House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (Calif.) is making it clear that even if Russian President Vladimir Putin pays a visit to Washington in the fall, he is not welcome in Congress.

“The notion that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE would invite a tyrant to Washington is beyond belief," Pelosi said in a statement on Friday, referring to Putin as a "thug."

"Putin’s ongoing attacks on our elections and on Western democracies and his illegal actions in Crimea and the rest of Ukraine deserve the fierce, unanimous condemnation of the international community, not a VIP ticket to our nation’s capital," she continued.

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“President Trump’s frightened fawning over Putin is an embarrassment, and a grave threat to our democracy. An invitation to address a Joint Meeting of Congress should be bipartisan and Speaker Ryan must immediately make clear that there is not – and never will be – an invitation for a thug like Putin to address the United States Congress.”

The first episode of the #TrumpPutin debacle was damaging enough. We don’t need a repeat performance – we need a president who will put America’s national security over the interests of Vladimir Putin. #ProtectOurDemocracy — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) July 20, 2018

GOP leaders have said that there is no invitation for Putin to address Congress should he accept President Trump's offer to visit Washington in the fall.

“There is no invitation from Congress,” a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFEC flags McConnell campaign over suspected accounting errors Poll: 59 percent think president elected in November should name next Supreme Court justice Mark Kelly: Arizona Senate race winner should be sworn in 'promptly' MORE (R-Ky.) told The Hill this week.

"The only one talking about inviting Putin to address Congress is Nancy Pelosi," a spokeswoman for Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) told outlets on Friday.

Senate Republicans have sought to dissuade Trump from holding another summit with Putin after blowback to his meeting with the Russian leader in Helsinki this week.

The meeting sparked days of controversy after Trump appeared to side with Putin's denial of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election over the assessment of his own intelligence chiefs, forcing the White House to go into damage control.

On Thursday, the White House said that Trump had directed his national security adviser John Bolton to extend an invitation for Putin to visit the White House in the fall. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE said Friday he is "hopeful" that such a meeting takes place.

“It is incredibly valuable to the people of the United States of America that President Trump and President Putin continue to engage in dialogue to resolve the difficult issues that our countries face between each other,” he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered the most recent speech before a joint session of Congress in April while visiting Washington for a state visit.