There has been bipartisan criticism of Trump’s comments in Helsinki which appeared to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence team. But according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, 71 percent of Republicans still support Trump’s approach to Russia. Marco Werman speaks with Michael Ryan, the editorial page editor of The Augusta Chronicle, in Augusta, Georgia, a bastion of support for Donald Trump, on how his readers have responded to the events in Helsinki.
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