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Security to regional issues like the iran nuclear deal and the drawdown from afghanistan, north korea's nuclear program, to some of president biden's fundamental concerns about human rights and democracy and rule of law, which as you heard from him yesterday in his press conference, he didn't shy away from. he took those messages to putin directly in a straight fforward and businesslike way. >> i want to get your reaction. i know you dismissed this attack by the house minority leader kevin mccarthy that president biden, in mccarthy's words, gave putin a pass. it's not only mccarthy who's sayin...

Opportunity to really lay out security risks, he, again, gave putin a pass. words matter, especially those that are unsaid. >> as he gives attention for what he didn't do, what he didn't accomplish in france this week, what did he accomplish? >> ana, i can tell you we worked a lot when i was physically in the white house and we worked even more when we were on the road because there were so many opportunities for engagement, especially at summits. they're like speed dating for meetings because there were so many counterparts around. so the president's decision to really do the bare minimum in ...

He means it. making matters worse, mr. trump even blasted former leaders of the u.s. intelligence community that concluded russia did meddle. they're political hacks. you look at it, you have brennan, you have clapper and you have comey. comey is proven now to be a liar. pressed to say once and for all he believes russia intervened in the election, the president wavered again. >> as to whether i believe it or not, i'm with our agencies, especially as currently constituted with their leadership. i believe in our intel agencies, our intelligence agencies. >> reporter: and he ignored our attempts...

Question here, at least among the intelligence community, since january? >> another sort of shifting issue on this trip, we heard president trump sort of suggest that russian president vladimir putin insisted he didn't meddle in the u.s. elections. trump seemed to insist he believed him and then later came out and said no, no, in fact, this is what putin believes but i am siding with the u.s. intelligence community. it was not a very impressive answer, according to some former u.s. intelligence officials. listen to what they said. >> putin is committed to undermining our system, our democracy ...

I believe in our intel agencies, i've worked with them very strongly. >> that followed earlier remarks the president made on air force one when he referred to obama era intelligence chiefs as quote political hacks. after that comment the cia released a statement reaffirm g reaffirming. >> one of the hacks was former cia director. >> i think what, by not confronting the issue directly and not acknowledging to putin that we know that you're response be for this, i think he's giving putin a pass and i think it demonstrates to mr. putin that donald trump can be played by foreign lieders who are go...