Guests:
Reince
Priebus
Doris
Goodwin
Michael
Steele
Kimberly
Strassel
Mike
Stengel
Mike
Rowe
Todd:
holy fuck the CIA says
Russia
interfered with our election
to
put Donald Trump in the White House!
Todd:
and Mitch McConnell
rejected saying anything!
Todd:
it's stunning!
Todd:
and when he heard about it Trump
sided
with a foreign government over the CIA
Trump:
the CIA said Saddam
had
WMD – you can't trust them!
Todd:
the CIA says Russia hacked the RNC
Trump:
it could a guy on his bed
in
New Jersey who weighs 400 lbs
Trump:
Putin could not have
been nicer to me!
Trump:
Russia if you're listening
I
hope you hack more Americans
Lindsey
Graham: he's destabilizing the world!
Todd:
the CEO of Exxon got the
Order
of Friendship and their highest
honor
The Badge of the Blackhat
Tillerson:
I have a very close
relationship with Putin
McCain:
he's a thug and murderer!
Tillerson:
ease up – it was only an oil spill
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Todd:
welcome Michael McFaul
McFaul:
thanks Ted
Todd:
what about this hacking
McFaul:
the CIA has
connected the dots for us
Todd:
that's always helpful
McFaul:
now we know they hacked
the
DNC and gave it wikileaks
Todd:
didn't we know that already?
McFaul:
but now that conclusion
has
credibility of the CIA behind it
Todd:
whats Putin's motivation
McFaul:
he hates Hillary Clinton
Todd:
why is that?
McFaul:
he was an early
investor in Whitewater
Todd:
really?
McFaul:
no really it's because he says
she
interfered in his Parliamentary elections
Todd:
I see
McFaul:
this wouldn't be so suspicious
but
Donald Trump is very pro Putin and
he
says it all the damn time
Todd:
that's true
McFaul:
that doesn't mean it was coordinated
Todd:
are you concerned with CEO
of
Exxon becoming Secretary of State
McFaul:
Exxon made a huge deal
with
Russia until they invaded Ukraine
Todd:
Exxon?
McFaul:
no Russia
Todd:
well I wouldn't put it past them
McFaul:
would Trump retain the sanctions?
Todd:
how should I know
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break ]
Todd:
welcome Reince
Priebus:
thanks Tad
Todd:
Lindsay Graham says
Rex
Tillerson is un-nerving
Priebus:
he's also talking to Giuliani
and
Petraeus for Secretary of State
Todd:
a guy who was a Mayor 15 years
ago
and another who deliberately
revealed
military secrets
Priebus:
this is premature speculation!
Todd:
I see
Priebus:
everyone is jumping
the
shark on this!
Todd:
is Tillerson qualified?
Priebus:
he's despoiled
landscapes
all over the world!
Todd:
so he should be Secretary of State?
Priebus:
he knows all the international laws!
Todd:
he does?
Priebus:
sure he's violated environmental laws, labor
laws. human rights laws, sovereignty laws,tax laws...
Todd:
so we're going to have
an
oil CEO as America's chief diplomat
Priebus:
he makes deals!
Todd:
even with Putin?
Priebus:
I don't believe in
having
enemies or crummy relations
Todd:
you're going lift the sanctions aren't you
Priebus:
no not at all
Todd:
it sounds like it
Priebus:
we're going to cut a deal with Putin!
Todd:
Trump attacked the CIA
Priebus:
the Trump loves the CIA
Todd:
he just humiliated them
Priebus:
the RNC was not hacked!
Todd:
then why was the FBI involved
Priebus:
because the DNC was hacked
Todd:
what about vendors or personal e-mails
Priebus:
we were not hacked!
Todd:
okay
Priebus:
we were told by the FBI not hacked
Todd:
okay but-
Priebus:
don't get defensive with me!
Todd:
do you believe Russia
was
involved in any way shape or form
Priebus:
we were not hacked!
Todd:
that's not what I asked you
Priebus:
it could be
Todd:
do you believe
John Podesta was hacked?
Priebus:
I don't know!
Todd:
but Trump was briefed on this
Priebus:
you have no source!
Todd:
do you believe Russia
interfered
with the election – yes or no?
Priebus:
stop attacking Russia!
Todd:
do you even give a shit about this?
Priebus:
sure we do
Todd:
it doesn't seem like it
Priebus:
someone hacked!
Todd:
how do you know?
Priebus:
who did the hacking?
Todd:
17 agencies says it was Russia
Priebus:
stop attacking Putin!
Todd:
what about Russia?
Priebus:
its all lies!!
Todd:
thanks for coming Reince
Priebus:
Puuutiiiin!
[
break ]
Todd:
omg Rep Schiff has seen the
evidence
against Russia first hand!
