Trump 'very clear' in accepting Russia interference: Daines on Powerhouse Politics

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s Helsinki comments at his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a freshman Republican senator who initially criticized the president now says he accepts his explanation of what he believes about Russian election interference.

In an interview Wednesday with Powerhouse Politics podcast hosts Rick Klein and MaryAlice Parks, Sen. Steve Daines of Montana said Trump’s Tuesday statement that he accepted the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election sufficiently resolved issues Daines had with Trump’s summit statements, calling Trump’s explanation was “very clear.”