THE Governor has figuratively stirred up HIS-Hornet’s Nest and they are all over the comment section stinging people whenever they can for simply looking at the facts from a fair
nation, who have put their lives on the line, and it is shameful to question their patriotism, their love of this nation and we should not be involved in that process. reporter: the colonel today described himself as a patriot, insisting, it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country, irrespective of party or politics. all right, so, let s get right to mary bruce, she s live up on the hill tonight. and mary, we know democrats have now unveiled their plans for the public phase of this inquiry, public hearings. i know republicans could potentially call their own witnesses. that full house vote could happen as early as thursday. but you also have new reporting tonight about the shouting match that broke out inside today s hearing? reporter: well, david, this deposition got heated, with lawmakers shouting at each other. democrats are accusing republicans of pressing vindman in an effort to reveal who the whistle-blower is. but the colonel insists that he is not
and defend our country, irrespective of party or politics. the president is trying to paint vindman as partisan, accusing him of being a never trumper with no evidence some conservative allies even suggesting treason from a man who emigrated to the u.s. from the ukraine as a child. here we have a u.s. national security official who is advising ukraine while working inside the white house, apparently against the president s interests and usually they spoke in english. some people might call that espionage. he has an affinity probably for his homeland. reporter: but some gop lawmakers disgusted at that smear campaign against a decorated soldier who received a purple heart after surviving a road-side bomb in iraq. it is shameful to question their patriotism, their love of this nation, and we should not be involved in that process. reporter: democrats also furious. look yourself in the mirror and ask if you want to sit on the sidelines while the
attack and awarded a purple heart. since 2008, i have been a foreign area officer, specializing in eurasia. in this role, i have served in the united states embassies in kiev, ukraine, and moscow, russia. in july 2018, i was asked to serve at the national security council. i sit here as a lieutenant colonel in the united states army, an immigrant. my family fled the soviet union when i was 3 1/2 years old. upon arriving in new york city in 1979, my father worked multiple jobs to support us, all the while learning english at night. he stressed to us the importance of fully integrating into our adopted country. i have a deep appreciation for american values and ideals and the power of freedom. i am a patriot and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country, irrespective of party or politics. leading out of our breaking news discussion tonight from kiev, ukraine, is nbc news reporter, josh letterman, national reporter for nbc news. also joining us, former
i am a patriot, and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country, irrespective of party or politics. leading out of our breaking news discussion tonight from kiev, ukraine, is nbc news reporter, josh letterman, national reporter for nbc news. also joining us, former ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul, who knows lieutenant colonel vindman. evelyn farkas. former deputy secretary of defense in the obama administration. and jonathan alter is with us, a columnist for the daily beast. ambassador mcfaul, let me start with you. what should we know about lieutenant colonel alexander vindman? well, we served together in moscow. when i was the ambassador, he was part of the military attache there. you read a lot of it already. and i was always struck, as i always am, the people that go to serve overseas in those embassies, especially the military attaches actually, not especially all of them. they re the best and the brightest, the people that are