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Pennsylvania senators blast Trump after summit with Putin

FOX 29 Philadelphia
U.S.
Published July 17, 2018 8:59 AM EDT
Published July 17, 2018 8:59 AM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's U.S. senators are finding a lot to dislike about President Donald Trump's handling of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Helsinki.

On Twitter, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said Trump's "blindness to Putin's hostile acts against the U.S. and our allies - election meddling included - is very troubling."

In a separate statement, Toomey said Putin should help bring Russians indicted in the election investigation to justice or the U.S. should impose tough new sanctions on Russia.

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Both Toomey and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., are sharply critical of Putin.

In a statement, Casey says Trump's "dangerous and reckless" conduct was "a new low and a profound embarrassment for America." He also says Trump believed the word of Putin over U.S. law enforcement law enforcement officers and intelligence agencies.