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And so what we are looking for is, yes, like, the speech is important, it's lovely, we're happy to hear it, he hit the right notes, and we're also looking for a path forward to getting this legislation passed or some real talk with the american people to say that bipartisanship is not an option in this moment because this current version of the republican party is not interested in governing, that they have aligned themselves with americans who have showed up january 6th with a failed murder plot to kill the vice president and to try to interfere with the electoral college vote. that is the la...

Bipartisanship is not an option in this moment because this current version of the republican party is not interested in governing, that they have aligned themselves with americans who have showed up january 6th with a failed murder plot to kill the vice president and interfere with the electoral college vote. that is the last piece that we're trying to hear, how do we get this bill passed? >> nsé, on that point, of course, it's curious because as much as the president spoke about these issues and you find it encouraging that he had the presence to be there, is it discouraging that you chose ...

Kirsten, republicans i've spoken to that are outside of d.c., they'll say they don't like when the president does this sort of thing. they don't like when the president is uncivil. what they'll point to is the things he's been able to accomplish and the things that he represents in terms of, you know, their core beliefs. and his other stuff, yeah, it doesn't -- is it discouraging? yeah, it is, but i think they keep on going back. again, this is just who i've spoken to. >> can i say something about that. >> i'm just reporting what i learned. >> no, no, no. i agree. that's what i've heard. you h...

Successes. i personally believe afghanistan remains better off now than it did during the reign of the taliban. and i think there are a lot of afghan people themselves that would agree with that and they welcome and want the american and international presence to continue helping them rebuild their country that's been devastated for decades of war. >> when you see scott, though, the taliban regaining some of that ground, is it discouraging at all? >> well, it is. because every inch of that ground that they regain was kind of covered in american blood and treasure. a lot of our partner nations ...

You are not prepared to say that vladimir putin, his military, have violated the rules of war and have conducted war crimes in aleppo? >> those are very, very serious charges to make, and i would want to have much more information been reaching that conclusion. >> it should not be hard to say that putin's military has conducted war crimes in aleppo. i find it discouraging, your inability to cite that. >> reporter: behind the scenes, trump officials launched a full-court press on rubio, including what a source tells cnn was a, quote, blunt, 90-minute meeting last week with tillerson. white hous...