This didn't work? NO WAY! Watch Obama describe the 3-word warning he gave Putin about hacking

Doug P. | 4:16 PM on December 16, 2016

During his word salad of a press conference today, President Obama was asked about the cyber threat posed by Russia. Obama said he previously had given Putin this three-word warning about Russian hacking:

'I told Putin to cut it out' – @POTUS on Russia email hacking https://t.co/mkkTUpFowI https://t.co/awCumpdfBA

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 16, 2016

“Cut it out”? Pretty harsh warning:

How'd that work out? https://t.co/nfxstspQoi

— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 16, 2016

A question that answers itself!

If the President had expressed his frustrations in a manner unlike Uncle Joey from Full House things may have gone differently.

— mitrebox (@mitrebox) December 16, 2016

The power of the strongly worded hashtag and a bucket of washable red paint…

— Pam D (@lifebythecreek) December 16, 2016

.@jtLOL Wait a second, did Dave Coulier become our President when I was looking the other way? pic.twitter.com/HKwm2lt1sf

— Charles Alexander (@HolographicRibs) December 16, 2016