Page 136 - Affinity News Today

President of the united states would behave in this manner? >> i think that we have to talk about the republican silence on so many other issues when it comes to trump. you know, trump is delivering promises that he has made to the republican party and his base. and i dont think they really care, it seems like. but, you know, its not just that trump said this to putin who has had journalists killed and imprisoned, and even more journalists run out of business and run out of the profession becaus...

Head burks then im asking you get inside his head. what is the motivation here? is it just simply the affinity, you know, of this autocratic type of ruling or is it something about business? is he looking way ahead past his presidency and looking for business opportunities? i mean, what could be the motivation here? >> yeah, good morning, fred. add to that list that lisa just had president duterte in the philippines and kim jong-un, president trump develops these man crushes on autocratic leader...

Know, his administration has certainly really ramped up tensions with iran sending more troops to the region. lets leave that aside for a second. i think he has an affinity for these strong men. and putin is also a special case because at this point he knows hes been briefed on the intelligence. now weve all been briefed on the intelligence. he knows putin helped him win the election, that vladimir toout putin has been gunning for him and more. of course, hes his fan. even without that, he has s...

Know, we have one of the first -- what could be the first latino president of the united states. so as a fellow latina, i think that was incredibly exciting, and as someone who see julian i think go towards a more progressive direction and hold beto accountable within his own state i think was really exciting. for cory and beto, again, good opportunities for them to talk directly to latino voters, but, again, if it wasnt screened on telemundo, i dont know how i would have felt about it, but -- >...

Donald trump was rich and powerful and it would be even she was advised by some of her friends that it would be devastating for her to go up against that and it would be better to keep quiet. she seems equivocal even if new york city laws were changed to remove that statute of limitations about whether she will come forward and cooperate. this is what a lot of women who make these allegations against the powerful people face and not the same time donald trump digging in. he always denied it and ...

Have withdrawn and daily life is becoming harder and harder for iranians. so economic terrorism kind of elevates even further the issue, nationalizes the issue and creates a greater sentiment and an affinity between people who might be frustrated with the government and the iranian regime. >> what are your most concerned about right now? we had a president who was going to strike but he didnt. we heard bolton say dont -- dont think prudence is weakness, you know? its prudence. and now we have ir...

>> why not? >> because his affinity is for these authoritarians. he sees himself as part of that club. he has more in common with kim jong-un, vladimir putin and xi. >> and his own intelligence can play a role -- >> of a all been fired. andy mccame, jim thome, theyre all gone. >> the biggest point that was missed is congress actually is advocating a ton of responsibility here. >> i totally agree. >> this past week a measure was brought to the floor of the senate for unanimous consent that would ...

And the like, the iranians have show no affinity for sending naval craft where there would be actual confrontation that could be pointed to. >> so perhaps finally they are listening to what candidate trump said in 2016 this they know, they have not directly engaged the u.s. navy, they have not apparently directly engaged any of our assets in this type of harassment. >> no, they havent, certainly not in a lethal way. asymmetric warfare works in mountains and cities where inferior foe take on a su...

Even though hes made the most visits to the state. iowa, new hampshire, largely white states and then you start campaigning in the more diverse states, nevada, south carolina, latino voters will be critical. is there a deep biden affinity among latin voters and hes the former vice president and he has name recognition? thats where we start but may not end? >> its because he has name recognition. nevada is wide open for the taking, even though warren hasnt visited as many times as someone like ca...

A clear affinity for athoroughtarian regimes. >> you look at the ban on transgender members of the military, for instance, it was something that caught the defense secretary by surprise. so this is kind of part and parcel of the way policies are implemented. people have to catch up and figure out what exactly the policy is. >> keep in mind when the president first tweeted about that, you know, the people in his own administration were saying, we dont respond to tweets. so either you write it on ...