CNN’s Sabrina Singh on Alaska Summit: ‘This Administration Was Really Played by a Master Manipulator’

HILL Well to that ░░░░░░░░ too there are questions ░░░░░░░░ whether that summit actually ░░░░░░░░ In addition to questions ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned severe consequences ░░░░░░░░ have heard from the ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly over the last ░░░░░░░░ of weeks There are ░░░░░░░░ to be in his ░░░░░░░░ severe consequences Words are ░░░░░░░░ thing Actions are another ░░░░░░░░ it your sense that ░░░░░░░░ he were to follow ░░░░░░░░ if there were severe ░░░░░░░░ that that would have ░░░░░░░░ impact SINGH Well absolutely ░░░░░░░░ consequences in terms of ░░░░░░░░ could really cripple Russia ░░░░░░░░ they already have a ░░░░░░░░ economy I mean now ░░░░░░░░ the time especially after ░░░░░░░░ Alaska summit when we ░░░░░░░░ Putin really walk away ░░░░░░░░ severe consequences put on ░░░░░░░░ now is the time ░░░░░░░░ squeeze Russia financially and ░░░░░░░░ But I think most ░░░░░░░░ what came out of ░░░░░░░░ Alaska summit is that ░░░░░░░░ administration was really played ░░░░░░░░ a master manipulator and ░░░░░░░░ is Vladimir Putin I ░░░░░░░░ he is continuing to ░░░░░░░░ down the clock He ░░░░░░░░ that meeting to show ░░░░░░░░ know and to heap ░░░░░░░░ on Donald Trump but ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ as you just said ░░░░░░░░ speak louder than words ░░░░░░░░ we just saw you ░░░░░░░░ four children killed over ░░░░░░░░ people killed in Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ is not serious about ░░░░░░░░ this war and they ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ on as long as ░░░░░░░░ can HILL You know ░░░░░░░░ we when we think ░░░░░░░░ the summit you say ░░░░░░░░ re talking about how ░░░░░░░░ played this masterfully Part ░░░░░░░░ what leads into any ░░░░░░░░ with a world leader ░░░░░░░░ multiple briefings right so ░░░░░░░░ president would be briefed ░░░░░░░░ I bring this up ░░░░░░░░ we re learning more ░░░░░░░░ these firings at the ░░░░░░░░ including DNI Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ outing a CIA operative ░░░░░░░░ was a specialist right ░░░░░░░░ it comes to Russia ░░░░░░░░ helped brief Trump s ░░░░░░░░ in the lead up ░░░░░░░░ the meeting And in ░░░░░░░░ of the reporting I ░░░░░░░░ been reading there is ░░░░░░░░ a real fear of ░░░░░░░░ information to the administration ░░░░░░░░ some officials who are ░░░░░░░░ in these roles that ░░░░░░░░ not be the information ░░░░░░░░ want to hear I ░░░░░░░░ just remind us again ░░░░░░░░ important it is to ░░░░░░░░ that intelligence and to ░░░░░░░░ the person on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the table ░░░░░░░░ if it s not ░░░░░░░░ you want to hear ░░░░░░░░ It s critical to ░░░░░░░░ experts at the table ░░░░░░░░ those that disagree with ░░░░░░░░ but also present the ░░░░░░░░ And I think the ░░░░░░░░ and the purging of ░░░░░░░░ officials some of whom ░░░░░░░░ studied and been in ░░░░░░░░ room or at least ░░░░░░░░ part of meetings with ░░░░░░░░ officials but really have ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin those are ░░░░░░░░ people that you want ░░░░░░░░ the table briefing you ░░░░░░░░ understand the capability of ░░░░░░░░ leader but also understand ░░░░░░░░ mindset And when you ░░░░░░░░ these people and just ░░░░░░░░ sort of yes men ░░░░░░░░ you this is what ░░░░░░░░ We are where we ░░░░░░░░ today at a failed ░░░░░░░░ summit no ceasefire in ░░░░░░░░ no peace deal on ░░░░░░░░ horizon and no sanctions ░░░░░░░░ into place And you ░░░░░░░░ frankly I think there ░░░░░░░░ some within the administration ░░░░░░░░ view this as a ░░░░░░░░ estate deal Let s ░░░░░░░░ about swaps of territory ░░░░░░░░ is a war and ░░░░░░░░ is a war where ░░░░░░░░ one country invaded its ░░░░░░░░ There have to be ░░░░░░░░ consequences put on this ░░░░░░░░ especially done by the ░░░░░░░░ States who leads the ░░░░░░░░ world and should really ░░░░░░░░ the example for the ░░░░░░░░ community.”