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Our future is in jeopardy. that's a chilling statement from someone who knows the things you know about the way our government works and what's happening around the world. what do you mean specifically by that? >> i think he's mishandled so many matters. just look at what happened yesterday with his call to vladimir putin. vladimir putin was the person who authorized interference on our election. vladimir putin was involved in directing the poisoning of an individual on british soil. and to congratulate him and treat him so nicely while he treats americans with such disdain, i think it just de...

Cambridge ceo alexander nix who could be heard there talking about the company's word for the trump campaign belittling the intel committee in those recordings have been suspended. cambridge analytica released a statement that reads in part, cambridge analytica never claimed it won the election for president trump. this is patentedly absurd. we are proud of the work we did on that campaign and have spoken in many public forums about what we consider to be our contribution to the campaign. the statement goes on, as one of the companies that played a prominent role in the 2016 election campaign,...

That was some of the reaction on capitol hill to president's call to vladimir putin. in a statement senator john mccain said an american president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. president trump insulted every russian citizen who is denied the right to vote in a free and fair election. >> thank you. >> and joining us now here in new york, former nato allied commander, retired four star navy admiral, he is chief international security and diplomacy analyst for nbc news. always great to have you with us. >> good to see you. >> your reaction to ...

>> well, there were some strong statements from a number of republican senators. jeff flake in particular. john mccain put out a very strong statement. the leaders both speaker ryan and majority leader mcconnell said robert mueller should be allowed to complete his investigation unhindered but i think we need to do more. anyone who thinks the special counsel robert mueller isn't in imminent danger of being fired isn't paying attention. just look at your phones. the tweets coming out from president trump this morning make it clear that he is rattling the cage and threatening to fire him. we sho...

So you know, this backdrop and the circumstances always matter. i'll tell you, willie, i remember that phone call from 2012 and this was some internal nashing of teeth about the fact that president obama did call to congratulate him, but you had a statement from the state department raising legitimate concerns about the way that that -- that election was conducted and about the broader human rights situation inside of russia. so the president of the united states in 2012 in a very different circumstance, we still found a channel. we did find a mechanism for raising concerns about that election...