Todd:
welcome Congressman
Schiff:
hi Chuck
Todd:
talk hacking to me
Schiff:
there is no doubt
that Russia hacked us
Todd:
none?
Schiff:
it was not a 400 lb guy in New Jersey
Todd:
good news for Chris Christie
Schiff:
they had a pro-Putin candidate
Todd:
I see
Schiff:
Trump criticizes NATO and
wants
to lift the sanctions on Russia
Todd:
true
Schiff:
Russia dumped information
just to hurt Clinton
Todd:
okay but the CIA
has been wrong before
Schiff:
I can't tell you how we know
but
we know it was Russia
Todd:
oooh I love secrets
Schiff:
Russia can hack anyone at anytime
Todd:
how comforting
Schiff:
now I fear Trump will reject
intelligence
if he doesn't like it
Todd:
that's his right
Schiff:
Trump is giving Russia's
hacking
of our election cover
– it's
extraordinary
Todd:
Mitch McConnell wanted
to
keep it a secret
Schiff:
that's true I was there
Schiff:
but Obama could have
made
it public anyway
Todd:
was it a mistake by Obama not to?
Schiff:
yes – it invites more hacking!
Todd:
thanks for coming
[
break ]
Todd:
talk hacking to me Michael
Steele:
he's right there was
no
hacking of the RNC
Steele:
but that doesn't mean
that
Russia didn't try to interfere
Strassel:
everyone agrees
that Russia hacked us
Todd:
not Reince Preibus
Strassel:
okay all normal people
Strassel:
but the RNC wasn't
hacked
so ergo no proof they
were
trying to help elect Trump
Stengel:
we are in a global information war!
Stengel:
Russia Today is part of it
Todd:
what's that
Stengel:
it's like the Today Show
but
their weatherman is still chubby
Todd:
I see
Stengel: also it's Putin propaganda
Todd: all right
Stengel:
they're trying to get us
to
question our own elections
Todd:
it's working
Goodwin:
Trump is attacking
the
CIA which is not wise
Goodwin:
why doesn't he just say
'yes
there was hacking but I won anyway'
Strassel:
maybe Russia thought Hillary was
going
to win and wanted to undermine her
Steele:
Trump loves controversy!
Todd: full confession so do I
Steele:
and he just really likes Rex Tillerson
Stengel:
diplomacy is not about cutting deals
Steele:
actually it is – all world politics is
'every man for himself'
Stengel:
what about freedom of
speech
and freedom of religion?
Steele:
screw em
Todd:
John Glenn had many great moments
in
his life from WWII to Korea to orbiting
the earth
to the U.S. Senate but none
as monumental
as his appearances
on 'Meet The Press'
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Todd:
Mike Rowe hosts 'Dirty Jobs'
Todd:
you are suitably casually dressed
Roe:
all my suits are rubber
Todd:
you wrote in February that we're
losing
lots of blue-collar jobs to robots
Roe:
on my tv show 'Dirty Jobs' the
big
lesson is important work is done
and
no one pays attention
Todd:
not true – I tip my
goatee trimmer handsomely
Roe:
in 2004 we heard things like
we've
heard in 2016 – none of the executives
thought
the show would be a hit because
they're
all snobs who hate blue collar workers
Todd:
retraining from factory
jobs is not realistic
Rowe:
a lesson from my tv show
is
hard work is satisfying
Stengel:
the problem is not globalization
– it's
automation
Rowe:
there are 5 million jobs unfilled
because
we've got a skills gap
Goodwin:
a job provides dignity
Todd:
unless you host a Sunday talk show
Rowe:
society falls apart
without the garbage worker
Todd:
Poubelle was a goddamn hero
Strassel:
we keep pushing
kids
to college – and for what?
Todd:
the drunken orgies?
Strassel:
the smartest people
I
know are skilled tradesmen
Rowe:
farmers have to be really smart –
not
every job requires a 4 year degree
Steele:
a dirty job is a good job
Todd:
thanks for coming to Meet the Press
Rowe:
I'll be back to cover the show
Todd:
this is a dirty job sometimes!
[
break ]
Todd:
is a danger in Trump over-denying?
Strassel:
he should at least acknowledge
there
was some hacking
Strassel:
but people act as
if his election was illegitimate
Steele:
they will forced to concede
there
was Russian hacking in
Tillerson's
hearings
Todd:
it's unusual for President-elect
to go after the CIA
Goodwin:
Nixon had secret talks
with
a country we were at war with
behind
Johnson's back and the CIA knew
Todd:
what a swell guy
Stengel:
there is an existential information
threat
and it's coming from Russia
Stengel:
the Berlin Wall fell because
of
an information revolution
Stengel:
you can take a nation
down
through information
Steele:
yeah but what are you gonna do?
Todd:
what a show! What a week!
Todd:
and that's another
episode
of Meet The Press
