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>> this is an argument that goes all the way back to george w. bush at the beginning of his administration. people trying to get the europeans to do this, once i have signed on, it gives you the moral leverage to go after them every year and keep bringing pressure to get them to meet their commitments. very slowly, very steadily, we are seeing the europeans began to rearm, and if they are going to tell us to worry about russia, they are a lot closer to russia and then we are, and they are the fr...

And germany. listen to what germanys foreign minister said about the presidents comments earlier today, not holding back anything. listen here. >> either the united states or russia. we are in the free world and that will remain the case. >> the president today also making the case that nato nations and there were only five of the 29 that are meeting their financial commitment, need to pony up more money to support nato. they need to share the funds for mutual defense. some are suggesting the na...

Energy president trump has a couple numbers they can call. >> there is another issue we havent mentioned and one of the reasons germany is doing the deal with russian theyve made commitments to reducing their carbon levels but instead theyre transferring it to russia. >> bill: angela merkel on the left. >> president trump: discussing military expenditure, talking about trade, we have a very, very good relationship with the chancellor. we have a tremendous relationship with germany. they have mad...

Remember about this tomorrow when we meet at the nato summit. but above all within you meet president putin in helsinki. it is always worth know who can is your strategic friend and who is your strategy problem. >> as far as nato spending goes, five of 29 nations have met their commitments set for 2024 the rest still have years to meet that target. joining us from brussels, belgium, white house correspondent kristen welker, and kyle perry for us. chris, im going to start with you on this one, se...

76ers won the super bowl. >> you have a good time. well talk to you a little later in the day. >>. good morning everyone im sports -- when he talks about the -- it is wednesday, july 11. lets try to get a little smarter. >> many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back when theyre deling dwen delinquent as far as im concerned. no other president brought it up like i bring it up. this year, since our last meeting, commitments have been made for over $40 billion more mon...

Not a republican on the bench? >> well, chris, im confident because having worked with judge kavanaugh day in, day out for over a year, i know that hes very independent and very firm minded. hes never going to prejudge an issue based on who the parties to the case are. he has certain core commitments that he applies in every case. those commitments have led him to roll for a lot of different parties, whether theyre criminal defendants or corporations. in every case that comes before him on the c...

Way versus that way. >> and lets talk about what he said about women. i noted specifically when he said "and, by the way, the majority of my clerks have been women." and i was thinking whos he trying to send a message to? is he messaging to some of those key votes that could swing against him on the republican side to lisa murkowski, to susan collins? what did you read in him saying that? >> i dont think its a message, i think its just one of his commitments as a judge and its been shown through...

President trump pressed the issue monday saying hes honored , and added china may be exerting negative pressure because of posture on chinese trade. >> from here on afghanistan, consultation with allies on north korea and other security issues and moves to abu dabi and belgium and meets with president trump to continue mission here. nato secretary general says the security alliance will do more to fight terrorism including commitments in afghanistan. heather: that was rich edison reporting for u...

Others will say lets focus on what the law actually says. >> senator lankford, i want to turn the subject to the nato summit. as the president got aboard air force one he tweeted a couple of things. most recent nato countries must pay more, united states must pay less. very unfair. a theme and a point hes made over and over again. do you have concerns about the president of the united states taking this approach and being confrontational with our allies as he enters the summit? >> im not concern...

Longtime critics of her brexit policy, who want to see a tougher brexit, who think eashe been backsliding on her original commitments. and that tells you there may be more people who may be minded to form a leadership challenge. and the fact we havent heard more from boris johnson through the rest of today tells us that perhaps thats the corps its going to come to. theresa may is in a very weak position, put down by the opposition, no surprise there. but really given a rough ride by many members...