'Trump lays a red carpet for Russians attacking American democracy again,' Senator Richard Blumenthal said.
Democrats expressed outrage on Friday after President Donald Trump held a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and appeared to make light of Russian election interference.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, in Japan, June 28. Russia's top diplomat said"the mood is very good" and"the atmosphere is constructive" as the leaders of the top two military powers met.Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, agreed that Trump is sending Putin the message that election interference is acceptable.
"There is something so unnatural, strange, and troubling about his fealty before Putin, especially when he is in Putin's presence," McFaul tweeted. Others called for the president to release more information about his conversation with Putin into the issue of election interference.
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