to put your countries first. reporter: the president paid tribute to vietnam war veteran who is gathered where mr. trump remembered the sacrifices made at this once crucial battleground, touting the administration s efforts to build up the u.s. military. i got to know him for a few minutes up front. and they are definitely tough, smart cookies. we like them. i think they like me, too, i m not sure, but i think no, i think they do. i think they see what we re doing for our military. reporter: and at this point, the white house is all but ruling out the chances of a meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. press secretary sarah sanders said reports of a sait-down wer wrong. and said sergey lavrov were wrong. it seems the kremlin wants a meeting, the white house doesn t. wolf? we ll see what happens. jim acosta, thank you very much. let s get back to congressman
reporter: should moore quit or continue his quest for senate? and republicans and democrats are divided. i don t know what is going to happen. alabamans are going to vote, they will make a decision. they will likely end up sending him to the senate. and if the allegations are true, he ll be replaced. the problem is whether they are true or not. reporter: moore is still finding support in his state of washington where he s hoping to take over the senate seat. more than a dozen gop lawmakers are saying moore should step down if the accusations are true. if they re true, he should step aside. if that s true, i don t believe that there is a place for him in the u.s. senate. reporter: the political scandal triggering reaction from president trump halfway around the world, speaking on air force one between china and vietnam, the white house press secretary spokesperson sarah sanders first gave the impression trump was supporting moore. the president believes that we can not all