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    Tillerson: Trump Confronts Putin Over Russian Election Meddling

    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Trump "pressed" Vladimir Putin about election meddling, but the two leaders agreed on the need to move on in the U.S.-Russia relationship.
    by Miles Parks Jul 07, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday. / SAUL LOEB / Getty Images

    Updated at 2:39 p.m. ET

    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Friday that President Trump raised the issue of Russian election interference in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    Trump opened the more than two-hour meeting "by raising the concerns of the American people" about Russia's meddling in last year's presidential race, according to Tillerson. Trump and Putin had a "robust and lengthy exchange on the subject," the secretary of state said.

    As he has repeated in the past, Putin denied involvement in meddling in the election.

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