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>> well that position is at odds, not just with -- with u.s. policy as developed by others, george w. bush, who is the first president to support the idea of an independent -- state living alongside israel in peace. that is the heart of the two-state solution. that is the position that is endorsed and -- by prime minister netanyahu. we dont know where president-elect trump stands on that issue. whether he agrees with his ambassador -- but its a real break with u.s. policy in the past. but both r...

It becomes real. now we have this issue of russia and its role in the election and whether they tried to tilt the election to donald trump. and you have alongside that report and another in "usa today" this weekend about his business dealings in russia, which apparently are extensive. including financing of some of his projects, if this report is true. we dont know if thats the case. we have no idea what his financial entanglements might be or might not be in russia. and theres only one way to r...

So, its a very provocative move in the current circumstances, and for that reason, israeli governments have not been making an issue -- they want the united states to recognize jerusalem as the state capital, and havent made an ish a out of it because of the danger that it could explode everything. >> martin indyk, thank you very much. it is unusual to say the least that the u.s. ambassador seems to be more hard-line on israeli issues than israel itself. our appreciation to him. we have a lot of...

Pointless then? >> not if youre trying to vote your conscious. not if youre trying to do the right thing and bring up the issue. i was hoping he would become the president we all wanted him to be. he kps proving me wrong. >> as suprun arrives here in the texas state capital in several hours he will be greeted by protesters. those protesters urging the other electors here in texas and other state capitals to vote against trump. chris, alisyn. >> important point. they get together in their state. ...

If theyre able to harm the electoral process, then they destroy democracy. >> this is "new day." with chris cuomo, and alisyn camerota. >> good morning. welcome to your "new day." this monday, december 19th. 8:00 in the east. just six days until christmas. the cnn countdown clock about that. the electoral college is set to make donald trumps victory official today. more focus than usual on the 538 electors in all 50 state capitals and washington, d.c. as anti-trump holdouts push for an unlikely ...

Its been a position of past presidents, including president-elect. president bush, when they were running. but none of them are prepared to do it because it is an incendiary act. not quite for the reasons you suggest but it is the crucible of the three -- visions. the third holiest mosque in islam is on the top of the ruins of the jewish temple -- temple so its a highly contested and highly come busible issue. for that reason the united states has not been -- israels capital actually because isr...

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