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Of uniting the international community in its voice to kim jung-un that we do not believe this is certainly not in the global interest but certainly not in his interest either, longer-term the path hes on is a further path to isolationism. >> lets talk about this. and with us were so happy to have tonight the former director of national intelligence to president bush 43. he also served as u.s. ambassador are you ready to mexico, iraq, honduras, the philippines and key to our conversation the uni...

Further isolationism. we have the strictest sanctions ever put in place. we do believe there are early signs of those having an effect. ultimately we are going to need the assistance of the neighbors in the region. we have strong support in our security arrangements with japan and south korea. we are in very, very constant dialogue with china and russia because they have a very important role they can play to carry the message of the international community that this program really has to be hal...

>> i would say, hallie, theres at least a minor trend going on among moderate republicans. charlie dent, congressman from pennsylvania. well known to many of the reporters who work up here on capitol hill as an affable presence. someone who is willing to chat. announcing he is leaving after this year, essentially, telling me that he has no desire to run in the 2018 election cycle. he also talked about being frustrated with how things get done up here on capitol hill. and said he thinks he can do...

Mattis and mcmaster. thats a good look for the white house. you have to be wondering if youre steve bannon whether youre tearing your hair out at the moment. for the bannon wing of the trump base, going back into afghanistan or increasing troop levels, if he does that, this is the opposite of what bannons isolationism wanted to do to inform this white house. so, you have to imagine there had been a battle brewing between james mattis, who just in june had said we are not winning the war in afgha...

So in an interview with the weekly standard, bannon is quoted as saying the trump presidency we fought for and won is over. we still have a huge movement and we will make something of this trump presidency but that presidency is over. it will be something else. there will be all kinds of fights, and there will be good days and bad days but that presidency is over. what is it? >> i think its a message to a lot of folks that supported donald trump and his new republican agenda. things like isolati...

Has his phone and twitter at an arms length away. so that is the problem and challenge for john kelly. i think that is one of the things thats going to sort of consume his day and a day out at the white house. the other thing that may enflame steve bannon and breitbart, that this the a white house increasingly run by generals. you got kelly, mcmaster, mattis. those people will be driving national security policy. they met today in afghanistan. >> that is another thing that perturbs steve bannon ...

Are you surprised at all? >> not really but i have to really underscore what peter baker is saying. these two -- reminds me in jerry maguire, you complete me. steve bannon was donald trumps soul mate in terms of embracing and advocating and advancing the nativism, isolationism, without steve bannon -- racism. without steve bannon, donald trump isnt any less ismy. this came down to one of the oldest stories in white house history, an internal civil war that was under the surface for a long time, ...

Self-destructive ways of a president? who always has his phone and twitter at arms length away. thats the challenge for john kelly. and thats one of the things that will consume his days day, in and day out. the other thing may inflame steve bannon and breitbart, this is a white house increasingly being run by generals. those people will be driving national security policy. they met today on afghanistan and that that you are turns steve bannon and his camp who said they run on an isolationism. t...

They are isolationist types. a lot of people put him over the top. they didnt want america to police the world. and i saw donald trump go to a south carolina primary and said to jeb bushs face, your brother did not keep us safe. he won south carolina in a landslide. he got elected, i think, in part on an isolationist message. >> its different. you can still have an isolationist message if you believe the united states is being threatened by the potential for intercontinental ballistic missiles f...

Strong and for the people -- the people rallying around the president. >> i have a different view of his base. they are isolationist types. a lot of people who put him over the top. they didnt want america to police the world and i saw donald trump go to south carolina primary and say to jeb bushs face, your brother did not keep us safe. >> please dont remind me about the primary. >> but that was harassy and he won south carolina and i think he got elected on isolationist type of message. >> and...