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Protocol by firing 755 diplomats, there is more that can be done but we can never get there as long as we create this special space for donald trump. >> but also -- >> but it is -- [ multiple speakers ] >> if it was sarcasm, today he had yet another opportunity to condemn the act. >> but it is the day after -- or he said that and then the white house described it as sarcasm. they do announce that they are going to come up with a policy on september 1st of how to respond to what vladimir putin did which is -- if this happened days ago, you would think they could have said something much earlier...

All that helpful to mr. mueller. >> so the question i guess comes right back to what donald trump actually thinks he is in jeopardy of. donald trump on thursday reasserted again there's no collusion, no collusion, no collusion. today in bedminster, new jersey, he responded to a question about his weird comments on thursday about u.s. diplomats expelled from russia. this is what he said. >> mr. president, were you being sarcastic when you thanked vladimir putin for expelling 755 diplomats from russia? >> order to reduce our payroll, absolutely. i think you know that. in fact, i was just speakin...

Peer peter, exactly what i said and the meaning of those words. they are very easy to understand. >> his message is clear, self-evident and needs no interpretation and on the same day that he and his advisers were telling kim jong-un to take the president's words literally and totally seriously, they were saying the opposite about this. >> i want to thank him, because we're trying to cut down on payroll. and as far as i'm concerned, i'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people. because now we have a smaller payroll. >> that was the president yesterday appearing to thank vladimi...

Were you being sarcastic when you thanked vladamir putin for expelling 755 diplomats from russia? >> in order to reduce our payroll, absolutely. i think you know that. in fact, i was just speaking to the secretary and we're talking about coming up with an answer when, rex, tell me. >> by september 1. >> by september 1, we'll have a response. but we have reduced payroll substantially. >> a lot of people talked about the fascinating body hang wage on display this afternoon. that was president trump earlier today flanked by members of his national security team, in bedminster, new jersey. and his...

Were you being sarcastic when you thanked vladamir putin for expelling 755 diplomats from russia? >> in order to reduce our payroll, absolutely. i think you know that. in fact, i was just speaking to the secretary and we're talking about coming up with an answer when, rex, tell me. >> by september 1. >> by september 1, we'll have a response. but we have reduced payroll substantially. >> a lot of people talked about the fascinating body hang wage on display this afternoon. that was president trump earlier today flanked by members of his national security team, in bedminster, new jersey. and his...