with the united states comes. also . in a more general way when he says europe and the united states must face the challenges of the twenty first century together this new emerging world all of which we don't know how it will look like in the mid-term or in the long term so clearly he saw himself here as an ambassador not only of france of course he was the messenger of france first and foremost but also he was the messenger of europe and he made clear that many of the things he talked about the values. focus on a multilateral approach are indeed things that europe agrees on and europe wants the united states to stay with europe on these issues which the united states have done for most of the last seventy years or so but of course under trump at least as the impression that this is now in doubt tyson baka here with me in berlin from the aspen institute the other european reference was when it came to climate change he made the obligatory reference to the future of our children and i grandchildren saying that there is no

states but the middle east is also a very strong economic interest for the united states in that oil when you have good oil then you have good four percent below unemployment four percent unemployment and then you're trying to drive an economy from three and a half percent to four percent and that's that's the economic security enters that larry kudlow securing the president and they needed to have or a strong national security strategy which they happen place and also a hawk in their like in john bolton to be able to unite national security with economic security because when you look at donald trump it's about integrating immigration and integrating economic tax reform economic interests and growth growth growth growth jobs jobs jobs and it's also about integrating america's infrastructure hillary considering the negative impact on all trumps rain has had on iran and its european business partners do you think the e three britain france and germany from a financial point of view could go to low i think chancellor merkel in germany put that out on the table a soon after president tr

and france aligning with the united states to just reinforce whatever the united states wants to do which leaves the international community without any real balance which was the brilliance of having the p five the permanent five members of the security council and the security council and the u.n. to have this balance a multilateral balance in international affairs that is slowly but surely being destroyed and we see it with real real devastation strategic devastation across the globe as the united states is unable to accommodate itself to the reality of a multi-polar world where other countries have power and they're going to exercise it the only way for the united states to truly be safe in that environment is to have is to work in a balance of power environment with other countries but instead you have people here in washington especially holding onto this idea that that really blossomed in the wake of the cold war in the one nine hundred ninety s. that the united states not only could be but has to be the sole superpower in order to protect itself that is really what's so dangerous

the story of france and the united states is a story of an endless dialogue made of common dreams of a common struggle for dignity and progress it is the best achievement of our democratic principles and values. this is this very special relationship this is us absolutely . but we must remember as a warning of president throw the results freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction we didn't pass it to our children in the blood stream it must be fought for protected handed down for them to do the same. absolutely this is an urgent reminder indeed because now are going beyond our bilateral ties beyond all very special relationship europe and the united states must face together the global challenges of this century and we cannot take for granted outfront that history and dance as a core our worth and values and souls are at risk we have to succeed facing this challenges and we cannot succeed in for getting our principles and our history in fact the twenty first century as broad's a series of new threats and new challenges that our ancestors mind not aver have imagine

this is beyond the united states. this is a world problem and it's something i hope i'm able to do for the world. okay? please. >> reporter: chancellor merkel. thank you very much. i'm wondering if you've been given any assurances that the oo european union will be exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs come tuesday, the deadline. did president trump tell you what he may or may not do? >> translator: the president will decide, that is very clear. we had an exchange of views on the current state of affairs on the negotiations and the respective assessments on where we stand on this and the decision lies with the president. mr. ross, please. >> reporter: thank you. i have a question for the chancellor, but i'd like to start with a question on iran for you, mr. president. after a long day of talks with you, president macron went to congress, warned of a new war in the middle east and asked the world and the united states to respect the sovereignty of all countries, including iran. in the absence of a new agreement, are y

he had lived in the united states for 30 years. he had three united states citizen children. he disappeared from work one day. you know, two years after we became friends. and i started to ask what had happened to him, and it turned out he had left because a family member had died in mexico. and we thought he would be back in a couple of weeks. and when he didn't come back, that's when we found out that he was actually undocumented. that he had been arrested at the border. and because of my work, i was familiar with the system that he was stepping into, and so i began to sort of help his family figure out where he would be. so even having worked on the border, you hadn't seen it from that point of view? you were doing your duty, you were doing the best you could, in a humane way, to enforce the law. now you began to see it in a completely different light? yes, and i think i was seeing how inhumane the system is, really, from the other side. in america there is this sort of vast deportation industrial complex. which i was only a small part of. you know, private prisons, detent

