trafficking in some of these russian-sourced materials online. what you have found in the reporting at politico apparently is that you re seeing patterns that are virtually identical to what we saw in 2016. correct. and i don t know the particulars of this case, but i think this and the recent statements by dan coats and others highlights that this isn t just about fake news. it s not just about politics. it s about a full-scale attack to divide and confuse americans and rip at the fabric of our society. and so for us we look at this research from a nonpartisan perspective because we see weaponization of ideas on all sides. and that and that particular case, to me it s an example of narratives have consequences and memes can turn into behaviors. what happens on twitter and social media doesn t stay there. so we saw a troubling shift in tactics and narratives in the middle of the 2018 cycle.
mind of a single killer. but as soon as you get these indications, the organizations like the coast guard intelligence and the fbi snapped down on that person. brett, you did the analysis for politico about what s happening already in the 2020 campaign from foreign actors like russia and north korea. this suspect who is in custody who was planning mass murder was trafficking in some of these russian-sourced materials online. what you have found in the reporting at politico apparently is that you re seeing patterns that are virtually identical to what we saw in 2016. correct. and i don t know the particulars of this case, but i think this and the recent statements by dan coats and others highlights that this isn t just about fake news. it s not just about politics. it s about a full-scale attack to divide and confuse americans and rip at the fabric of our society. and so for us we look at this research from a nonpartisan
using chemical weapons against some of our greatest allies like israel is a problem for somebody running for president. i just thought the weight of the machine, the weight of her experience and her husband s abilities. i m a terrible judge of what s going to happen next. i also thought i might be the nominee in 12. so i ve got a pretty bad record of thinking through presidential campaigns. so much humility. i love the newt. thank you so much for being with us. and i should say if she runs in 2016. correct. thank you so much. thank you for having us. and we are counting down to the debut of cnn s new crossfire. it starts next monday at 6:30 eastern right here on cnn. be sure to tune in. i know i will be. it is.w beautifl
least the 2016. we don t know if it is for sure or not. to me this was the biggest 2016 news of the week. if she didn t do this right before the big oral arguments before the supreme court, this shows you she and her husband at least are really thinking about it. she had to have this in order to preserve thinking about 2016. correct. mark murray, thank you. thax, chris. we are looking at live pictures here of the international airport in tel aviv where president obama s motorcade has just pulled up. there will be a short departure ceremony before airforce one takes off for jordan. but up next, it s budget busting. paul ryan s plan passes the house and the senate promptly rejects it. is there any hope of compromise? tomorrow is the anniversary of the president s health care law. what is going to happen to his brother s senate seat? we re following developing news out of the u.s. marine corps base in quantico, virginia as well where officials say a