While much of DC has been feigning exaggerated outrage over Donald Trump meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Senator Rand Paul has been consistently defending diplomacy and believes the president should be lauded for trying to “prevent us from having World War 3.” Appearing on CBS This Morning on Tuesday, Senator Paul asserted that “the president did a good thing by meeting with Putin and I think it’s a mistake for people to try to turn this into a partisan escapade.” https://youtu.be/VWTaOrgcs24 “Yes, the vast majority of the foreign policy community, the bipartisan consensus said you shouldn’t meet with Putin,” Paul said.