if the united states backs out. you are the second european leader to stop here at the white house this week. what improvements did you make in order to keep u.s. in the deal? [speaking foreign language] >> i believe that obviously this agreement is anything but perfect. it will not solve the problems with iran. it is one piece of the mosaic, one building block on which we can buildup the structure and when the united kingdom, france and germany work together with the american colleagues this was brought about and we will now see what decisions are made by the american partners. i said the whole of the region is of an important to us. syria and iran are right on our doorstep. that is prime importance to us and we will be in very close talks on this. [foreign language] chancellor, you use to describe america as a destination -- of what you ever wanted to be and now in germany by you, europe has to take its destiny and can't rely on the united states all the time. have you talked with the president about this developm

the united states has a lot to offer. with the greatest and most powerful economy in the history of the world, in syria the united states, with but a small force being used to eliminate what is left of isis, is doing what is necessary to protect the american people. over the last year nearly 100% of the territory once controlled by the so—called isis caliphate in syria and iraq has been liberated and eliminated. the united states has also rebuilt our friendships across the middle east. we have asked our partners to take greater responsibility for securing their home region, including contributing large amounts of money for the resources, equipment and all of the ante isis effort. —— anti— isis. increased engagement from our friends including saudi arabia, the united our remembrance —— arab emirates, egypt and qatar and others, can ensure that... america does not seek an indefinite presence in syria. under no circumstances. as other nations step up their contributions, we look forward to the day when we can bri

this is beyond the united states. this is a world problem. and it's something that i hope i'm able to do for the world. okay. please. >> thank you. >> and chancellor merkel. sorry. thank you very much. i'm just wondering if you've been given any assurances that the european union will be exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs tuesday may 1st deadline. did president trump tell you what or what he may not do? >> translator: the president will decide, that is very clear. we had an exchange of views on the current state of affairs of negotiations and on respective assessments where we stand on this. and the decision lies with the president. >> mr. ross, please. >> thank you. i have a question for the chancellor but i would like to start with the question on iran for you, mr. president. after a long day of talks with you, president macron went to congress, warned of a new war in the middle east and asked the world and united states to respect the sovereignty of all countries including iran. in the absence of a new agreement, are you prepared to us

weak the european regimes are no matter who is in power in the united states if the united states decides to carry out an attack even though there's no evidence even though an investigation has been carried out even though it only works for the benefit of the extremists the europeans ultimately even if it's trump they will hop on board and their media will basically mimic the government mind they they are like. the western countries are becoming more and more open about their non democratic nature until now we've always had this facade of democracy in the west but when we watch the media and how they do not question their regimes when they support extremists when they help create i created isis when they funded extremist groups alongside saudi arabia turkey israel and others when they did all this they were not questioning now when they want to carry out attacks against international law in violation of international law they are not questioning even when the british prime minister speaks to the b.b.c. and the times they are not questioning they basically the times reporter was asked actu

the united states has a massive trade deficit with japan. it is anywhere from $69 billion to $100 billion a year. doing 232 on steel and aluminum, and if we can come to an arrangement on a new deal between the united states and japan, i would certainly be something we would discuss. tariffs and still tariffs -- and i look for to be able to at some point in the future take them up. but we have a deficit that is a minimum of 69 leanne dollars a year. japan census millions of cars, and we taxed them virtually -- not at all. product send so much because we have trade barriers and lots of other things. these other things the prime minister and i will discuss over the next short period of time best the media has not covered the tpp correctly. i don't want to go back to tpp, but if they offered a deal that i can't refuse on behalf of the united states, i would do it. i like bilateral better. it is better for our country and better for our workers. i would much prefer a bilateral deal, a deal directly with japan. we already have a deal with six of t

this is beyond the united states. this is a world problem and it is something that i hope i'm able to do for the world. okay? reporter: thank you. chancellor. chancellor merkel. sorry. thank you very much. i'm just wondering if you've been given any assurances that the european union will be exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs come tuesday the may 1st deadline? did president trump tell you what he may or may not do? thank you. >> good question. >> translator: the president will decide. that is very clear. we have a exchange of views on the current state of affairs on the negotiations and respective assessments where we stand on this, and the decision lies with the president. mr. roth, please. >> okay. reporter: thank you. i have a question for the chancellor but i would like to start with a question on iran for you, mr. president. after a long day of talks with you, president macron went to congress, warned of a new war in the middle east and asked the world and the united states to respect the sovereignty of all c

