good morning, everybody. its friday, march 30th. we begin with president trump s relationship with russia and vladimir putin. multiple senior administration officials telling nbc news that trump has told his aides not to talk publicly about policy moves the white house implements against russia. his reasoning stems from his continued hope for better relations with vladimir putin in addition to his ongoing refusal to be seen as giving in to the media or critics who question his praise or his silence towards the russian leader. for instance, after it was announced the u.s. will supply weapons to ukraine, trump told his aides not to tout the decision publicly because it might acknowledge state putin. one white house official adds, quote, it is not something he wants to talk about. one white house official says it really got under the president s