Kentucky Politics Distilled: Rand Paul Defends Trumps Putin Summit

Published: July 20, 2018, 4:10 p.m.

This week in Kentucky politics, Rand Paul was one of the few politicians to defend President Donald Trump\u2019s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gov. Matt Bevin\u2019s administration restored vision and dental benefits to almost 400,000 people on Medicaid after taking them away earlier this month. And Kentucky\u2019s bourbon industry ramped up its warnings about how a trade war would impact the state\u2019s signature industry. Capitol reporter Ryland Barton has this week\u2019s edition of Kentucky Politics Distilled.