when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about starving themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be discussed just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film will

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about style in themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be discussed just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film wil

stalin after police raid officers questioned staff and management at the theater after it defied a ban on the movie the death of stalin russia's culture ministry says the british made comedy mocks russia's soviet history communist party officials also criticized them. i don't think we need to introduce censorship but there should be some kind of personal censorship among journalists and people making films for example i would find it unacceptable to have a comedy film called death of christ this is my personal opinion i'm not an expert in culture but i'm extremely bothered by the name of the film a comedy film called death of stalin is only acceptable for me. and i know arts festival in australia is turning the spotlight on the country's immigration policies among the many shows to entertain crowds at the sydney festivals a play which looks at the government's treatment of refugees under thomas went along sent this. on a stage rather than in a court room is a truth and reconciliation commission that australia has never had. the play cool tribunals delves into the dark side of australia

stalin to describe his enemies. >> very moving but very false. flakes attack was actually fake news because trump never said of the ss was the enemy people he said fake news is the enemy of the people. trump treats the media like flies buzzing around his ear. the nding them it's not reporters who are important but the people that are reported on. no wonder they are test. here's my one year assessment, if trump can just control himself, he might be a figure for the ages. the entire planet is feeling his impact every day. they are talking about him in the jungles of borneo. like it or not, take a freeze-frame of right now, he's the most important person on earth. by keeping him on his toes, so are you.and that ain't fake news. [applause] >> let's welcome tonight's guest. i can get behind his legal mind. his latest book is called trumped up. harvard law professor, alan gershwin. shelby holiday. [applause] she's the feisty dame who thinks everything is lame. - - [indiscernible]. an innertube is his pinky ring. former bodyguard - -. [applause] profess

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about style in themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be discussed just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film will

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about starving themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be discussed just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film wil

stalin after a police raid offices questioned staff and management of the theater after it defied a ban on the movie the death of stalin russia's culture ministry says the british made comedy mocks soviet era history communist party officials also criticize the cinema. but i don't think we need to introduce censorship but there should be some kind of personal censorship among journalists and people making films for example i would find it unacceptable to have a comedy film called death of christ this is my personal opinion i'm not an expert in culture but i'm extremely bothered by the name of the film a comedy film called death of stalin is only acceptable for me ivory stores across china of closed after a ban on the trade came into force it means that there's a lot less work now for ivory carvers but some of them are trying to find new ways to use their expertise as robot bride reports from beijing. leach encourages one of china's master carvers using skills learned over a lifetime working with a material that he says has no equal ivory. it's the best material to work with not too

a cinema in moscow has stopped showing a satirical film on joseph stalin after a police raid officers questioned staff and management at the theater after it defied a ban on the movie the death of stalin russia's culture minister says the british made company marks russia's soviet history. itself as there are these are the top stories the syrian opposition says it will boycott talks that russia is hosting and such in next week the decision came as the latest round of un talks wrapped up in vienna without a major breakthrough ultimately what is required is political will it is high time the diplomacy dialogue and negotiations prevail for the interest of all syrians. that's a good general this is being briefed and will be briefed tonight on the outcome of these discussions and then it will be up to him to take the decision what will be the u.n. response to the invitation to attend the sochi turkey's president reject tire better one is warning that its operation against kurdish fighters in syria could be extended to the border with iraq the turkish offensive to push fighters out of the r

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about starving themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be discussed just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film wil

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about style in themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is a dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history so the russian ministry of culture decided to revoke the license of the movie when it comes to public opinion while it's played some agree that some ma

when asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about style in themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't be nice just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where the film will be

stalin who also characterized journalists as an enemy of the people even the key to khrushchev forbade it use. telling the soviet communist party that the phrase had been introduced by stalin for the purpose of quote annihilating such individuals unquote in spite of the condemnation trumps contempt for journalists and his dismissal of unfavorable news coverage appears unlikely to subside kimberly hellcat al-jazeera washington. the u.s. technology giant apple says it's going to create twenty thousand jobs for american workers that will go down with well with donald trump in his america first campaign apple's been criticized for employing huge numbers of workers and asia to make i phones as well as other devices and for avoiding u.s. taxes by having huge reserves of cash in foreign bank accounts she have written scene reports. apple has long been criticized for its huge cache of some two hundred fifty billion dollars that it made through its foreign subsidiaries but refused to repatriate to the u.s. in order to avoid paying u.s. taxes that's ninety four percent of its total cash under th

