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Because the president protected, defended american interest. the possibility was there for north korea to make a big deal with us, to do complete denuclearization in exchange for the potential for a very bright economic future. the president wanted to make that big deal. he pushed very hard for it. the north koreans were not willing to walk through the door that he opened for them. so now well see what happens. if you cant get a good deal and the president offered north korea the best deal it co...

I think thats entirely consistent with finding out getting to the bottom of what happened. >> peter, when president trump says he didnt tell me he knew about it, referring to kim jong-un, and i will take him at his word, isnt that completely taking the side of kim jong-un, and thats a disturbing pattern were seeing about how the president sides with autocrats around the world? >> john bolton wanted to be national security adviser. the only guy that was going to give him that job was a clown. pre...

Hows your family? kayak. search one and done. so many d.c. watchers say it is a rough week for the president. two of his top associates were found guilty of serious crimes and two others were granted immunity by prosecutors. but even if several of the presidents former associates face criminal charges, his supporters are standing by him. there is a recent poll that found 70% of republicans say the president is not corrupt. and this weeks developments likely will not change their minds. peter b...

Welcome back to cnn. when the president travels to mar-a-lago the press expects more tweeting. but president trump sent out a barrage of especially inflammatory tweets, even by his standards. in one tweet the president blames the fbi for missing tips about the shooter suggesting they were focusing too much attention on the russia investigation. we are going to start there. cnn political commentator peter binart is here, contributing editor to the atlantic. amy parnes from the hill. my first ques...

Classified intelligence during this meeting with russian officials inside the oval office. this intelligence apparently came from israel and it was so sensitive it hadnt even been shared with some of our other allies. joining us to talk about what could be a tight walk rope of diplomacy, cnn political commentator peter binart. is this something mr. benjamin netanyahu would want to address with president trump? >> i doubt it. i think theres a lot of concern among israeli intelligence officials bu...

Three disparate attacks. its hard to sort of have a cohesive, you know, what would a president do. >> game plan. >> right. theyre very different. but i think there is a common thread. peter binart has written about this at "the atlantic," and i think he nailed it. the america i grew up in, the ronald reagan america. i believe were now entering an era that will basically be christi christiandom versus radical islam. i think thats the new paradigm donald trump sees the world in now. >> as a religi...

Country to believe this crap? >> reporter: and true to form, trump ends the year warning voters to make the campaign worth his while. >> if i dont win, i will consider this, and i mean this, a total and complete waste of time. >> reporter: now, 2016 kicks off an entirely new phase of this campaign. its when voters actually head to the ballot boxes. and trump has made it clear he does not want to take any chances. he wants to be sure he can turn those big crowds and poll numbers into voters. he s...

Lot of voters, especially talking about trump and the controversial comments hes made and thats a worrisome moment. they dont know how ted cruz or donald trump can build the coalitions to win a white house. >> you guys stick around. we have more to talk about politi politics. our last little discussion of 2015. well be back in a moment. oh no... (under his breath) hey man! hey peter. (unenthusiastic)

Of marco rue e rub yore and peter binart. ana, these fund raising numbers okay. the poll numbers for jeb bush, the man you support, youre working for, very disappointing. why is he doing so poorly right now? >> because theres 15 people running for president. and i think that, you know, its a hard field because we are still kind of in the reality show topic. but, you know, i think, wolf, that these numbers are very good. i can tell you that his donors and supporters are very happy with these numb...

Presence and see american troops as a guarantee of stability and bull work against other countries interfering in outside affairs. >> do you agree general it was a mistake for the president ever to say he would withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan? >> being familiar with campaigning, this was the best estimate about 18 months ago when you talk about a long-term plan. at the time situations on the ground were very different. the enemy was different and the enemy always gets a vote. things have c...