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October 12, 2019
Position is chelsea gabbert. >> i want to get you to comment on what happened today, the defense department announced theyre deploying an additional 3,000 troops to saudi arabia. and the secretary justified saying we are still committed to our allies. since may, the dod has increased forces to the area by about 14,000. so what do we not -- what is going on here? because were pulling troops out of this area of syria and northern iraq. and now were redeploying them. is this a good idea? >> two thi...
October 11, 2019
Testimony we know will happen next week that everyone is keyed into is fiona hill, the top russia advise or at the nsc, another former white house official. no way for the administration to put the brakes on her showing up, although i suppose in theory could try to exercise executive privilege over what she says. and the case of gordon sondland which you laid out nicely. if he decides to come forward and be forthcoming, he could tell us quite a bit, but it is unclear whether he is going to show ...
October 10, 2019
Take this. take this image from the oval ofls. its from a sweet by the secretary of defense, ma mark esper. thank you for hosting me at the dinner at the white house and for leadership and for support for the incredible men and women who serve the nation at home and abroad. take another look at this picture. do you see whats missing? for starters, women. even though women make up 16% of the active duty military force, and theyre not the only ones missing. what about a person of color? i know a p...
October 9, 2019
Terms of its national security and safety, we should care about the way we portray ourselves in the world. we are betraying an ally of ours. you can bet other allies are listening to the way were betraying the kurds. you should also know as an american citizen know the kurds are securing tens of thousands of isis prisoners and their families. those prisoners may be on the loose literally because the kurds should be defending themselves, rather than protecting those fortresses. >> what can congre...
October 8, 2019
Sometimes unworkable. but its about reality. the kurds currently hold thousands of isis in jail. abandoning them is morally repug anatomy, stains our moral reputation and could lead thousands of isis killers back to the battlefield. the presidents point saying weve already seen evidence of kurdish officials abandoning those prisons and moving them north because they think the kurds are coming after them. them saying, you cant do this, it will make things worse. >> as far as i know, there are no ...
October 8, 2019
Ukraine as cause, frightening and unrelated to national security. democrats are demanding more information from the dod and the omb about delayed military aid to ukraine, the enclosed subpoena demands documents that are necessary to the committee to examine this sequence of events. and the reasons behind the white houses decision to withhold critical military assistance to ukraine. that was appropriated by congress to counters russian aggression. back here at the white house quite the impeachmen...
October 7, 2019
It is your house, your apartment in new york descro network, do d pep displepepper? >> that is so much salt. >> no its not. >> you push the button. >> what a dream. >> the front. go ahead. push that button. look, abby is cooking. >> it is the color of my dress. >> stop. >> oh. i can eat that with a spoon. >> dont. you know i should -- there we go. >> you are so fearless in your white shirt getting in there with the red pepper. >> absolutely, you fix your favorite noodle. peter liking fettuccini....
October 7, 2019
Half. >> pepper, and then salt. it is your house, your apartment in new york descro network, do d pep displepepper? >> that is so much salt. >> no its not. >> you push the button. >> what a dream. >> the front. go ahead. push that button. look, abby is cooking. >> it is the color of my dress. >> stop. >> oh. i can eat that with a spoon. >> dont. you know i should -- there we go. >> you are so fearless in your white shirt getting in there with the red pepper. >> absolutely, you fix your favorite ...
October 4, 2019
A crime -- two kinds of people, one who gets away with a crime, wow, i barely got away with that ill never do that again. there but for the grace of god go i. and the other person goes, i can do that again. again, again, again. trump is in the latter category. >> one of those is a professional category. when youre a criminal by profession, when you get away with something, thats a lesson about how to do it next time. >> its like jumping out of a perfectly good plane, if you do it a couple of tim...
October 4, 2019
And the other person who goes i can do that again and again and again. and trump is in the latter category. >> the difference is one is a professional criminal. when you get away with something, thats a lesson about how to do it next time. >> jumping out of a perfectly good plane if you do it a couple times youre not afraid anymore. >> what more should we expect from basically the state department sources that the house is trying to hear from pompeos block them. the only reason we heard from vol...