President Donald Trump is honest and practical about his position regarding accepting damaging information on his 2020 opponents from foreign countries such as Russia and China.
During an exclusive interview with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said he would consider taking political dirt on his 2020 presidential rivals from foreign adversaries.
Stephanopoulos asked Trump, “Your campaign this time around, if foreigners, if Russia, if China, if someone else offers you information on opponents, should they accept it or should they call the FBI?”
The President responded, “I think maybe you do both. I think you might want to listen, there’s nothing wrong with listening. If somebody called from a country, Norway, ‘we have information on your opponent.’ Oh, I think I’d want to hear it.”
When asked if he want that kind of interference in the U.S. elections, Trump said, “It’s not an interference; they have information. I think I’d take it. If I thought there was something wrong, I’d go maybe to the FBI.”
Trump will not alert FBI regarding opposition research
The President called the information from foreign nations as “oppo research.” He thinks U.S. congressmen are doing the same thing when it comes to opposition research. “That’s the way it is. It’s called oppo research,” he said.
