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Forward with this impeachment inquiry. what you have in president trump, when you see the cursing and you see the angry and you see awful this kind of bluster coming out at this rally, its really him blowing off steam in this 102-minute speech, because he understands that there are officials that are going to be going to capitol hill and telling -- and saying things that its going to be really hard to defend. republicans that ive been talking to, and based on my reporting, they dont want to go a...

The president just got rolled that he was pushed into making this rash decision. is there something about the president and one on one leaders that he is particularly susceptible to. >> the president had a lot of bluster. the plans just totally back down. he is implementing a maximalist policy on iran. when it comes to turkey two calls in a row the president just completely backed down. i have been on two foreign leader calls and these calls are usually -- i was in the bush administration, they ...

Bluster. the plans just totally back down. he is implementing a maximalist policy on iran. when it comes to turkey two calls in a row the president just completely backed down. i have been on two foreign leader calls and these calls are usually -- i was in the bush administrati administration, they are very well prepared. here is how we think he should answer this. they say they will consult and advise. i think is historically unprecedented. there is no precedent with the

Strong men and authoritarians. our allies are talking to the president like an adult. there is nuance, there is peer-to-peer discussion. people like theresa may. whereas the people that are getting somewhere with the president are the ones who talk to him at his own level. they bluster they flatter, they appeal to his vanity, they kind of go on about their own hurt feelings. and the president just responds to that on a very elemental level. and so, you know, it makes for -- it really makes for a...

Erdogan not to do. what does it tell you about the presidents strength right now on the international stage if he couldnt convince a u.s. ally of something like this? >> well, president trump tweeted boldly that he had talked erdogan out of this several months ago. so yeah. if you take a look at a global perspective in every case where the president has claimed victory, isis, north korea, russia, iran, northern syria. he has failed miserably. it keeps coming back that this is bluster. its a maxi...

Good deal on nuclearization of korea, he calls chairman xi, why dont you finally give me a good deal that shows what a great foreign policy leader i am? benefits and enhancing his political luster. do you live in a world where you think american politicians or politicians anywhere in the world have to be completely apolitical? if you never heard the expression, good policy is good politics? whats the difference here? >> a barrage of rhetorical questions, john flanery -- >> good ones. >> let me g...

Patrol and efforts are not moving fast enough and not going far enough to proved them the necessary security is that they want on their southern border. >> is he making this then a part of our fault and trying to encourage us to step up the security or is is this -- something else that he has in mind? >> well its important to note that the president has directed that we slowly withdraws forceses in a if they withdraw out of syria so i think he sees that as potential for security vacuum increasin...

This is very conscious. he is trapped, he is snared. if tomorrow the intelligence committee announced they did not have another fact, there would be plenty of information to impeach him and in my view convict him, because its in his own words, in that transcript. so whatever he does now is simply more fodder frn an obstruction charge or intimidation charge. they have the goods, and i think at some level he understands that and thats why hes going nuts. thats why hes trying so hard to threaten an...

Saw? >> im of two mind. on one hand i think hes completely lost it. hes in some sort of emotional tailspin, and on the other hand this is very conscious. he is trapped, he is snared. if tomorrow the intelligence committee announced they did not have another fact, there would be plenty of information to impeach him and in my view convict him, because its in his own words, in that transcript. so whatever he does now is simply more fodder frn an obstruction charge or intimidation charge. they have ...

Clearly watched their press conference and live tweeted. he attempted to use his one genuine skill that has gotten him this far, which you dominate news coverage through sheer verbiage to deny the two facts against him. to basically assault and bluster and bully and to threaten and to lie and to lie and lie. his melt down proceeded acrass an upsetting beginning with an oval office appearance, the purpose of which was a meeting with the president of finland who spent most of his day at the white ...