Trump’s invite to Putin muddies the mid-terms

It’s never too soon to start worrying with Trump in the White House, and with the mid-term elections due in November, Republicans are gauging how an October visit by the Russian president would play with voters

US president Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin before their joint press conference in Helsinki last week Picture: PA
Ronald and Nancy Reagan greet Raisa and Mikhail Gorbatchev for a state dinner at the White House in 1987 when US-Russian relations were better Pic: Getty Images

As another turbulent, chaotic week in America draws to a close, it seems that the fallout from the Helsinki Summit may be only beginning.

With the White House announcement - via Twitter - that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been invited to Washington, Republicans are grappling for purchase ...