president vladimir putin gave direct orders to defeat hillary clinton and help elect donald trump as president. that is as close to a bombshell internal coup, if you will. obama knew about russia a long time before the election. and he did nothing about it. it s not like we had an immediate clear snapshot. there s no evidence of collusion. another republican republican says he cannot support the health care bill. consults to medicaid are the most dramatic. i think they ll probably get there. we ll have to see. announcer: this is new day weekend, with victor blackwell and christi paul. good morning, to you. president trump juggle two big issues this weekend. russian making allegations now pointing directly to the kremlin. and the vote on his signature health care bill that seems to
behalf of the entire country. i do think on december the 15th, we will hear from him about how he has gone away from his corporation and all of his interests. and i think after that press conference, i think people are going to be very happy that the conflict of interest issue that s on the table right now will also be in the rear-view mirror. but i love the fact the president is a commercial guy. i can tell the american people he is going to bring that to the table in trade negotiations. he s going to bring that to the table with his diplomatic skills. he s also going to bring that to the table in terms of defeating isis and making the world safer. not only for americans but for citizens all over the world. anthony, we have to ask you about this. it is the story of the weekend really and likely to continue to be the story in the coming weeks. do you think this investigation into the russian meddling in the election could potentially lead to a rough start for a trump
well, i get it when i need it. but is it if there is skepticism first of all, these are very good people giving me the briefings. i say, if something should change from this point, immediately call me. i m available on one minute s notice. i don t have to be told, you know i m a smart person. i don t have to be told the same thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years. could be eight years. but eight years. i don t need that. but i do say, if something should change, let us know. in the meantime, my generals are great, are being briefed. mike pence is being briefed. security experts tell us that if russia did interfere in the election, it wouldn t be the first time. they say that this kind of attack is part of their m.o., to try to instill chaos in the west and democratic elections in the west. do you agree with that? is that not what russia does?
so i agree with where the trade deals were, meaning they were unbalanced for the last 71 years, to help create more global economic interdependence. the president-elect and i had this conversation, recognizing we have to be more focused on america, putting american workers first, putting the country first, getting jobs here in our country, manufacturing back, et cetera. i think the american people love that message, boris. donald trump, first and foremost, is known for his business acumen. he is known as a businessman. he was on fox news today and talked about not only his business but the election and now becoming president, how it might impact that. i want you to listen to this. if i were going to do new deals right now, i am turning down billions of dollars of deals. i will tell you, running for president, the money i spent is peanuts compared to the money i won t make. and that s okay. because this is so important.
victories of all time. they re very embarrassed. let s dig deeper with republican strategist brian morganstern and ellis. do you think this investigation, the reports coming from the cia, are these politically motivated attacks against trump? i think there are a number of different reports coming out, right. in terms of the cia saying that russia had an interest in this election, that s one thing. the fbi seems to have come to a different conclusion. in terms of what the white house has been saying, the obama administration or the white house came out after the election and said, we have no reason to think that this election was not legitimate or that a foreign government, you know, hacked in and affected the voting patterns or anything like that. and now, this seems to be part of this seems to be a bit of a political mission to de-legitimize the trump presidency and say, you know, along with the fact that hillary clinton had more overall votes, there is this russian issue sort