Stephen Cohen: ‘Today We Witnessed’ Trump ‘Emerging as an American Statesman’

Carlson Overrun another channel ░░░░░░░░ Matthews predicted the president ░░░░░░░░ be at a massive ░░░░░░░░ in his meeting with ░░░░░░░░ Putin Because of course ░░░░░░░░ knows everything about his ░░░░░░░░ puppet Donald Trump COHEN ░░░░░░░░ president is walking into ░░░░░░░░ room tomorrow morning in ░░░░░░░░ Germany with a guy ░░░░░░░░ across to them like ░░░░░░░░ re looking at me ░░░░░░░░ knows everything who knows ░░░░░░░░ meeting that his people ░░░░░░░░ Flynn Jared Kushner anybody ░░░░░░░░ Who met with the ░░░░░░░░ He knows it all ░░░░░░░░ he had excitement in ░░░░░░░░ hotel room in Moscow ░░░░░░░░ ago he s got ░░░░░░░░ pictures is looked at ░░░░░░░░ a million times He ░░░░░░░░ every thing about Donald ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Overrun another channel ░░░░░░░░ Matthews predicted the president ░░░░░░░░ be at a massive ░░░░░░░░ in his meeting with ░░░░░░░░ Putin Because of course ░░░░░░░░ knows everything about his ░░░░░░░░ puppet Donald Trump You ░░░░░░░░ t edit live television ░░░░░░░░ still Back in reality ░░░░░░░░ question is which of ░░░░░░░░ president be looking to ░░░░░░░░ from today s meeting ░░░░░░░░ the Russian leader For ░░░░░░░░ we turn to an ░░░░░░░░ expert on the subject ░░░░░░░░ Russian speaker Stephen Cohen ░░░░░░░░ a professor at nyu ░░░░░░░░ at Princeton also contribute ░░░░░░░░ editor at the nation ░░░░░░░░ He joins us tonight ░░░░░░░░ the first thing you ░░░░░░░░ is just how much ░░░░░░░░ press is rooting for ░░░░░░░░ meeting between our president ░░░░░░░░ the Russian president to ░░░░░░░░ Why Why were they ░░░░░░░░ to fail COHEN It ░░░░░░░░ kind of pornography justice ░░░░░░░░ there s no law ░░░░░░░░ there is no American ░░░░░░░░ As a historian let ░░░░░░░░ tell you the headline ░░░░░░░░ would write instead What ░░░░░░░░ witnessed today in Hamburg ░░░░░░░░ historic new anti cold ░░░░░░░░ partnership begun by Trump ░░░░░░░░ Putin but meanwhile attempts ░░░░░░░░ sabotage it escalate He ░░░░░░░░ it was an expert ░░░░░░░░ actually do have one ░░░░░░░░ expertise I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ lot of summits as ░░░░░░░░ call meetings between American ░░░░░░░░ Russian presidents The president ░░░░░░░░ participated the first George ░░░░░░░░ s summit preparation when ░░░░░░░░ met with gorbachev and ░░░░░░░░ them to the camp ░░░░░░░░ In that context I ░░░░░░░░ what we saw today ░░░░░░░░ potentially the most faithful ░░░░░░░░ between American and Russian ░░░░░░░░ since the war time ░░░░░░░░ reason is that the ░░░░░░░░ with Russia is so ░░░░░░░░ And yet we have ░░░░░░░░ president who might have ░░░░░░░░ crippled by these Russian ░░░░░░░░ on him and yet ░░░░░░░░ was not He was ░░░░░░░░ think politically courageous It ░░░░░░░░ well he did important ░░░░░░░░ and this will be ░░░░░░░░ to be said but ░░░░░░░░ think today we witnessed ░░░░░░░░ stomach witnessed tonic president ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ good day for everybody ░░░░░░░░ Overrun another channel Chris ░░░░░░░░ predicted the president would ░░░░░░░░ at a massive disadvantage ░░░░░░░░ his meeting with latimer ░░░░░░░░ Because of course he ░░░░░░░░ everything about his little ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump How much ░░░░░░░░ the attacks on Russia ░░░░░░░░ how much do they ░░░░░░░░ have to do with ░░░░░░░░ and Russia is with ░░░░░░░░ and Syria COHEN I ░░░░░░░░ a lot You ve ░░░░░░░░ three major actors being ░░░░░░░░ in America One is ░░░░░░░░ Second is Trump But ░░░░░░░░ the leader of Syria ░░░░░░░░ asada is demonized here ░░░░░░░░ the main thing which ░░░░░░░░ today and I said ░░░░░░░░ before I thought the ░░░░░░░░ aspiration of Trump should ░░░░░░░░ an antiterrorism alliance I ░░░░░░░░ that was vital that ░░░░░░░░ in fact and they ░░░░░░░░ as much what they ░░░░░░░░ their time on today ░░░░░░░░ formed an alliance That ░░░░░░░░ that we will side ░░░░░░░░ now with Russia with ░░░░░░░░ That will be assailed ░░░░░░░░ Washington because he s ░░░░░░░░ in Washington almost as ░░░░░░░░ as Trump and Putin ░░░░░░░░ Overrun another channel Chris ░░░░░░░░ predicted the president would ░░░░░░░░ at a massive disadvantage ░░░░░░░░ his meeting with latimer ░░░░░░░░ Because of course he ░░░░░░░░ everything about his little ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump But why ░░░░░░░░ that Can you put ░░░░░░░░ finer point on that ░░░░░░░░ frustration in this debate ░░░░░░░░ that a lot of ░░░░░░░░ players in it are ░░░░░░░░ straightforward about what they ░░░░░░░░ really for them what ░░░░░░░░ are really against Their ░░░░░░░░ are closed Why is ░░░░░░░░ the focus of so ░░░░░░░░ anger in Washington COHEN ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ only to talk about ░░░░░░░░ I ve studied What ░░░░░░░░ do know is that ░░░░░░░░ the Syrian Civil War ░░░░░░░░ five six years ago ░░░░░░░░ were a lot of ░░░░░░░░ hands in that mix ░░░░░░░░ American hands Everybody was ░░░░░░░░ somebody We have a ░░░░░░░░ war going on there ░░░░░░░░ so many groups being ░░░░░░░░ by so many different ░░░░░░░░ but the thing about ░░░░░░░░ to me has always ░░░░░░░░ and maybe this is ░░░░░░░░ but he has been ░░░░░░░░ protector of the and ░░░░░░░░ and the nonjihadists Islamic ░░░░░░░░ in Syria At a ░░░░░░░░ when the main threat ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic state ISIS ░░░░░░░░ off the heads of ░░░░░░░░ people It would seem ░░░░░░░░ me that we should ░░░░░░░░ with Assad until we ░░░░░░░░ these people Focus if ░░░░░░░░ will before we end ░░░░░░░░ that both Trump and ░░░░░░░░ said today they said ░░░░░░░░ are meeting we have ░░░░░░░░ and we promise positive ░░░░░░░░ to come In other ░░░░░░░░ they have formed a ░░░░░░░░ partnership And now it ░░░░░░░░ forward but it will ░░░░░░░░ viciously attacked And already ░░░░░░░░ If you look at ░░░░░░░░ press today Carlson Overrun ░░░░░░░░ channel Chris Matthews predicted ░░░░░░░░ president would be at ░░░░░░░░ massive disadvantage in his ░░░░░░░░ with latimer Putin Because ░░░░░░░░ course he knows everything ░░░░░░░░ his little puppet Donald ░░░░░░░░ Mindless Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ common sense Stephen Cohen ░░░░░░░░ us Thank you COHEN ░░░░░░░░ you.”