country, and that's not something that we can dictate to them how they operate. >> the "post" also reporting trump ignored aides' talking points condemning the poisoning of a spy in britain, an act the u.s. has blamed on russia. >> right. it took him a few days, but mitch mcconnell is publicly backing robert mueller. he says he has a lot of confidence in mueller despite the president calling out mueller on twitter by name for the first time. >> robert mueller should be allowed to finish his job. i think it was an excellent appointment. i think he will lead -- he will go wherever the facts lead him. and i think he will have great credibility with the american people when he reaches a conclusion of this investigation. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer praised mcconnell's defense of mueller and said he hopes the president was listening. mcconnell says legislation to