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>> despite that warning, top administration officials, the president still disregarded their advice. what does that tell you? >> its harder to argue this freeze had anything to do with policy when the policy professionals expressly disagreed with it. that has been a prime gop talking point, that this was about u.s. policy objectives in ukraine. the timing is critically important. i participated in a lot of briefings with the president related to high stakes policy decisions. guess what, national...

Reporting, gentlemen, that former president barack obama has now taken an active interest behind the scenes in joe bidens campaign. take a look. the paper says that obama is now hammering away at the need for bidens campaign to expand his aging inner circle, urging him actually to include more younger aides. bishop, are bidens closest advisers too old and a little out of touch with the current political climate, quickly here? >> sorry, ill try to keep it quick. i know a few of them behind the sc...

Of the last 15 years of military engagement internationally, there is a real fatigue and a real skepticism that cuts across party lines when it comes to intervention and when it comes to warnings from policy professionals about we have to do this or if we dont do this x. how do you think the public sorts this out? >> i think the reality is is that america is no longer a reliable force under trump. that he goes whichever way the winds blows, and that should be unsettling to voters at home and eve...

Policy-making -- foreign policy-making consensus that are making the points that he just made. at the same time, i do sense that in the wake of iraq, in the wake of afghanistan, in the wake of the last 15 years of military engagement internationally, there is a real fatigue and a real skepticism that cuts across party lines when it comes to intervention and when it comes to warnings from policy professionals about we have to do this or if we dont do this x. how do you think the public sorts this...

Made. at the same time, i do sense that in the wake of iraq, in the wake of afghanistan, in the wake of the last 15 years of military engagement internationally, there is a real fatigue and a real skepticism that cuts across party lines when it comes to intervention and when it comes to warnings from policy professionals about we have to do this or if we dont do this x. how do you think the public sorts this out? >> i think the reality is, is that america is no longer a reliable force under trum...

Rosa, she works for the democrats. she had a terrible relationship, shes antagonist with everyone. people who are serious and black conservatives dedicated in ear lives trying to help the black community are being stone walled by her because shes not there to serve herself. >> do they work back in the white house or not interested in hiring. i think it is not a priority for him. policy professionals dont want to deal with that and general kelly, the chief of staff tries to get rid of her. shes n...

Stuff, but that was actually an important question. because donald trump isnt surrounded by any credible african-american conservatives for party purposes or -- >> who are the senior african-americans? >> amrosa, who is an absolute joke. she worked for clinton. >> she supported hillary clinton early on. >> thats correct. and she has a terrible relationship. shes antagonistic to everyone that deals with her. and people who are serious black conservatives, who have dedicated their lives to conserv...

They unveiled this, a one page, 279 word proposal with a handful of concrete details that looks more like nothing you would find scribbled on a napkin than a legitimate tax plan by policy professionals. the plan was written by the treasure secretary, whose previous specialty was throwing little old ladies out of their homes over $29 mortgage discrepancies and trumps chief advis advisor. bulike anything se that has to do with governing, it is not as easy as trump seems to think. there was so few ...

Street journal." they write this. quote, mr. trump said he told his chinese counterpart he believed beijing could easily take care of the north korea threat. mr. xi then explained the history of china and korea. quote, after listening for ten minutes, i realized its not so easy, mr. trump recounted. i felt pretty strongly that they had a tremendous power over north korea, but he said its not what you would think. the problem, of course, is the number of policy professionals and readers of histor...

Theyre toying with us. >> welcome back to "the 11th hour." president trump april of last year saying china should handle the north korea threat. the president discussed the matter with chinas president last week, and described that conversation with "the wall street journal." they write this. quote, mr. trump said he told his chinese counterpart he believed beijing could easily take care of the north korea threat. mr. xi then explained the history of china and korea. quote, after listening for t...