illustrating absolute unwillingness and inability to stand up against donald trump. it is an extraordinary moment once again in american politics. mika, what is extraordinary about it is, again, for former republicans like charlie and myself, we were the party that defended the institutions against what we thought were over the top assaults in the 60s and the 70s. right. defending the united states military. defending the intel services. defending the fbi even with flaws. defending the justice department even when they made mistakes, saying we have to respect the institutions. these are the institutions that tie us together as a society, that tie us together as a culture, tie us together politically, protect and defend us, whether overseas or at home. now, it is just savage attacks on the american military from republicans. it s attacks on the intel community and believing vladimir putin more than you believe our intel community. remember helsinki in 2018.