Hillary Clinton: ‘Putin Made It His Mission to Deny Me the Presidency’

SCARBOROUGH And finally madam ░░░░░░░░ hearing Willie read your ░░░░░░░░ clear eyed view of ░░░░░░░░ Putin as you were ░░░░░░░░ your post as secretary ░░░░░░░░ state in 2013 puts ░░░░░░░░ sharp relief just how ░░░░░░░░ our American presidents have ░░░░░░░░ regarding Vladimir Putin over ░░░░░░░░ past 20 years You ░░░░░░░░ of course George W ░░░░░░░░ s infamous phrase which ░░░░░░░░ course was in 2001 ░░░░░░░░ I think he gets ░░░░░░░░ little more grace for ░░░░░░░░ to pull Russia in ░░░░░░░░ the community of nations ░░░░░░░░ saying he looked into ░░░░░░░░ s eyes and saw ░░░░░░░░ soul Of course seven ░░░░░░░░ later Vladimir Putin invaded ░░░░░░░░ Then you had that ░░░░░░░░ mic moment where Barack ░░░░░░░░ was saying hey after ░░░░░░░░ get elected I m ░░░░░░░░ to have a little ░░░░░░░░ space and we can ░░░░░░░░ some more things there ░░░░░░░░ miscalculations during the Obama ░░░░░░░░ And of course Donald ░░░░░░░░ s Administration speaks for ░░░░░░░░ with Helsinki And I ░░░░░░░░ just wondering have we ░░░░░░░░ our lesson that with ░░░░░░░░ Putin as Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ said he s looked ░░░░░░░░ his eyes there is ░░░░░░░░ soul there And there ░░░░░░░░ no trust but verify ░░░░░░░░ s just the United ░░░░░░░░ taking a constant hard ░░░░░░░░ against him Clinton You ░░░░░░░░ Joe it s a ░░░░░░░░ calculation and that s ░░░░░░░░ in diplomacy generally it ░░░░░░░░ particularly true with Putin ░░░░░░░░ remember a meeting President ░░░░░░░░ and I had with ░░░░░░░░ president but clearly front ░░░░░░░░ for Putin Medvedev in ░░░░░░░░ York and he was ░░░░░░░░ with his ubiquitous Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Lavrov his national security ░░░░░░░░ and I and President ░░░░░░░░ and our National Security ░░░░░░░░ at the time General ░░░░░░░░ It was just literally ░░░░░░░░ six of us And ░░░░░░░░ purpose of the meeting ░░░░░░░░ to show the Russians ░░░░░░░░ we had absolutely verifiable ░░░░░░░░ about what Iran was ░░░░░░░░ in developing its nuclear ░░░░░░░░ capability by building some ░░░░░░░░ hard and underground facilities ░░░░░░░░ in particular and the ░░░░░░░░ were surprised I remember ░░░░░░░░ moment so clearly Number ░░░░░░░░ they were surprised they ░░░░░░░░ t know and number ░░░░░░░░ they were surprised we ░░░░░░░░ know and that we ░░░░░░░░ confronting them with it ░░░░░░░░ it opened to the ░░░░░░░░ to the negotiations that ░░░░░░░░ was involved in in ░░░░░░░░ the U N Security ░░░░░░░░ to impose global sanctions ░░░░░░░░ Iran I tell that ░░░░░░░░ because you have to ░░░░░░░░ talking with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ way they calculate their ░░░░░░░░ interests is certainly not ░░░░░░░░ same as ours but ░░░░░░░░ have to keep trying ░░░░░░░░ get them to see ░░░░░░░░ as somewhat in common ░░░░░░░░ what they saw that ░░░░░░░░ in that small room ░░░░░░░░ oh my Gosh we ░░░░░░░░ t know that So ░░░░░░░░ think you can t ░░░░░░░░ either starry eyed or ░░░░░░░░ turning your back You ░░░░░░░░ to walk what is ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable but necessary path ░░░░░░░░ do we calibrate how ░░░░░░░░ we get them to ░░░░░░░░ something how do we ░░░░░░░░ them from doing something ░░░░░░░░ do we impose costs ░░░░░░░░ they do do forward ░░░░░░░░ I think Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ learned a lot as ░░░░░░░░ all have And you ░░░░░░░░ remember Putin made it ░░░░░░░░ mission to deny me ░░░░░░░░ presidency in part because ░░░░░░░░ did raise issues that ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable with him I ░░░░░░░░ speak out about the ░░░░░░░░ and frankly the rigged ░░░░░░░░ in Russia because I ░░░░░░░░ think you need both ░░░░░░░░ inside and an outside ░░░░░░░░ You need a public ░░░░░░░░ a private approach to ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ Biden gets And that ░░░░░░░░ why he s behind ░░░░░░░░ doors right now trying ░░░░░░░░ get the measure of ░░░░░░░░ Putin is today not ░░░░░░░░ he was 5 10 ░░░░░░░░ 20 years ago where ░░░░░░░░ he today and what ░░░░░░░░ the best levers we ░░░░░░░░ do to protect and ░░░░░░░░ our country and our ░░░░░░░░ around the world.”