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Those who argue that democracy doesnt work. the restrictions on the press are necessary and the intolerance and tribalism and organizing ourselves along ethnic lines are the answers to the days challenge, and extreme nationalism, and xenophobia, and the policies of us versus them. isolationism, or nationalism, where they can suggest rolling back the rights of others. openness to immigrants and refugees, that is fundamental to who we are. i am convinced that the future does not belong to strongme...

>> the president threatens to shut down the government and tries to change the narrative on the budget. >> the democrats didnt tell you that. they forgot. and as republicans line up votes to gut obamacare -- >> were excited about this policy. >> -- a gut-wrenching appeal from a late-night comedian. >> if your baby is going to die, and it doesnt have to, it shouldnt matter how much money you make. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. on a day in which...

Brutal murderous dictators who have high approval ratings at home, he thinks thats impressive. can you go back decades to hear what he said about what chinese government did at tiananmen square, they put down with force what has been going on. he has been talking in this way for decades. he likes a strongman. and i think if donald trump was concerned about human rights, we would know it. he never spoke about this in the campaign and its not going to be a concern of his. that said, in terms of du...

Strongmen. these are people who have another thing in common. virtually all of them have tried to keep down the press and the judiciary, the most important checks and balances on their own power. thats not something we want to be giving support to either. again, it comes back to this, chris. yes, we have to work with all sorts of people, including people we find distasteful but the way you do it matters. >> it took me a few rounds but i finally got it out of tony there, and now ill bring it to y...

During the campaign, steve bannon told donald trump that his movement was similar to the populist attraction of andrew jackson and dragged him down to his grave on his birthday when other advisers in the white house, and this has been reported, wanted him to go to an event with justin trudeau in new york city and bannon talked him out of it. its a populist hero he wants to emulate and thats why he likes to talk about him. what chris said is true. if donald trump -- it doesnt matter whats in the ...

Former republican national chairman michael steele, and "time" magazines jay newton small. i guess ill start with jay and then ill go to somebody else. but, jay, there is a strange affinity here by our new president. hes still a new president, for what we used to call -- we still do, strongmen. you know, tito. these are just tough guys that kick butt, and they dont have to have any law or senates in their way. >> they have no one to answer to, and they dont have to deal with the press, that pesk...

The president is, he has to remember the overall. the more he courts strongmen around the world is not good for freedom loving countries around the world. we cannot cast aside allies and rely on strongmen. im in the sure the president really understands this. if he is looking from one deal to the next. >> maggie, what is it with his seeming affinity of vladimir putin or said compliment s or nice things of kim jong un. the president wants credit for what others could not get? >> i think it is yes...

Monitoring the situation from hong kong and joins us now live. ivan when you think about one of the most coveted invitations in the world, to be invited to the white house, the center of democracy, western-style capitalism, and thinking of, you know, the philippine leader as basically a strategic partner in the north korea situation, not something that is, you know, top of mind. >> reporter: yeah. its debatable whether the philippines really has any political or economic or military leverage whe...

Rights bully pulpit disintegrates into ash." the white house showing that human rights is not the biggest priority when it comes to negotiating and dealing with strongmen. you do have to point out that duterte was dramatically elected in the philippines, a longtime traditional ally of the u.s. dave? >> that is flat out staggering. ivan watson, thank you for the insight. we appreciate it. president trump refusing to rule out military force against north korea following the latest missile test b...

Out of north korea are so serious that we need cooperation at some level with as many partners in the area as we can get to make sure that we have our ducks in a row, so that if something does happen in north korea, that we have everyone in line backing up a plan of action that may need to be put together. >> cnns ivan watson monitoring the situation for us from hong kong. he joins us now live. great to see you, ivan. now, this is following with a pattern of president trump of elevating these au...