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But i think finland is doing fine with russia. and i hope that the united states will some day be able to have a good very relationship with russia also. i think that's good for world peace and for other things. thank you. >> as a follow-up, if finland's relationship with russia were to deteriorate, would the u.s. -- what kind of assistance would the u.s. be willing to give to finland bilaterally if we needed it? >> well, as i said before, that you know our relationship with finland is a very close one. and we're always ready to help finland. one of the things that's happening is you're purcha...

Good relationship with russia also. i think it is good for world peace and other things. thank you. >> as a follow-up, it finland relationship with russia were to deteriorate, with the u.s., what kind of assistance with the u.s. be willing to give the finland's bilaterally if we need a? >> president trump: as i said before, our relationship with finland is a very close one. we all are always willing. you are a great purchaser of our f-18 boeing plane. one of the great fighter jets. you are lots of other equipment in purchasing very wisely. i know all of the military equipment. i actually agree...

Choice. standing up to the president may not be what they signed up for, but when the president is in solidarity with white supremacists and nazis, those members of congress have to stand up and tell him he's wrong. they need to tell him this is not what america stands for. this is not what soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines laid down their lives for in world war ii and this is not the kind of president our country deserves. >> that is lieutenant colonel amy mcgrath. she says she was the first female marine to fly an f-18 in a combat mission. retired now, she is running for congress against...

Will donald trump get the blame of the world for that? t >> no.or i mean if the north koreans retaliated i and killed scores f people, i don't see how trump could be blamed for that. we have to keep in mind here, this is not the president's problem in terms of how this whole crisis unwound. theac obama administration was supposed to have pivoted to the asia pacific. but they cut right sores of the u.s. military. our own aircraft carriers can barely maintain f-18 fighter jets.s. you can't put it at the blame of the t trump administration for what's happening. >> mark: harry, jim, thanks a lot. ...

>> an iranian drone conducted an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver near a u.s. military f-18 yet in the persian gulf. the jet was going to land on the "uss nimitz" when it flew close. and the u.s. will send more marines to afghanistan. this deployment was independent of the ongoing white house-led strategy review for afghanistan called the south asia strategy.