Jeffrey Sachs

and wrong and has been mistaken for 30 years and has cost America a fortune.

It's just been wrong.

I think the man is a disaster.

I think he has the wrong framework of the world, just a wrong understanding.

Of course, he also has his incentives for his job and everything else.

I'm talking about his understanding of the world.

And Trump bought into that.

Normally, there would be the National Security Council with detailed interagency assessments.

There would be the national intelligence agencies reporting.

Our friend Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, would be weighing in

heavily.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff would be explaining doubts, which they clearly had.

There would be consultations with senior members of Congress.

That was routine in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The President of the United States consulted with the leaders of Congress in detail, by the way, even though this was an emergency.

Commander in Chief, yes, but he knew there was a branch of Congress that was essential for this.

I don't see any such decision making taking place right now.

And this is absolutely dangerous.

Uh, actually, uh, the president of the United States needs to get real analysis, data, intelligence, internal debate, opposition.

And the president has ultimate decisions on many things, not on everything, but on many things.