Showing his lingering insecurity about the legitimacy of his 2016 victory, and his rejection of any suggestion that Russia tried to interfere in that contest against Hillary Clinton to help him win, Trump went on to say that "Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens." The Oklahoma Republican also told CNN's Manu Raju that Trump made a bad decision by vowing to veto the annual defense authorization bill, which Trump has claimed is weak on China -- a view Inhofe disputes. Smith said the reports that Trump entertained Flynn's theories about invoking marital law were "unbelievably disturbing." But that didn't stop Flynn from raising the martial law idea, although it's unclear whether Trump endorsed the idea when it came up in the White House meeting Friday, CNN reported. Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware told CNN's Suzanne Malveaux earlier Saturday that the timing of an agreement was still unclear.

Source: CNN December 20, 2020 06:11 UTC