the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes, we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past, we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal relationship with native peoples and its origins in the constitution. the united states policy of supporting self-determination and self-governance for indigenous peoples leads to native self-sufficiency, resulting in our continued ability to be productive and contribute to the well-being of our families, our communities, and our great nation. that is why i work to secure parity in federal policy for my people, the native hawaiians. the united states has recognized hundreds of alaska native and american indian communities. it is long past

the united states has a massive trade deficit with japan. it is anywhere from $69 million to $100 billion a year. that is massive by any standard. on steel and232 aluminum, and if we can come to an arrangement on a new deal between the united states and japan, that would certainly be something we would discuss, aluminum and steel tariffs, and i will look forward to being able to take them off at some point in the future. but right now we have a deficit that is a minimum of $69 million year. japan since us millions and millions of cars, and we tax them virtually not at all. and we do not send so much products because we have trade barriers and lots of other things. so these are the things the prime minister and i will be discussing over the next short period of time. the media has not cover the tpp correctly. i do not want to go back into us abut if they offered deal that i cannot refuse on behalf of the united states, i would do it. but i like bilateral better. i think it is better for our country, better for our workers, and i much would pr

what should the united states do? and if there is a more expanded military effort, are you concerned that it could stir up, i don't know, a shooting war between the united states and russia? or whatever in that complicated country now? >> well, i would say that we are -- we have to be careful. every notion should be under control. as of now, we're not that close to any, you know, clash, you know, between the russians and the americans. but i have to say that if the united states will launch a singular attack, one attack, over after 24 hours, you know, you know, disasters in syria for the last six, seven years, it will make nothing. if they do want to -- to launch an effective strike, it needs to be more than one time or at least to join with the israelis and support israel. we can do that. we can continue that and we do that with a very close support from the united states, we can launch more and more and more attack and this will be the change between every once in a while, like every two, three months, if you do it

it is also good for the united states. and the john deere tractors the better for iowa in the national economy. unfortunately china is not interested in the level playing field. and confucius said heaven does not have two sons in the people do not have to king. and by the same token the chinese leadership does not think there is time for two great powers on this earth. you see the advantage of trade with united states but not mutually beneficial free trade in the spirit of the wto. despite having a middle class that is bigger than ours still claim to have special preferences extended to these countries. the second largest economy in ldthe world still once special preferences like we would do for country that would be ranked 100 the standing. and with the nontariff barriers and to have wto compliance in violation of the spirit with the level playing field that it has seek to create. it is 60% larger -- larger. and in violation of international law by creating artificial islands reveals the expansion of impulse. you can't hi

states sometimes the united kingdom but at the end of the day they come herding local populations so if doc narrative that you can average of and this case was disproven don't you think that that would give a political boost to those those political forces that already seem to be on the roll in europe well i mean the premise of the question again is a little bit challenging right because the policy is not russa phobia no one has a policy to be afraid of russia the policy is to avoid having countries deploy weapons of mass destruction in the. the boundaries of another country that's the policy in iraq i'm sorry i first of all of russia also believe that you should not use chemical weapons especially bad chemical weapons on the territory of another country but i think at this point of time it is pretty clear that nobody has established where where that the chemical agent has come from the british government is claiming that to be the case but as you said before you are now the next day they are suppose boris johnson is not a chemist he's not an expert in chemical weapons so how would h

this is beyond the united states. this is a world problem and it's something i hope i am able to do for the world. >> chancellor? i am just wondering if you been given any assurances that the european union will be exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs come tuesday, the mate one deadline. did he tell you what he may or may not do? speaking in german. translator: we had an exchange of views on the current state of affairs and the respected assessment of where we stand and it lies with the president. >> i have a question for the chancellor but i like to start with the question of iran for you mr. president. after a long day of talks with you, president macron went to congress warned of a new war in the middle east and asked the world and the united states to respect the sovereignty of all countries including iran. in the absence of the new agreement are you prepared to use military force to reign in the nuclear program and iran or do you have another plan b that is not in agreement and not military? >> i don't talk abo

