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Meant to push back on a lot of a criticism trump has gotten for his weakness on russia, for his deference to vladimir putin at the summit in july without taking the necessary step of imposing tough measures. thats why you have seen criticism from even republicans like senator marco rubio in florida who want to push a tougher bill. >> there was a statement about this. todays announcement by the administration recognizes the let, but does not go far enough to address it. the united states can and ...

Staff when i was attorney general. it was like harvey weinstein gave a lot of money to womens causes. it misses the point ofsin. but i actually hear the similaritiesso i s a kind of co here. to me, clinton was caught off-guard and was a little bit trying to have it both ways in the way he sometimes does, sort of talking in half measures. and you compare that to the pedal to the metal sort of grievance and defiance you get from trump who, all his supporters know, for example, that of course, he h...

>> what is your take away for this? the eagles thrust into controversth this white house. seems as though it came out of nowhere. >> its not very surprising. the last time we spoke we talked about the anthem policy and how it was a bunch of half measures designed to satisfy everyone and doesnt satisfy anyone. donald trump taking aim at the nfl. this is very easy for him to do. you have a league thats 70% black. you have a league that didnt alhim to becomer back in the 80s. he loves to play the h...

Owners did the right thing if thats what they have done. >> jonathan jones, hes suggesting if you dont stand for the flag then you should be kicked out of country. >> its totally ridiculous. then hes going to take credit for this. this was the problem with the nfls policy in first place. its this five or six pronged policy that leaves itself wide open to interpretation. what they try to do is extend a number of half measures to satisfy every one, at least a little bit. ultimately you dont satisf...

What parallels do you see here? >> look, you can always talk about half measures. if you want foreign policy of half measures, fine. incrementals, that is fine. donald trump going for a big prize here. that comes with some cost. everyone was amazed that donald trump could pull off a big meeting like this. i think it still happens in the long run but on americas terms. that is the right way to negotiate. if it looks like we want it too much like the iran deal they will string you out and get a va...

>> all players will be impacted, as i said with a systemic issue, multifactor also solution, that is what he will be rolling out tomorrow. >> democrats are wary the promotions will wont go far enough especially since he installed a former top executive of a pharmaceutical company to oversee it. >> more rhetoric, more half measures, we need to do something bold and effective to bring down the outrageous cost of prescription drugs. >> for the right houses but light on specifics. they say that the ...

That changes tomorrow according to health and human services sec. who testified before congress today. >> all players will be impacted. it is a systemic issue requiring a systemic solution the pres. will be rolling out tomorrow. >> reporter: democrats are wary his proposals wont go far enough since the former top executive was installed to oversee it. >> more rhetoric, more half measures. we need to do something bold and effective to bring down the outrageous cost of prescription drugs. shannon:...

What the fbi and doj did in terms of investigating clinton and the initial investigation regarding the trump campaign, it really bothers me, and i want somebody other than a politician looking at it. >> bret: chances you can get a special counsel in addition to whats already there? >> i will be shocked if somebody doesnt see the inherent conflict in the department of justice regarding investigating itself. high probability. >> im going to use as much leverage as i can and i think i have a lot to...

And so the party right now is sitting there going, you know, this is a space weve never been in before. we are free traders. were not about putting tariffs and imposing tariffs. were thought about protectionism. remember how much they railed against rand paul and ron paul on foreign policy and their protectionist policies. this is a different space for a lot of leaders in the party right now. and what is frustrating for a lot of us is they seemingly are just going along with it. you know, theyre...

Lot of leaders in the party right now. and what is frustrating for a lot of us is they seemingly are just going along with it. you know, theyre doing sort of half-measures of protest and -- >> speaking out a little bit. >> theyre speaking out a little bit. if this is a foundational principle, if this is something that is important to how you articulate a vision and a future for the american economy, i think you would stand up a little stronger than weve seen. the president knows this. hes able t...