everyone to know this man walked out of them five years ago. he s never really left their lives. he s been haunting them. josh, the medic on the team responsible for the health and welfare of everyone on that platoon, what happened? it s a heavy burden these guys have tried to face. they want to talk about what bergdahl did and what the government is going to do in response. maria, you can t disagree with what brad just said, right? no. and no one, carol, is begrudging these soldiers their chance to speak. they earned it. people have died for it, that s what makes this country great. the unfortunate part is that it has become political because it was richard grenell who started putting these soldiers in contact with the media. if richard was worth anything as a pr consultant, he should know when he becomes a story or his firm becomes the story, that is
traitor. those soldiers are caught in the controver controversy. with me, brad chase, a partner with capital partners and maria cardona, cnn political commentator and democratic strategist. welcome to both of you. thank you. you work with richard grunnell who has reportedly helped facilitate these media appearances by soldiers. one of the men who served with bergdahl tweeted this, quote, i want to thank richard grunnell for helping to get the story out. you re his partner, should the firm be helping to arrange these interviews with soldiers. it s not like any of us would refuse to let the soldiers tell their story. i am rick s business partner in capital media partners. i am not a republican. this started with a significant amount of misinformation that
not doing your client absolutely any good. if richard had really gotten this out, he would have turned this over to brad from the very first call to say, look, it s important to get their story out. but i am known in wide circles as a rubbing consultant. if i even make one call to a immediate outlet, they re going to think this is political. unfortunately this is exactly what happened. now this has the putrid stench of politics on it which is unfortunate for the soldiers who have the right to tell their story. brad, i think what frustrates people is everything in life seems to be politicized. we can t have a conversation without the politics. we can t wait to find out the facts before making up our minds. that s where the consternation is coming from. incredibly disappointing that this is how it s turned out that people want to talk about the politics of it.