if the leaders of the united states. it's a north korea to me in the weeks ahead it seems likely that the outcome will be driven by personality not policy. the stakes for millions of people with a range of both countries' nuclear weapons are as high as they can be president trump may enjoy the high risk gamble the ratings and the next surprise reveal. but he do well to remember that this is not a drill. i think i just want to know that the actions of the administration are not going to antagonize recreate to the point where put in that position. for real this time i think that's all and however that has to happen that's what i would want. us citizens obstructed from saving their families as the crisis in yemen worsens some have fled the horror of war only to be entangled in bureaucratic limbo with their lives and dreams of a future put on. fold lines explores the old tool effects of trumps immigration policies. between warring on the back on a dozen you know. there's no one way of telling us all a key thing is to write a

president's meeting with kim kim jong un is also reported to have said even though the united states is inherently hostile towards north korea once they talk with us they will get to know that i am not the kind of person to launch nuclear weapons towards the south or target the united states across the pacific south korea says kim intends to eliminate another sign of division by changing pyongyang's time zone by half an hour to realign with the south north korea said its clocks back three years ago saying then that japanese imperialists had imposed tokyo time when korea was an occupied colony moon also briefed japan's prime minister and told me that he'd conveyed japan's willingness for talks with north korea a willingness kim jong un said was mutual kathy novak al jazeera soul. opposition activists in a mania are holding more rallies ahead of a vote in parliament on choose day to choose a new prime minister and then rounding that protest leader nicole passion and be chosen to leave the country the previous prime minister says to gas and resigned a week ago after demonstrations again

if it can syria have friends there of its own choosing why does the united states the term and what countries can have friends with whom why. go ahead richard well come on it's not just a matter of smiling at each other and having friends. the government of iran in creating a corridor across iraq syria to hizbollah there in lebanon with the aim of moaning pressure on the israelis. in the tent ok i that's really interesting let me go to michael here because. well you know some some sovereignty is more important than others ok i mean syria should have the legal sovereign right to make whatever friends it wants ok the united states does that all the time ok and nobody says anything about it and let me go to michael you know you know israel is right on the border there one of the largest military said in the world most powerful it is never lifted one finger to fight terrorism in syria actually just the opposite it's aided and abetted groups ok so i mean worried about israel's concerns israel's part of the problem here and i think in saudi arabia is part of the problem here two key allie

states. >> that's correct. >> of the five main threats facing the united states, china, russia, iran, north korea and radical jihadist they have a common thread, thor torianism. it's the global competition between autocratic systems of government and the democratic system. that in many ways is played out over and over again in the foreign affairs of this country and global issues. >> senator, with striking consistency that's the case that countries that share our vision of the world and share our democratic values are not authoritarian and those that don't are not. >> in that vein you would agree promoting democracy isn't just a nice or good thing to do or promoting democracy is not us butting into other people's business or invading their sovereignty. promoting democracy is in the context of that competition as we just discussed is in the vital national interest of the united states. >> yes, indeed. senator. effectiveness at doing that is an important tool of american foreign policy. >> and a ridiculous argument out there when people talk about russian interference and their efforts

we would perhaps agree that the united states is the. major international player in the ukrainian politics these days these countries actually run almost run as a as a yet another american state so when you talk about interfering into the affairs of various countries especially a country that is on the border with russia again you have to begin with yourself but i want to come back to the the point of your earlier mentioned about the united states recognizing in atoning for its mistakes and we all know what role john bolton the. national security designated national security adviser played the in the run up to the iraqi war and yet he has just been designated as. one of the major opposed to in the trump administration is that a form of atoning is that a form of recognizing the mistakes that you made that you've been talking about that moment ago ok so. you know the argument you're making is predicated on the whole time machine theory of governance right where we take somebody who made a decision in the early two thousand and then we look

