Democratic Congressman: Vladimir Putin Will Read Trump 'In A Heartbeat' | The 11th Hour

TRAINING. HE WILL READ DONALD TRUMP IN A
HEART BEAT. AND I TREMBLE AT THE THOUGHT THE
TWO OF THEM COULD BE ALONE IN A ROOM.
>> CONGRESS SPEAKING AHEAD OF THE MEETING FOR WHICH THE WHITE
HOUSE HAS NO SPECIFIC AGENDA. EVEN THE PRESIDENT'S TOP AIDES
DO NOT NOTE PRECISELY WHAT MR. TRUMP WILL SAY OR DO WHEN
THEY MEET FACE-TO-FACE. JACK BAR SKI IS A FORMER SPY
DURING ACCOUNT COLD WAR. HE COOPERATED WITH THE FBI AND
NOW AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. AND JOSH LETTERMAN FOREIGN
AFFAIRS REPORTER FOR THE A.P. JACK, YOU THINK WE ARE ASCRIING
TO PUTIN MORE JU-JITSU SKILLS THAN HE DESERVES.
WHY IS THAT. >> THIS IS ALL
SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT. I WORKED WITH A LOT OF AGENTS
AND I WAS ONE OF THE BETTER TRAINED AGENTS.
WE WERE NOT SUPERMEN AND WE ARE NOT SUPERMEN.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT LAUGH WHEN I HEARD THE STABILITY THAT HEAL
READ MR. PUTIN LIKE AN OPEN BOOK.
EVERYBODY DOES. DON'T THEY?
>> WELL, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK FROM PUTIN'S STANDPOINT THEN,
WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S TRYING TO -- WE'VE READ HE WANTS TO
HAVE THE COMPOUNDS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA SEIZED IN THE
FINAL DAYS OF HIS PRESIDENCY AS PUB PUNISHMENT FOR MEDDING IN
THE U.S. ELECTIONS. WHAT DOES PUTIN WANT OUT OF THE
MEETING WITH THE UNITED STATES? >> I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT ANY
SPECIFIC GOALS. IT'S MORE OR LESS ABOUT WHEN TWO
DOGS MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DOG PATCH, THEY SIZE EACH
OTHER UP AND WHO IS GOING TO BE THE TOP DOG.
I PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE YOU THAT PUTIN'S ADVISERS TOLD HIM BACK
AT THE KREMLIN, LOOK, THERE IS GOING TO BE A GREAT MEETING
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO COME OUT COMPLETELYING LIKE A ROSE
BECAUSE IF ANYTHING COMPARED TO OUR PRESIDENT MR. PUTIN IS VERY
SLICK. SO HE WILL PLAY TO THE WORLD
AUDIENCE. HE WILL PLAY TO HIS HOME
AUDIENCE. AND HE WILL PROBABLY TRY TO GET
SORT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE OVER THE OTHER EGO IN
THE ROOM. >> JOSH, DO YOU THINK THERE'S
SOME WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY IN PUTTING OUT THIS WHOLE THERE'S
NO AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WHICH I FIND IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE.
>> MR. TRUMP, PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS TO
SAY? DO YOU THINK THEY'RE LOWERING
THE BAR BASICALLY UNDERGROUND SO THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE
MEETING, IF HE DOESN'T HUG HIM AND KISS HIM ON BOTH CHEEKS, WE
ALL SAY THE PRESIDENT STOOD UP TO VLADIMIR PUTIN?
>> LET'S FACE IT, EVEN IF THIS WERE ANY LEADER, TRUMP'S AIDES
WOULDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME EXACTLY WHAT HE'S GOING
TO SAY. SO HE'S UNPREDICTABLE AND WE
SORT OF HAVE THAT BUILT INTO THE CAKE NOW.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYONE HERE IN WASHINGTON IS OBSESSED WITH
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF HE GETS PLAYED BY PUTIN.
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? UNDER OBAMA YOU HAD PUTIN
SLOUCHING IN HIS CHAIR LOOKING AT OBAMA LATER SAID HE WAS THE
BORED KID IN THE CLASSROOM AND EMBARRASSING THE U.S. PRESIDENT
THAT WAY. IN THIS CASE, THE WORST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN AS FAR AS TRUMP IS CONCERNED POLITICALLY
WOULD BE FOR PUTIN TO COME OUT AND GIVE HIM A BEAR HUG AND TO
LOOK TO COZY WITH THE AMERICAN LEADER.
THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DAMAGING.
IT'S QUITE THE OPPOSITE. >> LET ME STAY WITH THAT.
IF THEY ARE LEFT ALONE IN A ROOM TOGETHER AS CONGRESSMAN CONLEY
SAID IT, TERRIFIES HIM THE THOUGHT OF IT, THEY MIGHT BE THE
ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN A ROOM WHO DON'T ACCEPT WHAT EVERYONE
AGREES TO AS A COLD HARD FACT THAT RUSSIA MEDDLEDED IN OUR
ELECTION. WATCH WHAT LEADING REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT BEING FACT.
>> RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP CAPABILITIES TO USE
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND WE NEED TO BE READY TO MEET THOSE
THREATS. >> HOW MUCH OF A THREAT TO
GLOBAL SECURITY DO YOU CONSIDER THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT.T.
>> I THINK HE IS THE PREMIER AND MOST IMPORTANT THREAT, MORE SO
THAN ISIS. >> RUSSIA CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN
EXPLOITATION OF THE U.S. ELECTIONS PROCESS.
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT THAT USING TECHNICAL
INTRUSION, LOTS OF OTHER METHODS TRIED TO SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK
WE VOTE, WE ACT. THAT IS A BIG DEAL.
>> I HOPE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE SEVERITY OF THIS
THREAT AND THAT WE COLLECTIVELY COUNTER IT BEFORE IT FURTHER
ERODES THE FABRIC OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO ASSUME FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED HERE THAT THE RUSSIANS WILL BE BACK.
>> THEY'RE COMING AFTER AMERICA WHICH I HOPE WE ALL LOVE
EQUALLY. >> SO JOSH, I GUESS MY QUESTION
TO YOU IS, HOW DOES ANYONE ON THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF WATCH THAT
AND CONTEMPLATE ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT JEREMY BASH CALLED A
FINGER IN THE CHEST MOMENT WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS TO THE
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, HEY, I'M THE BEST PARTNER YOU'RE EVER GOING
TO HAVE IN THE OVAL OFFICE BUT STAY OUT OF OUR DEMOCRACY?
>> CERTAINLY ALL OF THE POLITICAL PRESSURE COMING FROM
CONGRESS AND OTHER AREAS OF WASHINGTON IS FOR TRUMP TO
DIRECTLY RAISE THIS ISSUE AND BE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT.
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THE INDICATIONS IF TRUMP RAISES
IT IT'S GOING TO BE TOP OF THE AGENDA.
THE ONLY THING WE KNOW THEY ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO TALK ABOUT
IS SYRIA. WE FOUND OUT A FEW HOURS AGO
FROM SECT TILLERSON. TREMP SEEMS TO BE IMMUNE TO THE
PRESSURES OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON WANT HIM TO SAY OR
FOCUS ON. THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE ON TWITTER
AND MIGHT BE THE CASE WITH HIS MEETING WITH PUTIN, AS WELL.
>> WE'LL BE WATCHING TOGETHER.

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