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>> yeah. >> not only was it not a hypothetical there, but he doesnt seem to have met mick mulvaney ever. >> it was striking yesterday in a functional white house you would have flooded the zone with people defending the chief of staff. and at every talking point you come up with, they were left to pompeo who was there to do foreign policy who didnt defend them and mulvaney to defend himself. i think the really interesting thing is the balance of power shifting in washington. you have the doral d...

Came out and criticized the president and then immediately announced that he would be reti retiring. isnt that just interesting? thats the deal. thats the deal you make. if you come out and criticize the president, apparently you can only do so when youre at the finish line of your political career. >> right. or like mitt romney whos been outspoken for a long time but who has a little bit more room to do that. who is in a different stage of his career. and hes a voice of conscience. not to dismi...

Solution and also said this. take alisten. >> in all fairness theyve had a legitimate problem with it, they had tastes and people in there they couldnt have. theyve suffered a lot of loss of lives already and they had to have it cleaned up. >> they had to have it cleaned out referring to the turks. committing ethnic cleanses but im not sure how he would describe it. but when you hear terms like ultimate solution or had to have a cleanut, what do you make of that and are any republicans in the se...

Over the president to get him to change his mind. republicans are talking about sanctioning turkey. which frankly is a get out of rail free card for republicans who right now has to tell the president to change his mind and take a tougher line with the turks. only the president of the united states can save the kurds. no congressional sanctions bill can do that and that is wr the focus needs to be and trump has to listen to republicans because theyre protecting him from his list of unethical beh...

Something out of ukraine that would benefit him politically. not the broader concerns that have been existent across multiple administrations about the level of corruption weve seen historically in ukraine. howard: anticipated my question to you. it usually means using aid as leverage to advance american national interests, in this case the criticism is, obvious, that it was to advance the presidents personal political interests. >> i think it depends on who you listen to. once that statement wa...

That? >> i think its about more than just the kurds. its not just the choice of withdrawing or staying forever. i think there was a third alternative. you got some inside of it by what they were able to achieve. i think the first thing i would point to is i think it was the abrupt nature of the withdrawal without any sort of planning about what would immediately happen. thats really problematic. i would also say that its helpful to isis. it will help them to reconstitute themselves, not just in ...

So i think their brand is going down, and they are players better start showing up to talk about the freedom in this country and worldwide appear that is what we all believe in. >> martha: they have a ton of leverage. basketball is an enormous sport in china. they dont want to lose the basketball teams and the game, they have canceled a lot but in the end they hope this is going their way. the chinese government and the leadership in hong kong apologized to hamas, this blue died stream of anti-p...

Ascribe any long-term strategy to what the president is doing because hes acting without a lot of advice of the generals and the folks in the pentagon. he makes this decision after the call to erdogan. hes presenting it to the public as im bringing the troops home even though obviously these troops are not coming home, theyre just being moved around. hes saying they shouldnt be there. then hes also saying they should be there to take the oil. i mean, hes -- so the messages are often in conflict ...

Out. hes been trying to do this for a year. this is why mattis resigned as you know. but i think trump, this is part of what he perceives as fulfilling a campaign promise. >> but again, he is not bringing them home. >> hes not bringing them home and he is missing a crucial point which is something he ought to understand as a businessman. this is a small investment that creates real leverage. and so to pull these troops out now and then put them right next door in iraq reduces their military effi...

Presidential corruption and abuse of power. rudy giuliani is at the center of this and in the headlines through this past week. in testimony this week, administration officials testified the presidents personal lawyer, mr. giuliani was the point man for ukraine at the presidents direction and official business or promised u.s. military aid were used as leverage as giuliani pushed for ukraine to pursue a debunk 2016 conspiracy theory or to look for dirt on joe biden and his son hunter. now, the p...