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Bewildering bewilderi bewildering to people on both sides of the aisle. i don t know what the conversations are between the president and the secretary of state. as we know, the president really has said nothing about these russian efforts. i mean, remember two weeks ago, russian mercenerys attacked. the battle is not just online. it is very much a real battle with real people in real lives. and the fact that neither the president nor really the secretary of state has addressed this is remarkable and surprising, again, to republicans and democrats on both sides. the new york times state department correspondent gardener harris, appreciate your time. glad to be here. jennifer ruben, i know you have done some reporting on this. can you weigh in on this story ....
Down the ticket in virginia. and so i think when we focus on what we stand for instead of focusing on perhaps an attack on someone, i think that s when we re at our best and that s what we ve tried to do at the dnc. tom perez, chairman of the dnc, great to see you again. thanks very much for your time, sir. always a pleasure. speaking of russian meddling, nbc news has confirmed a new york times report that says the state department has yet to spend any of the $120 million allocated since late 2016 to counter foreign efforts to interfere in u.s. elections. the report goes on to say, quote, as a result, not one of the 23 analysts working in the department s global engagement center which has been tasked with countering moscow s disinformation campaign speaks russian. and a department hiring freeze has hindered efforts to recruit the computer experts needed to track the russian efforts. joining me now is the person who broke that story, gardener ....
Gardener harris. thanks so much for holding this press conference. if you had hotels, real estate and other businesses distributed around the world prior to becoming president, would you have thought it appropriate to sell them off and put the cash proceeds in a blind trust or is it okay for the president of the united states to be personally vulnerable to the policy decisions of the foreign leaders he meets and in the foreign policy decisions he makes as president? also, just briefly wa lly what complaint about how the nsa has done their job and are you considering firing admiral mike rogers? that was a rhetorical question, that first one. rather than comment on hypotheticals, let me say specifically what i did. ....
President obama can be the life of the party, even in the dead of night, apparently. when a guest wanted to leave during a recent gathering around midnight, the commands der er if got him and others to stay way past 2:00 a.m. he was seeking advice from a who s who from the rich and the famous and super smart. these seven people were among the guests, including a writer, eva longoria and reid hoffman. gardener harris is joining us. dinners going past midnight? this doesn t sound like a man who is burned out after seven years in the office. i think as the years go on, ....
Gardener harris don t we all want that? i know. thank you for pulling back the ku curtain for us. speaking of the white house, republican s top choice to fill the seat should maybe wear a cap along with that cap. because donald trump is apparently batman. yes. that s what he told a 9-year-old boy from iowa who rode on his helicopter this weekend at the iowa state fair. mr. trump? yes. are you batman? i am batman. that s pretty cute, actually. my colleague, john bettrman, asd someone about that claim today. donald trump told the child this weekend that he is batman. chuck, can you confirm to us that donald trump is batman? well, i don t think i can confirm it but it certainly connects a few dots. ....