Donald Trump's claim that he meant to say "wouldn't" instead of "would" has the likes of Stephen Colbert thinking the president may want to change up other problematic things he's said.
On Tuesday, Trump attempted to mop up the mess made during his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, by saying he meant to use a double negative.
On the issue of Russia's meddling with the 2016 election, Trump said, "The sentence should have been, 'I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia" so, just to repeat it, I said the word 'would' instead of 'wouldn't'... sort of a double negative."
“Yes, the sentence should have been that. It was not that.” Colbert said in his opening monologue on The Late Show Tuesday night. "But then again, who among us hasn’t said the exact opposite of what he just said in front of cameras on multiple occasions?" continued Colbert. "I’m sorry, let me clarify. That sentence should be: Who among us has not not done that? If you could just add a new word in, what’s next?”
Colbert then joked Trump may start using this switcheroo technique to change other concerning things he's said. "After Charlottesville, I meant to say there's bad people on both sides and also on that bus I meant to say respect her by the pussy."
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