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When it comes to mattis have respect for allies and alliances and that he thinks that china and russia are bad actors. what was your reaction to it all? >> look, im saddened. weve been working with allies for some 60 coalition groups working with us, the sdf, made up of kurds and arabs, have been doing the fighting for us. weve been helping them do what theyre doing, but theyre the ones doing the fighting. were in the final stages. isis is now concentrated in the euphrates river valley. were a f...

Going forward. >> bret: are you concerned about the syria and move? >> ive watched with this administration been able to do, combating isis in making the influence of growing our military -- i have concerns with the decision the president has made. i think there are things we should look on that especially from a strategic point of view around the world. what that decision will make for our future allies going forward. >> bret: i hope you are not here through christmas. well touch base tomorrow....

Elizabeth: do we go in because of isis or the rebels? do we go in there. why do we go in there? >> the primary reason we been in there from the very beginning was to combat isis. we have done a tremendous job in combating isis. there is actually a debate in terms of how much effort to attend and russia has put into it. there is a mutual benefit in mutual interest to combat terrorism. russia has a big problem with their own islamic fundamentalists. there is some symbiotic relationship that is the...

What did he mean by that? >> well, there is a lot of savings that are coming out of the repeal and replace effort right now. i think we are at $119 billion that we saved through the presidents efforts. i think health care has been something the presidents been very clear throughout his time as a candidate, well through his presidency to make sure that the american people get the care and accessibility that any need. he understands how important health care is and bottom line is hes going to do w...

For change." and a correspondent in one of the leading israel publications wrote that, "in the short pace of three days, trump carried out a semi-revolution." from israel the president traveled to rome where he met with pope francis at the vatican. any had a very productive conversation about combating isis and other terrorist groups, protecting religious liberty and numerous other issues. the president and first lady were incredibly honored by the visit. the pred thsint tn attended the nato sum...

Anyone in this country, frankly, the freedom of expression. we support that fully. >> the second question, when you say that youre going to try to defeat isis and al qaeda, what are you doing to eliminate the abject poverty that is the breeding ground for the terrorists? >> as weve mentioned before, his national security teams putting together a holistic solution to defeating isis. when that strategy is complete well have something for you on it. >> you said that a back channel is an appropriate...

Reiterated what we heard from general mcmaster earlier in the day, the national security advisor, that the president hadnt been aware of sources and methods. by their thinking, how cot president have revealed something that would have xrom mi compromised sources and methods. >> lets get to one of those former intelligence officious, our own malcolm nance, an msnbc terrorism analyst for us here at msnbc. malcolm, does this endanger national security? >> well, yes, it does endanger national securi...

Realize that that -- you have to question the intention of why that was done. that is something that were equally concerned with in terms of the report itself. that a leak that came out does this kind of damage. clearly, youve got to wonder why it was done and who did it. >> but to lindsey grahams point that he was making, that comment that i just read to you, does the president share his belief that russia is an unreliable partner? >> i think -- all ill say is that on areas like combating isis,...

Take any chances that whoever they have thats this close to isis is going to survive the next 24 hours. >> naae rechr, do you agree? >> absolutely. our enemies are gleeful. at the moment you are intelligence officials in europe who have already come out and spoken to american reporters saying that they are also going to start withholding information. thats the latest reporting from the associated press. the challenge here that sean spicer presented is one of the accountability and one of judgmen...

Brian. no, thats not how it works. jessica. >> sean, if i could follow up. about the fight against isil in this context. thats what the president talked about was the source of the information -- or i should say framework of the conversation he had with the russians last week. so is the president actively looking for new partners in the fight against isil? and is it his intent to look to partners that have previously been unconsidered because they were not part of traditional alliances or partne...