An unlikely figure within the GOP came to the president's defense on Tuesday morning as President Trump took a beating in the press for his news conference with Vladimir Putin -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

The libertarian lawmaker, who has been a swing vote for Trump's agenda, said that the Republican president had been unfairly hit with an 'onslaught' of allegations since he took office, when it was Hillary Clinton's campaign that is known to have funded a dossier of dirt on her opponent.

Trump promptly rewarded him with a tweet that proclaimed 'you really get it' as he watched the reviews of his performance in Helsinki roll in.

An unlikely figure within the GOP came to the president's defense on Tuesday morning as President Trump took a beating in the press for his news conference with Vladimir Putin -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

President Trump found himself with few allies on Tuesday morning after a tour of Europe that concluded with a news conference that was dubbed 'treasonous' and 'disgusting' by friends and foes alike

Trump promptly rewarded him with a tweet that proclaimed 'you really get it' as he watched the reviews of his performance in Helsinki roll in

President Trump found himself with few allies on Tuesday morning after a tour of Europe that concluded with a news conference that was dubbed 'treasonous' and 'disgusting' by friends and foes alike.

Trump appeared to side with Putin over his own intelligence agency heads on the issue of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He also claimed that the United States was responsible for the toxic relationship between Washington and Moscow.

Trump was utterly shredded for the claims, even by trusted allies. Hosts on Fox News, as well as CNN, ripped him for befriending the former KGB spy who disrupted the presidential election.

The White House went underground on Tuesday as Trump was skewered across the networks, with the exception of Paul, who said the 'president did a good thing by meeting with Putin' and called it as a 'mistake for people to try to turn this into a partisan escapade.'

'This is an extraordinary thing about President Trump that should be lauded and not little, is that he is willing to meet with adversaries to try to prevent us from having World War III,' Paul told CBS.

The Kentucky senator said that Trump 'has undergone an onslaught of a year, year and a half of a partisan investigation accusing him of somehow colluding with the Russians.'

'We all have now concluded and all understand that the investigation was started by partisans, James Clapper and John Brennan, who started the investigation at the behest of the Clinton campaign, who paid somebody in Russia to come up with a dossier,' he stated. 'So it's funny that we keep talking about Trump and Russia, when in fact the only person actually known to pay Russian agents was Hillary Clinton, who paid a British spy who then paid British agents who concocted dirt on Trump.'

The president said in response: 'Thank you @RandPaul, you really get it! “The President has gone through a year and a half of totally partisan investigations - what’s he supposed think?" '

Donald Trump has arrived home after meeting Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, as the President was described as 'treasonous' for refusing to stand up to Russia over election interference

The President's own team admitted Trump had looked 'weak' while Putin appeared 'like a champion' during the summit

Former CIA director John Brennan had said Trump's remarks were 'treasonous.' So did Fox News host Shep Smith and CNN host Fareed Zakaria. CNN's Anderson Cooper and others said it was 'disgraceful.'

The White House did not fill the airways on Tuesday to explain why Trump aligned himself with Putin, as lawmakers in both major parties filled the time to berate him for suggestion that he believes Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 elections.

At the news conference, Trump echoed Putin's argument that if the Russians had information on him it would have come out.

'One thing you know if they had it, it would have been out. And so, he said it's nonsense. That's right. And he also said there's absolutely no collusion, which you know,' he added.

Trump also said Monday that Putin's denial of meddling in the election was 'very powerful.'

'I have President Putin, he just said it's not Russia. I will say this. I don't see any reason why it would be,' Trump said, speaking to reporters about Russian election meddling as he stood side-by-side with the man U.S. intelligence says ordered it.

'So I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today,'

Trump told Hannity that Putin had assured him there was 'no collusion' with Russia during the election, which he wholeheartedly agreed with

Paul Ryan, an old foe of Trump's who has aligned with the President in recent months, said Trump 'needs to appreciate that Russia is not our ally'. Meanwhile Newt Gingrich, a supporter of Trump, said he made 'the most serious mistake of his presidency'

John McCain, who has long been at loggerheads with Trump, called the summit 'one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory'

Rand Paul was one of a few figures to stick up for Trump, saying his critics were motivated 'by a persistent dislike' of the President

The president doubled down on his positions in a taped interview with Hannity in Helsinki shortly after his press conference with Putin.

Criticism of the president grew as he flew back to America on Air Force One.

Republican Sen. John McCain said in a statement, 'Today's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.'

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday there was 'no question' that Moscow interfered in the U.S. 2016 election and that President Donald Trump 'must appreciate that Russia is not our ally.'