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Trump Helsinki comments backlash

President Trump backtracked this week on the statements he made a press conference in Helsinki, where he appeared to accept Russian President Putin's claims that his country did not meddle in the 2016 U.S. election. The comments were criticized on both sides of the aisle, but White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Thursday that Putin has been invited to Washington in the fall. Politico reporter and "Politico Playbook" co-author Daniel Lippman joins CBSN to discuss.

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Lawmakers respond to Trump-Putin summit

President Trump is facing criticism over remarks he made following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lawmakers are criticizing Mr. Trump over his comments that he believes Putin -- who said Russia did not interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite assessments by U.S. intelligence agencies that says otherwise. Molly Hooper, CBSN political contributor and Capitol Hill reporter for The Hill, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest.

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Sources: Trump fist-bumped Turkish president

Eurasia Group president and CBS News senior global affairs contributor Ian Bremmer joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss new reporting about what happened behind the scenes at last week’s NATO summit. NATO leaders declared an emergency session to address Mr. Trump’s hammering of America's allies over their defense spending. Sources tell Bremmer Mr. Trump, growing frustrated with their lack of commitment to up their spending, turned to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said "you do things the right way" and fist-bumped him.

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