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

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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Gingrich vaguely agreed with Trump's assessment, saying he wouldn't "try to rewrite the president's tweets." He cited "weakness" from previous administrations, but said that Trump knows how to "deal with" Putin. Watch the moment below, via Fox News. Summer Meza