▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Put in ▁con gr at ulated ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁on ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁US ▁intelligence ▁officials ▁( head ed ▁by ▁James ▁Cla pper ) ▁quoted ▁by ▁CBS ▁News ▁stated ▁that ▁Put in ▁approved ▁the ▁email ▁hack ing ▁and ▁cy ber ▁attacks ▁during ▁the ▁U . S . ▁election , ▁against ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁president ial ▁nom ine e ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Put in ▁denied ▁the ▁reports . ▁Put in ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁accused ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁of ▁inter fer ing ▁in ▁Russia ' s ▁internal ▁affairs , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Cl inton ▁accused ▁Put in ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁personal ▁grud ge ▁against ▁her . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Trump , ▁Put in ' s ▁favor ability ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁increased . ▁A ▁Gall up ▁poll ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁revealed ▁a ▁positive ▁view ▁of ▁Put in ▁among ▁ 2 2 % ▁of ▁Americans , ▁the ▁highest ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁However , ▁Put in ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁U . S . – Russ ian ▁relations , ▁already ▁at ▁the ▁lowest ▁level ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold