relationship with vladimir putin can change the course of the united states' relationship with russia. the president has made it clear he thinks maintaining and preserving that relationship is a top priority. as a result he has hardly called out putin for anything. i think we'd have a hard time finding any individual instance where the president has specifically gone after putin. cause that change now that putin's administration expels dozen of americans? we'll have to wait and find out. it's anybody's guess. >> speaking of john bolton, the incoming national security adviser, he went to the pentagon a couple minutes ing a and met with secretary of defense mattis. and mattis can be heard saying to bolton, i presume this is in a cheeky way, i heard you're actually the devil incarnate and i wanted to meet you. according to the pool note, their backs were turned to the