Joy Behar: How Can Trump Have Diplomacy with Russia When He’s in Their Pocket?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BEHAR Between ░░░░░░░░ and on the heels ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen s testimony ░░░░░░░░ he lied about his ░░░░░░░░ with Russia and reports ░░░░░░░░ Putin listen to this ░░░░░░░░ was offered a 50 ░░░░░░░░ penthouse at a proposed ░░░░░░░░ Tower in Moscow Donald ░░░░░░░░ up early tweeting that ░░░░░░░░ quote lightly looked at ░░░░░░░░ building in Russia while ░░░░░░░░ which was very local ░░░░░░░░ quote unquote Could this ░░░░░░░░ why trump is canceling ░░░░░░░░ meeting at the G20 ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t like ░░░░░░░░ optics of this NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ think it s all ░░░░░░░░ optics it s all ░░░░░░░░ perception I also think ░░░░░░░░ tells that you he ░░░░░░░░ legitimately worried and taking ░░░░░░░░ seriously because despite all ░░░░░░░░ the allegations and all ░░░░░░░░ the charges that American ░░░░░░░░ have said Russia interfered ░░░░░░░░ the elections he didn ░░░░░░░░ cancel previous meetings He ░░░░░░░░ alone time with him ░░░░░░░░ Helsinki just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago So we re ░░░░░░░░ a completely different HUNTSMAN ░░░░░░░░ actually disagree with you ░░░░░░░░ that Ana I think ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of the policy under ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration when you ░░░░░░░░ dealing with Putin in ░░░░░░░░ you could argue that ░░░░░░░░ ve been tougher than ░░░░░░░░ administration since the cold ░░░░░░░░ You can talk about ░░░░░░░░ optics you can talk ░░░░░░░░ his tweets which I ░░░░░░░░ hated that he tweeted ░░░░░░░░ this meeting because that ░░░░░░░░ not how you handle ░░░░░░░░ But no one ever ░░░░░░░░ about the actual issues ░░░░░░░░ what s being done ░░░░░░░░ combat Russia because that ░░░░░░░░ not the shiny object ░░░░░░░░ one cares about that ░░░░░░░░ one gives the president ░░░░░░░░ for anything that he ░░░░░░░░ right That s what ░░░░░░░░ can t stand BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ me ask you something ░░░░░░░░ of his relationship with ░░░░░░░░ and now that we ░░░░░░░░ that while he s ░░░░░░░░ America first America first ░░░░░░░░ s making deals with ░░░░░░░░ by the way isn ░░░░░░░░ he compromised a little ░░░░░░░░ with Russia now How ░░░░░░░░ he now what s ░░░░░░░░ word have diplomacy with ░░░░░░░░ when they have him ░░░░░░░░ their pocket So it ░░░░░░░░ t really work You ░░░░░░░░ my point HUNTSMAN He ░░░░░░░░ not the only one ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy though I can ░░░░░░░░ you a number of ░░░░░░░░ in meetings making these ░░░░░░░░ MCCAIN President Obama met ░░░░░░░░ Putin six months after ░░░░░░░░ office in Moscow He ░░░░░░░░ Obama talked about the ░░░░░░░░ work you ve done ░░░░░░░░ Bush said I looked ░░░░░░░░ the man in the ░░░░░░░░ and found him to ░░░░░░░░ very straight forward I ░░░░░░░░ able to get a ░░░░░░░░ of his soul Bill ░░░░░░░░ talked about the congenial ░░░░░░░░ going relationship he had ░░░░░░░░ Putin BEHAR But they ░░░░░░░░ t making deals with ░░░░░░░░ HOSTN Those are two ░░░░░░░░ things Why the meeting ░░░░░░░░ cancelled it just strikes ░░░░░░░░ as odd that Michael ░░░░░░░░ this bombshell gets dropped ░░░░░░░░ not how only trump ░░░░░░░░ involved with Russia and ░░░░░░░░ this tower his children ░░░░░░░░ also notified about it ░░░░░░░░ Ivanka is part of ░░░░░░░░ as well Now he ░░░░░░░░ saying the reason Trump ░░░░░░░░ meeting MCCAIN I m ░░░░░░░░ the meeting with the ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN And there s ░░░░░░░░ a building of the ░░░░░░░░ in Moscow But now ░░░░░░░░ s saying the reason ░░░░░░░░ s not meeting with ░░░░░░░░ is because he s ░░░░░░░░ because they haven t ░░░░░░░░ the Navy sailors to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine BEHAR Yeah HOSTIN ░░░░░░░░ when was he concerned ░░░░░░░░ the Ukraine HUNTSMAN Really ░░░░░░░░ Really Sunny Trump has ░░░░░░░░ been tougher on Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ President Obama was The ░░░░░░░░ thing he did was ░░░░░░░░ sanctions on Russia as ░░░░░░░░ relates to the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ s the point I ░░░░░░░░ trying to make If ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation let s ░░░░░░░░ that talk and the ░░░░░░░░ that trump had with ░░░░░░░░ before he got into ░░░░░░░░ but if you want ░░░░░░░░ talk about actual diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ things that are happening ░░░░░░░░ Russia that is a ░░░░░░░░ different thing I would ░░░░░░░░ for this table not ░░░░░░░░ included HOSTIN You believe ░░░░░░░░ cancelled the meeting because ░░░░░░░░ s so concerned about ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine HUNTSMAN I talked ░░░░░░░░ my dad who lives ░░░░░░░░ Moscow and deals with ░░░░░░░░ every single day they ░░░░░░░░ already figuring this out ░░░░░░░░ he decided to cancel ░░░░░░░░ They were already making ░░░░░░░░ decision HOSTIN Really HUNTSMAN ░░░░░░░░ pundits think they know ░░░░░░░░ that s going on ░░░░░░░░ closed doors on diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ come out on television ░░░░░░░░ give facts that are ░░░░░░░░ I m actually talking ░░░░░░░░ people that are in ░░░░░░░░ discussions and know what ░░░░░░░░ going on NAVARRO Abby ░░░░░░░░ dad was not in ░░░░░░░░ alone time that trump ░░░░░░░░ with Putin in Helsinki ░░░░░░░░ was Applause It was ░░░░░░░░ Putin and some translator ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ was a translator I ░░░░░░░░ t know if he ░░░░░░░░ Russia HUNTSMAN I will ░░░░░░░░ defend what happened in ░░░░░░░░ press conference I was ░░░░░░░░ the first to speak ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO Let me say ░░░░░░░░ thing I think the ░░░░░░░░ that bothers a lot ░░░░░░░░ Americans is the fact ░░░░░░░░ something that happened in ░░░░░░░░ which had not happened ░░░░░░░░ and people including your ░░░░░░░░ who was upset with ░░░░░░░░ meetings and I remember ░░░░░░░░ father saying I didn ░░░░░░░░ see his soul I ░░░░░░░░ KGB He was right ░░░░░░░░ and continuously What a ░░░░░░░░ of people are upset ░░░░░░░░ right now that had ░░░░░░░░ happened then is the ░░░░░░░░ that they interfered in ░░░░░░░░ elections We don t ░░░░░░░░ more proof of that ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO Let me finish ░░░░░░░░ point HUNTSMAN Tell me ░░░░░░░░ Obama did NAVARRO Do ░░░░░░░░ remember when Obama met ░░░░░░░░ the guy and said ░░░░░░░░ the elections I m ░░░░░░░░ to have more flexibility ░░░░░░░░ every Republican set their ░░░░░░░░ on fire rightly so ░░░░░░░░ I did that We ░░░░░░░░ did HOSTIN Didn t ░░░░░░░░ impose sanctions on Russia ░░░░░░░░ crippled their economy and ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ why trump Jr Had ░░░░░░░░ meeting MCCAIN Because of ░░░░░░░░ father and it had ░░░░░░░░ to do with Obama ░░░░░░░░ let s keep that ░░░░░░░░ straight HOSTIN He did ░░░░░░░░ sanctions MCCAIN No The ░░░░░░░░ of what happened with ░░░░░░░░ happened on the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Abby is 100 right ░░░░░░░░ cared about Putin until ░░░░░░░░ election Don t tell ░░░░░░░░ this isn t politically ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO democracy and coming ░░░░░░░░ our elections is an ░░░░░░░░ MCCAIN Human rights the ░░░░░░░░ of you don t ░░░░░░░░ about Sergei Magnitsky being ░░░░░░░░ for being someone who ░░░░░░░░ the alarm BEHAR We ░░░░░░░░ to take a break ░░░░░░░░ for everyone We ll ░░░░░░░░ right back.”