>> no. i think no good can come of that. frankly, from president trump's point of view, i don't think any good can come from that. he looked like a patsy. that's being charitable, at helsinki. others have accused him of treason and appeasement. and why do you want to repeat that on your home turf? why do you want to risk making it all worse? frankly, the one person in all of this who is really enjoying every day of the week is vladimir putin. >> of course, one of the reasons president trump was criticized is that he did not confront putin on 2016 election interference. in fact, took his word over u.s. intelligence agencies. we now have proof that russia is interfering in these elections. claire mccaskill confirming an attempted attack on her. are the 2018 elections safe from russia inteeshrference, in your view? >> they are at risk.