It’s early and quite frankly, so many possibilities, but Peter Baker of The New York Times has the early lead with this gem :
“So it has come to this: The president of the United States was asked over the weekend whether he is a Russian agent. And he refused to directly answer.
“The question, which came from a friendly interviewer, not one of the “fake media” journalists he disparages, was “the most insulting thing I’ve ever been asked,” he declared. But it is a question that has hung over his presidency now for two years.”
The exchange mentioned by Baker came from a telephone interview conducted by Jeanine Pirro of Fox News. She directly asks Donald Trump if he has ever worked for Russia. He doesn’t say no.
Judge Jeanine Pirro: "Are you now, or have you ever worked for #Russia🇷🇺?”@realDonaldTrump: "I think it's the most insulting thing I've ever been asked. I think it's the most insulting article I've ever had written."
Trump NEVER answered the question.🤔pic.twitter.com/uhZiHjIO2v
— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) January 13, 2019
From Bloomberg:
“Pirro embraced the moment, chuckling slightly and teeing up what should have been a softball question. “So, I’m going to ask you: Are you now or have you ever worked for Russia, Mr. President?”
“Trump had a number of routes he might have taken in response to Pirro. The best would have been simply saying “no.” Instead, he bobbed, weaved and never answered the question directly.
“I think it’s the most insulting thing I’ve ever been asked,” Trump said. “I think it’s the most insulting article I’ve ever had written and if you read the article, you’d see that they found absolutely nothing.”