CNN's Erin Burnett hit President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE on Tuesday after he walked back his controversial comments during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

"Damage control, the president claims he misspoke once in his disastrous summit with Putin," Burnett said on CNN. "Did the dog eat his homework, too?"

Burnett's comment came after Trump told reporters on Tuesday that it was an accident when, during the summit, he denied U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

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“I accept our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place,” Trump said, reading from a prepared statement in front of reporters at the White House. “Could be other people also. A lot of people out there.”

Trump said he also meant to say, “I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia” that interfered in the election.

Trump had said the opposite on Monday during a joint news conference with Putin.

The meeting between the two leaders was the subject of swift backlash from both sides of the aisle. Many condemned Trump for not confronting Putin about election meddling. Others went so far as to characterize his denial of U.S. intelligence agencies as treasonous.

Burnett on Tuesday said Trump's walk-back of his statement during the summit was not genuine.

"How stupid does Trump think we Americans are," Burnett said at the opening of her show. "The president's excuse for his embarrassing press conference where he sided with Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence chiefs does not add up."

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She also said that his explanation of why he misspoke does not make sense.

"It does not clarify anything," she said. "It doesn't even pass the smell test."

"The president's explanation does not add up," Burnett continued. "And neither does his assertion today that he accepts America's intelligence agencies' conclusion that Russia attacked the American 2016 election."