>> you understand in statecraft, vladimir putin knows exactly what donald trump did. he's not happy about it. >> i think vladimir putin is in control of this situation. i think he is manipulating donald trump. >> oh, that is hilarious. >> one of the things that donald trump said a lot during the campaign was unless you name an enemy, you have to name an enemy, radical islam. i mean that was the line time and time again. it's a very valid argument, you could say, if that is in fact the case, why wouldn't you name vladimir putin? i mean he was asked, you know, is vladimir putin a killer? and his answer was there's a lot of killers. we've done some pretty bad things too order words to that effect. >> he has not condemned vladimir putin or his government and the things they have done publicly. it makes republicans extremely uncomfortable. what has been their response? acquiescence. there's an occasional tweet from senator john mccain or others. all told if you look at the last year, year and a half, they have gone completely silent on the fact this administration doesn't stand up to the russians, at