In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Da Nang, Vietnam (CNN) President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday he's done confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over his country's election meddling since it's insulting to the Russian leader. Trump said he took Putin at his word that Russia did not seek to interfere in the US presidential election last year, despite a finding from US intelligence agencies that it did. The fraught relations between the two leaders was underscored anew when Putin's spokesman initially said election meddling did not come up when they spoke, even though Trump said it did. And he stressed that bigger issues persist between the United States and Russia that require the two leaders to move on."He said he didn't meddle," Trump saidTrump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One in Vietnam 
 Question:As _ has traveled abroad, the special counsel investigation looking into possible collusion between his campaign aides and Russia has crept closer to Trump's inner circle.
Donald Trump

(CNN) After a slow start in October, flu season in the United States is gaining speed, particularly in the South. Flu activity, which has been increasing since the start of November, is now higher than usual for this time of year, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu is a contagious, viral illness that causes mild to severe symptoms that, in rare cases, can lead to death. Seven children have died, and an additional 856 flu-related hospitalizations have occurred as of December 2, according to the CDC's weekly surveillance report. "Flu is increasing. We're seeing a pretty steep increase in influenza activity across the US but especially in the South," said Brendan Flannery, a co-author of the new report and an epidemiologist in the CDC's flu division.Flu activity is higher than usual for this time of year, CDC saysLouisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina report the highest activitySeven children have died, and there have been 856 hospitalizations 
 Question:Her advice includes the _ recommendation to get a flu shot, but she also adheres to low-tech techniques of contagious disease prevention: "good hand-washing techniques, teaching kids not to share their germs, staying home when you're sick and disinfecting common surfaces," she said.
CDC

(CNN) President Donald Trump said Thursday that he feared his firing of FBI Director James Comey could confuse Americans, but went ahead with the plan anyway. "When I did this now I said, I probably, maybe will confuse people," Trump told NBC News. But he said he did it anyway "to do the right thing for the American people." Trump said he wanted the FBI's investigation into Russia's election meddling to be "absolutely done properly." He said Comey's firing might "lengthen out the investigation." Earlier Thursday, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Comey firing may hasten the agency's investigation into Russian meddling.Trump fired Comey TuesdayThe FBI is investigating possible Trump campaign connections to Russia's election hacking 
 Question:The statement had come as a surprising admission from the White House that _'s sudden dismissal on Tuesday may have an effect on the Russia probe.

James Comey