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Vladimir putin is a thug and a bully and a murderer. and i believe that the relationship between mr. tillerson and vladimir putin needs to be examined. >> voicing concerns about the president-elects choice for secretary of state. he told casey hunt that he reserves the right to rote against tillerson and anyone else during confirmation hearings. joining me now is steven cortez, a republican strategist and trump supporter and former adviser to the trump campaign. first, your reaction to senator m...

Is the fact hes done business all over the world. exxonmobil is one of the most global companies on earth. and i think those skills of diplomacy that he used in business are going to be very transferrable to the business of the united states of america. i think trump as a business person very much respects those kinds of skills. he has been able to do business in russia successfully. i think that is a positive. thats an attribute to his resume. rather than a problem. again, we have no illusions ...

>> i dont know how you can read 1,100 pages between midnight and now. not one member has read this. what happened to the promise that were going to let the american people see whats in this bill for 48 hours? but, nope. we dont have time to do that. >> the decisions that he was making to save the economy were all politically toxic. he had no illusions about that. >> still, obama thought he could pry loose some republican votes. instead of the usual step of inviting them to the white house, he we...

This is ing to derail the country, my plans, my presidency? >> maybe because i was too new to panic, i was very confident that we could get to the right answer. >> obama decides to go big. a stimulus bill that would pump $800 billion into the economy. tax cuts, money to save the jobs of cops and teachers. and the rebuilding of roads and bridges. >> at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. >> republican...

Investigation which is whats called for now. there should be no illusions that we are dealing with a kgb thug who will do anything to disrupt and under mine our democratic process. >> even if it is revealed that russia was undeniably behind this, how confident are you that the president-elect and his administration would do anything about it? >> i have no confidence about what donald trump will do in his administration. i know for sure that something must be done. there has to be a countering of...

The news about the you will review of possible russian hacking. without much time left in office, why launch an investigation when it is clear that the next administration doesnt believe russia is at fault? >> there is a real urgency to stop this poisonous, pernicious interference with our democratic process. nobody should be under any illusions. there is no need for anyone to have classified briefings, although i have had them, about the interference by the russians in this last election. i wan...

President, i think, understands in all likelihood, that democrats and maybe with himself as one of them, are going to end up in a position of intense opposition to many of the things donald trump is proposing. in fact, the president does agree many of the things that donald trump proposed are outside of the bounds of the usual political debate. i think he also recognizes both, a, that people do want you to give a hering to a new president and, b, if you get into a position of -- if you ultimatel...

>> this is a clear, demonstrable set of views this person has, because he has been running a news organization that publishes all kinds of extreme views on its front page. so yeah, we called on the let to rescind that appointment because it is offensive to people who believe in equality, for people who believe in a country that everyone has a place in. i have an interracial family. do my kids have a place in steve bannons america? i dont think so. and so im looking to the president to try to sen...

Thats what was in wikileaks. >> ron, to the argument that the congressman just made, do you think its analogous that steve bannon is analogous on the right to a david axelrod on the left? >> no. no. not in terms of where he comes from. look, i think the most important thing here, the one thing i think everybody can agree is from this point forward, there should be no confusion or illusions within the republican party or the country more broadly about what they are getting with donald trump. i th...

Primaries. he hasnt been able to talk about trade, illegal immigration and wars. >> he did make the mistake -- frankly, this is a similar mistake mitt romney made in the last month of the campaign in 2012, which is follow the news cycle. news cycle candidates -- theres some of our colleagues in punditry that talk about who wins the news cycle, those things matter. no, it doesnt. you get caught following the news cycle, it can feel good i the moment. its like taking a b-12 shot but it doesnt last...