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ok i asked if this british movie follows the last days and death of joseph stalin as well as the political infighting that ensued so why is it having a problem here in russia it's not about starving themselves but it is about the timing the showing of this movie was supposed to coincide with the anniversary of the battle of stalingrad it was one of the most decisive moments in the second world war and it's bloodiest battle and since this movie is dark comedy it is showing in a rather satirical way some of the people that made this victory for russia in that war possible so some are saying that this movies is a bit insensitive for the veterans and those who cherish the memories of the great patriotic war many elderly people will perceive it as an offensive mockery of the soviet past the country that conquered fascism and most disgusting the victims of stalinism we don't have censorship we're not afraid of critical assessment of our history. such movies shouldn't even get into russia they shouldn't. just don't let them be shown. i'm ready to come to the cinemas where they feel on the show to

stalin to describe his enemies. >> did jeff flake undermine criticism with that stalin comparison. >> yes, i think overall the speech to coat colleague act of civic hygiene i sportdz may supported 90% well said when you invoke a mass murderer compare that to president of the united states just going on twitter mouthing off, i think that did himself a disservice undermined message trying to convey. >> jeff flake said i am not comparing two but that palm names the same paragraph you know as a politician that every headlined what happened is going to be flake says trump like stalin. >> the press preview it saying jeff flake is about to give -- >> he leaked it. >> i will say this, i think that he was more on target in speaking about authoritarian type rulers and using stalin that regard not mass murderer part thank god i will say when you understand that it is not flake alone that john mccain wrote op-ed in "washington post" saying essentially the same thing this is a widespread concern for a men tweeting out slamming cnn, saying the press is enemy of the american people that is pretty s

. >> you compare president trump to joseph stalin by calling the free press "the enemy of the people." >> he borrowed that phrase, enemy of the people, it should be noted that the leader who followed stalin forbid it's use. i don't think that's been so loaded by a soviet dictator. >> that should make senator flake more popular with the base. obviously the senator has a c-- obviously the president has a fight with the press. is it backfiring on him? >> now he's taking a different tack as well and he's telling people that he's going to win in 2020 because the press will want him to win because he's been so good for profits. so how much is his war on the press really -- how serious is he about it? i will say that flake is right to condemn that comparison. and it's funny, i think sometimes we spend so much time on things that president trump says, more time than he does, right? he'll just say these things, and again, i was also taken by him calling -- >> the president doesn't care about his words the way we do, and he doesn't i guess appreciate the impact of them. >> i think he does. he g

senator jeff flake compares the president to murderous dictator joseph stalin. who will be to blame if the government shuts down friday? i'm still shaking my head over the 38 minutes of terror caused by hawaii's false missile warning. well, that will drain some lava from your volcano.

calling it the enemy of the people is just what dictator joseph stalin did in russia. and dismissing real investigations as fake news has potentially dangerous consequences. >>> 20,000 apple jobs are coming to the u.s. and the computer company will announce it will invest $350 billion into the economy thanks to a lower tax rate. apple makes a $30 billion tax payment the largest of its kind and tim cook has the commitment to make america a success. >>> and here they took aim at opioid manufacturers joining cities across the country in a lawsuit suing drug companies for their role in the overdose crisis. officials say that they seek to halt illegal processes and for the money spent trying to combat the epidemic. it has exacted a grim toll on philadelphia. 12,000 overdoses in 2017 a substantial increase off the year before. >>> health tonight the health care chain is taking over the crisis with an innovative offer. >> one key problem in the opioid crisis is how to keep left over alling into the wrong hands and being abused. wal-mart is now offering a free product at all t

