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This administration is free floating. president trump is directing each of these activities. >> i notice you are not responding to what i am saying. >> i think i responded to everything that you said, senator. >> no, you didn't. >> the question is why is the president taking the side of the kgb guy putin against our own intelligence people. the american public appear to have a hard to comprehending the behavior. a new quinnipiac poll. >> joining me now, heidi

Congratulate putin." only a small number of senior aides have access to the note card. note cards that are printed outside the office and then passed to the president. they are probing which person along the chain leaked the material. one white house said this is not only fireable offense but it might be illegal. the president today sharply defended his decision to congratulate putin saying despite the differences he wants a cordial relationship so russia can help with isis, north korea, iran, syria and while former democratic cabinet official leon panetta says he believes the president should...

President personally, martha, he is very aware that this guy putin has manipulated our three previous presidents quite successfully. i think our president is itching to get in the room with him and deal with him. he trusts his owning instinct and his own skills. i don't think for a minute talking to putin means appeasing the russians. we have had appeasing the russians by the president's preg said somewhere for eight years -- predecessor for eight years. i don't believe that will be the foundation. by he has confidence in the team to see if he can work something out. it is likely it will not h...

Regardless of whether or not they were elected with any democratic process or not. so i think the president has a right to talk to putin. and to only see if there are areas that they can agree with. >> in fact, panetta's former boss president obama congratulated putin on his last election victory in 2012. there was no media storm. who can forget mr. obama caught on a hot mic in his own re-election in 2012 saying he would have more flexibility to deal with vat mir after he got -- slat mir after he got -- vladimir putin after he got re-elected. >> martha: thank you. ed henry at the white house. ...

Chaos frankly in the white house and within the federal government. it stems from the way that the president chooses to manage and to lead his team, to lead his cabinet staff. there are vacancies throughout the senior levels of the government. especially at the state department right now that have gone. unfilled in part because of an inability to recruit topnotch talent and retain them. that's been a problem for this administration. but with regards to putin, the republicans on the hill have been saying all along it's okay. we trust the generals, the people advising the president are going to ...