Lawmakers call Trump´s performance alongside Putin `bizarre,´ `shameful´
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON >> Key members of Congress, including some Republicans, are criticizing President Donald Trump’s performance at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “bizarre,� �shameful� and a “missed opportunity� to stand up to Russia. House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a strongly worded statement, saying there’s “no question� that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and noting that U.S. intelligence agencies and a House panel agreed. “The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally,� Ryan said, in what was, for the mild-mannered speaker, akin to a reprimand. Ryan said Russia...