stalin. the peoplelabeling is the enemy is incredibly dangerous. i think this increases the standoff we have seen between established media outlets and the white house. and it is not very helpful. francine: does this have an impact on in markets, or not? >> know, this is an american domestic little issue. which could spillover. if you get a government shutdown, it could be a different story. it is what it is. it is the american political issue. there are dark clouds over the white house. this gave the dollar more impetus to weaken, rather than strengthen. that is basically the start and the markets were focused on the fiscal stimulus and the fact that the rest of the world yes vivistar willhink continue to facilitate into we hit the wall. it is very important to understand what is next for the proper inflation. be when wegoing to have many rumors that he wants to tackle china a bunch of his trade policy. that is the risk. francine: thank you, stephanie baker. both stay with us. up next, we sh

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stalin to describe his enemies. when a figure in power reflectively calls any press that doesn't suit him "fake news," it is that a person who should be that figure of suspicion, not the press. 2018 must be the year in which the truth takes a stand against power that would weaken it. let us resolve to be allies of the truth and not partners and its destruction. >> kimberly: the white house had this to say about the senator's speech. >> i found it quite interesting that he is coming out to attack this president considering he is one that was recently defending and actually oppressive regime. he went to cuba a few weeks ago and served as a mouthpiece for the oppressive cuban government. he's not criticizing the president because he's against oppression. he's criticizing the president because he has terrible poll numbers. i think he is looking for some attention. >> kimberly: looking for some attention, greg. can you relate? >> greg: i can. the ultimate joke by donald trump could be the fake news awards is fake news. a

stalin to describe his enemies. the: she tweeted that president has every right to push back against the press, comparing the leader of the free world to murderous dictators is absurd. you've gone too far. pope francis today celebrate mass at the air base in she lay -- in chile. the pontiff called for in and of violent protests in the region after 10 churches were firebombed last week. activists purposely burned churches as they push forward for the return of ancestral lands. koreas plan to form a unified olympic team. for the first time in 11 years during the opening ceremony and next month's winter of the pigs in south korea. an official with the south korean ministry told us that north korea will send a cheering squad the pyeongchang, and north and south korean athletes will cheer together. they added that north korea will send an advance team to the south before the games to check olympic facilities. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am

stalin to describe his enemies. us trillion employment surged while the jobless rate ticked up as more people look for work. employment rose by almost 35,000 from november, almost doubled again forecast by economists. back,ime jobs roared starting to soak up the lackluster growth and inflation. china's holding a treasuries fell to a four-month low in november, a sign that china may becoming it appetite for u.s. government debt. holding of u.s. bond notes and bills fell from a month earlier. china's treasury holdings are attracting extra attention now from bloomberg news reporters last week. the beijing was considering tapering its purchases. north and south korea will march under one unified flag during the opening ceremony of next month plus winter look at, the strongest sign yet of an easing in recent tensions. i have not marched together at an international sporting event since 2007 -- they have not marched together at an international sporting event since 2007. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 27

stalin to describe his enemies. >> shannon: dan, senator flake said he's not comparing the two. stalin was a murderer. this president isn't but he was talking about the language. >> to use the name stalin in the context of trump is so foul. stalin killed 25 million people. the genocide of ukrainians is not very much reported or remembered. to make the comparison to a dictator just because he doesn't like trump's tweets is utterly insane. the person who needs the mental health test is not donald trump. it's jeff flake. >> shannon: i don't think that's going to happen. speaking of that test, we want to talk about the president's position appointed by president obama. he's done many checkups hadn't good things to say but they couldn't accept it. he was asked, does the president have heart disease? he said no. then we get this from sanjay gupta. >> by all standards and metrics anyway a cardiologist would look at it, the president does have heart disease. >> shannon: his physician said he doesn't and yet the mainstream media can't seem to accept it. >> i always have a problem. we tal

