schaffer responds ten minutes later, understood. thanks. later that night within a couple of hours, schaffer sends lev parnas by text the name of a fancy restaurant in kiev, where he apparently wants to meet mr. parnas. the following morning we know lev is on his way. good morning. i'm on my way but i'm running late. sergei responds, and we don't need to translate this. okay is okay in any language. now, at that meeting at that restaurant, that is what lev parnas described in his interview with me. that's where he said he was harsh, that he made this harsh demand that if they didn't announce investigations into joe biden, not only were they not going to get military aid, they would get no aid. it would be the end of their relationship with the united states, and they would definitely get no mike pence at the inauguration of president zelensky. pence would cancel his inaugural visit. and just as mr. parnas said, after that meeting happened, which did not go well, it was very heated. he said he was very harsh. he said schaffer made no commitm

. >> did you meet with the ukrainian official named sergei schaffer?> i did. >> he is a senior aide to president zelensky? >> correct. >> it has been reported as far as we understand from public reporting that you conveyed to mr. schaffer the exact thing that you wanted zelensky to announce investigations into joe biden or military aid would not be released to ukraine, is that accurate? >> it was a little bit more than that. basically the message that i was supposed -- that i gave sergei schaffer was a very harsh message that was told to me to give it to him in a very harsh way, not in a pleasant way. >> who told you to give it to him in a harsh way? >> mayor rudy giuliani told me, after meeting with the president at the white house he cold me. the message was it wasn't just military aid, it was all aid. basically that the relationship would be soured, that we would stop giving him any kind of aid, that -- >> unless? >> unless there was an announcement made -- several things. there were several demand at that point. a, the most important one was the an

and democratic strategists kevin schaffer.e china deal is some kind of progress. do you think the criticisms of the deal from democrats are fair? >> going into trade negotiations the president knew there would be certain sections of the country that were hit harder by these negotiations and others. we knew this was going to happen. we see tax cuts that are so important and getting back the aid package for the farmers into their hands, the president knew he made a tough decision. the unpopular decision because for decades presidents kicked this issue down the road for the next president to deal with and trade deals with other countries are absolutely unfair, they hurt american workers, all destroyed manufacturing in the country. the president took the unpopular stance that we have to fix it. it is painful but the light is at the end of the tunnel into november this will be done and americans will see it was the right choice to ensure our prosperity for decades to come. rob: a lot of the criticism was the pain inflicted on this

. >> "curb" is into its tenth season i was ready an article where your partner, jeff schaffer said, if never called for >> never be insulting when you're trying to be funny. and the last one was a biggie. he said never, ever, under any circumstances, touch larry's face never touch your face. what is that about >> i don't like to be touched. >> your face or everywhere >> everywhere. >> i was just thinking about it. she told me that this morning. hoda, you're such a hugger has hoda ever touched your face? >> no, not my face. >> are you sure? i kind of thought i did. >> the face? no chance. if you touched my face, you would know about it. >> what would you do >> what are you doing? get your hands off me. >> i'll remember >> is there anyone in your life that can touch your face >> my girlfriend can touch my face >> what's she like >> a doll. living doll. >> and you live in l.a. now. >> yeah. >> what's that like? you seem so new yorky. >> i am new yorky. but i've been living in l.a. for a long time, with "seinfeld" and "curb" and all >> you like l.a. people? >> i feel more comfortable in ne