The leaders of the U.S. Congress, citing Russia’s alleged interference in U.S. elections, say they will not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to address Congress or visit the Capitol if he accepts President Donald Trump’s invitation to a second summit in Washington this fall.
On July 24, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell both rejected any friendly outreach to Putin and expressed disagreement with Trump’s embrace of the Russian president in the wake of their one-day summit on July 16 in Helsinki.
