Rand Paul unloads on ‘bigoted’ John Brennan for attacking Trump

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As President Trump sought to walk back his comments dismissing Russian election interference amid backlash, including from some of his closest allies, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has stood by the president’s side, lobbing attacks at critics.

Paul described condemnation of Trump’s refusal to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the interference as coming from “people who hate the president,” even as top Republicans called on Trump to change course.

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