bush than joseph stalin. during the administration they said about the soviet union and communism and also what ronald reagan depicted communism is the evil empire. what about the people that have that viewpoint. that should be scary. only a quarter of millennial stink that democracy is an essential for living in this country. like they say on those tv commercials, but wait, there's more. there's also things such as school safety, violence in the classroom. when you look at the latest federal statistics it's actually shocking to see the amount of violence that's taken place across america's school campuses. according to these federal statistics, 65% of the schools reported more than one incident of violence that translates to more than three quarters of a million crimes committed on public school campuses and it's even worse than the sum, nearly nine in ten public middle schools report that there've been crimes of violence reported on the campuses. let's put some faces to these statistics. one of the things i

stalin. jeff flake will be on "morning joe" in a few minutes. >>> president trump and vice president pence will take part in the congressional gold medal ceremony honoring former republican senator bob dole today. house and senate leaders will present dole with the nation's highest civilian honor to recognize his decades of service as a sold, lawmaker and statesman. dole represented kansas for 30 years in the house and senate. >>> that does it for us. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> how do you forget when the president of the united states uses that word? >> senators cotton and perdue have disputed what you've said about this. >> well, they're wrong and they know they're wrong. >> i saw what senator durbin said that he stood by every word he said. so let me be clear. i stand by every word i said. the difference is i'm right. >> oh wow, we've seen plenty of this from the white house, but now a united states senator is looking directly at the american people and lying. good morning, everyon

stalin to describe his enemies. greg: very moving but very false. blake's attack was actually big news because trump never said the media was the enemy of the people, he said fake news was the enemy of the people. that is no small change for to set a source line that sets the story line. he reminds the reporters that they are important for the people the report on. no wonder why they are passed. here's my when your assessment. if trump can just control himself might end up being a figure for the ages for the entire planet is feeling his impact every day. they are talking about him in the jungles of borneo, like him or not, take a freeze-frame of right now. he's the most important person on earth by keeping him on the toes, so are you, and that a big news. [cheering and applause] let's welcome, tonight's guests. i can get behind his legal mind, his latest book is called trumped up, harvard law professor emeritus, alan or switch. [cheering and applause] she is so bright the sun and sends her hate mail. wall street jou

i noted how bad it is for a president to take what was popularized by joseph stalin, the enemy of the people to refer to the press. i just want the president to know this has real consequences. >> for does have real consequences, right, bill? >> we have seen the consequences. dictators are saying even in the united states the press is the enemy. i think it's interesting that the "wall street journal" is dragged into this. the "wall street journal" is run by the close friend of mr. trump, rupert murdoch. they are very pro trump and had a meeting where they told the reporters you are not being exactly fair to him. you can figure that very careful. you also have to point and it comes at the same time they broke this story about the pay off to the porn star. this is something the white house is again trying to go on the attack. these stories are piling up and you can't really put the "wall street journal" in among the unfavorable media. that he usually likes to beat up. >> the white house did have to issue a correction with the transcripts from the president's bipartisan daca meeting when

stalin to describe his enemies. >> he's not criticizing the president because he's against oppression. he's criticizing the president because he has terrible poll numbers. and he is i think looking for some attention. >> that's not the only battle in washington right now. democrats and republicans are still at odds over a plan for the federal budget. a short-term spending bill one option now being considered part of an effort to avoid government shut down before the friday deadline. >> firework in washington don't end there. as today lawmakers also interviewed former campaign manager for trump core lewandowski about possible collusion with moscow in new interview the president is accusing russia of helping north korea evade sanctions. stay tuned, lucy. >> speaking of interviews, tonight white house steve of staff john kelly talked about the threat posed by north korea with bet bear on fox news channel. >> if kim jong-un does not abandon his nuclear program, is the us headed for war? >> i hope not. >> but i don't think -- upping this is one of those things that landed on this president

stalin's attacks on his enemies. he said america under his leadership is charting a a dangerous path. joining us now are professors of government at harvard who know about the dangerous path. they are authors of the new book "how democracies die,". it's good to have you both here, professors. there's a lot in this book for people to look at contextually to check the demise of a democracy. good. specific to us here, let's start, steven, with why you think the american democracy may be in any real trouble. >> well, we're hopeful that it's not. we don't think american democracy is dying, but there are warning signs. the first one is we elected a demagogue and we elected somebody who has dmons strably weak commitment to democratic and constitutional norms. it's the first time in a century that a major party candidate has shown author taeitarian instren >> his supporters say he's not a demagogue, he's just channelling what they felt about wanting to break the mold. >> that's certainly a paradox of democracy at some level.

