about what the president said in helsinki today? >> a number of sources said their jaws dropped, that they could not believe that the president could take putin's opinion over theirs. and tonight, hillary clinton on the piece, which team the president now plays for. tonight, she sarcastically said, quote, now we know, david. >> pierre thomas, live in washington. thank you. >> the reaction as you see back home is immediate. and not just democrats. of the 51 republicans in the senate, we have heard from 30 of them already, the list is growing, and fox news, many voices sounding alarms too. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on what they are saying tonight. >> reporter: the president's joint press conference was over for just a matter of minutes when fellow republicans starting pouncing. one of the first republican ben sasse, releasing a statement, saying, "this is bizarre and flat-out wrong." and then senator jeff flake -- >> it was shameful. i never thought i would see an american president throw the