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We saw. you could put manafort and gates in the box. the idea that people have flipped in cooperating is triggered a level of alarm. the fact that trump called the new york times yesterday. i think you dont call up "the new york times" and say im not mad if youre not mad. i mean, clearly this was a sign that his level of agitation at events he cannot control. >> thats a really good point. the cover, the image of the cover im struck by. if only because the universe that surrounds trump is already...

Is speaking out to ari melber. he was once russias relinquiicn but spent ten years in prison for a pay back opposition. >> hes now 65, vladmir putin. do you expect he will stay in power and die in office or not? >> translator: i dont think even he knows the answer to that. i think he wants to leave office but is afraid to because he doesnt trust anyone. >> joining me now is ari melber, host of the beat at 6:00 and ambassador nick burns. welcome both. ari, such a fascinating interview. sitting do...

Mostly made up of bankers and people who dont understand washington. the president has not done a good job in setting expectations. the white house said were going to get tax reform done by august and -- >> were those expectations set by the hill? >> i think paul ryan always said well get it done by the end of the year. even thats a little bit rosy. i am being kind to my friend. >> you are a republican in congress. you feel whipsawed between the president telling you hes outsourcing foreign and ...

At least on the hill kind of diplomats hat the u.s. is accustomed to. the world is accustomed to dealing with. >> is there conventional wisdom out there on who might depart next? might it be tillerson or john kelly would go? >> tillerson is in an incredibly difficult spot. the white house doesnt want to see another high level departure. with that said if the president doesnt trust his secretary of state thats a problem. you want other leaders in other countries to be able to know that you have a...

>> yeah. >> who runs a country with an iron hand and absolute control and thats how misjudgments and miscalculations happen. >> there is a man, okay, go ahead, eugene. >> thats why have you diplomats. thats why you have intelligence agencies, which donald trump doesnt trust and thinks theyre all a part of the deep state and out to get him. you know, venezuela, military options in venezuela to do what? its just an absurd sort of out of the blue idea that cant possibly have any substance, when you...

Absolute control. and that is how misjudgments and miscalculations happen. >> go ahead. >> thats why you have diplomats. thats why you have intelligence agencies. which donald trump doesnt trust and he thinks theyre part of deep state. venezuela, military options in venezuela to do what? it is an absurd sort of out of the blue idea that cant possibly have any substance. and when you hear things that cannot possibly have any sub its stand coming out of the mouth of the president about military ac...

Response to they sanctions, given the crisis and the intense situation with north korea right now, and youve gotten an american public who largely doesnt trust this white house. >> it is the nightmare for folks who have been in the white house before, who have tried to nudge this white house and what they see as a more constructive direction when it comes to public communications and credibility. what if this president had to go to the american people and make the case for military action somewh...

Heidi and shannon are still with us. heidi, the show more benefits means more benefits nan the cbo score which didnt help the republicans on the house bill. and didnt help them anymore on the senate bill. thats what republicans are trying to sell thp theyre i trying to say doesnt trust the cbo score there is another story. >> i dont know the benefits theyre coming up with. but the cost cuts to medicaid are the major sticking point for a lot of the moderate senators who are peeling off. then youv...

The senate bill. thats what republicans are trying to sell thp theyre i trying to say doesnt trust the cbo score there is another story. >> i dont know the benefits theyre coming up with. but the cost cuts to medicaid are the major sticking point for a lot of the moderate senators who are peeling off. then youve got the conservatives who stay doesnt go far enough. i dont see how that fundamentally changes the calculus. what you have to point out is whats happening right now what happened in the ...

Partner ending the war will? russia of course has backed the assad regime who has been the number one perpetrator of this civil war really against his own people. >> no, we dont trust russia. we cant deal with russia as a business partner any more after what it did in the ukraine and its been able to -- could have stopped this civil war in russia years ago now. russia has huge influence over the regime. could have stopped the killing, stopped the bombing and helped us work towards a political se...