President Trump blamed the Russian meddling investigation as one of the reasons U.S.-Russia relations are so tense, hours before his meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

He blamed U.S. “foolishness and stupidity” and the “Rigged Witch Hunt” of causing the rocky relationship between the two nations.

Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted the president’s tweet with two words: “We agree.”

He also accused former President Barack Obama of covering intelligence about Russian interference in the election because he believed the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would win the election.

President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it couldn’t happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it. When I won it became a big deal and the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by Strzok! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

The Justice Department indicted 12 Russians on Friday for hacking the DNC during the 2016 election.

Mr. Trump confirmed at a press conference with Theresa May in London ahead of Monday’s summit that he would address Russian meddling with Mr. Putin during their meeting.

However, Mr. Trump told CBS news that he was going into the summit with low expectations.

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