lied like you to react to the president's position. >> i think the president really does need to understand that russia is an adversary and will do everything it can to undermine the united states of america. that's where they come from. you know, i don't question his effort to try to establish a relationship with russia. but you cannot establish a relationship with putin or with russia from weakness. you have to do it from strength, which means that the president of the united states when these provocative acts take place, has got to send a very clear message to the russians that this is unacceptable and not try to make excuses for what the russians are doing. >> does putin have the upper hand right now? >> i think putin has felt for a while that he has had the upper hand here and is able to kind of