stalin to describe his enemies. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are at odds over funding the federal government. white house chief of staff meeting with the congressional hispanic caucus over immigration and d.a.c.a. >> said it is congresses problem to get it solved. >> reporter: short-term spending bill, being considered in order to avoid it shutdown before the friday night deadline.>> the president does not want to shut down and if one happens you'll have one place to look and that is to the democrats. >> reporter: on the day when lawmakers interviewed the former drum campaign manager about possible collusion company new interview the president accused russia of helping north korea of eight sanctions. -- evade sanctions. >>> another push to try to split california into two states. with the declaration of independence ceremony with the group involved. >>> at least seven stanford students reported being drugged at a party. the person is believed to have doled out the drugs. >>> sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it do

stalin to describe his enemies. so frout with malice was the people that even the key to choose. >> rick tyler, jeff flake have a point? or is this a case where the president is tapping into a lot of anger at the news media? >> there's a lot of anger in the news media, but the knew media is a fact, it's not a problem. the news media is open and integral to a free society. it was in john mccain's interview over 260 journalists have been imprisoned in 2017. over 60 lost their lives covering the news. we are fortunate in the united states that our journalists are not imprisoned and most don't lose their lives from covering the news, but some do. it is important to our freedom is and to democracy and cannot have an open and free society unless someone who is disinterested holds them accountable and reports that to the people so the people put pressure to self-correct. if they don't do that, the result is tyranny. >> and john mccain with an op-ed today. let me share with our viewers. trump aes attempts to undermine the f

he compared trump's rhetoric to that of soviet dictator joseph stalin. >> mr. president, it is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our own president uses words infamously spoken by joseph stalin to describe his enemies it bears noting that so fraught with malice was the phrase "enemy of the people" even kruschev forbade its use. >> more people speaking out against dr. larry nassar it is day two of his sentencing trial. nassar pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual misconduct >>> a 43-year-old mountain biker -- take a look at this -- decided to conquer a legendary downhill course in austria he rode down the two-mile ski run which features a 27% average gradient using a regular mountain bike with metal spikes on the tires he topped speeds of 65 miles per hour he's not crazy, they say that's the news update this hour back to you. >>> crazy is in the eye of the beholder. >> it is >> thank you, sue. >> you got it. >>> big news from apple. the company is adding thousands of jobs, will repate rate cash and build a new campus in the united sta

president is anywhere near a joseph stalin. can we all agree on that one? >> i think there was much to do about comparisons and i hear you. it's the atrocities that's not comparable. thank you all so much for the conversation here. coming up next here on cnn, despite a glowing review by the white house doctor, new questions asked about the president's health reports. does the president have heart disease? and steve bannon strikes a deal in this russia investigation. he agrees to sit down face-to-face with a special council. bob mueller and his team and the house intelligence committee who grilled steve bannon for more than ten hours. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. through dna i found out that i was only 16% italian. he was 34% eastern european. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors we thought was italian was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i didn't know about. he looks a little bit like me, yes. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story. get started for free at ancestry.com of dry eye.of us suffer from t

joseph stalin murdered millions of people read and i think you can sort of make the case of the president of the states is emotionally unstable while simultaneously comparing him to a genocidal dictator. i don't think it's an even comparison by any means hen it's just more about the person who is saying that the person that he's trying to attack here. the president sends me tweets. that's the problem that jeff flake hasn't to compare him to stalin is ridiculous. >> i don't think he's doing that. i think he is comparing the president's use of the term enemy of the people to something that stalin said and that he said was so over-the-top that even he wouldn't permit it to be used. i don't think he's comparing the president to stalin. >> he's definitely comparing the two and i hear the point, i think all of these pushback that the president gives to the american press is a good thing in the end result because of what it forces consumers to do is be more media literate, to examine what they're reading and assess what's true. don't just believe it reflexively. assess whether or not it's true.

