Wilson: Trump Came Out Acting Like the ‘Swaggering Alpha Male’ and Looked ‘Like a Whipped Dog’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT VELSHI Senator ░░░░░░░░ to see you as ░░░░░░░░ Senator Jeff Merkley Thanks ░░░░░░░░ being on tonight Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Jennifer Palmieri former ░░░░░░░░ director for Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaign and former ░░░░░░░░ House director of communications ░░░░░░░░ President Obama And Rick ░░░░░░░░ Republican strategist and author ░░░░░░░░ Everything Trump Touches Dies ░░░░░░░░ you tweeted out earlier ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ on the show with ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ be talking about summer ░░░░░░░░ tips and the best ░░░░░░░░ on Amazon Prime And ░░░░░░░░ the way filthy traitors ░░░░░░░░ sell out their country ░░░░░░░░ was a remarkable moment ░░░░░░░░ Four people who really ░░░░░░░░ t willing to accept ░░░░░░░░ fact that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ in Vladimir Putin s ░░░░░░░░ What happened next WILSON ░░░░░░░░ think what happens next ░░░░░░░░ in Washington is Republicans ░░░░░░░░ do their furrowed brows ░░░░░░░░ deep concern act for ░░░░░░░░ hours then they ll ░░░░░░░░ right back on the ░░░░░░░░ Putin effort to delegitimize ░░░░░░░░ investigation into Russian hacking ░░░░░░░░ our country and Russians ░░░░░░░░ to manipulate our elections ░░░░░░░░ ll be right back ░░░░░░░░ the Fire Mueller train ░░░░░░░░ 48 hours or less ░░░░░░░░ do think though that ░░░░░░░░ lot of people today ░░░░░░░░ the real Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ saw the Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ comes out acting like ░░░░░░░░ s the swaggering alpha ░░░░░░░░ and he sat there ░░░░░░░░ the stage like a ░░░░░░░░ dog I mean he ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin s approval ░░░░░░░░ didn t care about ░░░░░░░░ else He wanted Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ to pat him on ░░░░░░░░ head and to tell ░░░░░░░░ he s a good ░░░░░░░░ and nothing else mattered ░░░░░░░░ was defending himself with ░░░░░░░░ wild haymaker punches trying ░░░░░░░░ bring Hillary Clinton back ░░░░░░░░ the conversation but it ░░░░░░░░ very clear today who ░░░░░░░░ boss was in that ░░░░░░░░ and who wears the ░░░░░░░░ collar And it s ░░░░░░░░ Trump VELSHI Well Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ there are residual payments ░░░░░░░░ each time that the ░░░░░░░░ Clinton campaign is mentioned ░░░░░░░░ of context by the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ d be rich I ░░░░░░░░ it is kind of ░░░░░░░░ that he was asked ░░░░░░░░ very direct question about ░░░░░░░░ interference in the election ░░░░░░░░ he answered with Hillary ░░░░░░░░ and some Pakistani guy ░░░░░░░░ a server PALMIERI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ incomprehensible answer that was ░░░░░░░░ off of you know ░░░░░░░░ propaganda that I imagine ░░░░░░░░ fed to him by ░░░░░░░░ Russians It was in ░░░░░░░░ ways not a surprising ░░░░░░░░ to see the way ░░░░░░░░ played out but it ░░░░░░░░ stunning and it was ░░░░░░░░ to see among other ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States and the President ░░░░░░░░ Russia appear to swap ░░░░░░░░ know debunked propaganda stories ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton 18 months ░░░░░░░░ the Trump presidency VELSHI ░░░░░░░░ you re a communications ░░░░░░░░ Right There were 99 ░░░░░░░░ ways to skin that ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump was ░░░░░░░░ three or four direct ░░░░░░░░ from reporters do you ░░░░░░░░ your intelligence officials do ░░░░░░░░ have anything you could ░░░░░░░░ say to Russia is ░░░░░░░░ anything you would say ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin Explain to ░░░░░░░░ the thinking here You ░░░░░░░░ worked with presidents PALMIERI ░░░░░░░░ think as is often ░░░░░░░░ case with trump we ░░░░░░░░ for a more complicated ░░░░░░░░ than the one that ░░░░░░░░ right in front of ░░░░░░░░ which is he does ░░░░░░░░ s bidding because he ░░░░░░░░ indebted to him in ░░░░░░░░ ways And that was ░░░░░░░░ most logical flngs for ░░░░░░░░ behavior during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ it s the most ░░░░░░░░ explanation for today I ░░░░░░░░ that you see a ░░░░░░░░ of American former officials ░░░░░░░░ thankfully members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ out as well today ░░░░░░░░ put in very stark ░░░░░░░░ just how bought in ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Russia appears ░░░░░░░░ be and vice versa ░░░░░░░░ we also saw this ░░░░░░░░ the campaign Mike morel ░░░░░░░░ had been the acting ░░░░░░░░ of the CIA wrote ░░░░░░░░ op ed in August ░░░░░░░░ 2016 saying I have ░░░░░░░░ as a 30 year ░░░░░░░░ official that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ become an unwitting agent ░░░░░░░░ the Russian Federation And ░░░░░░░░ we see on the ░░░░░░░░ stage what that looks ░░░░░░░░ You know the indictment ░░░░░░░░ us that Russia spent ░░░░░░░░ 000 in Bitcoin currency ░░░░░░░░ conduct the hack And ░░░░░░░░ 000 bought them VELSHI ░░░░░░░░ was a good deal ░░░░░░░░ The United States on ░░░░░░░░ world stage It s ░░░░░░░░ to see VELSHI Rick ░░░░░░░░ fact is we talked ░░░░░░░░ earlier in the show ░░░░░░░░ talked about Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ has bought into the ░░░░░░░░ that you know what ░░░░░░░░ with Russia is better ░░░░░░░░ relations are more important ░░░░░░░░ not and this is ░░░░░░░░ become a feeding frenzy ░░░░░░░░ some point self respecting ░░░░░░░░ to have say whatever ░░░░░░░░ think the reason is ░░░░░░░░ is just unpatriotic WILSON ░░░░░░░░ is only a feeding ░░░░░░░░ today because Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a dump truck of ░░░░░░░░ in the water He ░░░░░░░░ this on himself He ░░░░░░░░ with Putin during the ░░░░░░░░ of this press conference ░░░░░░░░ god knows what happened ░░░░░░░░ the meeting Probably a ░░░░░░░░ massage And did he ░░░░░░░░ today that brought this ░░░░░░░░ frenzy on And almost ░░░░░░░░ Republican in D C ░░░░░░░░ elected office has come ░░░░░░░░ and said please Donald ░░░░░░░░ talking You re hurting ░░░░░░░░ team VELSHI I m ░░░░░░░░ we didn t get ░░░░░░░░ talk about Amazon prime ░░░░░░░░ s always tomorrow Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining me