2016 election, he set up the kind of speculation that now exists since no one else was in the room other than these men. and so when unfortunate those contradictions, when you have questions of credibility and then the president doesn't follow-up by directly addressing the issue, it shouldn't be a surprise that many people are skeptical about which side of the account is actually true. >> errol, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley will be on "state of the union" later this morning and she was asked about this exchange with president putin and here is what she said. >> everybody knows that russia meddled in our elections and everybody knows they are not just meddling in the united states elections but doing this across multiple continents and in a way they are trying to cause chaos within the country. >> errol, ambassador haley has spoken clearly and skils when the president has not.