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First of all, i think when you've got people who are career intelligence and military officials, people who have served the nation, distinguished and for such a long period of time, making comments as they did, i think they're looking to ensure that free speech is not squashed and this does not turn into a political issue. i think the text of their comments are strongly worded, and it is done so specifically to ensure that this type of action doesn't occur again. it works against national interests. it appears to have done politically rather than for clear, pure, national security interests. >...

Does not say that those children should be returned with their parents. it only is forward-looking, not looking back at the children who have already been incarcerated. what happens now? i mean, it is very much up to the government to try to sort it out. but certainly today's action doesn't tell us what they're going to do. >> john, you're someone who's dealt with this issue for a very long time. has the executive order really changed anything, has it resolved it? >> the intention was to change things. i think there's a lot of confusion. frankly i think the way the order is drafted is not exec...

Enormous issue. because not only are these children in discussed, but as i understand it, the recordkeeping of their relationships, of where their parents are, whether the parents know where the kids are, is murky at best. and the executive order itself does not say that those children should be returned with their parents. it only is forward-looking, not looking back at the children who have already been incarcerated. what happens now? i mean, it is very much up to the government to try to sort it out. but certainly today's action doesn't tell us what they're going to do. >> john, you're some...

Take things issue by issue but that faction doesn't have infrastructure to it. people fit into that category but there's no meetings, there's no super pac. this remnant group doesn't have any organization to it. i'm curious as the weeks unfold if the story gets grimmer for republicans in terms of the midterms, if this family separation issue takes its toll at the polls do more republicans shift from that establishment we fall in line group to begin becoming a little more sfloeg a it wi -- rogue? >> so along these lines, john harwo harwood, your column for cnbc is "how the gop morphed from the ...

For tat, and they just did. >> that's right. not surprising at all, wolf. it was very important that we stand with our allies, the u.k. and others, sending a strong signal after the poisoning we saw in england. i hope -- the main thing i hope is that the russian action doesn't discourage this president in the white house from continuing to fight back against russian interference in certain places around the world where they've been a very counterproductive influence, but also we don't let down our guard in preparing for potential russian attacks on our elections. we need to push back really ha...