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Coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again. >> vladamir putin coming -- >> did i hear you -- >> yeah. yeah. >> okay. thats going to be special. >> some people laugh but when you think about it its not really much of a laughing matter, says something about how decision are made at the white house. gloria borger and mike rogers and matthew rosenberg national correspondent for the "new york times," international security analyst. chairman rogers, you have the invitation being extended...

>> so how does forgiving them for their malevolence make it more likely they will help you. >> but, chris, prior to the press conference, and i do think the president could have been stronger in the press conference -- >> stronger? >> he has criticized russia. he said russia was behind the meddling a number of times before. hes absolutely said that. when putin came out, he even said that trump was challenging him on a number of these fronts that i discussed just a moment ago. you need that first...

>> say that again. >> vladamir putin coming -- >> did i hear you -- >> yeah. yeah. >> okay. thats going to be special. >> some people laugh but when you think about it its not really much of a laughing matter, says something about how decision are made at the white house. with us to talk about it. gloria borger and mike rogers and matthew rosenberg national correspondent for the "new york times," international security analyst. chairman rogers, you have the invitation being extended or us learni...

Louis bergdorf. russias ambassador to the united states says that moscow -- that theyre ready to discuss a new meeting a this fall at the white house. press secretary sarah huckabee sanders tweeted out, in helsinki, president trump agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council staffs. and that president trump asked national security advisor john bolton to invite president vladimir putin to washington this fall, concluding those discussions are already underway. well, ...

Intelligence risk could possibly be and well make that information known to the president. >> that was your question. you were clarifying to ensure the head of the dni knew nothing about this beforehand. we knew this was not a coordinated administration but this was a big deal. what does it say about the fact that dan coats had no idea? >> i think it says that the president clearly doesnt think he needs to consult with his director of national intelligence and it shows that theres really, frankl...

In aspen? because, again, he called it incredible on monday. >> you know, i think what my take is and other people weve talked to in aspen, theres another example of this disconnect between you have the presidents advisers trying to clean up a situation, issuing statements, you know, saying things publicly, walking things back, and then you have what the president actually meant in real time, which people believe is what he really meant. and then as kristen welker said at the top, you have him d...

It is possible. i am different than other president, i am a deal maker. >> the invite coming as the white house whatthad to do for up. the two leaders have talked about a possible referendum on crimea and ukraine. a big boom to putin. the administration is not supporting that referendum and also any such referendum would have no legitimacy. for now, we bring in our columnist from "the washington post." >> david, first of all, does the second meeting, how smart would that be? >> it depends on whe...

Making the comments he made that may have put his job in jeopardy, get to that reporting later today, the way in which christopher wray, the comments to lester holt out in aspen, in various ways theyre trying to signal that something is wrong here, and that what we saw from donald trump in helsinki and what weve seen in the aftermath of helsinki suggests that something is not just wrong but deeply dangerous. i think you are starting to see some kind of shift in the tectonic plates in the way the...

Youve got some serious watching to do. we have some breaking news. the white house announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. >> say that again. >> you -- vladimir putin coming to -- dmplts i hear you -- >> yeah, yeah. >> okay. >> yeah. >> thats going to be special. >> all right. so the news of the administrations invite of putin to the white house blindsiding the presidents intelligence director dan coats. here some other moments from his very candid co...

The director of national intelligence now acknowledging, now admitting he doesnt know what happened at the first summit three days ago, hasnt been briefed on that puti putin/donald trump meeting. and he was taken by surprise when a reporter told them theyre working on a second summit in the fall. >> i dont know whats more ridiculous that he didnt know or that the invite had been extended. both are equally ridiculous. were talking about now sitting down again with putin with no clear agenda with ...