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Propaganda, hacking. so they're getting better and better at getting it right, and we seem to be still stumbling to find our way on how to defeat this threat. and without the backing of the oval office to do it we're behind the curve. >> phil rucker, you get the last word tonight. wasn't this day kind of squinttial, emblematic for the administration? you have the rigor of office and all their life experience in this testimony today. at the other end of town, we look at a white house silent on this topic that may indeed decide when we wake up tomorrow or overnight tonight to go off in another d...

Formin.tion. we want to make sure that there's access to outside e.u. countries to be able to bid on defense projects and nato just like we allow from the united states. let me just tell you that last year the department of defense ent over a billion dollars with foreign allies buying their products for our defense so want tha level playing field wh t countries when they're going out for a procurement. we want to do things together. we can we also want the best products for our overall security. that is what we're trying to get. >> neil: are you concerned, ambassad iw you have to play this dip...

Trillion dollar budget cut, they've already decided that they're going to cut $450 billion to $500 billion bringing it to a total of $1 trillion. pentagon officials are confident they can get that down to somewhere around $600 billion. but if they don't, secretary panetta has warned that it would have a devastating effect. it would bring the overall military force down to the smallest since 1940, the fewest number of ships since 1915, the smallest air force ever. then there is the industrial military complex because there's a huge trickle-down effect. it would affect major defense projects lik...

New nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. when asked about the best way to reduce the deficit 81% of americans favor a surtax on those earning over $1 million. 78% said eliminate earmarks. 76% want to eliminate defense projects. the pentagon says, it doesn't need -- sorry the pentagon says it doesn't need. 74% said it's time to end subsidies for oil and gas companies. why won't congress simply do what the people want? >> well, what requecan i tell y? this senator believes absolutely -- and i saw that poll, the most significant point you made, the highest number, looking the rich are getting ric...

Stocks. that's dicey business. >> let's talk about trade and tariffs. prime minister theresa may issued a statement saying i am disappointed at the unjustified decision by the u.s. to apply tariffs to eu steel and aluminum imports. the u.s., eu are close allies. our steel and aluminum industries are hugely important to the uk, but they also contribute to u.s. industry including in defense projects which bolster u.s. national security. did the white house expect our allies to react this way? especially the allies have have imposed their own tariffs? >> i'm sure. how else could they react if we ...