and so donald trump believes he can fix it, and he is going to be able to sit in a room with putin and come to another a new way of the u.s. interacting with russia. but, you know, malcolm, the president says things like putin s fine. he s just fine. journalists have died in russia. political opponents have died. political opponents have been jailed. you know, george will has written a column about this summit. he says a trump summit with kim cou couldfore te couldforetell cutrastrophy. it is remarkable the president continues to down-play not just the effect russia has had in interference in other elections but the idea vladimir putin is okay and he s a good guy to befriend.