.

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