Either he didn't know what he was doing and opened the door to all of this because he didn't consult with his national security team, the Defense Department and so on, or he did know what he was doing and has opened the door to Bashar al Assad to stream back into that territory, to the Russians.
David Axelrod critiques President Trump's decision-making regarding the U.S. military presence in Syria and its implications.
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So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s how the City of Chicago deals with such situations.
I think there's a lot of concern among Republican officeholders. Governor Pawlenty could speak more readily to this than me.
There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.
The place where it has influenced politics is in Canada. Now, Justin Trudeau is not -- he's stepping down. He's going to step down. But there's going to be an election in the next few days for the new Liberal Party leader and then there…
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