Clemons: ‘Nothing Similar’ Between Obama’s Hot Mic Moment with Medvedev and Flynn’s Contact with Russia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steve one ░░░░░░░░ question to you and ░░░░░░░░ hours ago on my ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M Show ░░░░░░░░ brought up a moment ░░░░░░░░ President Obama and the ░░░░░░░░ the at the time ░░░░░░░░ president back in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ thought that Obama was ░░░░░░░░ to Putin and in ░░░░░░░░ he was talking to ░░░░░░░░ name s going to ░░░░░░░░ me Thank you It ░░░░░░░░ a holiday Monday But ░░░░░░░░ was saying basically his ░░░░░░░░ was the whole Michael ░░░░░░░░ controversy was the same ░░░░░░░░ overblown It s the ░░░░░░░░ as what President Obama ░░░░░░░░ saying to the Russian ░░░░░░░░ that he needed some ░░░░░░░░ and they can talk ░░░░░░░░ about missiles after his ░░░░░░░░ It was a hot ░░░░░░░░ moment It was not ░░░░░░░░ for reporters to hear ░░░░░░░░ now Republicans are using ░░░░░░░░ as a talking point ░░░░░░░░ basically equate what happened ░░░░░░░░ Michael Flynn and what ░░░░░░░░ with President Obama Talk ░░░░░░░░ me about that CLEMONS ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely I m ░░░░░░░░ but it s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ the case Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ elected president of the ░░░░░░░░ States but as he ░░░░░░░░ come into office he ░░░░░░░░ been engaged in a ░░░░░░░░ fest with Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ the time when you ░░░░░░░░ I talked about alleviating ░░░░░░░░ before they ve done ░░░░░░░░ of the things they ░░░░░░░░ supposed to do on ░░░░░░░░ As we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ hack not only in ░░░░░░░░ U S democracy but ░░░░░░░░ other governments across Europe ░░░░░░░░ they ve harassed and ░░░░░░░░ up U S diplomats ░░░░░░░░ of this going on ░░░░░░░░ other you know Roger ░░░░░░░░ and Paul Manafort with ░░░░░░░░ kinds of alleged interaction ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government it ░░░░░░░░ as if the appearances ░░░░░░░░ that these guys basically ░░░░░░░░ advocating for Russia s ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ ve got a U ░░░░░░░░ President coming in without ░░░░░░░░ weighed any of the ░░░░░░░░ issues And when you ░░░░░░░░ calls with Putin that ░░░░░░░░ really warm and fuzzy ░░░░░░░░ and you see Angela ░░░░░░░░ beat up Australia beat ░░░░░░░░ this has created a ░░░░░░░░ of fear and lack ░░░░░░░░ trust in the United ░░░░░░░░ So there is nothing ░░░░░░░░ to the Obama discussion ░░░░░░░░ what Michael Flynn did ░░░░░░░░ potentially allegedly potentially offering ░░░░░░░░ some flexibility down the ░░░░░░░░ once they came into ░░░░░░░░