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>> talk of the meeting came after president trump called putin to congratulate him on his latest election victory. a call during which the president mentioned nothing about election meddling or the nerve agent poisoning of a former russian spy in britain. >> i don't believe it came up on the specific but it is something that we've spoken extensively about. >> is the recent poisoning in the united kingdom come up in the call? >> i don't believe that was discussed. >> arizona senator john mccain chastised the president for the call, and a statement saying, an american president does not read the...

Congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. and by doing so with vladimir putin, president trump insulted every russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election to determine their country's future, including countless russian patriots who have risked so much to protest putin's regime. how do you respond? >> look, the president once again has maintained that it's important for us to have a dialogue with russia so we can focus on some areas of shared interests, the ones that i've already named. at the same time, we're going to continue to be tough on them. the...

President does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. and by doing so with vladimir putin, president trump insulted every russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election to determine their country's future, including the countless russian patriots who have risked so much to protest and resist putin's regime. here now is how the white house tried to handle repeated questions about the phone call in today's briefing. >> did the president not raise the issue of russian election meddling in that phone call? >> i don't believe it ...

Have used an internationally banned nerve agent on a former russian spy on british soil. yet according to "the washington post," trump also chose not to heed talking points from aides instructing him to condemn the recent poisoning. well, the news of trump's call with putin elicited a sharp rebuke from senator john mccain of arizona, who said in this strj statement, "an american president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections." and senator chuck grassley of iowa echoed that opinion, saying "in lig calling him a criminal. >> what he has done in londo...

Now. that is all this hour of shepard smith reporting. i am trace in for shepard smith. president trump congratulating president putin on winning election and then he was called out by one of the top republicans in the senate. arizona's john mccain said in a sfament, an american does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections and by doing so with vladimar putin, president trump insulted the russian citizens that were denied in a free and fair election to determine the country's future. the white house said it is important for the u.s. to talk to russia. >> we...