David Axelrod: “I'm not sure confidence necessarily is his friend. That's when Trump tends to get in trouble, is when he's…”

I consider that a rhetorical question.

This is another norm that's just going by the wayside in the era of Trump. But, I don't think it has particular meaning.

The president is among those nine percent. Twelve percent of Americans have a favorable view of Vladimir Putin. Most Americans recognize that Vladimir Putin is a murderous, autocrat, dictator, war criminal who instigated this war.

Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.