McConnell, Paul Differ on Trump-Putin Summit

Kentucky's two senators have different opinions on the controversy over President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  
 
Trump is facing bipartisan criticism for his remarks about Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.  
 
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there is "indisputable evidence" that Russia tried to impact the elections, adding the European Union members are our friends and the Russians are not.

McConnell said, "I think the Russians need to know that there are a lot of us who fully understand what happened in 2016 and it really better not happen again in 2018."

McConnell stopped short of criticizing Trump.  
 
Republican Senator Rand Paul is defending Trump, saying the president "did a good thing" by meeting with Putin. Paul says critics are turning it into a "partisan escapade." 

He said everyone needs to take a step back and take a look at the bigger picture, and decide whether or not we should have conversations with our adversaries. 

"During the heart of the cold war, during the Cuban missile crisis, (President) Kennedy had a direct line to Khrushchev, and I think the world is a safer and a much better place because we had that  line of communication,"  Paul said.