Trump misspoke. So that's all right then

Of all the explanations for his comments in Helsinki, the claim that he misspoke when he sided with Putin over America's intelligence services is one of the funniest explanations I've heard for a long time. Nobody believes it of course but it's extraordnary that the president of the United States can blatantly lie about something which he clearly meant to say and did say in front of the world's cameras. He said "would" when he meant to say "wouldn't". He couldn't see why Russia "would" have been involved in interfering in the US elections, rather than couldn't see why Russia "wouldn't" be involved in interfering in the US election. Wonderful, isn't it? Such a simple mistake, easily made. Misspeaking is actually quite an art form. Politicians down the years have often admitted to misspeaking. When there is absolutely no doubt what someone has said but it causes massive controversy then the only way out is to say it was a misspeak. But there's a helluva difference between any old two-bit politician admitting to misspeaking and the president of the United States admitting it, especialy when he is trying to cover up the fact that he has just said something disloyal to his own nation that there are senators and congressmen even now considering that dreaded word - impeachment. It won't happen but one litte misspeak form the lips of the US president and the whole world trembles. That's why Trump in future has to think before he opens his mouth. One misspeak is pretty careless, two would be very dangerous and three or more could bring down his administration.