McConnell: Russia Is Not Our Friend

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday issued a veiled rejection of the president’s recent remarks on NATO, the European Union, and Russia.

President Donald Trump described the European Union as a “foe” on Saturday after a NATO summit in Brussels and ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Russia, he said, is a “foe in certain respects.” Then, during a press conference with Putin after their Monday meeting, the president entertained Putin’s denial of election interference and said he didn’t “see any reason why it would be” Russia.