trump has just done the opposite. this sets up the summit with putin in helsinki because if one tries to think what putin's aims are they were he's obviously very concerned about the benefits the u.s. has from these relationships, the security relationships, the trade relationships and the special relationships with countries like britain and it seems to me this is very much serving -- this is putin's dream to blow up these relationships. >> the timing here is so very important. if you look at checkers right now, we have live pictures. we see the two lecterns set up. we will hear from the president and the british prime minister shortly. they were both asked about this bombshell article that was published overnight, neither wanted to discuss it. the president was conspicuously quiet about that and just so our american audience understands, the positions the president took