intelligence. it s insulting to jamal s family and colleagues that this is what s coming out of the world s most powerful office. we ll talk to another democrat about these comments in just a few minutes. but before that, let s hear from our reporters. former acting director of the cia, john mclaughlin. washington post white house bureau chief phil rucker. associated press white house reporter jonathan lemire and john heilemann, co-host of showtime s the circus and nbc and msnbc national affairs analyst joins the table. let me start with you, director mcloughlin. take me through what it says that time and time again the president s reflective response to any sort of crisis is to trust the authoritarian leader telling him something on the phone before and above his own intelligence community. nicolle, i think the president has a severe case of what i ve always called he told
better having heard richard painter and director mcloughlin. i would add to the list of institutions mentioned that i really have great faith ultimately in the american people. and although there are a certain percentage who will stick with mr. trump, who even half of all republicans in a poll said they would agree to postpone the 2020 election if president trump asked them to. that s fascism. that s no longer democracy. so if you like him, vote for him. but don t cancel the election. should note people would be more honest. sometimes can get people to say anything in polling, as cautionary note about what american citizens are willing to assent to when asked. if you re just cruising around trying to figure out what s going on this friday in august, our lower third gives you a sense of what is happening as that massive hurricane is hitting in texas. sebastian gorka apparently has
painter and director mcloughlin. i would add to the list of institutions that i have great faith ultimately in the american people. and although there are a certain percentage who will stick with mr. trump, who even half of all republicans in a poll said they would agree to postpone the 2020 election if president trump asked them to. that s fascism. no longer a democracy fchl you like him, vote for him. but don t cancel the election. people would be more honest. what american citizens are willing to assent to when asked. if you re just cruising around trying to figure out what s going on this friday in august, our lower third gives you a sense of what is happening as that massive hurricane is hitting in texas. gar kai has resigned. a lot of people had no business work ng the white house.
who thinks largely in 140 characters. and finally of course, the cia will have an important role in this russia investigation. inevitably through their counterintelligence shop and there s nothing the president hates more than this russia investigation. in terms of how the cia will do its business on that, i don t have frankly, i don t have great concerns. the people who work in counterintelligence and ultimately, the director, has to be, has aligned with the facts as they emerge here. it is not an agency that would i think operate in any other way. in the face of demonstrable facts that emerge in this investigation. i want to ask richard painter a question if we still have richard if if you re there. oh, yeah. zpl to what former acting director mcloughlin just said, speaking to the base.