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And congress is not going to let this one go. >> do you agree with that, dana? >> i hope evelyn is right, and i think the other incidents that she mentioned are an important part of the picture here because the fact is the administration has failed to respond to sort of an escalation of behavior on the part of the crown prans of saudi arabia. he sidelined the original crown prince who was one of our greatest partners in the fight against terrorism. well didnt say a thing. fighting yemen, killing...

Elected in 2010 from kansas. very active on the benghazi committee, fiercely opposed to hillary clinton, why would he not want to get a briefing in a place which is a fulcrum of terror and where we have the largest base that we have in the whole region? >> well, if im remembering correctly, he was transiting for days. he didnt have tons of time to waste, but usually i offer to go to the airport to see people as they transited. he was on the intelligence committee, so he was interested in seeing ...

When people ask the same questions about nikki haley in flight of the flak of the russian sanctions. shes very much out of the loop on whether or not they were imposed and drew the presidents ire in response. >> dana, what are your big concerns about pompeo substantively? >> well, what i really wanted to see in his hearing or over the course of the last few weeks when its been in the spotlight, is some evidence that he believes in diplomacy. and that is what im finding. there are lots of reasons...

Still be tough on them on the very long list of issues you mentioned and more. clearly, president trump is very sensitive on this topic. we heard him get quite hot under the collar at the press conference the other day where he kept saying words to the effect that no one has been tougher on russia than he has. many people would dispute that, but he doesnt like the criticism. >> the fact that the next day or the same day john bolton invited the russian ambassador to the meeting. the meeting could...