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I dont think he necessarily understands how these folks interact and operate. >> to get what out of him? the russians are saying that the president -- the two presidents are on the same page when it comes to syria. excuse me? that they are on the same page when it comes to russias role in the middle east? excuse me. no public comments about ukraine at all. it is very rare to get any bipartisan agreement in this town in these days but this past week on capitol hill, you did get it. the republican...

Published the reading of the phone call with lavrov in which he demanded the u.s. government free the 29-year-old. joining me now from the aspen security conference, ned price, former senior director to the national security council and from the cia. now an msnbc national security analyst. welcome to you. what secretary pompeo was saying, does this meeting make enormous sense, the second one that is coming, given what happened in the first one? >> at this point it doesnt. at least not yet. the m...

I would be remiss if i didnt mention the political environment were in this week in which i think a lot of people in the country have been shaken by the presidents interactions with president putin in helsinki. and people are now quite openly discussing the prospect and what it might mean for us as a country and the imperative as a country if president trump is compromised by the russian government. ive been trying to talk about what that might mean for a national security adviser and you opened...

National security adviser in a position where he never wants to get crosswise with the russians. >> so he inclines himself toward the russian point of view as a matter of course rather than an individual transactional thing. >> right. >> reason this has resonance, i have things to ask you. i would be remiss if i didnt mention the political environment were in this week in which i think a lot of people in the country have been shaken by the presidents interactions with president putin in helsinki...

This morning, senator graham back in the disappointed column. >> i think when it comes to russia its been a bad week and i think its imperative that he understand that hes misjudging putin. i dont think he was prepared as well as he should have been. i dont mind him dealing with russia. i just want to deal with russia from a position of strength. this was a missed opportunity. we reinforced narrative thats bad for us as a nation. it came across weak. >> hill republicans have, obviously, figured ...

>> absolutely not. that will be the last time you ever have a foreign leader meet with the president of the united states privately. and i can tell you there may be times where we need to do that, so i cant imagine how that would affect future presidents in terms of their ability to talk to foreign leaders. >> reporter: so, kate, that is not to say that lindsey graham has been praising the presidents performance this week. there have been other significant amount of criticism that he levied agai...

What is the conversation going to be around syria? we got very little detail from that partially because president trump himself focused so intently on election interference and defending himself. >> i want to point out senator lindsey graham, republican, key member of the armed services community just tweeted this. a big discrepancy between president trumps statement and dni coats warning. its imperative we get to the bottom of what is going on so we can be prepared to protect ourselves in adva...

You are coddling an enemy of the united states. you have crossed a line. his defense secretary, his national security adviser, where are these people? his secretary of state, the leaders among the republicans of congress who will hold his feet to the fire moving forward because i still believe that what the president says is a product of his paranoia and not necessarily u.s. policy unless it is, unless it actually comes to the point where it becomes policy. and this goes to maxs concern. >> yeah...

Trump to firmly hold russia accountable for meddling and deliver a strong warning, this answer will be seen by russia as a sign of weakness and create more problems. its imperative that congress hold hearings. president putin on the end of the world cup in a nice gesture giving the president a soccer ball. what about the idea of cooperation and better relations than weve had in years? that might be true but we also have a lot of antagonism still left to deal with. >> right. we have a multifacete...

Going to give away x, y, and z to putin, he cant be trusted, hes not loyal. i dont believe this russiagate saga. but it doesnt matter what i believe. its the reality. and weve never been here before, where the job of the american president is to be sure we dont get into a war with russia, and trump is not empowered, at least test test. >> thats what i want to say. >> ultimately the power is his own and he has gone out of his way to say he wants better relations. doesnt that help what youre conce...