trump invited putin for a white house visits. remember, president obama met with putin many times while he was in office as well as meeting with president dmitry medvedev while he was in president, that infamous exchange wall president trump said that he would have more flexibility witn reelection. jason: a huge appomattox triumph for trump to arrange a future made with north korean dictator kim jong un. similarly, meeting with putin could help mend relations, not without risk. let s look into the prospects and perils with jim hansen, the president of the security cities group and former state department official and obama campaign advisor david to hurry. i want to start with you, david. do you think the president is making a mistake care or should he meet with president putin? this is pretty stunning news, because of the timing of how this happened. first of all, it happened in a phone call with putin where president trump s aides urged him not to congratulate trump not to cong