NBC’s Katy Tur Doesn’t Remember Obama Promising Putin ‘Flexibility’: ‘I Don’t Know What You’re Referring To’

TUR You seem to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of confidence ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ Russia in as tough ░░░░░░░░ way as his predecessors ░░░░░░░░ ROONEY I do I ░░░░░░░░ he ll TUR I ░░░░░░░░ wonder where that confidence ░░░░░░░░ from ROONEY Well he ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ people in the government ░░░░░░░░ you know he s ░░░░░░░░ business guy so he ░░░░░░░░ have spoken a little ░░░░░░░░ nuanced than very trained ░░░░░░░░ and State Department leaders ░░░░░░░░ but I think he ░░░░░░░░ that as he said ░░░░░░░░ through the campaign we ░░░░░░░░ going to keep America ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ America safe both at ░░░░░░░░ and abroad and you ░░░░░░░░ t do that without ░░░░░░░░ with Russia TUR He ░░░░░░░░ has a number of ░░░░░░░░ that were at least ░░░░░░░░ his administration until last ░░░░░░░░ who were friendly with ░░░░░░░░ General Mike Flynn being ░░░░░░░░ of them His former ░░░░░░░░ CEO was Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ has ties to Russia ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state was ░░░░░░░░ the medal of friendship ░░░░░░░░ Russia So you say ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ back on Russia but ░░░░░░░░ see a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ who have a friendlier ░░░░░░░░ of Russia than maybe ░░░░░░░░ administrations did ROONEY I ░░░░░░░░ it was Obama that ░░░░░░░░ over to Putin and ░░░░░░░░ I ll have a ░░░░░░░░ more flexibility to give ░░░░░░░░ what you want after ░░░░░░░░ re election TUR I ░░░░░░░░ sorry I don t ░░░░░░░░ what you re referring ░░░░░░░░ congressman ROONEY Remember when ░░░░░░░░ leaned over at a ░░░░░░░░ discussion or in a ░░░░░░░░ and he said I ░░░░░░░░ have more flexibility after ░░░░░░░░ election No one really ░░░░░░░░ pushed the President on ░░░░░░░░ he meant by that ░░░░░░░░ I can only assume ░░░░░░░░ a thug like Putin ░░░░░░░░ it would embolden him ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Francis Rooney Republican ░░░░░░░░ Florida thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me Happy President s ░░░░░░░░ to you sir ROONEY ░░░░░░░░ Katy.”