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We went dru this primary campaign and donald trump explicitly said he was there to protect the benefits for those who paid into the system. he fought against people who called against something like paul ryans road map and he won. i think the debate was settled in the primary and the general election. >> bill press, im curious, this is a trip wire for republicans going back. newt gingrich, he tried to touch medicare, thats how bill clinton got him in the government shutdown. paul ryan against ba...

He was unable to fulfill that promise from day one to close guantanamo before he left office. that is about to be reviewed and that guantanamo stay open. state department, secretaries of state republican and democratic argued that guantanamo is a trip wire, it is a signal overseas and it actually inspires more jihadis and hurts our servicepeople. >> i never could figure out whether guantanamo was the excuse terrorists would use. i dont think terrorists need a lot of excuses. they have their own ...

Ways, but when you talk about some of the drilling regulations that he put in, that will tie him up in court. so there are some obstacles that hes put in his way to try to save his legacy. and also just trying to preserve some of the things that hes done, and when it comes to russia, its like hes trying to slow down the process. this is an executive action, he can swipe it away his first day in office. that will create a lot of heartburn on the hill with hill republicans and democrats. so a litt...

Electoral college fair and square but he did lose the popular vote by more than anyone who has ever actually won the white house. so i think anything that kind of goes to that, i think really does kind of unsettle him. one other point on the previous, president obama does even if donald trump can overturn sanctions on russia, that would have to be one of the first things he does, and it would create an immediate controversy. donald trump wants to change relations with russia. he has signaled tha...

For the next president to walk back. ron brown streen, what would that look like and how bad would it look for the president-elect if one of the first things he does when he comes into office to try to roll back tough measures against russia? >> that is the real defense for any action that obama takes. they are trying to create a kind of facts on the ground that would make it difficult for president trump as one of his first actions in office to come in and roll back sanctions that were imposed ...

All the visa programs. and tighten up all the loose ends of the complete visa program. >> and last night on the hill, the house side, there was a vote, 408 passed. you want to comment on social media? >> social networks are no different than any other kind of product. people may think its different because its a communication product. but silicon valley should be way ahead of this. and be thinking about this, its no different than a food product at a supermarket that realizes that the packaging ...

Press conference is him saying that there were no trip wires triggered for the fbi and law enforcement. >> neither under surveillance or not even on a list. >> right. for me, having covered this aspect of the story inside the united states, i know that the fbi and local law enforcement first of all have a lot of pilot programs in some cities in the u.s. to deal with this issue, trip wires in place with overseas communication, local community leaders of muslim communities like imams and stuff and...

When i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name yes, we are twins. of my parents and my grandparents. i was getting all these leaves and i was going back generation after generation. you start to see documents and you see signatures of people that youve never met. i mean, you dont know these people, but you feel like you do. you get connected to them. i wish that i could get into a time machine and go back 100 years, 200 years and just meet these people. being on ancestry just made me feel li...

How does walmart get its good name after years of being charged with bribing mexican officials to get ideal retail locations? it turns out theres not much there there. anthony karmuchi wonders what will happen now with newspapers and such that have to take that back. >> neil, this is one of those situations where people knew about it. it was reasonably telegraphed into the market. forget about the political issues, i just want to talk about the market as it relates to walmart. a 25% drop on this...

Attitude, not an ideology. at what point do you think voters will stop listening to attitude and bravado, and great one-liners, and feeding the media as you describe it, and really look for substance and fact and policy and what you actually plan to do? >> thats a very good question. of course, matt just laid it out well. he said a couple of weeks ago i could have given an answer, i might give you another one today, because weve seen points at which i thought donald trump crossed the line and re...