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    To the Point

    Trump says US has no place criticizing Putin

    In a much-promoted interview yesterday with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News before the Super Bowl, President Trump once again confounded fellow Republicans — not just by defending Vladimir Putin, but by his characterization of the USA.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 6, 2017 • 1 min read

    In a much-promoted interview yesterday with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News before the Super Bowl, President Trump once again confounded fellow Republicans — not just by defending Vladimir Putin, but by his characterization of the USA.

    Andrew Weiss, Vice President at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia, says Trump's equivocation puts the GOP in the difficult position of having to explain what the President really means.

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    Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation
    1. 1:22Trump says US has no place criticizing PutinYou’re reading this
    2. 7:56Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation
    3. 41:17Politics were unavoidable in this year's Super Bowl
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Andrew S. Weiss

      Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation
    1. 1:22Trump says US has no place criticizing PutinYou’re reading this
    2. 7:56Trump's First Constitutional Confrontation
    3. 41:17Politics were unavoidable in this year's Super Bowl
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