host: chris whipple here to attac take your questions and comments about the role of chief of staff in the white house. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. an independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also join us on twitter or go to facebook.com/c-span. want to take your questions on your thoughts about the current chief of staff and the role of chiefs of staff inside the white house. wasre we get to calls, what reince priebus's demise? how was he treated at the end? know, he wasyou really subjected to a lot of ritual humiliation as you may recall during this for six months. -- those first six months. donald trump seems to be able to sense weakness and take it manage of it. there was that famous incident where he was reportedly asked to come in and swat a fly. he was not treated with the but most respect and his end came very abruptly. priebus submitted his resignation after anthony scaramucci, the short-lived communications director, insulted him. basically accused him of leaking confidential information. when i was accused of a felony, i basically said i've had it. h

president trump'sen attac, to punish countries like china that have flooded the global markets. president trump: america will remain open to loweringr move -- removing tariffs for individual nations as long as 're sure their products no longer threaten our security. robert: many republicans wanted more targeted efforts. >> i think there is a better way and that is to go after unfair ade practices specifically. robert: a big jobs number cam out this week. 313 jobs in february weredded. unemployment is at 4.1%et the president seems compelled to move on trailed. what was thect rn on the market and the world? >> the narcotic aprescription was somewhat muted but the president went wit a softer version of what he initially sa. you say the harshest version of what you think you can d you get critics to come to the table and beg for softening and then when you eventually do it, you have most people on board. they're working on a deal for australia possibly to be ex. . he's tying nafta renegotiation right sizing of trailed deaf sis -- deficits, nato funding all in an effort to get allies

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doesn't have the authorities and putin still has not paid a price that would dissuade him from further attactrump consistently looks the other way and ignores russian aggression. >> i want to ask you just to give you -- give us a sense. it's friday morning. the end of a week, eventful week as always the case with the russia story. over the course of the last week, watching bob mueller, watching the trump administration, what do you think the story has advanced to over the course of the last five days? >> first, i just want to underscore something that max just said. if this were any other time in american history, what putin said yesterday would be page one news. that would be only thing anybody would be talking about. >> of course. >> and yet instead again, because of what the russians did to us, let's be clear, they're an actor also in our domestic politics, we're arguing amongst ourselves, fighting amongst ours, debatiing what's happenin in the mueller investigation. and the commander in chief is completely absent. astonishing to me. i have to say. there has been no reaction whatsoever to

host: chris whipple here to attac take your questions and comments about the role of chief of staff inhite house. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. an independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also join us on twitter or go to facebook.com/c-span. want to take your questions on your thoughts about the current chief of staff and the role of chiefs of staff inside the white house. wasre we get to calls, what reince priebus's demise? how was he treated at the end? know, he wasyou really subjected to a lot of ritual humiliation as you may recall during this for six months. -- those first six months. donald trump seems to be able to sense weakness and take it manage of it. there was that famous incident where he was reportedly asked to come in and swat a fly. he was not treated with the but most respect and his end came very abruptly. priebus submitted his resignation after anthony scaramucci, the short-lived communications director, insulted him. basically accused him of leaking confidential information. when i was accused of a felony, i basically said i've had it. he went

miller mentioned early on that putin perceives himself under awhack tack attac west is aiming for regime change. and going after the ole garks was mentioned several times. are these two things reconcile able? are we risking unwanted escalation by threatening the very thing that you said that he feels is fundamentally at risk here? >> in my view, it's important to go after those people who are involved in this -- this type of activity or pursuing this activity either officially or unofficially and who are tied to president putin. and at the same time to show that we have limited aims to state we have limited aims and by the actions we take, not -- not demonstrate that we vun limited or broader aims of regime change or undermining the power structure within the kremlin or the power structure within the country. anything that would dhat would be a very high level of escalation. >> and there's a precedent, you know, so with china where with the indictment of five members of the people's liberation army but it was very specifically tied and public messaging surround mabe made clear this was b