Local reaction to the meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Finland.

3rd District Congressman Jim Banks was among the first to take to Twitter.

I want President Trump’s diplomatic efforts to be successful, but I’ll take the word of a Hoosier over Vladimir Putin any day. We must take seriously the warnings of Director Coats and the American intelligence community. Russia is not our friend.

— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) July 16, 2018

2nd District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski mostly agreed with Banks in her tweets Monday.

Russia is not our ally, and Vladimir Putin is not our friend. As DNI Dan Coats reaffirmed this week, it is undeniable Russia interfered in our election and seeks to undermine our democracy. (1/2)

— Jackie Walorski (@RepWalorski) July 16, 2018

America must continue to stand strong against Putin’s destabilizing actions and prevent further attacks on our country. (2/2)https://t.co/3IOnlA5QmW

— Jackie Walorski (@RepWalorski) July 16, 2018

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg made two calls for Trump to step down.

Today, friends of mine are risking their lives to serve the US Intelligence Community, as I once did. For the US president to say they are no more credible than the hostile foreign dictator standing next to him is a national security disaster. He must resign.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) July 16, 2018

This is about the future. A president who denies the last attack will not protect us from the next one. He cannot fulfill his oath of office. He must go.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) July 16, 2018