>> i mean, why wouldn't he? trump has been so incredibly nice to him. he at every turn, every time trump has been asked to say something even remotely critical, he has refused. instead he bashes american institutions on foreign soil standing shoulder-to-shoulder with a foreign add soar. you know, what struck me watching those clips is putin's on top of the world right now. this comes a day after the triumphant end to the world cup that he pulled off without a hitch. it comes after a week of putin -- excuse me, of trump lambasting our closest allies to their face on camera. kind of doing putin's work for him with his own hands. he's on top of the world. you don't put him in a corner. you don't give him a piece of paper. and i think there is a part -- i