there s a guy that works on decon flix with the russians. he s a colonel in the air force, i believe. he learned russian at the u.s. embassy and moscow. they are presenting a united front to the white house saying you shouldn t have these sort of deep cuts in the state department. it will prevent both agencies from doing their job. anthony, steve kornacki and mike. does this seem this letter from 120 retired generals, is it in opposition or the beginning of a negotiation? there are trump supporters out there. my mom and dad might say we don t need that foreign aid. why are we send thag money to egypt? we need it here. is it because they don t have an understanding of the importance? i think it s a little bit of both. the president makes the case we can do more with less. if you are an american business person and american entrepreneur and you look at the size and the
bigger, it s testment the republicans are seeing weakness within the administration and be courageous and say let s have a look at russia. that s unusual. if we are hear thag from darrel issa and the white house continues to push, sean spicer reaching out to intelligence officials, top republicans saying we need to swat these russia stories and push them down, what is that telling you? issa was defeated for re-election. he s gearing up for a race. he wants to get to the center. individual republicans in congress want to look like they are doing their part without congress creating political problems for the trump administration. i think, you know, when republicans fail to hold the president akountable, it s a matter of self-interest. if you have a special committee and they create headlines about trump and russia, that s not good for any of these pple. i think issa wants to look like he wants an investigation.
know, a potentially good deal. even tweeted saying i am read thag the great border wall will cost more than the govrt thought but have not gotten involved in the design or gauche nations yet. when b i do, just like with the air force one program, price will come way down. is the pressure mounting? well, what s really striking is that there s so much disarray on the republican side on all of these issues. for example, the immigration ban. and the wall. both could be solved if congress would act. but there s a lot of different opinions within the republican party in congress on how to pay for the wall and will whether it s the best idea or whether other cuts of border enforcement are better. has congress given a moment to act? there have been executive orders. that s what s also strikes is there that s been executive orders in these things and yet, some have stood and courts have
been accepted in to start nigh masters in the fall to begin work in victims advocacy and counseling in the fall. with a minor in political science in the fall, you should run for office. you want to announce that today? no. it s been a dream of mine to one day be in office. maybe you will. maybe we started it right here. on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for the service of your husband, your three sons, your son who gave his last breath to this nation and for your commitment to gold stars who are oftentimes forgotten and the follow through with get thag degree. it s awesome. proud of you. thank you. thank you so much. i appreciate it. merry christmas. thank you so much. if you d like to donate in honor of philip. you can donate to the foundation that supports our warriors. you were next, president-elect trump takes on the media during his merry christmas thank you tour. this guy is demented. he s a demented person.
is sthag the law is totally on my side, the president can t have a conflict of interest. is there anything keeping him from running the his businesses and the united states of america? helping us to answer the crucial question and so tom is president-elect trump right about this? he is right in the sense that there s no specific laws saying that he cannot have a business. there s plenty of laws and with the meeting with the new york times he was asked for the ground work and trouble of interest and he is straddling for being a business man and a public servant. when donald trump opened the billion dollar resort in 2012, he had big ambitions. he wanted to build what we determined could be the greatest golf course anywhere in the world. soon he was tilting at wind mills and in a legal fight with