Subject: RE: VIDEO REQUEST: Robert Gates on Morning Joe
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Palermo, Rachel" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:08:51 -0700

1:15 – 2:13
“one of things you learn, first reports prove to be inaccurate…pressure to react before you really know what’s going on..that’s a quality politicians don’t have at least until they have responsibility.
Mika: Possibly damaging
It prejudges the outcome.

8:37 – 8:42
And on the Republican side, pretty much what you hear is uninformed bluster and threats.

11:37 – 12:58
Mika – and the view of candidates from around the world…How does this impact national security
Gates: It already has an impact…they think we’ve lost our collective lives…concerned about what happens..e.specially apprehensive about the unpredictability and the threats of Mr. Trump, Japan/SK nukes, breaking off China…all of serious concern, even before the election, countries begin to take steps to offset these dangers or perceived shifts in U.S. policy in ways that put space betweent..

[SigDems]<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
202-863-8148 – [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> - @MiraLuisDC<https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>

From: Freundlich, Christina
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 11:58 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Palermo, Rachel
Subject: RE: VIDEO REQUEST: Robert Gates on Morning Joe

Luis, what specifically from this clip did you like? Rachel just watched the 15 minute segment – said most of it was very harsh on Obama and HRC.

There is a 45 second clip about people overseas who are concerned with Trump. Is that what you were looking at? It starts at 12:16

From: Brinster, Jeremy
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:36 AM
To: Freundlich, Christina
Cc: RRResearch_D
Subject: RE: VIDEO REQUEST: Robert Gates on Morning Joe

For awareness

Robert Gates On The Republican Presidential Field’s Rhetoric On ISIS: “First Of All They, They Don’t Know What They’re Talking About.” “Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday blasted the Republican field for their rhetoric on destroying the Islamic State. ‘First of all they, they don’t know what they’re talking about,’ Gates told MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.’ Front-runner Donald Trump has said as president he would ‘bomb the s---’ out of the Islamic State, while rival Ted Cruz has suggested carpet bombing them into oblivion.” [Politico, 1/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/bob-gates-gop-2016-217961>]

Robert Gates On Ted Cruz’s Foreign Policy: “Carpet Bombing Would Be Completely Useless. It’s Totally Contrary To The American Way Of War.” “‘Carpet bombing would be completely useless. It’s totally contrary to the American way of war,’ said Gates, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush and also served under President Barack Obama. ‘Total disregard for civilians. So, I mean, part of the concern that I have with the campaign, particularly when it comes to national security, is that the solutions being offered are so simplistic and so at odds with the reality of the rest of the world, with the way the world really works.’” [Politico, 1/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/bob-gates-gop-2016-217961>]

New York Times: Robert Gates Signed An Open Letter From GOP Foreign Policy Leaders That “Criticizes Mr. Trump’s Views On Trade, Immigration, Muslims, Torture And His Admiration Of President Vladimir V. Putin Of Russia.” “In an open letter published on Wednesday night, many of the prominent figures in the administrations of George Bush and George W. Bush denounced Mr. Trump’s worldview, declaring that “his vision of American influence and power in the world is wildly inconsistent and unmoored in principle.” “He swings from isolationism to military adventurism within the space of one sentence,” they added. The signatories to the letter — which criticizes Mr. Trump’s views on trade, immigration, Muslims, torture and his admiration of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — range from Republican moderates to neoconservatives. Among the most prominent is Robert Zoellick, the former president of the World Bank, who also served as deputy secretary of state and as United States Trade Representative, an office that Mr. Trump has denounced for its negotiating skills. But also among the signatories is Michael Chertoff, the former secretary of homeland security; Eric S. Edelman, a top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates; Dov S. Zakheim, a senior Pentagon official; David R. Shedd, a former C.I.A. officer who ended his intelligence career as the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency; and Robert Blackwill, a former ambassador to India, who also held a key post in George W. Bush’s National Security Council.” [New York Times, 3/3/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/us/politics/gop-foreign-policy-figures-denounce-donald-trumps-worldview.html>]

From: Spolarich Jr., Gary
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:58 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Comm_D
Subject: RE: VIDEO REQUEST: Robert Gates on Morning Joe

Watch here<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NjM2NjI1OTgsImVtYWlsIjoic3BvbGFyaWNoZ0BkbmMub3JnIiwiaWQiOjMyMDU4MywiZG93bmxvYWRhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.RAQMZsSDv2sYnLnAHbyPrbkECZ9brdcyqVfEl-LXJR8>

From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:43 AM
To: Comm_D
Subject: VIDEO REQUEST: Robert Gates on Morning Joe

Gates just made good comments re trump let's pull the good parts, clip it and blast it.

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