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Had a good relationship with putin when i represented the interests of my shareholders. but now when i represent the interest of americans that relationship has to change. but he has to be convincing. >> jirt graham and senator mccain are looking for some ground to fight on when it comes to russia. it's important to note are going the week after christmas the two of them are going on what i call a screw you vladimir tour. not officially called that. but seriously, they are going to the baltic states. they are going to georgia. they are going to the craukrain. the message is pretty straightforw...

Baltic countries and syria and ukraine and meddling in the election, he doesn't seem to be motivated to confront vladimir putin. >> that's true. that's hard to deny his basic response to the story that has now been circulating for some time has been defensive, talked about his election and primarily talked about the legitimacy of the outcome rather than really offering some kind of argument and policy about how he will deal with this. we haven't heard that outrage many americans in both parties want to hear from the president-elect about this intervention that's taking place. let me add, diplo...

Has invaded ukraine. destabilizing, trying destabilize baltic countries and the list goes on and on. >> no friend of vladimir putin in john mccain. hawks like senator john mccain. lindsey graham say they have a confirmation test for mr. tillerson. >> i want to hear from him if he believes the russians tried interfere in our election. if somebody wants to be secretary of state, and they hear the briefings that i've heard and they don't believe the russians were involved in our election, interfering with our elections i question their judgment. if they don't believe sanctions are appropriate giv...

Republican senator john mccain outline his concerns about tillerson. listen to this. >> anybody who is a friend of vladimir putin must disregard the fact that vladimir putin is a murderer, a thug, and kgb agent, whose airlines, as we speak, have been targeting, with precision weapons, hospitals in aleppo, who have committed atrocities throughout the region, and has destabilized ukraine. has invaded ukraine, destabilizing, trying to destabilize baltic countries. the list goes on and on. >> tillerson clearly is a friend of russia, of putin. received an award from putin a few years ago. the russi...

Ryan both announced support for the probe yesterday. just hours after the president-elect once again refuted the cia's conclusion that moscow mounted a covert intelligence operation to help him defeat hillary clinton. speaker ryan released a statement that read in part, any foreign intervention in our elections is entirely unacceptable and any intervention by russia is especially problematic because under president putin, russia has been an aggressive that constantly undermines american interests." mcconnell says any potential breach by a foreign government is simply "disturbing." >> the russi...