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Susan collins. to the congressmans point, there are a number of people who are probably teetering right on that edge of saying, look, lets pass this spending resolution that weve had that theres been support for in the past, separate the border security issue, but really the other issue that the leaders are dealing with is the president and frankly, not wanting to put his members in the conference cross wise with the president. its more than just saying is the president going to veto the bill or...

Using chemical weapons because we had troops on the ground. the force were there and he didnt want to get cross wise with us. working with the regime may protect them. they work with the regime before in other parts of syria in a region, but i dont think they are fooled in thinking that. they are not a guarantor of anyone. >> lets talk about what this means for the region and i guess more globally. we are waiting for lindsey graham who is a powerful force on capitol hill and has been an ally on ...

Out there in public speaking. that it is all reserved for the president. so mattis over the last two years had had a strategy. you dont see him on camera holding press conferences. he would come talk off camera to reporters. you dont see him out there that much. hes very measured. he tried very hard never to get crosswise with the president because of president trumps sensitivities. at the same time, he made it very clear he didnt see his job as saving president trump. he saw his job as supporti...

Mean something. >> in the past, working in the white house, when we have gotten cross wise with the president and just a lot of anger, ive been involved in a session when we call in publishers or editors, called in the presidents of the various news organizations, and have a real conversation with the president and his people about how can we live better together and treat each other as professionals? i keep thinking, should we do that here? and then it occurs to me, he wont listen. i dont think...

In the same week that khashoggi was dismembered and killed, a reporter, by a foreign power that is authoritarian, and even less than trump has no regard for a free press. but the free press, as all of our presidents have recognized. yes, they have gotten really angry at the press. and look, we make mistakes. and usually, we own up to them. but this is something different. this is saying that the poison in our system is the press. its not. the poison in our system, the toxicity in our system, is ...

State. its also part of why he was drawn to mitt romney as secretary of state. its why he likes mike pompeo as secretary of state. he wants somebody out there projecting a positive image for the world, for our country. with trump, image appearance is never far from his mind, and i think thats a lot of what he saw in nikki haley. of course, he also saw somebody who is very shrewd politically and somebody who is now doubt a threat to him should she choose to be. as i said earlier, i think shes too...

The world, for our country. with trump image, appearance is never far from his mind, and i think thats a lot of what he saw in nikki haley. of course, he also saw somebody who is very shrewd politically and somebody who is now doubt a threat to him should she choose to be. as i said earlier, i think shes too clever to get in trumps way, to get crosswise with the republican base. i heard today, just to show you how well shes got her bases covered, who else are you going to hear praised by the "ne...

Secretary of state. its why he likes mike pompeo as secretary of state. he wants somebody out there projecting a positive image for the world, for our country. with trump, image appearance is never far from his mind, and i think thats a lot of what he saw in nikki haley. of course, he also saw somebody who is very shrewd politically and somebody who is now doubt a threat to him should she choose to be. as i said earlier, i think shes too clever to get in trumps way, to get crosswise with the rep...

Couple groups. in addition to afp and they are spending at different levels and different places around the country, they have a nonprofit arm. >> right. >> they have various different avenues so its hard to track. a lot of republicans a long time feared getting cross wise with the koch network. they dont want to be on the wrong side of them. so there is something still in the republican party that shows that they have an influence over a lot of lawmakers and its made them kind of try to do this...

He said he made only a few public speeches as cia director. as secretary of state hes going to be out in front of the cameras and being asked questions all the time. and hes really going to need to mod late his tone and change his tone depending on where he is. so it just seems like theres a lot of opportunity for him to get a message cross wise with the president. and thats something that certainly sunk rex tillerson. its going to be a huge danger for him going ahead. >> that central to the cas...