2020 RACE

HEILEMANN Right And at ░░░░░░░░ same time the only ░░░░░░░░ who entity that Donald ░░░░░░░░ is not aiding and ░░░░░░░░ right now is himself ░░░░░░░░ because if you think ░░░░░░░░ you know if you ░░░░░░░░ giving political advice to ░░░░░░░░ Trump in this moment ░░░░░░░░ week ago you would ░░░░░░░░ said hey listen Mr ░░░░░░░░ you have a lot ░░░░░░░░ problems in the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives you re going ░░░░░░░░ get impeached The road ░░░░░░░░ salvation is keeping that ░░░░░░░░ wall solid behind you ░░░░░░░░ the Senate As long ░░░░░░░░ you can keep all ░░░░░░░░ Republicans lined up behind ░░░░░░░░ loyally standing by you ░░░░░░░░ ll survive any kind ░░░░░░░░ a trial when it ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate on ░░░░░░░░ impeachment thing Don t ░░░░░░░░ anything to alienate any ░░░░░░░░ your Republicans in the ░░░░░░░░ And then Trump goes ░░░░░░░░ and does exactly the ░░░░░░░░ with this move in ░░░░░░░░ to all of the ░░░░░░░░ strategic global ramifications that ░░░░░░░░ has what he has ░░░░░░░░ is he has created ░░░░░░░░ shocking and really unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ in the era of ░░░░░░░░ Trump in the nearly ░░░░░░░░ years he s been ░░░░░░░░ office we ve never ░░░░░░░░ anything like this where ░░░░░░░░ wholesale condemnation of Donald ░░░░░░░░ in public by Republicans ░░░░░░░░ President has invited that ░░░░░░░░ thereby put himself in ░░░░░░░░ position of vulnerability At ░░░░░░░░ moment when he needs ░░░░░░░░ have solidity he s ░░░░░░░░ himself in a position ░░░░░░░░ vulnerability You know again ░░░░░░░░ s a mystery It ░░░░░░░░ so adverse to his ░░░░░░░░ self interest that it ░░░░░░░░ a profound mystery of ░░░░░░░░ it is that actually ░░░░░░░░ into Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ at the moment when ░░░░░░░░ decided to invite this ░░░░░░░░ of this behavior So ░░░░░░░░ you know we ll ░░░░░░░░ At some point I ░░░░░░░░ there s a story ░░░░░░░░ to be told I ░░░░░░░░ t know what the ░░░░░░░░ is but it s ░░░░░░░░ really devastating thing that ░░░░░░░░ s done both on ░░░░░░░░ global level and in ░░░░░░░░ of his own politics ░░░░░░░░ Ayman s right in ░░░░░░░░ of political realities It ░░░░░░░░ a rare issue where ░░░░░░░░ feel free to break ░░░░░░░░ him publicly and loudly ░░░░░░░░ this policy You know ░░░░░░░░ is a campaign promise ░░░░░░░░ had made to pull ░░░░░░░░ S Troops back although ░░░░░░░░ flies in the face ░░░░░░░░ course of his other ░░░░░░░░ to stomp out ISIS ░░░░░░░░ s one where he ░░░░░░░░ outmaneuvered by Erdogan in ░░░░░░░░ phone call at the ░░░░░░░░ House a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ and he has received ░░░░░░░░ universal condemnation And it ░░░░░░░░ goes to show again ░░░░░░░░ lack of guardrails around ░░░░░░░░ There s no voices ░░░░░░░░ the administration or even ░░░░░░░░ at the Pentagon who ░░░░░░░░ stand up to him ░░░░░░░░ s talk for a ░░░░░░░░ about former Defense Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Mattis who just released ░░░░░░░░ new book and did ░░░░░░░░ media tour supporting it ░░░░░░░░ saying he didn t ░░░░░░░░ to criticize the President ░░░░░░░░ time wasn t right ░░░░░░░░ is the very issue ░░░░░░░░ he resigned over The ░░░░░░░░ wanted to pull U ░░░░░░░░ troops out of Syria ░░░░░░░░ around Mattis have said ░░░░░░░░ at the right moment ░░░░░░░░ would speak that he ░░░░░░░░ be compelled to talk ░░░░░░░░ d give his opinion ░░░░░░░░ if needed take on ░░░░░░░░ president Yet he has ░░░░░░░░ held his tongue He ░░░░░░░░ still in media appearances ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend has ░░░░░░░░ to so So Joe ░░░░░░░░ question is this for ░░░░░░░░ Mattis If not now ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Very very good ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH It s a ░░░░░░░░ question because again just ░░░░░░░░ to Republicans Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ believe Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ and abetting ISIS the ░░░░░░░░ of ISIS Iran aiding ░░░░░░░░ abetting Iran according to ░░░░░░░░ and according to foreign ░░░░░░░░ experts Aiding and abetting ░░░░░░░░ Putin and his expansion ░░░░░░░░ power in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ Same with Assad And ░░░░░░░░ is endangered here Our ░░░░░░░░ the Kurds Of course ░░░░░░░░ are with the rise ░░░░░░░░ ISIS That will happen ░░░░░░░░ of this move And ░░░░░░░░ Israel has every reason ░░░░░░░░ be absolutely terrified by ░░░░░░░░ s going on here ░░░░░░░░ with our small contingent ░░░░░░░░ troops David Ignatius that ░░░░░░░░ gives the Iranians that ░░░░░░░░ more freedom that much ░░░░░░░░ power to expand across ░░░░░░░░ and build that bridge ░░░░░░░░ Israel that land bridge ░░░░░░░░ Israel that they have ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ they could help in ░░░░░░░░ way possible anti Israeli ░░░░░░░░ like Hezbollah.”