there is no explanation here. again, on what vladamir putin wants the most, taking over the middle east. getting the united states out of syria. donald trump is the only person in washington, d.c. other than rand paul, he doesn t really count, does he, that wants us out of syria. the thing i keep coming back to, it s not an america first policy, a donald trump policy. it s a russia first policy. it is always about donald trump. it always comes back to that. any time you want to know why does he have a secret one-on-one with vladamir putin or does any of the things he does, he does it because it is in his best interests and hopefully we will learn more about what those interests are. jim vandehei, thank you very much. still ahead on morning joe, new polling says voters have more faith in democrats than the president and republicans including over border security. more confidence in nancy
this situation. do you think the president should cancel his meeting with putin at the g-20? you know with vladamir, action speaks louder than words. president trump is a man of action. there are things we need to do. you re right, i spent thanksgiving with our troops in northern poland near russia where they have part of the russian nuclear weapons and now with what russia just did with ukraine, blocking a shipment from one ukraine port to another, i think we need to take decisive action, direct threats require action. to me that s sending naval ships into the black sea. the president may or may not decide to talk with putin at the g-20 summit coming up right now. but i think we need to act as well. i think up until this point we have had an ineffective response that i think has not gone far enough. dana: you re saying we should show not just tell. i got it. senator john barrasso, thank
democrat ii iic values of liber free markets. and human rights. he is some one who embraces something that is much darker. much more punitive. he, he, he loves the strong man swagger. he loves the dictator, chic. he loves the style. this is a guy who has an almost juvenile obsession with, with, with the bullies and the thugs and the strongmen of this world. i think that that is what plays out to him. he, he praises kim jong-un and says he is so strong. he took over his country. at 26 years old. did all this. he also stacks people dead like cord wood. he likes vladamir put spin, who kills journalists. he likes dutarte in the philippines running death squad. not a man who embraces western val use embodied by american founders or nato allies. he is a very opposite view of all those thing. very dark view of all those things. susan, we are getting new
if he talks about the diplomats expelled and the sanctions brought to russia, it s been tough. it s short contrast to narrative that exists that he s somehow trying to benefit from russia, that there s this behind the scenes back channel. the president has been clear have the beginning that whether it s russia or any other country where we have economic or national security interest it s in the country s best interest to have a healthy relationship with the countries. he s not going to do to fore sake national or economic security. howie: there have been the press focuses sure, but remember it was also obama who was on stwaij the prime minister at the time that says i will get that i will convey that to vladamir. to which the degree to those prior leaders on the democratic party had actually try today reset relations with russia, back-channel things to russia, in fact, there s no evidence that that has occurred on this
if he talks about the diplomats expelled and the sanctions brought to russia, it s been tough. it s short contrast to narrative that exists that he s somehow trying to benefit from russia, that there s this behind the scenes back channel. the president has been clear have the beginning that whether it s russia or any other country where we have economic or national security interest it s in the country s best interest to have a healthy relationship with the countries. he s not going to do to fore sake national or economic security. howie: there have been the press focuses sure, but remember it was also obama who was on stwaij the prime minister at the time that says i will get that i will convey that to vladamir. to which the degree to those prior leaders on the democratic party had actually try today reset relations with russia, back-channel things to russia, in fact, there s no evidence that that has occurred on this