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Her career on sexual assault in the military. that was something going on in the last administration. and so, you know, i mean, i think those are things you want to look at with regard to this president and how hes dealing with those things. im not sure i would look at him specifically and say this is someone who is not dealing with those and therefore he does not care about it. >> what he does with playing fast and loose with american work policy. thats playing fast and loose with people in uni...

Military of young americans is very tough. any dont necessarily have the great numbers that are needed have the affinity necessarily, not all of them -- some of them do for public service. many young people cannot qualify for military service because of their health. you know, you got to make the military realistic to young people today. not a reality tv show and not a computer game. >> can i add one thing. >> barbara said that so well. i think she is right the military deserves a moment of reco...

You could imagine a situation in which iran is sort of a natural ally of the united states if it ceased whats been pretty terrible behavior in supporting terrorism and in their threatening missile launches but you could see where the natural affinity between the united states and iran is, and you could see how the u.s. could encourage a younger generation in iran thats politically rising to begin to alter the regime or alter the behavior of the regime. with north korea, theyve already got nuclea...

And dictators as a dictator in the making himself. what do you mean by that? >> i mean, he has an affinity that is to dictators. weve seen in the ways that he gets excited when he talks about dictators. hes very different in the way that he talks about other democratic leaders around the world. when he talks about putin, when he talks about kim, when he talks about mbs, there is a little light in his eyes as if he almost envies and kind of wants to be like them. that should be very alarming to t...

This isnt a good person. this isnt someone who is moving the needle in any decent way. this is someone who has helped cause one of the worst humanitarian crises in the -- in the fight in yemen. this is someone we should be holding accountable. this is someone who we should be pushing to do better. this isnt someone we should be talking about as a friend. >> final question. you referred to the president in his sort of ardor for strongmen and dictators as a dictator in the making himself. what do ...

Putin, the leader in russia, even yielding important concessions to sxi jinping. it was a demonstration of the president of the united states for affinity for strong men. when he was asked about the leaders from our nato allies, hell say some of them arent as strong. as if strength is the only thing he values as opposed to upholding some values that are synonymous with american freedom. >> on june 6th, the interview where he was attacking joe biden, nancy pelosi with the crosses behind him. i wa...

Affinity for and trump thinks he could be part of the political brand. he has alluded to it publicly that at a post like the u.n. ambassador position in turtle bay she could be in the running for that. he thought about maybe appointing her to be the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> elise, what do you think when you see these images of ivanka front and center? >> i absolutely cant believe it. having served around so many incredibly talented diplomats and government officials that she jus...

Thats what putin was talking about, and the idea of left of center, political liberal im. joining me cnn comment host of "you decide" podcast and national political reporter for "new york times." that was an interesting moment, and they were over there watching that press conference. the president doesnt know what western liberalism is. should we be concerned about that? >> it seems slightly concerning. i think what was more notable to me, although that was a notable moment, was who he was meeti...

Thank you. >> thanks, ander ser. well talk with the two former top justice professionals about what they make of the presidents affinity for vladimir putin as the clock ticks towards robert muellers testimony. -we bought a house in a neighborhood with a lot of other young couples. then we noticed something...strange. oh, could you, uh, make me a burger? -poof -- youre a burger. [ laughter ] -everyone acts like their parents. -you have a tattoo. -yes. -fun. do you not work? -so, what kind of mo...

Meeting i hope you have some allegiance and affinity for this country. i hope you say the pledge and believe it. week talk about jobs and the economy. its stuff like this is the reason why donald trump has the reservoir of support that he does. he says stand up for the anthem, say the pledge. the flag is important. put your country first. that is what unites us, and then city council. they didnt think this was going to be a big deal. they passed it. quick vote no. debate. we are not just going t...