EXCERPT:
PHILLIP: "I don’t know, is Scott right that we’re not calling the shots, or is Trump right that we’re calling the shots?"
LYMAN: "Well, I think Scott’s right. I think first of all, and whether or not people at this table want to believe it, every country in the Western hemisphere does exist at our pleasure, because we are the superpower, whether or not you believe it."
BLOW: "Wow."
LYMAN: "Wait. When it comes to Venezuela right now, to Scott’s point, you can’t — "
PHILLIP: "Just to be clear, you’re saying every country in the world exists — "
BLOW: "My head is spinning. What?"
PHILLIP: " — because we want them to exist?"
LYMAN: "No, no, not because we want them."
PHILLIP: "What are we saying here?"