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About it. we have been at war for 17 years. there are casualties of this war who are one, two, and three years of age when the war began. the military has been exhausted. military families have been exhausted by multiple deployment after deployment after deployment to iraq and afghanistan. the military, the american military i would submit and the pentagon does not need parades as we indicated yesterday, we need peace. and we dont need a president rattling swords for an additional war perhaps wi...

This, saying it shows the presidents respect for the military. >> he was asked why do it, why spend the money? when jim mattis wants to answer a question, he answers it at length. he did not want to answer this. he said it shows the presidents affection and respect for the military and theyre developing options. make no mistake, what this means is the pentagon will give the president options for the kind of parade he wants. he will pick. he will decide. theres not really anything anybody can do ...

Attorney general when he says he feels vindicated in the russia probe by the nunes memo that mentioned rosenstein and the fact that rosenstein oversees the russia probe? >> look, as i said yesterday, the president feels vindicated because he feels like the russia investigation had been politically motivated witch hunt for the last year, and the memo clearly vindicates the presidents position that there was political bias. >> has he actually read the democrats memo? >> he has, and i told you also...

Its current construct. so we do this, the idea is to raise the threshold. dont even think about lowering the threshold to a conventional fight and escalating it to one small-yield nuclear weapon strategically changing the game and then think our choice is either surrender or suicide, as dr. kissinger put it. yes, maam? >> can you talk about where things are in the planning stages for the military parade the president is seeking and what any cost estimates you have at this point are? >> i think w...

Status quo. people wanted something very, very different. will the pendulum swing back? >> well, i think his killer app is theres a lot of affection for him. his image is solidified. the question is i think hes much more suited to a 2018 where he can go to these places in pennsylvania, wisconsin, ohio, where he really does speak to white working class and youre getting though voters you might have lost to trump. in 2020, i think he has a primary problem and does that affection and does being par...

♪ >> jesse: we have the most powerful military the world on president trump wants to honor our service members with a parade to. he got the idea from watching bastille day celebrations on a trip to france. the pentagon is looking for options. >> i think we are all aware in this country of the presidents affection and respect for the military. we have been putting together some options. we will send them to the white house for a decision. the president, the respect and fondness for the military...

But would see what happens. through him benjamin hall, thank you. president trump loves a parade. he was so impressed with frances bastille day event last year, he wants one in washington. national correspondent jennifer griffin tells us that might not be so easy. >> president trump came up with the idea for military. while visiting france during the bastille day last july. seeing the tanks and military hardware and marching soldiers. he has wondered why the u.s. does not have such a military pa...

The capital tomorrow to prop up his regime. china and russia have long held these kinds of military parades for years to divert their population from criticizing their lack of freedom or good government. the tradition in france dates back to napoleon. the white house asked defense secretary mattis to address this and other budget issues today at the white house. >> i think weir all aware in this country of the presidents affection and respect for the military. weve been putting together some opt...

Washington. when did this happen? it wasnt like yesterday. this was awhile ago. >> when the president visited the pentagon on january 18 to meet with the joint chiefs and the tank and receive his local threat assessment. he mentioned how impressed he was in bastille day in france and seeing the military parade with tanks and hardware and marching soldiers. on the plane ride home, he said he was dazzled by the show of military hardware and wondered it loud since then as to why the u.s. does not h...

That rosenstein overseas the russia probe. >> the president feels convinced indicated because he feels like the russia investigation has been politically motivated witch-hunt for the last year. and the memo clearly convinced indicates the presidents position that there was political bias. >> has he actually read the democrats memo? you said he has seen it has he read. >> he has. and i told you also he met with the deputy attorney general to discuss the differences yesterday. >> just really quick...