to consider, to bring them back into the g-7/g-8, i feel this is a conversation he should have had with the other members prior to throwing it out there for discussion. let them have this private conversation. but in the end, i don't think they should be brought back in. >> jack, why would the president say something like this with the backdrop being in quebec city, with the backdrop of the g-7, knowing what the opinion and thought process was for the entire g-8 as to why russia was penalized? what does this do to the president's credibility in front of his fellow g-7 members? >> you know, i think the venue wasn't the best one to bring this up. but i do want to say that if you remember when crimea was invaded by russia, there was a lot of criticism in congress, led by john mccain, by the way, that said the president was not doing enough -- >> you're saying if president trump said this, as he did on the white house lawn before he went to canada, that would be the more appropriate setting? but it's still not true. >> well, i don't know that it's