great britain. the president has been a consistent wrecking ball through the western alliance that has been the foundation of america's influence in the world, in a way of magnifying and amplifying our power. it's not only the words that he directed at vladimir putin, it is the contrast to the words and the deeds that he is directioning at odirection i -- that he is directing at the allies. if he is trying to undermine the alliances that have existed since world war ii, what would he be doing differently? that's a legitimate question for republicans on capitol hill. it's worth noting -- i do believe the charlottesville analogy is right here. this is the foreign policy equivalence of charlottesville. it tells us how far outside the boundaries of what had been acceptable or imaginable behavior of a president and how unwilling republicans are to hold him to account. >> ron, since the charlottesville statement, the