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Civilians. the new yorker unearthed this 1997 quote from betsy devos about campaign donations. quote, i are decided to stop taking offense at the suggestion we're buying influence. now i simply concede the point. they are right. we do expect something in return. we expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional american values. we expect a return on our investment. >> and the president-elect released a thanksgiving message yesterday in which he addressed the divisions from the election. >> we've just finished a long and bruisin...

And one of those might be winnability. when you look at polling right now, you'll find that nobody in the republican party does better against hillary clinton than myself. i think that's because we've tried very hard to pick up independent vote and voters who haven't been voting republican, and frankly, that's how you win elections. >> i was really glad to see and i frankly think more in the republican party should go after your comments about hillary clinton, and the clinton foundation, and where they have accepted money from, countries that they stone people to death for adultery, imprison p...

I think they got them in a position to be picked. >> how did they get themselves in a position to be picked. >> if they were sending you to fiji -- no, i would have sent you to where they check the nuclear bombs off. i was actually considered for a while to be ambassador to the bahamas, did you know that? >> you didn't donate enough money. this is why every american hates politics. you're buying influence and ambassadorships. >> yes, of course they probably don't like it. they probably don't wake up in the morning and think about it. this has been going on since beginning of time. >> basically...

Is on obviously, much more pro western. however, the people controlling that country right now are not pro western, and-- >> gary, what do you make of that. >> where is the return? >> the question is where is the money going? okay, it's buying influence, that's an intanningable, it's not work, we're seeing people murdered and hundreds of thousands of people there burning our american flag. if that doesn't tell you it's not working, i don't know what it does. bring it back and make them earn it. >> we've clearly misjudged what's going on in that noigs. >> no doubt. >> based on the fact that we ...

The southwest. it's the monsoon season, the seasonal shift in winds and that's bringing moisture into much needed areas across the four corners so we start off with bad news. we end with some good news. heather and heather, back to you. >> thank you very much, janice. we appreciate it. thank you. now to something you can bank on this morning. a shocking house report obtained by the associated press showing that former countrywide financial whose sloppy subprime loans help fuel the foreclosure crisis may have had its hands in the congressional cookie jar, so to speak. buying influence with memb...