united states is defined differently than it is that it's the holiest of holies in the united states here it's it is defined differently it's considered the you have to protect speech in some ways have to protect democracy in some ways and certain things they have laws against hate speech or that doesn't really exist in the same way in the united states. this language in these lyrics it doesn't really qualify as hate speech or not so director aggressive towards certain groups that would qualify as hate speech but it's maybe on the line a bit and i would say in the current climate on the line it's not considered acceptable a lot of people in germany the very good point our culture editor scott ross birds always got good seeing thank you for. where the world has become more hostile even deadlier for people who do the work that we do right here at the w. news reporters without borders latest world press freedom index and what makes for some depressing reading it paints a picture of a world in which attacks on the media physical and verbal have become more commonplace europe remains the

he is talking about the relationship between france and the united states. translation: and together with a member of the house of representatives i went to the mall today, i also went to arlington yesterday and paid my tributes to the unknown soldier and to the kennedy family. lastly, i had a number of meetings including at george washington university today. i had george washington university today. ihada george washington university today. i had a town hall meeting with students, and all of this gave me an opportunity to talk about a number of international issues, many topics which i am sure you have been following. in the course of this state visit, we discussed a number of bilateral meetings, and as a matter of fact, a number of business agreements have been signed that bear witness to the industrial and tactical bonds, there were also a number of agreements signed in the cultural sector. and, as you have seen, this state visit gave us an opportunity to better know each other, but also to work on our bilateral agenda, which is very lively, like i said

and with the united states is willing to give in return. bret. >> bret: rich edson live at the state department. as we look alive at mar-a-lago, awaiting the president and prime minister of japan to come to the ornate ballroom where the reporters are gathered. offices are starting to come in. let's bring in the panel early. jonathan swan, axios. a.b. stoddard, real clear politics. host of "no labels radio." mollie hemingway, senior editor at "the federalist" ." a lot to cover, jonathan. the main things really what we talked about, north korea and what's coming up. especially standing alongside the japanese prime minister. >> the japanese are anxious about this. they not only, we talk a lot about intercontinental ballistic missiles here in the united states. they are worried about short-range missiles. this is really in their neighborhood. it's an existential threat in their neighborhood. a bit, there was a lot of communication from sources on both sides that was not being translated necessarily through the nsc to the president. he wanted to

nations security council acted the united kingdom france and the united states acted not as revenge not as punishment not as a symbolic show of force we acted to deter the future use of chemical weapons by holding the syrian regime responsible for its atrocities against humanity we can all see that a russian dissin from asian campaign is in full force this morning but russia's desperate attempts at deflection deflection cannot change the facts. a large body of information indicates that the syrian regime used chemical weapons in duma on april seventh there is clear information demonstrating assad's culpability the pictures of dead children were not fake news they were the result of the syrian regime's barbaric inhumanity and they were the result of the regime and russia's failure to live up to their international commitments to remove all chemical weapons from syria. the united states france and the united kingdom acted after careful evaluation of these facts the targets we selected were at the heart of the syrian regime's illegal chemical weapons program the strikes were carefully

the united states, along with the u.k. and france launching more than 100 weapons overnight at three chemical weapons sites in syria. president trump tweeting just hours ago, mission accomplished. this, after vowing to make sure syri syrian's assad to pay for a gas attack that killed at least 42 civilians, including children. >> this massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons used by that very terrible regime. these are not the actions of a man, they are crimes of a monster, instead. elizabeth: kazakhstan's ambassador to the united nations is speaking right now at the emergency security council meeting on syria in new york. the syrian ambassador is scheduled to speak just shortly. welcome to a very busy saturday. america's news headquarters from washington, i'm elizabeth prann, thank you for joining us, we're digesting a busy news day. leland: i'm leland vittert. 7 p.m. in damascus. you talk about world reaction. we've heard from the russian ambassador at the united nations and also the u.s. amb

it was not the united states that took over the ukraine, it was not the united states that was carpet bombing children and not the syria, it was united states that she did in the olympics, and not the united states that shot down nh 17. it is not the united states running around the world influencing and bastardizing all elections in every other country, it was russia and vladimir putin. vladimir putin is picking fights, and the reason he is picking fights is because his economy is the size of the state of new york. this is not an economic superpower, his military budget is 5% of the u.s. military budget, so the only way he can be relevant and a top world leader is by doing all of this nasty stuff. we do not want a war with russia, but we want to contain russia because he is out of control. host: barbara, massachusetts, democrat. you are next. caller: good morning. i'm just calling to thank mr. browder for what he has done over all of these months, and how much clarity and information he has brought to the world through his testimony and through his work. want to try and make a commen

