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Couple hundred years. and the reason is because jeff flake laid down a gauntlet. and basically said this is a character test, not just for every senator, but for every member of the republican party. and your other guest, david and evan have long since passed this character test. but every other republican must now look in the mirror and ask themselves whether they have the courage to do what jeff flake and bob corker have done. and he has given them -- a lot of people dont like to admit they ma...

We are, of course, continuing to follow breaking news out of barcelona. apparent terrorist attack pap van plowing into a crowd of people. we know at least one killed. 17 injured. an ongoing police situation. heavily armed police searching the area for the driver amid reports of gunshots, in the las ramblas area where this all happened. big political news. a bitter angry outburst from president trump attacking republicans who say he failed the moral and character test posed by the charlottesvil...

I have no idea how we get there if this doesnt do it. >> i dont know how this ends. >> but its a character test for all of them. you know, people say what would i done if i had been in nazi germany, what would i have done if i had been in the south during the civil rights movement? would i have done the right thing? now were in a similar situation. people have to look in the mirror and ask themselves are you going to do the right thing. >> everybody has their own line. and i do think you have to...

Towards the most serious charges that can be brought, because this is an unequivocally, unacceptable and evil attack. >> those words from the attorney general. yet for three days now the president of the united states declined to explicitly condemn the white supremacists and neo-nazis who sparked the weekend bloodshed. a torrent of criticism, much from republicans saying the president is failing a giant leadership and character test. >> this president has done an incredible job of naming ta terr...

Answered. maybe, but a breaking point of what? where will the breaking point be? where our moral stance is on twitter or breaking point where it matters in terms of backing the president in various other things that he does and policy measures places that it would matter in a day-to-day way. this matters, but were not in election season right now where there are people going to the polls. >> were getting closer by the day. >> the first year. were talking about tax reform and health care and what...

John mccain and lindsey graham. maybe ben sass -- >> richard burr. >> richard burr, ben sass and some of the others are like charlie, principled conservatives. this is a character test for the republican party. its going to go on for a while. i think a lot of them are failing the character test. they are putting their integrity and principles in blind trust. its about one of the only blind trusts that we have in washington right now. but they are making their loyalty to this man, this very flawe...

>> richard burr, ben sass and some of the others are like charlie, principled conservatives. this is a character test for the republican party. its going to go on for a while. i think a lot of them are failing the character test. they are putting their integrity and principles in blip trust. its about one of the only blind trusts that we have in washington right now. but they are making their loyalty to this man, this very flawed, impetuous, incompetent, and you know, possibly incriminated man t...

Watergate. >> right. >> having said that, who are you looking to these days? >> well, i think we have to look to john mccain and lindsey graham, maybe ben sasse. >> richard burr. >> rich burr, ben sasse, principled conservatives. this is a character test for the republican party, and its going to go on for a while. a lot of them are failing the character test. theyre putting their integrity and their principles in a blind trust. its about one of the only blind trusts we have in washington right ...

Who stayed totally out of the public eye. never said a word about obama for the entire eight years he was president. just left it alone. its going to be a great, i think, character test of the former president, president obama in chicago. one word of affidavit vice to him. chicago is a very dangerous place. be careful. >> e. abby: what is your moved like about how things are going in the u.s.? >> i think people in israel are generally ecstatic about the change this administration because they kn...

Since he has been ceo of exxon, he hooz has become close to vladimir putin. should this be a concern? tell us about that relationship. >> well, in so many different ways rex tillerson is an eagle scout. if you know anything about the character test you need to go through to become an eagle scout, this is the typical quintessential american man going to protect america and think about american interests. if the nonsense he is friends with vladimir putin and that would mean that somehow the russia...