Trump Admits Russia Helped Him Win 2016 Election In a tweet, the U.S. president appeared to acknowledge that the foreign country aided in his victory. President Donald Trump, via Twitter The tweet has since
been deleted. Since the election, Trump has repeatedly said that there was
no collusion between his
campaign and Russia. While talking to reporters after his deleted tweet, Trump reiterated
that Russia didn't help him. President Donald Trump, via press pool His tweet also comes after statements from
Robert Mueller, who led the Russia probe. According to Mueller, Trump or his aides tried
to interfere in the investigation multiple times. Despite no charges against Trump, Mueller did
not confirm he
was exonerated.