McConnell calls Putin a ‘thug’ but refuses to criticize Trump

President Trump’s comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pre-taped interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly scheduled to air before Sunday’s Super Bowl are raising eyebrows among some Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. When O’Reilly described Putin as “a killer,” Trump said the United States has killers too. “There are a lot of killers,” Trump said.