MSNBC anchor Katy Tur was shocked to learn Friday that a pro-Trump PAC was using the president’s summit with Vladimir Putin to solicit donations.

Tur, moments after an applauding Trump gave a red-carpet welcome to his Russian counterpart in Alaska, said Trump National Committee JFC was “crazy” for the tactic.

“What I find interesting… is the way that Donald Trump has made absolutely everything political in a campaign sense, political in a fundraising sense,” said Tur, who then showed the printed email to the camera and began to read from it.

“‘Today I’m meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. It’s a little chilly,’” Tur quoted.

“‘This meeting is very high-stakes for the world. The Democrats would love nothing more than for me to fail. No one in the world knows how to make deals like me.

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