Durbin accused Putin’s actions as “a tactic that threatens the very basis of our democracy,” on Tuesday morning with John Howell.

“We in the U.S. have watched Putin carefully,” Durbin said. “This is not a boy scout leader – he’s an individual who has dealt with the dirtiest soviet forces, and now he leads the country.”

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin joins the show to talk about his range of emotions concerning Trump’s win over Hillary.