South Dakota Senator John Thune was among a group of seven US Senators that spent several days in Russia, including the Fourth of July.

Thune says the group went to deliver a message to Russian lawmakers……

Thune says they told the Russians that interference in American elections will not be tolerated……

Thune says they brought up a number of other issues…

Thune says the news from the meetings was distorted because it was distributed by Russian state media.