stalin to describe his enemies. >> white house, making plans to release president trump's so-called fake news awards, took a blow torch to flake. >> he went to cuba a few weeks ago and served as a mouthpiece for the oppressive cuban government. he's not criticizing the president because he's against oppression. he's criticizing the president because he has terrible poll numbers. >> flake's criticism matched by john mccain who excoriated the idea of fake news awards in an op-ed writing "whether trump knows it or not, these efforts are being closely watched by foreign leaders who are already using his words as cover as they silence and shatter one of the key pillars of democracy." there was consternation at the white house about these fake news awards, what they were all about. and whether the timing, given the recent controversies emanating from here, might not be good. the press secretary sarah huckabee sanders that she is looking forward to them and we should get word soon. as the one we will see. john roberts live on the north lawn. let's get an update on the budget and shutdown t

stalin to describe his enemies. and american president who cannot take criticism who must distract, who must find someone else to blame, is charted a very dangerous path. >> up front now, bill crystal editor at large and former communication director. senator flake making an impassioned speech. this is a point of moral clarity. second such speech he has done. this one about president's thin skin antiques on government agencies and media. says threat to democracy. why is jeff flake so wrong? >> i think he's wrong, first of all talk about dictators. only thing that dictators jeff flake is familiar with are the castro brothers in cuba. that is someone who suppressed free media and didn't allow religion. so the comparison is extreme and the senator is trying to get attention. my understanding is he only had two other senators listening to him speak. he's trying to use the trump model and say outrageous things so people pay attention to them while the rest of d.c. is trying to solve daca and the bugtd. ditz traction. gav

controversial black comedy about fullness soviet leader joseph stalin has effectively been banned from release across the country rory chalons reports that the death of stalin is unsurprisingly considering its source material the blackest of black comedies the profane british satire mocks the panic of talks a view to vishal is following the murderous tyrant stroke in one nine hundred fifty three. or you get a spike it's been acclaimed by western critics but in russia the film is no laughing matter though he denies censorship this week the culture ministry revoked the film's distribution license citing extremist content. got an early viewing as a member of the ministry's public council he wasn't impressed. with marshals of the great but to logic war covered in medals when the entire least of the state's leaders get portrayed in pathetic and vulgar images at this point art turns into keach a lesson cern's insert insult and the line is crossed for the state and individual russians for sometime similar sometimes different reasons the stalin years are a highly sensitive subject at a moscow

stalin to describe his enemies. it bears noting that so fraught with malice was the phrase "enemy of the people" that even khruschchev forbade its use, telling the communist party that the phrase had been introduced by stalin for the purpose of annihilating such individuals who disagreed with the supreme leader. this alone should be the source of great shame for us in this body, especially for those of us in the president's party, for they are shameful, repulsive statements. despotism is the enemy of the people. the free press is the despots enemy. it is that person that should be the figure of suspension, not the press. >> the senator also accused the president of inspiring present day dictators and authoritarians, highlighting quotes in which the leaders of syria, the philippines and venezuela have used the president's fake news line. here is the white house responding to the senator's speech. >> he's not criticizing the president because he's against oppression. he's criticizing the president because he has terri

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this republican senator is comparing the president's rhetoric to joseph stalin. this white house chief of staff just reported called some of the president's promises on immigration like building a wall uninforms. and this republican senator was laughed at by her constituents for defending the president. this republican senator said the fallout from the president's vulgar comments feels like an episode of jerry springer. and this republican governor is sounding the alarm after a stunning special election defeat in a rural trump county in wisconsin. folks, it is not just members of congress growing restless. it is the voters. the upset in wisconsin special election is the 34th pickup for democrats in this cycle. post-2016. republicans have flipped just four. governor scott walker didn't mince words and called the democratic win a wake-up call for republicans. and he's far from the only one sounding that alarm. in the house at least 30 republicans have decided not to run for re-election. and in the senate as politico notes republican leaders have failed to secure th

