President Obama Gives His Final Press Conference Of 2016

FOX News: Obama slams Assad, Russia in final press conference of 2016

President Obama, in a freewheeling final press conference of the year, blasted Syria for trying to “slaughter its way to legitimacy," Russia for meddling in the U.S. elections, and even some Donald Trump supporters, who he said would make "Ronald Reagan roll over in his grave” for warming to Vladimir Putin.

Though he had strong words for Russia, Obama stopped short of saying Putin himself orchestrated the Russian hacking of U.S. political sites during the election – but he did say it was done at the highest levels of the Kremlin.

He says he will let the public decide whether there were rogue high-level Russian officials acting without Putin's knowledge.

Obama also urged Trump to back a bipartisan investigation into the matter.

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