let's do it with alice stewart, brian fallon and ana navaro and michael nutter, the former mayor and patti solis doyle. >> patti, i find it interesting that you say that if this is a way that hillary clinton campaigned, she might be president. why do you say that. >> look, i've worked with closely with hillary clinton for almost two decades and this is the first interview that i've seen her be really the real hillary and authentic with a reporter in an interview-style format. i think we saw. the good and great and frustrating from hillary clinton. we saw the brilliant public policy maker where she spoke really thoughtfully and contextually about negotiations with north korea, syria, gender equality. and we saw what i love most about her and that is that hillary clinton is a bad ass. she threw a ton of shade at president trump, whether it was about his tweeting or about winning the popular vote. she won the popular vote by 3 million votes two or three different times. she threw a shade at vladimir putin and most remarkably she said she thought there was collusion between the russians

. >> alice stewart to you, we have not heart from the president of the united states himself since this news broke last night. he hasn't even going on twitter. >> those i have spoke on to said yes it would be helpful to hear comments from the white house and the administration. they have denied the content of the conversations, they say that the details of the comey memo are not an accurate reflection of the conversation they had. what they want is they want to see the memo, they want to hear from comey, they want to hear more from the president. i do agree with paul ryan, that we need a responsible, sober collection of the facts here, before we can jump to any conclusi conclusions, when you have a news outlet, like "the wall street journal" that's been sympathetic. there was a piece on the opinion page talking about how this presidency is in trouble due to the crisis in confidence. saying that loose lips sink presidencies and the russia intel story is a problem for this administration, so that's where we need more accounting and more information from the white house to try and stop som

this with ron brownstein, cnn senior political analyst and senior editor for the atlantic and alice stewartr ted cruz. ron, you first. you said that this really is pretty stunning. is it also worrisome? >> look, it's unusual for world leaders to talk so candidly and directly about the kind of reaction to the actions of other world leaders and when she said over the last few days there's no question what she was talking about. she was talking about the meetings that donald trump and europe, both the eu and nato over the previous 48 hours. the president is a disruptive force and the idea -- and for many of the supporters, that's exactly what they like. but the idea that he was being domesticated by traditional foreign policy, a traditional embrace of the alliances that we build after world war ii because it was in our interest to encourage the spread of stability and that has faded. this is putting the traditional republican internationalist wing i think on notice. they are at a moment where the president is envisioning a very different relationship with europe and the question is will they s

are they wrong, alice stewart? >> yes, they're wrong. memory when president obama said if you like your doctor, you can keep it. that's not true. when he promised greater access to health care and lower costs, that's not true. in addition to what kay leigh said, many counties in this country have one health care option. that's not greater access to care. and aetna just announced they're pulling out of virginia. the access to quality health care has gone down. >> can i just say -- >> i'm not finished yet. >> let her finish. i'll let you get in here. let her finish. >> in regard to the medical association's comment with regard to preexisting conditions, that was a concern. they addressed that with an amendment today which said they're going to add $8 billion to this for those that decide to opt out. >> $8 billion provided by that, upton's amendment, will only help over 76,000 people, cover 76,000 people, which is a small fraction of the 130 million americans with preexisting conditions. >> it will cost $100 billion. that was one of the mos

are they wrong, alice stewart? >> yes, they're wrong.memory when president obama said if you like your doctor, you can keep it. that's not true. when he promised greater access to health care and lower costs, that's not true. in addition to what kay leigh said, many counties in this country have one health care option. that's not greater access to care. and aetna just announced they're pulling out of virginia. the access to quality health care has gone down. >> can i just say -- >> i'm not finished yet. >> let her finish. i'll let you get in here. let her finish. >> in regard to the medical association's comment with regard to preexisting conditions, that was a concern. they addressed that with an amendment today which said they're going to add $8 billion to this for those that decide to opt out. >> $8 billion provided by that, upton's amendment, will only help over 76,000 people, cover 76,000 people, which is a small fraction of the 130 million americans with preexisting conditions. >> it will cost $100 billion. that was one of the most

david chalian, dan pfiefer, alice stewart, great to have you with us this morning. have a terrific weekend. >> thanks, john. >>> the president threatening to cancel white house briefing, and as we've been talking about, he is threatening the fbi director that he just fired. we'll have more on what just is a wild morning, and a new player at the center of the controversy. well, the attorney general, jeff sessions. he said he had recused himself from anything to do with russia, but did he in the end? we're going to hear from him in just a few minutes. excuse me a minute... hi dad. no. don't try to get up. hi, i'm julie, a right at home caregiver. and if i'd been caring for tom's dad, i would have noticed some dizziness that could lead to balance issues. that's because i'm trained to report any changes in behavior, no matter how small, so tom could have peace of mind. we'll be right there. we have to go. hey, tom. you should try right at home. they're great for us. the right care. right at home. with sleep number, there's an adjustment for that. tilt your tormentor and

alice stewart is joining us and dean obidala as well.e republican lawmakers are saying this legislation is likely to hurt low-income and older americans. how do you respond? >> first off, to address the new york attorney general's concerns with regard to preexisting conditions, look, there's specific language in the bill that was passed by the house that specifically states the bill can in no way be construed as permitting health insurance carriers to deny coverage for people with preexisting conditions. that is specifically stated in the bill. that is something that will not change. that was a last-minute amendment -- >> but they can opt or waiver out of that mandate. >> sure. >> even if they provide offer offer coverage, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's affordable coverage? >> that's a key provision that was included in that, there will be $8 billion to offset some of those costs and develop high-risk pools for those people. to your specific question. there are republicans that take issue with this, but let it be as no surprise, t

