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Start, the red line, and then your decision at the very last minute not to use military force, wouldnt it be fair for critics to say this shows inconsistency, perhaps it shows your own ambivalence, and yet you have seen it as one of your best moments. >> ambivalence, absolutely, because its hard. with respect to my red line, we in fact positioned our military to be able to strike assad if he did not give up his chemical weapons. the fact is, he got rid of his chemical weapons in an unprecedented...

There are concept decrees in baltimore, in chicago. there is a police community initiative that is taking place under the obama administration. we like to see him continue that. wed like to see him aggressively ensure that those cities that have made commitments to police reform carry out those reforms and its not an effort to either undue those efforts, those consent decrees or to some extent weaken e power of the justice department in enforcing these laws. >> marc morial, great to have you her...

They would say if asked about these topics. you know, again, the best and the most hopeful read is shes surrounding himself with people with different views, the more likely and troubling is that he is going to steam roll him and his views on nato. he feels like theres a kernel of something true about the financial commitments, and hes going to undermine the efforts of lindsey graham and john mccain, who we keep talking about. john mccain today in the hearing asked general mattis about the slaug...

The number of these planets on the planet. >> this wikileaks is like a treasure trove. >> ive never believed that wikileaks is a credible source of information. >> nicole, because you have worked in the white house for a president who made cabinet selections, what should we make of that? >> well, we dug in a little bit earlier today, and these nominees were in contact with the presidential transition. you have to presume that there were some questions about what they would say if asked about the...

The board we are mexico. >> its not a fence. its a wall. >> reporter: his pick for homeland security, jon kelly, gently disagreed. >> a physical barrier will not do the job. it has to be a layered defense. >> reporter: and trumps approach to vladimir putin. >> if putin likes donald trump, i consider that an asset not a liability. >> reporter: challenged by the senate foreign relations committee where his choice for secretary of state struck a harder line than trump. >> russia must know we will b...

Ready for deployment? >> senator, i share the chairmans view that we have shrunk our military capability and one of the things that that forces on us is the awareness, if not just a strategic recover never, theres also an operational reserve. they have to be ready on very short notice. its a reality when we have shrunk the military we have and not reduced our strategic commitments. we cant deploy without having them at a high state of readiness. mostly in equipment and training. theres some thin...

So they can agree to a lot of things. that doesnt necessarily guarantee russian performance up to the commitments theyve made in the deal. >> neil: john bolton, always pleasure, thanks for ping-ponging with me. i wanted to get in as many subjects as i could. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: to the trump tower, we always get a kick out of the comings and goings. this rated eyebrows when we saw at&t ceo there today. he is the orchestrator of that deal with time-warner, $85 billion pairing thats lookin...

The radio host this week in moscow. its an environment where states men sit before a map of the world and they haggle over pieces available to them, much like putin -- this is the article, not me -- like putin and tillerson did while weighing the oil fields in the arctic. through the canny eyes of a political deal maker, washingtons oldest commitments in europe and the middle east could be seen in much the same way, as a stack of bargaining chips to be traded rather than principles to be upheld....

One of the commitments ive made is that were going to straighten out the whole situation for our veterans. our veterans have been treated horribly. were waiting in line for 15, 16, 17 days. cases where they go in and they have a minor early stage form of cancer, they cant see a doctor. by the time they get to the doctor, theyre terminal. its not going to happen. not going to happen. so david is going to do a fantastic job. were going to be talking to a few people also to help david. we have some...

Very beautiful. and i think were going to have massive crowds because we have a movement. its a movement like the world has never seen before. its a movement that a lot of people didnt expect. and even the polls, although some of them did get it right, but many of them didnt. and that was a beautiful scene on november 8th as those states started to pour in. and we focused very hard on those states, and they really reciprocated. and those states are going to have a lot of jobs and a lot of securi...