Rand Paul stands by Trump because both defy the foreign policy establishment

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Many politicians and pundits are criticizing the president for embarrassing the U.S. by failing to defend his own country’s intelligence community before a foreign power.

Few are talking about this: Attempting to establish fresh diplomacy with Russia is one of the most important foreign policy steps President Trump has taken to date.

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