vladimir putin tomorrow. i want to remind you and some of the viewers about some of the things he has said about vladimir putin in the past. >> i spoke directly and indirectly with president putin who could not have been nicer. >> putin called me a genius. he's off to a good start. >> i like him because he called me a genius. >> he's very much a leader. >> he's said nice things to me. >> i've never spoken to him. i don't know anything about him other than he will respect me. if we get along, we do, if we don't, we don't but it would be nice. >> he could not have been nicer. >> if putin likes donald trump, guess what, folks, that's called an asset, not a liability. >> i hope we have a fantastic relationship. >> i don't love, i don't hate. we'll see how it works. we'll see. >> david gergen, how does that set the stage for the meeting tomorrow? >> well, i think that it opens