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Which is that some people will perform for people of whom they have a political affinity. if i were asked to perform at a clinton inauguration, i could very easily say, yes, i respect the process, and i will do it, that is perfectly fine. or i could say, no, i think she is a crook. i think she was not -- she would not be the right choice. therefore, i exercise my right to simply say no. >> bill: and thats fine, but you are not in fear of losingbi your job or a book contract or a speaking engagem...

Out around the world and a man who spent much of his time as senator traveling the world with colleagues john mccain and lindsey graham. together the group was known as the three amigos. i began by pressing senator lieberman about president-elects affinity for vladimir putin. where does trump bear responsibility for the flattery, admiration, and almost denial of putins role and russias role of hacking the dnc over the summer? >> yeah, the president is not yet the president. donald trump is not y...

Welcome back to the "11th hour." earlier i spoke with former u.s. senator joe lieberman, a man whose opinions are still sought out around the world and a man who spent much of his time as senator traveling the world with colleagues john mccain and lindsey graham. together the group was known as the three amigos. i began by pressing senator lieberman about president-elects affinity for vladimir putin. where does trump bear responsibility for the flattery, admiration, and almost denial of putins r...

Been tepid, we agree on that. but barack obama is leaving office in a couple weeks, he is not going to be president any more. donald trump is. and what donald trump has been doing is when betsy just said, we should mollify an ego tis ti cal maniac, were you talking about putin or trump? because donald trump is an egomaniac that has an affinity for strong men. no u.s. president -- >> that is a stupid insult that does not convenience the interest of the united states. thats a stupid insult that th...

>> look, under normal circumstances with normal presidents elect, i would say no but weve never been in a situation like this before. he does seem to have a special affection for president putin. i think they are both in some ways conservative authoritarian populist leaders and seem to think alike in some ways and both think they should fly above the law and be immune to the law in their own countries. of course, trump is going to be president of the united states where you cant do that and puti...

It hurts both countries in a wider scheme of things, but weve seen historically that over a periods of months or maybe a couple years a lot of these people, not the exact same people but the positions will be filled gradually. especially if going forward. relations between washington and moscow. >> but here we were just talking in the break about the era of the strong man. so, trump, assad, putin, shinzo abe. one country and leader that we know that trump does not have an affinity for is iran. w...

To happen in the future? can this move the issue ahead? continued deterioration of u.s./russian relations can lead to accidents and miscalculations which could be serious. we have enormous nuclear power, conventional power. its not the time in my view to be moving to conflict. its a time to move away. is this an opportunity that mr. putin and mr. trump have some potential affinity for doing that, and can we do that in a way that promotes the interests of both country snz we shouldnt pand er. we ...

>> and what would have thought that he win spinning in his grave, the republican party would be a putinite party to develop an affinity for russia. im not sure this is a good for the campaign. >> he does have in common with reagan is the ability to rebuild the military. he promised to rebuild as robust as the times for president reagan. my first boss wrote a book about his grandfather and i think you will see president trump calling president obama a lot. even as kennedy called ike in gettysburg...

Somebody to respond because i dont see how you can set up these types of operations long term, joy, and not have a consequence come from them, whether its a global one as weve seen potentially with russia for for example or something closer to the home like with the foundation. >> just the perceptions but is out there among foreign leaders that they can buy access to the white house by giving to the trumps sons foundation. its troubling. one of the other things i find troubling, donald trumps in...

Hmm robert costa, weve talked about this before, the bannon wing of -- what is now the bannon wing of the republican party and its affinity for this ethnonationalism, far right christian nationalist parties, now that you have being brought right into trump tower. at some point is there a reckoning for people like bannon and flynn? particularly for flynn? >> throughout the campaign we saw trump and bannon associate the trump campaign with this global populism, the visits from nig nig nig nig nige...