thing for their country? did they do the honorable thing? even apart from illegality, did they behave ethically and morally? so far the answer is a resounding no. colonel peters, appreciate your time. thank you. thank you. just ahead, my conversation with beto o rourke about the republicans staying silent about the president s behavior. stop dancing around the pain that keeps you up again, and again.
colonel peters, when you see the president tweet about civil war, retweeting somebody else, misquoting them even, i m wondering what your reaction is. one word, sedition. trump is inciting violence against the legitimate government of the united states and the constitutional order. and, anderson, that is a grave crime. you can argue about the meaning of treason, what constitutes it, what doesn t. sedition is very clear can uut. you can ask your lawyers. also i have to say there s not going to be a civil war. knock that off. i ve been hearing people on the extreme sayiright saying it for years. and the president of the united states invoking the notion of a civil war if he is impeached or if he is not
to alabama is about trump s ego. but trump s ego is also involved in the election. so the answer is all of the above. president trump obviously doesn t grasp the principles the basic principles of national security. his own government can t trust him. the american people can t trust him, and now he s the man who apparently will lead us out of this long, tragic involvement and will leave it in an odious manner. i appreciate your time, colonel peters. thank you. we have much more ahead tonight. if you thought altering a weather map with a sharpie was silly and lying about it for days, it now turns out a member of the cabinet reportedly threatened noaa officials with firings for not backing up with the president got wrong and refused to move on from. also tonight, that cnn exclusive, sneaking a top covert asset, a top spy out of russia, in part according to one source because of concerns the asset might get blown by the president mishandling classified intelligence.
colonel peters, do you think it was appropriate for the president to invite the taliban, who obviously are the people who gave safe haven to al qaeda and osama bin laden to plan the 9/11 attacks to camp david, especially the week running into the 9/11 anniversary? no. indeed it was one of the most repulsive ideas ever raised by an american president. to bring the taliban, to legitimatize, to elevate and dignify them by bringing them to camp david or even to the department of agriculture for that matter, to any federal building, to bring them to this country is absolute madness. can anyone can any viewer imagine in the months, the days, the months, even the years after 9/11 having a president invite the taliban to camp david for the express purpose of cutting a back-room deal and essentially handing them
above. president trump obviously doesn t grasp the principles, the bake principles of national security. his own government can t trust him. the american people can t trust him. and now he s the man who apparently will lead us out of this long, tragic involvement and will leave in an odious manner. colonel peters, i appreciate your time. thank you. well, we have much more ahead tonight. if you thought altering a weather map a sharpie was silly and lying about it for days, it now turns out a member of the cabinet reportedly fired members of noaa officials for not backing up what the president got wrong and refused to move on from. also tonight, that cnn exclusive, sneaking a top covert asset, a top spy out of russia, in part of concerns that the asset might get blown by the asset mishandling classified intelligence. unlimited summer, give you but we can give you unlimited talk, text and data