responsibility falls primarily on vladimir putin. he s the one who s invaded countries. we need to push back. more on the fallout here at home. the conversation in a moment. first, cnn s matthew chance is in moscow sharing what we call colorful reaction from key coup russian leaders. reporter: colorful reaction and in fact the kremlin and others in the upper echelons of power here in russia have been pouring their own score on the fact congress passed sanctions calling it irresponsible, and something that is short-sighted. the prime minister of the country himself, who s been criticized for being a weak figure in the russian political system, has said this the trump administration demonstrated complete impotence in the most humiliating manner, transfers sanctions to congress, the american establishment completely outplayed trump. the president of russia is not happy with the new sanctions but
trying to advance things ever go into a place you re 50/50 or perhaps under water? at the 100-day mark, i said, he s new. yes, staff issues. all new presidents do. maybe his more magnifiemagnifie. give it a second 100 days. look at it. obamacare, some progress with the house bill. at the moment going nowhere. tougher trade deals. talk about it a lot. china deal could come. mostly talk and trying to renegotiate nafta. and progress and crackdown on illegal immigration. borders crossing down. immigration in the states, the president can claim some success, but build a wall? unclear. stuck in congress. tax reform? stuck in congress. infrastructure is an idea not a plan. if you re thinking yes. regulations reduced. some executive actions. but if your big legislative victory at this point is the one you despise, russia sanctions what does it say about this white house s effectiveness? well, there is look, i
separate vacations, contemplating divorce. going home to places, again, some house members from say republican districts, going home, people saying, the president isn t getting things done. a lot of people blame the congress more than the president. the big and diverse states, 71%, not level headed. 63% bad leader. 63% doesn t share our values. 62% dishonest. wander the halls of capitol hill every day. no fear factor anymore about this president? definitely a urn itting point between relations between republicans on capitol hill and congress. now with the house guys in those conservatives districts, where trump is still very popular you don t get a fear factor just yet. covering the senate, senators represent entire states much more diverse populations you really see this act of defiance against the president in these past several days. first of all, the russia sanctions, major slap at the president. you have republican lawmakers drafting legislation on kind of,
unified voice. clearly not a unified voice now. when is he going to learn to just not go out and say such things. and do not go on a foreign policy trip to speak for the president and speak for the president? the part of the problem part of the problem, yes, this legislation totally puts president trump in a box. obama wouldn t have want wered to sign it, or bush, both done signing statements and also would have pass. and part of the reason congress felt they needed to act, a sense there s not a coherent, unified tough enough russia policy. aagree both signing statements. they would have talked about infringement on executive power. raised ways the touch legal team did. citing supreme court cases. and cited election interference. held russia accountable and probably wouldn t have said, congress could not have even negotiated a health care bill after seven years of talkingened go on to say i made billions and billions of dollars.
and so right. look, this is on one hand fascinating and helps you understand how he thinks and talks with world leaders. actually pretty humanizing, even if you see the problems with the strategy. another element i flag. at one point in this article as he s venting says, the only guy who s been nice to him all day on the phone was read that part. senator lindsey graham said the leaks of transcripts is a disservice to the president. wants to find a leaker. another leak invest vags. the attorney general a busy man. the president says, look spoked to putin, merkel, abe of japan and france, this, australia, most unpleasant call. i ll be honest with you. i ve had it. making calls all day and this is the most unpleasant call all day. putin was a pleasant call. this is ridiculous. and remember the consequences on congress, too, over these calls. if you recall, when the information of the initial phone calls leaked back in february, it was senator john mccain, as