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However, you have to ask yourself, why did this happen right after the president spoke at cpac and went on this die tribe about the fact news. >> this is very much so feels like a deflection from the russia problem, the fbi problem and we are not talking about reinceriebusalking to the fbi which is a clear problem -- >> we are going to be talking about russia and all of those things in this show, so folks need to stay tuned for that. i want to play a clip from sean spicer who at that point was working for the president-elect. this is from december 16th 2016. take a listen to what he said then....

Adviser michael flynn was his use of the passive voice. today trump says flynn has been treated terribly, as if words printed in newspapers are the key issue. they are not. the major treatment flynn received was being relieved of his job with record breaking speed. and donald trump, a man who literally became a celebrity by ending every chaotic week on his reality show with the termination, donald trump is now unable to even say the words "you're fired" let alone explain his rationale. there are some clues as to why trump seems out of character. his team never dealt with flynn's russia problem...

Unable to even say the words "you're fired" let alone explain his rationale. there are some clues as to why trump seems out of character. his team never dealt with flynn's russia problem. they denied it existed. and that left trump claiming he was this the dark. >> what do you make of reports that general flynn had conversations with the russians about sanctions before you sworn in? >> i don't know about it. i haven't seen it. what report is that? >> there are a number. >> "washington post" reporting that he talked to the ambassador of russia before your were inaugurated about sanctions. >> i ...

Because he didn't act. >> russians filled a vacuum. second is north korea. a place where we're in a far worse place than we were when he came to power and the third is what we wrote about today. it's cyber. while i think the president has done a lot in the cyber arena. he's built up our cyber offensive forces. i strongly believe of this case of hacking by the russians is something where more decisive action earlier on by the united states could have made a bigger difference. >> extraordinary front page story. people should take 30 minutes or whatever it's going to take them to read it. we'll t...

Shipulating their exports to us cheaper than our imports to them. so people who have been involved in tradeable good business for years recognize that. the problem is and the two of you were just getting at that, these tariffs won't have that impact. these tariffs will hurt many more americans they are going to help. i feel great sympathy for the folks that were talking about the possibility that maybe this will help because at least as far as i and every other economist sees this down the road, this isn't the way to go about it. it is a misguided strategy. it will lead to higher prices, slowe...