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>> let's discuss this with david swerdlick, alice stewart and bakari sellers.s going to be interesting. andre, what do you think the president meant there? >> well, i think he meant a couple things. number one, jackson was known to be a very tough negotiator, a man of courage. he was thought to have advanced the thoughts of a common man much like trump. he was the only president to pay off the national debt. those are the things that i've actually thought trump was -- he thinks jackson was a leader -- one man of courage makes a majority and i believe he thought he might have been able to spearheaded an effort to keep the union together and lincoln did the same thing. >> okay. so you're thinking he's comparing himself to andrew jackson? >> well, he likes jackson. he's gone to jackson. >> salena said she didn't think he was comparing himself to andrew jackson. >> well, we know he likes him. we know he has admiration for him and supposedly being a populist, being a guy who fought the institution, but here's an interesting little thing to take in. he's got -- here

alice stewart, i know you think hillary clinton lost because she didn't connect with the middle class as much, you said a moment ago. but look at this. >> it wasn't a perfect campaign. there is no such thing. but i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off. >> do you agree with that at all? >> well, there's still questions about the russian interference. we know that they interfered. whether or not they influenced the election, we don't know. but the bigger point is, she continues to point the finger at james comey. look, without her personal server that she started from the very beginning that never should have happened, there would be no investigation or no james comey letter. she can blame james comey all she wants. without her personal server, there would be no james comey. >> go ahead, mayor. >> yeah. i mean, that's kind of cute. and she's taken responsibility for the server issue but she just can't deny the circumstances. alice,

alice stewart is here, communication director -- was communication directors for ted cruz's plane, andnd cnn's senior political analyst mark preston and margaret hoover, former eighth. thanks so much for being here. margaret. let's talk about this. lindsey graham says the democrats cleaned our clocks. he said that this is not winning from the republican point of view. this is reacts that it needs a good shutdown in september to fix this mess. >> what part alet university railroad living in. by the way, the results of every government shutdown starting with newt ging run in 1995 have hurt the party that forced the shutdown. americans want their government to work. >> so you can tell yourself this mantra, and maybe you can convince that 40% base that that is the case, but there's stalls always going december not that any of those other 40% aren't reasonable, but people are not going to buy it, okay? i don't buy it. and i'm not -- i've seen it hurt republicans. >> alice, when paul ryan this morning, when asked about trump's tweet, when he says the pr machine that democrats are pushing, do

in the national security correspondent for "the washington post" and cnn political commentator alice stewartthank you both for joining us. you broke the news in "the washington post" today. tell us what you learned. >> well, what we learned was that there was a meeting in june 2016 of the republican leaders. it was a meeting that took place after the ukrainian prime minister had met with these same leaders that described russia's interference in ukrainian politics. and that led kevin mccarthy, the majority leader on the house side, to basically make a comment, an extraordinary comment, which was basically that he thinks that putin pays two people here. dana rorbacker, a congressman from california, and trump. and then when there was laughter from some members in the room, mccarthy adds "swear to god." >> let's listen to it. >> he begins by saying, i'll guarantee you, that's what it is, the russians hacked the dnc and got the research that they had on trump. and then mccarthy laughing. mcccarthy adds, there's two people that putin plays, rorbacker and trump. there's laughter and then he adds,

bassle is the executive director of the new york state democratic party, alice stewart is former communicationsor for senator ted cruz and cnn national security analyst steve hall a retired cia chief of russian operations. good to see all of you. all right. so bassle, you first, we saw the president did not hold press conferences while abroad and able to avoid any direct questions about this, jared kushner report, or anything else as it pertains to russia. is it your feeling that jared kushner would have embarked on this and he just simply didn't foe about the potential ramifications or that he was naive about it all or something else, something more, you know, nefarious going on here. >> that's exactly the word i wanted to use. i think the context is important. think about the campaign last year, donald trump consistently repudiated the obama administration's tactics and his intelligence community, so this contact by jared kushner could be just some direct result of that sentiment and an attempt to circumvent the entire intelligence community which is problematic in and of itself but signals t

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let's discuss with ana that vera, paris dennard, alice stewart and cnn contributor jason candor.king news, ana. you and i have been discussing this just moments ago. you heard what the sheriff said. the reporter, as the sheriff says, the alleged victim, is being interviewed right now. what does this say to you? what do you think happened in that room? >> i have no idea, but i did just read a piece that was put on twitter and i tweeted it out by an eyewitness who happened to be a fox news reporter who's got a line in what she tells where she says, you know, that they watched in disbelief as gianforte grabbed jacobs by the neck and slammed him -- >> let me read it, ana. the reporter said, again, from a fox news crew, says "at that point gianforte grabbed jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. faith, keith and i watched in disbelief as gianforte began bun punching the man as he moved on top the reporter and began yelling something to the effect of i am sick and tired of this. jacob scrambled to his knees and said something about his glasses be

alice butler short. >> i think he is doing a fantastic job. i think the problem is the media and it is just negative, negative, negative. >> reporter: corey stewart board chair and current candidate for virginia governor chaired the trump campaign in virginia. he was fired after disagreement with gop leaders. >> with any administration it will be a little bit rough at times. he is doing what he has to do. you have to break a couple of eggs. he is shaking things up. i think as a trump supporter i am happy with his job so far. >> reporter: the group is planning an event on may 20 that will include speakers and a prayer service. >>> police tell us they have caught those two 19 year olds who placed a noose at a maryland middle school. officers arrested john habberman and connor crop. the two face several charges today. police tell us the pair were caught on surveillance video at croften middle school. a teacher spotted a noose hanging from a light fixture thursday. police chief condemned the incident as a reflection of hate ideolo ideology. so far no hate crime charges have been filed. >>> there is a warrant out for the arrest of a man who killed fiv