Trump acknowledges russia role in u s election hacking aide

I think there may be some confusion here. To clarify, President Trump has not acknowledged Russia's role in the 2016 US election hacking. In fact, he has been criticized for his inconsistent and sometimes contradictory statements on the matter.

In July 2018, Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, said that Trump had told him that he believed Russia was responsible for the hacking, but Trump himself has never publicly acknowledged it.

In 2016, the US intelligence community concluded that Russia had interfered in the presidential election, and in January 2017, then-President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia in response. The investigation into Russian interference, led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, found that Russia had indeed interfered in the election, and that Trump's campaign had been aware of and potentially benefited from the interference.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing or collusion between his campaign and Russia, and has instead blamed the Democratic Party and its nominee, Hillary Clinton, for the hacking. However, his administration's own intelligence agencies have consistently concluded that Russia was responsible for the hacking.

It's worth noting that Trump's aide, Hope Hicks, did testify to the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 that she believed Russia was responsible for the hacking, but this was not a public acknowledgment by Trump himself.

I hope this clears up any confusion!