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Going to do once he does take office? >> certainly. well i think hes saying that were not going to let things like this go unchallenged the way the last eight years have gone unchallenged and we have room to play. >> so what is the push-back? what is the push-back in. >> what is the -- the pushback for trump? >> yeah. >> certainly, the play is to say were not going to take this lying down any more. and look, the reality is we make up 4% of chinas economy and they make up less than 1% of ours. so...

Respond to these escalating incidents in a way that could make things much worse? >> well, first of all on senator mccains statement. hes correct. he should have also stated there was a weak response on the part of president obamas predecessor, george w. bush, because in september 2002 the chinese challenged the bowditch and they said they rammed it. i dont think they did. but this is a series of events that goes back over the course of two administrations. you know, with regard to donald trump,...

Aggression -- russian aggression, push back. if you want to push back, ill help you. >> we have a lot more to discuss, including this war against isis. all the statistics coming out from the pentagon from u.s. officials. senator, stay with us. well resume this interview right after this. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all...

Intelligence community is saying about all of this, you have worked with the intelligence community for a long time. you know these professionals. is that acceptable for the incoming commander in chief to in effect so severely criticize the intelligence community and recall the blunders leading up to saddam husseins destruction of massive stockpiles. >> if donald trump is saying the cia concluded what the russian intent was -- >> he is saying its ridiculous to even suggest that the russians hack...

There is not a lot of dissent. something of this significance, getting involved in the hacking of u.s. election, leaving fingerprints all over your work, thats not something i think that cant take place, as the director said, without agreement at the highest levels. i also want to say in terms of the senate level that you and jim referred to about ukraine. i think we should provide stronger support to ukraine. a year or two years i was advocating that we provide stronger defensive weapons to ukr...

Capacity for a sprawling government agency. i think moving forward we are probably going to hear a lot more of that theme from democrats. i think nancy pelosi is kind of throwing down the marker this morning on what the democratic push-back is going to be here. >> have to leave it there. thanks so much. coming up in the "newsroom" grim new developments in the oakland warehouse fire. the death toll climbs. the search for clues bogs down. they had to end their operation this morning because its ...

Working class records? hillary clinton doesnt connect with people. they have nothing in common with her . >> reporter: when a clinton strategist cited her 2.5 million lead in the popular vote. >> dont act as if you have a popular mandate for your message. >> conway shot back. >> i can tell youre angry. hashtag, hes your president. >> reporter: they did agree on resentment of the media. trumps team saying the media were pro clinton. the clinton team saying far more attention was paid to her e-mai...

At him. he got blistered by the factions and conservatives. he will get a lot of push back, but a big part of the reason there is so much pointed vitriol is that trump loyalists think its not being rewarded. one thing we were hearing is everybody would say trump values loyalty. trump wants people devoted to him and the fact that mike huckabee and rudy juligiuliani d not get a position and romney is a smart guy. im sure he gets that. >> it is the multiimate choice if it came down to giuliani on o...

Department. she is a billionaire top republican donor and supports voucher programs. she is opposed to the common core and that has a lot of republicans cheering. they have teachers unions saying this is not a good move. the nea saying she is the most ideological anti-education nominee ever. no doubt this pick is going to get push back, but having said that again are the first two women the president taps for his athd min station. in terms of the first pick, nikki haley checks a number of boxes....

Effective. its a job general flynn will have to grow into. >> hes supposed to be an honest broker among the different secretaries and whether he has that is a question. when he spoke of muslim people and islam as a cancer, hes been very disparaging of muslim countries as well. there will be -- probably already is push-back from that part of the world. defense secretary general james mattis. >> hes someone i have known and admired for 10 to 15 years. we have worked closely together in the pentago...