deal at the same time in moscow. trump wanted money. erdogan wants to be able to walk willy-nilly into northern syria and isolate and wipe out the kurds. what does trump want in return? well, he already has a building in istanbul with his name on it. >> two i think, right? >> yeah. more money. so i think in all of this, the reason that trump is putting himself in these situations where he's getting manipulated is there's something on the other end for him and it's a big sack with a dollar sign on it. >> right. >> real quick, last word. >> and i would point out when he is doing those deals, there's always an enabler around ready to make his sick twisted, corrupt vision a reality and in the testimony today from ambassador taylor, sure looks like one of those people was ambassador sondland. >> right. >> all right. ashley parker, we had a teleprompter malfunction, so thank you for taking us through that stunning reporting last night. stopped everything to read it. after the break, a shocking comment from the president that at least one top democrat is calling a transparent attempt at distraction.