says, quote, after the call, ambassador sondland remarked that the president was in a bad mood as the ambassador sondland stated was often the case early in the morning which is very odd considering trump has claimed he hardly knew sondland once sondland changed his testimony to say that there was a quid pro on ukraine. let me just tell you, i hardly know the gentleman, but this is the man who said there was no quid pro quo. out front now, our national correspondent, jim sciutto, laura coats and david axelrod who was senior adviser to president trump and host of the axe files on cnn. let s just start with this basic thing because it s basic yet significant. the president of the united states says i hardly know the gentleman. we re hearing testimony today that back in july, ambassador sondland who was put through to the president when he was sitting at a restaurant outside in kiev early in the morning and he remarks the president was in
of his aides overheard president trump discuss a possible ukraine investigation of the bidens with ambassador gordon sondland. but what this call indicates as other testimony has likewise indicated is that instructions are coming from the president on down. are we prepared to say that asking a foreign nation now to intervene in our elections is something that is a perk of the office of the presidency? i don t think we can allow that to be the new normal, acceptable in any way, shape or form. out front now, chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto and abby philip and former assistant fbi director and republican state senator of nevada greg bower and ambassador mcildowney and served in the state department for 31 years and has known bitaylor for 25 years and david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama and now host of the axe files and
do you think that s a barrier to him or will be? i think in some parts of the country it will be a barrier for him, i hope not. they have an interesting collection of people running. it s kind of fun to watch. are there plausible presidents? oh, sure. they re all good people and wonderful. different backgrounds. i like the diversity. almost every walk of life is on that stage at the debate, et cetera and rung. it s fun to watch and to see the involvement. i do think it s probably time to start paring down a bit. you re watching with interest. i am. it s interesting. i love debates and political races. it s fun to watch. as long as family members aren t involved? exactly. ahead on the axe files as far as addiction goes, i could see myself spiralling. i knew by the end of that i was in big trouble.
welcomes the the grand fiber of refugees and what they bring to this country. i lived on the border and i was born and raised in the state and i ve lived on the border my entire life and i see nothing but richness, integrity and great contributions to the community that the hispanic community has offered this state and this country. so i take to heart when people say well, no, they re maybe not the finest people you can let in. i disagree. i disagree, and i think that especially unaccompanied children, it s our duty to help those less fortunate and those who are running for their lives. yeah. and i just disagree with that. i wish we could allow more to come in. coming up on the axe files. they have an interesting collection of people running. i think it s kind of fun to watch. you re watching with interest. i am, yeah. it s interesting. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely.
the people claiming to know, they don t actually know. only his lawyers really opinion. and we ll have to wait for that confirmation. if it even matters at all. ryan, thank you so much and make sure to catch ryan on reliable sources . next up, a do not miss hour of the axe files. he speaks to cindy mccain on the axe files. it s powerful. stick around. there s a company that s talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand