Ally Relationship News Today

We are getting reports, new, of additional Device Explosions across the country of lebanon, after thousands of has below which is the military but also terrorists hezbollah page are simultaneously detonated yesterday. They blew up and people were carrying them, some in their pockets, so much and so forth. Today it is reportedly handheld radios and Solar Energy Systems that are going up in smoke. The iran Becca Taylor Group is israel has yet to comment or claim any responsibility. This is outnumb...

>> the president believes that sanctions are intended to deter. >> the purpose is to try to deter russia from going to war. >> we want them to have the deterrent effect and he hasnt invaded. >> the ally relationship is such that we have agreed that the deterrence effect is still a meaningful one. >> shannon: lets start there with tennessee member marsha blackburn, member of the judiciary committee. senator, welcome back. >> good to see you. thank you. >> shannon: interesting headline from kyle s...

I think very smart on his part came over during the transition to build the relationship. going to spend the weekend with the president. again, this is more traditional. this is more getting back in the establishment. this is a key ally relationship. right? >> trump also during the campaign ridiculed caroline kennedy, the ambassador to japan, saying she had been wined and dined by abe. this weekend he is wining and dining with abe. there is this aspect of him being willing. abe was very smart, a...

He also went on to say this about nato. listen to this. >> among eastern europeans theres a lot of fear of the -- of putin and his russia. >> sure. and i said a long time ago that nato had problems. number one it was obsolete because it was, you know, designed many, many years ago. number two, the countries arent paying what theyre supposed to pay. >> jim, what kind of message is the president-elect sending to the european nato allies? >> listen, its inexplicable, right? you have the president -...