RUSSIA/UKRAINE

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STEPHANOPOULOS You ░░░░░░░░ about 10 days ago ░░░░░░░░ should have been talk ░░░░░░░░ the opening up of ░░░░░░░░ Chinese beef markets to ░░░░░░░░ At that exact same ░░░░░░░░ the president fired his ░░░░░░░░ director His entire staff ░░░░░░░░ out for 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ the vice president giving ░░░░░░░░ reason for the firing ░░░░░░░░ hours later the president ░░░░░░░░ a completely separate reason ░░░░░░░░ the firing saying he ░░░░░░░░ Russia on his mind ░░░░░░░░ are we supposed to ░░░░░░░░ that RUDDY They need ░░░░░░░░ synchronize their messaging in ░░░░░░░░ White House It s ░░░░░░░░ new presidency There s ░░░░░░░░ lot of this is ░░░░░░░░ the first time that ░░░░░░░░ administrations have had messaging ░░░░░░░░ CUTTER This is not ░░░░░░░░ message problem RUDDY Look ░░░░░░░░ forget why didn t ░░░░░░░░ press report on all ░░░░░░░░ Democrats that called for ░░░░░░░░ s resignation a few ░░░░░░░░ prior That was not ░░░░░░░░ of the narrative Ellison ░░░░░░░░ that is a red ░░░░░░░░ the fact is RUDDY ░░░░░░░░ Schumer said he should ░░░░░░░░ fired Ellison We are ░░░░░░░░ this problem with Comey ░░░░░░░░ firing because Comey was ░░░░░░░░ him This is not ░░░░░░░░ like Comey don t ░░░░░░░░ Comey this is about ░░░░░░░░ guy who is investigating ░░░░░░░░ for colluding for a ░░░░░░░░ hostile power to undermine ░░░░░░░░ elections You fire the ░░░░░░░░ And then you say ░░░░░░░░ well we don t ░░░░░░░░ to worry about him ░░░░░░░░ the country that is ░░░░░░░░ your elections This is ░░░░░░░░ You have got to ░░░░░░░░ on why we are ░░░░░░░░ these issues It s ░░░░░░░░ what he did and ░░░░░░░░ firing.