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question will be instructive. as the point has been made, vladimir putin wins just by having had this summit at all. this is russia coming in from the cold after having been isolated for its incursion into ukraine. we should note that russia is having this summit. putin is having this summit without making a single policy concession or having tilting any policy doctrine toward the u.s. as one diplomatic source pointed out to me, a source also instructed about the things the president was saying at nato, that vladimir putin is, yes, a murderous dictator, to be sure, but he is also a skilled negotiator who has a depth of knowledge on a great many issues, including crimea and syria, that president trump does not. it is not an insult. it is just a statement of fact. this diplomatic source also made the point that if you recall putin s meeting with german chancellor angle ela merkel in 2007, merkel is deathly afraid of dogs. what does putin do? he brings his labrador into the
scale. remember one other point, the 11 other countries part the tpp, the trans pacific trade partnership, the very thing donald trump ditched on the first day in office, those other 11 countries have come together and said we re going to go ahead whether president trump whether the united states is in it or not. and it was a message reinforced by ang la merkel, she said protectionism cannot be the way forward. richard quest, enjoy it my friend. i m usually there with you. i m sorry to miss it this year. we re waiting to hear how the president is received, we ll waitor your coverage. meantime, we want to get back to the breaking news we re following out of lansing, michigan, the sentencing will again in moments for dr. larry nassar. there was a pauapplause afte 150 victims made their victim impact statement
meaning you try to work through issues at lower levels in the administration but avoid when they re sensitive and they re regarding russia, a void going into the oval office with them because trump is likely to erupt or overrule. so it has it has real impact. you one of the most fascinating parts of the story for me at least is this recounting of a meeting in the oval office where the president has grown so impatient with the preparation meeting with an gel la merkel, he does what, craig? he gets up in the early stage of the briefing, trying to brief him, prepare him for his meeting with the german chancellor, he gets up, leaves, goes to the bathroom, leaves the door open and tells his aides to keep talking and the the way it was described to us, the aides are still sitting around the room with their jaws dropped. . how many folks did we talk to for the piece? more than 50. well over 50. this was this took months of reporting.
commerce, and common values. together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime in north korea. trump s controversial travel ban paretially went into fekt o friday night. they asked for further clarification of the ban if no reports of other major disruptions or confusion despite a change to who will be allowed into the u.s. and they voted to legalize same sex marriage today after chance la merkel softened re ssistanceo the election. at the white house, an off-camera briefing just got under way. we re keeping an eye on that and we ll have the highlights as soon as it is over. first, this story might have been the lead if it wasn t for