that he really believed putin when he told him he didn't meddle in the u.s. elections. later trump said he believes the u.s. intelligence community which of course says russia did interfere. so lots to talk about with today's panel. elyse hue covered many stops of the president's trip. and ian bremer was in da nang. and richard haass is the president of the council on foreign relations and author of a world in disarray. richard, how do you explain the putin thing? it feels as though donald trump just can't stop himself from staying that he agrees more with putin than almost any western leader. >> well, the president gets points for consistency. and that might be about it. for several years now he has been sanquine, sympathetic, supportive russia and mr. putin. and even though he tried to correct it at his most recent stop by saying it's important to