Bill Richardson: ‘Disturbing’ that Trump Is ‘Claiming’ Clapper, Brennan, Comey Are ‘Partisan Hacks’

Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Richardson former U S ░░░░░░░░ to the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ welcome to you always ░░░░░░░░ to see you Is ░░░░░░░░ any reason Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ say he believes Putin ░░░░░░░░ should the statement from ░░░░░░░░ CIA director give the ░░░░░░░░ pause Well it should ░░░░░░░░ him pause because this ░░░░░░░░ his own cabinet member ░░░░░░░░ head of the CIA ░░░░░░░░ the president s assertion ░░░░░░░░ is also disturbing is ░░░░░░░░ president claiming that former ░░░░░░░░ Clapper and Brennan and ░░░░░░░░ are partisan hacks I ░░░░░░░░ these are professionals This ░░░░░░░░ our intelligence community saying ░░░░░░░░ was meddling and the ░░░░░░░░ is off saying something ░░░░░░░░ Perhaps in his mind ░░░░░░░░ a real estate deal ░░░░░░░░ may get something in ░░░░░░░░ from Putin maybe some ░░░░░░░░ on Syria by giving ░░░░░░░░ a pass on the ░░░░░░░░ election involvement which nobody ░░░░░░░░ is the case This ░░░░░░░░ be his thinking but ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ the president tick This ░░░░░░░░ an incredible statement Easily ░░░░░░░░ could have said there ░░░░░░░░ meddling don t do ░░░░░░░░ anymore And Putin may ░░░░░░░░ moved on from that ░░░░░░░░ it s very disturbing ░░░░░░░░ to that point about ░░░░░░░░ way he s relating ░░░░░░░░ on one with president ░░░░░░░░ the president has also ░░░░░░░░ of his great relationships ░░░░░░░░ China s XI Japan ░░░░░░░░ Abe What is more ░░░░░░░░ is it his personal ░░░░░░░░ or is it the ░░░░░░░░ S Relationships with other ░░░░░░░░ in total Well the ░░░░░░░░ S Relationship with other ░░░░░░░░ is more important It ░░░░░░░░ help if you have ░░░░░░░░ chemistry between leaders But ░░░░░░░░ I see this trip ░░░░░░░░ ve lessened our influence ░░░░░░░░ Asia by ceding a ░░░░░░░░ of power to China ░░░░░░░░ the trade issue by ░░░░░░░░ we re getting out ░░░░░░░░ the transpacific partnership and ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ countries in the region ░░░░░░░░ putting up their own ░░░░░░░░ agreement without the U ░░░░░░░░ By not emphasizing with ░░░░░░░░ Chinese the importance of ░░░░░░░░ and human rights Now ░░░░░░░░ the positive side it ░░░░░░░░ a relationship with Japan ░░░░░░░░ South Korea the visits ░░░░░░░░ were relatively successful especially ░░░░░░░░ South Korea because we ░░░░░░░░ heading in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ on jointly dealing with ░░░░░░░░ Korea With South Korea ░░░░░░░░ some kind of reproachment ░░░░░░░░ north Korea and the ░░░░░░░░ saying that was appeasement ░░░░░░░░ that you know I ░░░░░░░░ give credit to that ░░░░░░░░ deals they weren t ░░░░░░░░ deals they were commercial ░░░░░░░░ That may yield something ░░░░░░░░ the future but it ░░░░░░░░ t 250 billion of ░░░░░░░░ But my big concern ░░░░░░░░ is you know we ░░░░░░░░ basically saying to China ░░░░░░░░ re stepping out of ░░░░░░░░ You can have it ░░░░░░░░ this is a major ░░░░░░░░ of the world powerful ░░░░░░░░ military that we ve ░░░░░░░░ been the leaders And ░░░░░░░░ countries in the region ░░░░░░░░ wanted us to be ░░░░░░░░ leaders The Indonesians the ░░░░░░░░ the Japan the south ░░░░░░░░ And we ve kind ░░░░░░░░ ceded this leadership by ░░░░░░░░ about America first Sure ░░░░░░░░ want to protect our ░░░░░░░░ and advance its interests ░░░░░░░░ I see this trip ░░░░░░░░ not protecting America national ░░░░░░░░ Maybe he s achieved ░░░░░░░░ better relationship with the ░░░░░░░░ president but it hasn ░░░░░░░░ yielded anything on North ░░░░░░░░ Right now the tension ░░░░░░░░ probably the greatest after ░░░░░░░░ trip Do you think ░░░░░░░░ is because of China ░░░░░░░░ potential pressure on North ░░░░░░░░ that they have not ░░░░░░░░ out a missile test ░░░░░░░░ the last 58 days ░░░░░░░░ thought possibly I was ░░░░░░░░ I m not privy ░░░░░░░░ any internal discussions that ░░░░░░░░ was some diplomacy going ░░░░░░░░ where north Korea since ░░░░░░░░ 15th has not tested ░░░░░░░░ missile has not tested ░░░░░░░░ nuclear and they have ░░░░░░░░ relatively quiet It seems ░░░░░░░░ that kind of diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ be a potential agreement ░░░░░░░░ by China has not ░░░░░░░░ The problem also is ░░░░░░░░ ve asked China to ░░░░░░░░ up the pressure on ░░░░░░░░ Korea and China did ░░░░░░░░ do it They have ░░░░░░░░ the pressure but they ░░░░░░░░ t cut off oil ░░░░░░░░ they didn t shut ░░░░░░░░ North Korean accounts banking ░░░░░░░░ in China They haven ░░░░░░░░ moved the North Korean ░░░░░░░░ in China out as ░░░░░░░░ had asked So you ░░░░░░░░ we re at an ░░░░░░░░ on North Korea Now ░░░░░░░░ North Koreans are reacting ░░░░░░░░ things are not good ░░░░░░░░ trip did not lessen ░░░░░░░░ in the region on ░░░░░░░░ Korea and that was ░░░░░░░░ of the goals Well ░░░░░░░░ means we ll be ░░░░░░░░ on you once again ░░░░░░░░ soon in the future ░░░░░░░░ give us your insights ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ friend Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.