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To give up on a single-centered world. >> reporter: analysts say it's likely putin playing politics at home. that he might feel that he has to tell russians publicly that trump and his team are being antagonistic towards russia because of certain passages in trump's security plan. in a speech on monday, the president made a passing reference to russia. >> we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence values and wealth. >> reporter: but the president's strategy document, which was drafted by his national security team, delivers a much stronger rebuke of ...

Leaders, past presidents for policies, foreign policies, specifically, that the president said did not put america first. the president did also describe the united states in competition with countries like china and russia that were seeking to revise or be rivals of the united states and revise the way other countries interact with them. now one of the most interesting things about the president's speech is that it was based, generally, on a 55-page document carefully crafted by administration officials and that document included references to russia's meddling and interference in the 2016 el...

You to respond. the president's speech was very different from the national security plan. here's part of what he said today. >> we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence, values, and wealth. we will attempt to build a great partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner that always protects our national interests. >> ambassador, have we seen this administration protecting our national interests, especially when it comes to russia and china? >> well, i think president trump started out with a propensity to work together with russia but ...

48-page document that lays out his policy specifically calls out russia for trying to undermine democracies. here to discuss now all of this, max boot, senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and author of "the road not taken: edward lansdale and the american tragedy in vietnam." also, director woolsey, former director of the cia, looking very dapper, i should say. >> i got the card, memo, saying we all were supposed to be in black ties. >> he had a function tonight that was honoring someone, so thank you for coming on. we appreciate you taking the time. i want to play this and then ...

New tonight, president trump slamming russia and china as american rivals in a speech. here's the president. >> we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence values and wealth. we will attempt to build a great partnership with those and other countries. but in a manner that always protects our national interest. >> but his actions are far friendlier at least when it comes to vladimir putin. james clapper is out front, the former director of national intelligence under president obama. director clapper, great to have you with me. twice in four days, how ...