3 Days After Trump-Putin Summit, White House Remains In Damage Control

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July 19, 2018

President Trump walks along the Rose Garden colonnade after he and first lady Melania Trump returned to the White House on July 18, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In an interview with CBS News on Wednesday night, Trump insisted he firmly warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting Monday that Russian election interference was unacceptable. Trump appeared to cast doubts that interference efforts were ongoing when asked about it during Monday's joint press conference with Putin.

NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson (@MaraLiasson) joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss the political consequences for Trump and the Republican Party.

This segment aired on July 19, 2018.

3 Days After Trump-Putin Summit, White House Remains In Damage Control

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