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Regime or even allowed to stay is allowing russia a foothold in the middle east, allowing iranian influence and a base to attack israel. it has all kinds of consequences. what assad has been doing and what the russians have been doing is not attacking isis. they are not not attacking isis. i want to dispute, or disabuse everyone of that notion. there was no isis fighters where this attack just occurred. what theyve been doing is eliminating the middle ground and both of assad, iran, russia have ...

And with that, id be glad to take your questions. cecelia? >> yes. i have a couple questions on the same topic. jared kushner is going to remark today. why is he there and not the secretary of state today? whats the message that the president is sending by having jared kushner be the one to take this trip? >> i dont think theres -- its not a binary choice. in this particular case, both jared kushner and tom bosser the assistant to the president for homeland security are on the trip at the reques...

Its being done without coordination with the state department. in fact the opposite. hes continued to work with him and facilitate an outcome. he brings a perspective to this and began doing that during the transition. its not a binary choice where hes doing this at the expense of somebody else. >> so hes a direct line to the president whereas the other institutions are not? >> great. thats a win for our government. shannon? >> on healthcare, has the president reached out or anyone reaching out ...

Offer assistance to russia and may require u investigating this crime. with that, id be glaed to take your questions. >> why is he there and not the secretary of state? whats the message the president is sending by having jared kushner being the one taking this trip? >> its not a binary choice. in this case, both jared kushner and the assistant to the president for homeland security are on the trip at the request of an invitation of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, cho who is going the...

Its being done. . quite in fact the opposite. he continue d to work with him and facilitate an outcome. he brings a perspective to this and began doing that during the transition. its not a binary choice where hes doing this at the expense of somebody else. >> on health care has the president been reaching out to democrats in congress. can you say who? he still sees opportunity to work more closely with democrats given the difficulties with the house freedom caucus. >> i think the president has ...

House was brushingoff these questions. it was announced he was going to be heading up the innovation initiative trying to make bureaucracies run more like businesses. so is the question was asked of spo sean spicer during the briefing that it sounds like he has a lot on his plate. hes in iraq too. why is the secretary of state not there. and sean spicer trying to make the case its not a binary choice. you dont have to just have him in iraq or the secretary of state. but clearly what we saw duri...

That hes made over time with different leaders in mexico being one of them you mentioned. that doesnt mean its going to be done without coordination with the state department. quite the opposite. he continues to work with them and facilitate an outcome. hes not a binary choice. >> im coming at you two next. pictures of jared kushner with the iraqi prime minister that have just come in. on jared kushner first, what do you make of this line of questioning into the son-in-law. >> its really going t...

Have cart blank. you tried to block my nominee. unquestionable qualifications. and trump is the kind of guy who would do something like that. it is not like he hasnt shown a streak for vengeance. >> when we talk about how short this briefing was, come pair i have thely so, we have another big topic to get in. thats the question he was asked in a couple ways. why is jared kushner going to iraq before the secretary of state? the explanation is this is not a binary choice. this is somebody who was ...

Mentioned at the outset theres a binary choice between job creation, economic growth and caring about the environment. thats what we should be focussing on. >> former vice president al gore weighed in on the executive order calling it a, quote, misguided step away from sustainable carbon-free future for ourselves and generations to come. well, tensions between the trump administration and the press may have reached a new low after white house press secretary sean spicer got into a heated excha...

There is a binary choice between job creation, economic growth and caring about the environment, and thats what we should be focusing on. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house tonight. and cecilia, as you know, so many coal mining families heard those promises during the campaign from then-candidate donald trump. white house press secretary spicer was asked today, how many jobs this new executive order would create, what was the answer? >> he didnt have an answer. the white house...