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The president, joining us now. it is good to have you this morning. >> thank you, chris. >> so, what do you make of this switch, apparently, from the president of the united states? first, he said a day ago that hes considering discussing -- he was discussing with russia working together on cyber security, guarding elections. everybody attacks it. then he tweet this is morning, no, no, no. it was just an idea. i know it cant happen. >> well, what else did he say in the tweet? he talked about how...

And only then did we talk about the russian stuff. its not fair, not true and i dont believe it could be helpful to the president. i believe you are. having you on the show is helpful to our audience and i appreciate it very much. >> oh, we appreciate the platform, chris. but, look, i think cnn -- im not here to bash cnn. >> then dont. >> as a matter of course -- be fair to me. hold on. hold on. but take responsibility and recognize that as a 24/7 cable station, i have great faith that you can c...

Theyve been separated for a host of other factor. >> poverty, mental illness and a lack of support for families who may want to keep their children. but just dont have the structure to do that. thats what shes trying to do, retrain those people in the institutions. move the children out. she says they believe their research shows that about 80% of those who are nuinstitutionaliz are actually not technically orphans. they may have one parent or family somewhere which would take them in if they ha...

Theres some type of agenda out to get the president. >> i know youre trying to go viral here. >> im trying to go viral? >> watching this in your pajamas, writing about us -- >> that matters too. >> excuse me. you respect the first amendment. >> but you compromise my ability to reach people with information. >> no, i dont compromise your ability. >> when you say whatever you like is fake. that matters, too. kellyanne. >> i never used that word. >> many around you have. >> chris, i believe -- >> y...

He pressed him early and often. >> did he press him or ask him whether he did it? >> but thats not good enough. did cnn say he wasnt going to mention it at all or didnt they? oh, they did. we have these great montage. people say stuff that isnt true. >> i stand by my reporting on it. the day before the meeting, the president was very squishy on russian interference. he said okay, it was russia, but it was other people. nobody knows for sure. that was his last public statement about it before he ...

Cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein, as balanced as they could. cnn political analyst david drucker and a.b. stoddard. david, i dont know where to begin. what did you hear you would like to talk about? >> all of it. lets hone in on a couple of things here. i dont know that they even go together. as a matter of u.s. foreign policy, kellyanne conway did comment on how this white house views russia and its ability to work with vladimir putin. its confusing because the presidents national se...

Protections of the affordable care act, the protections against pre-existing conditions, lifetime caps and basically prices sick people out of that market and creates two worlds, two pools. very expensive pool for anybody who makes over $40,000 a year who has any illness and another pool for younger, healthier people. ive been in health care a long time. our problem is not finding 27-year-old people who make $70,000 a year affordable insurance policyies. a few million people are in that category...

Priori prioritize that and so forth. you dont hear the presidents voice often these days. he didnt give interviews or hold press conferences. one interview in poland reporters asked a couple of questions and he used the opportunity to bash cnn and msnbc. i thought it was notable. you showed a sound bite from steve mnuchin hold ago briefing for reporters afterward in air force one saying we are not making comments about that. president trump would be happy to make comments about that. that would ...

Unorthodox approach to diplomacy on the world stage. he opened up that press conference by calling on a reporter thats interviewed for jobs in the trump white house. and he proceeded to bash cnn and other news outlets. questioning the free press at the same time hes appear in portland, where theyre cracking down on a free pressu as well a on the courts. what we see from trump again is a different approach from a u.s. president. were used to them going abroad and touting u.s. values. instead, we ...

A meeting with a russian-connected person who was going to give you negative information about your opponent. that could create huge legal issues. you know that. >> i admire your moxie, sitting there with the cnn chyron next to you. >> i could not be more proud to have that cnn chyron next to me. >> i cannot be more proud representing the white house. >> and im glad you are. its not supposed to be an argument. >> chris? chris? >> why did the president change his position about working with russi...