I thinkweindividualintheWhiteHousethatwearenegotiatingwithoncerelievedyouproperlyagainofthesambaabsolutelymatterstilljustcometoendintoit.
I thinkitmayhaveimprovedhisreelectionshuttheirchances, and I deeplyregretthatbecauseweshouldcareaboutitbecausethismanintheWhiteHouseisoneofthebiggestblockstoactiononthingslikeclimatechange.
MissRomneyrecognizedthatonwithsomeintegrity, votedforimpeachmentontherestoftheRepublican, saidineffect, Yes, hemaybe a bully, buthe's ourBilly.
He's oursides.
He's onourside.
Sowe'regoingtosupporthim.
That's what's goingon.
Well, inthegreendress, Greentold.
I'm worriedthatourprimeministerisbeginningtoresemblethemonintheWhiteHouseinhistreatmentofminorities, butalsopressfreedomandhowwetreatagendastheotherdayandrefusedtoenterinto a briefing.
Brian, wait, comeon, that I knowthat's a thing.
A number.
A numberofyouhavetoldthat.
Let's juststicktheDonaldTrumpFor a moment, Estellahasimpeachment, helpedorhinderedhiscampaign.
Shouldwecare?
Yeah, I thinkweshouldcare, becausewhenyounormalizepoliticswithoutrules, ithasconsequencesformakingitlookmoreacceptableinotherpartsoftheworld.
I mean, I thinkyou'reright, sir.
Whowouldhavethought a coupleofyearsagothatMittRomneywouldappeartobe a progressivehero?
I don't thinkthatDonaldTrumpfeelsthattonight, andthatis a badthing, Theo.
I think I doagreewithcelebratethesenseofdiscomfort.
I thinkthat's absolutelytheplacethatallofusneedtobeon.
Thegreatthingaboutoursystemisthatyouknow I can't sitinanivorytower.
I havetocomeandanswertocolleaguesatquestionsandindeedtomakestatementsonandbeheldaccountableuponthat, I think I'm notgoingtogetintotheweedsoftheAmericancampaign.
I thinktheirsystemis, shallwesay, a ratherinterestingoneinthatin a genuineattempttotryandgetseparationofpowers, right.
Theexecutivepowerofthepresidentdoesmethatheorsheisratherremote, I think, fromwhatgoesondaytodayontheHill.
ButwhathashappenedinAmericanpoliticsisthatthetraditionorworkingacrosstheaisle, whichwas a hugepartoftheUnitedStatesSenateformostofitshistory, hasgone.
We'veheardaboutMittRomney.
Heis a really a realthrowbackto a pastthatiswithinlivingmemoryofmanyofus.
That's been a reallydifficultthingfor a lotofpeoplerecently.
Onthatsenseofdiscomfitingiswhat I thinkweneedtoholdontoaswelearnedthelessonsoffsomeoftheextremepoliticsthatwe'reseeingnotjustintheUSA, butalsoclosetothat.
Doyoufeelthatsenseofdiscomfortindoing a dealwithDonaldTrump?
What I wanttoseetheUnitedStatesistheDemocraticPartyorganizingitscaucusesefficientlysothatweknowwhattheresultsaregonnabeon, thatthecandidatewhotheyproducewillprovideahpropercontestratherthansomethingthatwillbe a rollover.
Trumphasbeen, hasconfoundedtherulesofpoliticsin a waythatperhapssomeofus, youknow, I'lladmit I'm quite a conventionalsortofpersoninthewaythat I domypoliticsfine, difficultandchallenging.
But, youknow, electionsareelections.
Wehavetoworkwithwhoeverisdemocraticallyelectedin a whitedamaging.