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We can talk about what they were doing in niger in a moment, but why the president wouldnt have put the statement out? >> i cant come up with a good reason why he wouldnt have. the only thing is there was ambiguity around the fourth soldier. there was lack of clarity about the situation. i dont understand why you wouldnt immediately come out, or in the case of soldiers in iraq still fighting in mosul, why you wouldnt take the time to do that. >> youre right. after every encounter like that, ther...

Forth about who said what and to whom and how were those -- how were the presidents remarks received by the families began. and it began with him basically saying i make the calls, but other presidents didnt. which wasnt an answer to the question that had been asked. >> right. and if you look at what sarah huckabee sanders said yesterday from the podium about protocol, thats incorrect as well. you have the national security council led by general mcmaster who knows something about protocol in th...

Particular attack. and that 2001 authorization which said we could go after the perpetrators of the 9/11 attack two years before there was an isis is being used to justify military action all over the world. ive been calling on my colleagues to try to refine that authorization, and lets be clear about what were doing. theres sort of a covert element to this. the white house drafted a con do lens statement and chose not to put it out. they were sort of trying, i think to lowball that were involve...

By national security staffers meant for the president to release which reads in part melania and ri heart broken at the news that three u.s. service members were killed in niger while providing guidance to counterterrorism operations. we offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of these brave american soldiers and patriots. they will remain in our thoughts and prayers. its unclear why the statement was not publicly issued. joe? >> well, it is clear. its obviously national securi...

Simple statement of con do lens that didnt even go into exactly what happened, and potentially didnt address the fate of the fourth soldier, couldnt have been issued within 24 hours. certainly in other instances in past administrations where there were questions surrounding a military raid, or operation. at the least, the white house or the state department or both would at least say something about regretting the loss of life, hearts go out of the families and that sort of thing. we dont know w...

Wilsons account. jones johnson added, quote, president trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband. speaking from the white house, the president denied saying what he congress woman said he said. he elaborated open trumps quote proof of the accusation. zplmplts . >> i didnt say what that congress woman said. didnt say it at all. she knows it. she now not saying it. i did not say what she said. and id like her to make that statement again. because i did not say what she...