the united states and weapons are coming from the united states to mexico and there are ways of the u.s. can can do so to regulations. that i have to say do not even french on the second amendment which is usually the argument that we get pushed back when we try to say you know the u.s. can collaborate with mexico in terms of reducing the levels of gun trafficking their regulations like implementing universal background checks on every gun transaction and i have to kind of explain what this is when you go to a gun store implement a background check to see that you don't have a criminal record so you don't have a history of domestic violence but on private transactions this background checks do not occur so it's very easy for anybody to go to a gun show or try to buy a gun or buy with no questions asked we advocate for universal background checks as a way to reduce violence in the united states but it's also a way that would reduce gun trafficking to mexico does not infringe on the second amendment and he's highly supported by the population in the united states universal background

border with mexico in the united states. siegel greece only one official going to shop which is managed by did mexican army so it's pretty much impossible to by going legally mexico that is a significant black market or the methadone but there is also all these guns coming from the u.s. because you just cross the border and without really any thieves background check you can buy a gun and smuggle it into mexico. but. some thing that is very very important to remember is that these are state level policies and for example california dana if they live a ban on step and i'll come out with weapons or assault weapons so these very burden implications for the bathrooms of violence that we observe mexico especially the north of mexico because the municipalities in the community that are closer to . new mexico arizona and texas i've experienced much more violence done to be policies that are closer to really form. we're equal to the fact that his brother who lives so i really do want to go to that we conduct that we estimated that t

states and by lies of the united states couldn't be really described as friendly have a listen. good someone clearly explained to me what this alleged chemical attack was necessary for the massacres especially for most all militants were. today they vetoed for the sixth time a resolution condemning aside for chemical weapons attacks on his own people the remotely you have already a point to guilt in such cases bush in the wrong always to blame we are not able to support the text it would be like watching the fire and identifying the fire and doing nothing to put it out fortunately american partners and colleagues done a real investigation so where we stand right now is the united states donald trump has promised that the attack is imminent and russia before had promised that it will shoot down anything going to syria away also the russian ambassador in lebanon said that in fact the russian military could as well target the us firing positions not just missiles so this is something that hasn't been corroborated by the confirmed by the russians defense ministry it's important to r

there is legislation before the senate of the united states. i would like to see the president of the united states support that legislation as i do. they opposed it last year. i think it would have been a very important step forward. >> senator. >> senator. >> senator, your indication that you'll cooperate with senator mccarthy, does that foresee a potential cooling of strength? -- pooling of strength? sen. kennedy: i would like to take any step that is necessary to cooperate and work with senator mccarthy. >> a number of democratic leaders have indicated they are going to remain with president johnson. do you have any support now and when are you going to start campaigning? sen. kennedy: i'm going to present my cause and what i believe has to be done for the country as soon as possible. i expect that there will be some democratic leaders who will be opposed to me, as there will be some who support me. i am going to -- i'm going to the american people and across this country in all of the states of the union, as many as i can, to present what

we have several members in the military that are not born in the united states. there are at least over 8000 muslims registered as muslims in the military. overseas, we would like to make sure that those serving overseas , a loyalty to our country, that they are not being discriminated against because of the policies that are in effect now by a government that targets muslims .nfairly, unconstitutionally i don't think it was a well-thought-out policy because muslims have served this country with loyalty from the beginning of its founding. we will continue that service. and strive to make america better and keep it great. thank you. that is all we have in terms of speakers. if anyone has any questions. if not, thank you all for coming. thank you, again. . you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen with the radio app. tuesday, president trump welcomes french president emmanuel macron to the white house for an official state visit. tuesday coverage begins with the arrival of the french president at the white house. and welcoming remarks by the two heads of st

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for the united states. on the trade agreements, i've watched the team move forward trying to put america in a position that we have a trade deal that the president deems is fair and reciprocal. that's the objective. there are others. i've worked -- i and my team have worked in mexico extensively on the counter-narcotics challenges that come from that country. i think i'm still committed to that. >> your job is a lot more difficult than promoting our interests with the mexicans if that continues to be the language of this administration. i don't think we can meet the challenge of the opioid, heroin and fentanyl crisis without mexican cooperation as part of your challenge. i'm glad to hear you say you're going to support a robust state department. that's important for the secretary of state. will you oppose recessions that are being contemplated on the state department's budget? >> senator, i haven't seen the recessions that have been talked about in the press. i'll look at each one. i'll determine whether th

ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states and the president of the french republic. thank you very much because. well i mean are you are truly honored. to welcome french president mccrone mrs mccrone to the white house thank you very much great honor we're thrilled that the first official state visit of my presidency is not only with a great friend but with a leader of america's oldest ally the republic of france today in our nation's capital the stars and stripes proudly fly alongside the tri color flag a symbol of the world and to the world of unity for a period in friendship that forever links our nations together. forty years after the end of our war of independence the great general f. i traveled to george washington's home at mount vernon to visit the grave of the father of our country president mccrone we're deeply moved that nearly two centuries later the president of the republic of france made that same tribute les night and euna lee thank you thank you so much. this past summer malani and i had an incredible visit with you and regime in paris to celebrate

and then the world moved on without the united states. that's not good for united states >> as a result of the trade friction the results against china, what do you think american companies that operate overseas need to be most worried about is it the supply chain disruption boycotts >> i think there's a lot of precaution right now because of all of the uncertainty it's not just because of the u.s. i think in europe, you're seeing that kind of caution because of where will brexit go in between the uk and europe? there's a lot of things where uncertainty is still slowing investment you know, i think the risk to u.s. producers is that their costs go up in areas and they become less competitive. you look at the north american supply chain it's very important for our auto industry it's very important for our agriculture sector the uncertainty over the future of nafta isn't good. i hope these issues get resolved where the policy is more moderate than the rhetoric >> we've seen the bark has been tougher than the bite. with the market, two-year

nigeria's trade with the united states is $6 billion united states dollars. [indiscernible] we urge a greater effort to increase this substantially. we thank the united states government very much for cooperation we have received in our efforts to recover stolen funds. our two governments have put machinery in place for their respective attorney generals to cooperate and ensure recovery over $500 million in united states funds that we have invested around the world. we congratulate united states government on launching the asset recovery initiative which was spearheaded by the united states department of justice. we hope we can continue to count on the united states in this area. the government of nigeria remains deeply committed to the principles of human rights as well as the protection of people's freedoms. we commit to ensure that all documented cases of human rights. i thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, thank you very much, thank you, sir. steve miller of the washington times? thank you, steve. >> thank you, mr. president. i hav

the united states is ready to respond and to defend our forces and to be clear, the united states is ready to take additional action in a sustained way to ensure that syria understands there will be a price to pay if they ever use chemical weapons again. but we carefully examined the possibility of a response by syria, or by its allies russia and iran in this calculation, and the president made the decision to target the chemical-weapons facilities. between: in the year the u.s.'s first strike on syria and this latest strike, syria number oft a suspected chemical weapons attacks. when you think the action the u.s. took will change the regime's calculus and anyway? vice president pence: the action was focused exclusively on a chemical weapons program and we believe it has significantly eroded and crippled the ability of they regime-- ability of the to use the chemicals they have been producing against civilians. the attack a year ago was against a military base the deployed this type of ordinance -- this type of ordnance. this time the focus was on the chemical weapons regime itself a

states and yet the united states didn't go in and punish saddam hussein for doing that because the united states isn't driven by humanitarianism they're not driven by opposition to come a co-op and they're driven by geo political interests and what we have here in the case of u.i. in the case of lots of people inside the trunk government the reality is is that they have a geo political side in the middle east and that geo political side is on the side of israel on the side of saudi arabia their new ally the new allies of the israelis and against iran and the guns has been there for taking out assad is a way putting the scale of the finger on the scale of the side that eli is really on which is the side of israel on the side of saudi arabia and hurting iran and humanitarianism is the pretext for doing that also other examples like creating a no fly zone and in northern iraq for the kurds in this case what we have is a country where there is a very serious military presence on the ground of a nuclear armed country called russia so that if we start doing this sort of thing that would be nece

