On the recordDecember 19, 2018
When the entire national security team said that the Russians had attacked us, had attacked our democracy, President Trump said, he believed President Putin.
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transcripts.cnn.comWhen the entire national security team said that the Russians had attacked us, had attacked our democracy, President Trump said, he believed President Putin.
William Cohen discusses President Trump's deference to Putin over his national security team's assessment.
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I think we are sending a message to whoever sent this up, whether it was China or Russia, or some other country, if you invade in our airspace, we're going to take it out.
I think we have to take that into account, and then do what we can, to defend the Ukrainian people.
I think, President Putin is in a position now, where there should be a path, or a way, out of this.
Every time one of these take place, the other countries have to say is the information we're giving to the United States going to be protected?