stalin. we are basically ab voluntavoca traditional role. >> i totally agree with you having a freedom of the press, to have press safeguard our democratic principles in our country. it's absolutely essential. but we do have, in the news media, this complete circus in which it's utterly partisan, it's not journalism as you and i grew up. it's a different landscape altogether. >> there are a lot of great journalism being done by mainstream outlets to cnn to media outlets to the "washington post." this is coming from the extreme right including your former employers at the fox newschannel. >>> thank you very much, i appreciate it. >>> when we come back, a government shutdown is all but inevitable capping the first year in office for the president of the united states. what do voters think about all this? we'll talk about that next. cedric, i couldn't even bowl with my grandkids 'cause of the burning, shooting pain in my feet. i hear you, sam. cedric, i couldn't sleep at night because of my diab

we don't remember him comparing president obama to joseph stalin or bothering to defend us. jeff flake didn't hate obama the way he hates donald trump, obama didn't threaten the comfortable thing flake had carved out for himself. if you're jeff flake or lindsay graham or a dozen other republican senators who secretly despise their own voters, oat poom a years were a perfect time for you. you could complain about democratic control of government, give a knew floor speeches, tv hits, then go home. you didn't have to do anything or change anything. with the political equivalent of a no-show job it was nice work if you could get it. there's a reason republicans haven't delivered a single major conservative law since welfare reform. that was more than 20 years ago. no wonder guys like jeff flake loathe trump. he called their bluff. suddenly republicans have all of the power for the first time in decades, that could actually do what voters have consistently asked them to do for years. secure the borders. this time for real. slow the flood of immigration that is making america poor

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stalin. >> this alone should be the source of great shame for us in this body, especially for those of us in the president's party, for they are shameful, repulsive statements. and of course the president has it precisely backward. despotism is the enemy of the people. the free press is the despot's enemy, which makings the free press the guardian of democracy. when a figure in power reflexively calls any press that doesn't suit him fake news, it is that person who should be the figure of suspicion, not the press. >> flake getting an assist today from fellow arizona senator john mccain who writes this. quote, the president's attempts to undermine the free press also make it more difficult to hold repressive governments accountable. what to make of this? it is just a fact. i get the political strategy of sparring with the media. donald trump's not the first. he won't be the last. he does it at a higher volume than others. it works for him. sometimes we get a little too thin skinned about it in our business. it's also a fact that this president has a pretty casual relationship with th

stalin to describe his enemies. this alone should be the source of great shame for us in this body, especially for those of us in the president's party. for they are shameful, repulsive statements. >> woodruff: the white house dismissed flake's criticism, and said that he is just "looking for some attention." it turns out the white house directed it's former chief strategist steve bannon not to answer various questions yesterday before the house intelligence committee. the focus was possible collusion between russia officials and the trump campaign. the associated press reports bannon's attorney relayed the questions-- on his phone, in real time-- to the white house counsel's office. presidential press secretary sarah sanders said today, it is all part of exercising executive privilege. >> this time it was something that was relayed via phone, and again, was following standard procedure for an instance like this. and something that will likely happen again on any other number of occasions, not just within this admin

he compared trump's actions to those of the soviet dictator joseph stalin. >> it is a testament to the condition of our democracy that our own president uses words infamously spoken by stalin to describe his enemies, it bears noting that so fraught with malice was the phrase enemy of the people that even khrushchev por bade its use. it is past time to stop excusing or ignoring or worsen dorsing these -- endorsing these attacks on the truth. for if we compromise the truth for the sake of politics, we are lost. >> this afternoon white house press sect sarah huckabee-sanders fired back. >> i found it quite interesting that he is coming out to attack this president considering he's one that was recently defending an oppressive regime. he's not criticizing the president because he's againsto appreciation, he's criticizing the president because he has terrible poll numbers. >> my next guest said after decades of following the rise to the white house, journalist david k. johnston said this is an an administration that actively looks for the least qualified and the most aggressive termites to