Trump Faces Backlash Over Remark on Foreign Interference

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U.S. Democrats swiftly responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that he would accept information from a foreign government that could undermine his rival in the 2020 presidential election and saw nothing wrong with it. Trump stunned even fellow Republicans. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports critics see his remark as an invitation to foreign governments to interfere with the U.S. democratic system as lawmakers try to prevent a repeat of Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.