Washington (CNN) The reverberating fallout from President Donald Trump's much-maligned meeting with his Russian counterpart took a new twist on Wednesday when the President appeared to contradict his intelligence chief by saying Moscow is no longer targeting the United States.

Later, the White House insisted Trump was in fact answering a different question and does believe that Russian efforts to interfere in American elections continue.

But Trump himself declined an opportunity to clarify his remarks when questioned by reporters on the White House South Lawn.

It amounted to another day of shifting stories and confusing positions for a President whose ties to Russia are under scrutiny, and whose deference to Russian leader Vladimir Putin has garnered widespread condemnation.

Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump was asked by a reporter if Russia was still targeting the US.

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