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Its the weird what aboutism in this case. are there violent people in the counter protest? of course. theyve been at many rallies before. were talking about a woman who died. a 32-year-old woman died because not of those groups but the white nationalist groups who were there in charlottesville this weekend. >> theres time in life where moral equestion valence becomes unequal. here he is in colombia. this is a country thats been ravaged by terrorism for decades. what we saw the other day was terr...

Overarching nar aive it. the so in and of itself, not a im kroo. no question about it. >> but as a --- >> or he just doesnt like the suggestion so trying to do everything he can to tamp it down. i want a quick take from you on this. is what the russians would call what aboutism? forget about what trump and his staffers may or may not have done, what about the clintons, speech that bill clinton gave and the actions taken buy the secretary of state and money that came into the foundation. is there...

Kremlin? >> you know theres very little at this point, anna coverage of the specifics of that meeting. its out there in the russian media, but basically, i was looking this afternoon, they are now using the word "nothing burger" translates as [ speaking foreign language ] aburg with nothi-- a burger wit. theres another word that was used back in the soviet days, what aboutism. the way the russians controlled media are covering it is saying, yes, maybe there was a little bit of collusion, interfe...

Putin. for him it sends a message to russians that russia is back, its at the center stage. and secondly, its part of a campaign of discrediting us. he basically wants to show that our system is no better than his. >> right. its always been what aboutism. >> right. so we targeted a group of individuals that are close to him, hes going to target a group of individuals close to the u.s. administration. he really wants to show a moral he kwifs at least, and if he can discredit american freedom and ...

Today. byron york is a columnist. does the president have a point or should he move on? >> both are true, i think. look the team clinton did do all of those things. they did smash the telephones with a hammer. they did bleach the e-mails. bill clinton did meet with loretta lynch, then the attorney general. all of that stuff did happen and yes, president trump should move on as well. those are not cases that are going to be relevant either to the russia case or to the obstruction of justice case ...

Farthest thing away on the spectrum from a neocon. >> two more quick questions. one, do you believe the intelligence communitys finding that the russia criminally sabotaged the e-mails of podesta? >> i think the sabotage by the last administration with these fisa warrants and all the propaganda that went on around that, to me, thats the biggest influence on the 2016 election. >> i understand th, but that what they used to call what aboutism. the question is do you accept the intelligence agencys...

>> yes. >> and i told him im a supporter, and im helping out some people on foreign policy front. he asked me, are you a neocon? i said to him, the answer was i -- roger, i am about the farthest thing away on the spectrum from a neocon. >> two more quick questions. one, do you believe the intelligence communitys finding that the russia criminally sabotage the ad the e-mails of podesta? >> i think the sabotage by the last administration with these fisa warrants and all the propaganda that went on...

Deaths in iraq. this is a favorite propaganda tactic by the russians. this what aboutism, if they get accused of something they point back and accuse the accuser of whatever it is that they were doing. not clear how the russians will actually respond. it is apparent from these latest comments that whatever feelings of warmth that existed before between trump and putin are now likely a thing of the past. now, we also are getting some new responses out of syria. the governor of homs province, whic...

Propaganda tactic, what aboutism. you would have russia when the u.s. criticized moves by the kremlin, to say what about and fill in the blank of a past american mistake. this is whats raising the ire not just of democrats but of many republicans on the hill, calling these comments unpatriotic. president donald trump defending russian president vladimir putin suggesting to fox news that the u.s. behaves no better than its adversary. >> putin is a killer. >> a lot of killers. we got a lot of kill...

Others call it what aboutism. weaver seen it from president putin actions in cry imea. look at the divisiveness of the u.s. election. as for an official reaction here in moscow, nothing as of yet. its around lunchtime on a sunday, so fairly quiet. but just to give you a sense of the feeling here about the russia/u.s. relationship there are comments today from the foreign minister. he said theyre waiting to see how the key members of the trump administration are going to define it. they are watch...