states to attack the syrian government now from there we heard later throughout the united states from heather nauert now there now is the spokesperson for the u.s. state department in washington d.c. and she said and basically admitted that the united states did not know who carried out the alleged chemical attack in duma this is heather nauert representative of the u.s. state department. now we do know that some sort of a substance was used a chemical was use we're just not sure at this point today exactly what was used. and now everyone in the u.n. security council was absolutely clear that they are opposed to the use of chemical weapons in syria and they want to investigate the matter and get to the bottom of what has actually happened whether this attack in duma took place who carried it out if so they they want to find out they want to thorough investigation the facts however there is clear disagreement among countries about how that should be done russia insists that if there is an investigation it needs to be done properly they need to visit the site where this alleged chemical

we congratulate a strong united states in our fight against veryrism and appreciate much the united states agreement [indiscernible] to sell us warplanes. it effectively will help us fight terrorism. to contain insurgency in nigeria, the federal government has adopted a sectorial approach involving related government agencies to address the social economic issues. the armed forces of nigeria provide security and maintain law and order. addressof efforts to imagined cases of insurgency in the country, the nigerian ministry adopted counterterrorism insurgency approach called operation safe corridor 2-d radicalize, re-about a clause -- rehabilitate and reincorporate boko haram members into society. this program is currently included in a number of projects. [indiscernible] a number of international partners including international organization for migration have contributed to the operation safe corridor. we indicated that we would wereciate whatever support could get from the united states. we appreciate the united states support in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the northe

china presents a strategic challenge to the united states of america. you laid out the various tools and mechanisms they're using. mostly economic. the united states needs to be prepared to respond across each of the fronts so we can find the right ground, the right place to cooperate with the chinese where it makes sense for america and the places where it does not, we can make sure it's america's vision, a democratic vision that continues to provide strength and resources for the world. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director pompeo, thank you for being willing to consider taking on this responsibility at such a challenging time for the united states and the world. this morning president trump tweeted out that much of the bad blood with russia is caused by the fake and corrupt russia investigation. do you agree with that? >> the historic conflict between the united states and the soviet union and now russia is caused by russian bad behavior. >> thank you. when you were installed as direct at the cia, as you said in your testimony, you swore an oath to su

nigeria's trade well it was a united states stood at six going to zero seven billion united states dollars according to two thousand and sixteen statistics and conference for four and seven six billion united states dollars was of nigerian export to the united states and one point eight or nine and four billion united states dollars exports to nigeria we are greater effort to increase these figures substation. we thank the united states government very much for cooperation we have received in our efforts to recover stolen funds. to governments if with the machinery in place for their respective attorney generals to collaborate in ensuring their turn to nigeria or about five hundred million not to say the loss of looted funds siphoned away in banks around the world in this connection we congratulate the united states government can learn chin left talk or say i said the recovery initiated which was spearheaded was a united state department of justice said full feature and money laundering we hoped that we could continue to count on united states support in this area the government on nigeri

the people who are the united states and united kingdom i think that should have to be part of this problem otherwise there will be a big disaster because something like this is that. we are going to be in iraq it is not. you know just yet has completely failed to do what i do so he jean cheney talks right in saying you know so any kind of that attack you consider that an attack on because i did mention international charter and they were to say that there that the marchioness. united nations charter and and the u.n. that the. function of the united nations but it's kind of the actual. mission. of the united nations they can't do any kind of action against the other so this is going to be something challenging the international system so some kind of there are. some but if you believe that united nations that fund that. that was . the feeling in any way deflated about the diplomacy going on right now yet again we've got the u.n. security council meeting around the table the words are becoming ever more bob every time they get together a draft resolution is proposed then vetoed on either sid

the united states, they invented this formula. and it was formally taken by the united states social services of their government. but a very light amount, i mean, it seriously damages a person, kills you on contact. but it evaporates very fast. and a sample taken two weeks after the event cannot, according by our scientists, contain very high concentrations. i guess it's all a question of credibility. you're telling me, it's certainly not credible around the world. you have more than 100 diplomats expelled from more than 20 countries. it;s clear where the consensus lies. russia is seen as culpable. if you want to finish the issue of the substance, on saturday, we presented a paper which contains the literal conclusion of the swiss laboratory, which was one of the four laboratories, which did say that there were traces of a very high concentration, but they also said... either you trust the 0pcw or you don't, it's quite simple. it seems you're not saying you don't trust the 0pcw. for a brit, you have very bad manners. the swiss la