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In our world lead president trump tweeted in juan that north korea is no longer a nuclear threat. that was not true then. its apparently even less true today. today north koreas state-run media announced they are not giving up their nuclear weapons until the united states gets rid of its own, vote, nuclear threat first. cnns will ripley joins me now. the simple go question is did president trump get played by kim jong-un? >> reporter: you can make. case that he got played by himself because pres...

Defeated isis and abruptly announced the u.s. withdraw american troops stationed there. it all comes as new video shows american-backed troops fighting isis just a few days ago, a clear sign that the combat there against the estimated tens of thousands of isis terrorists continues. cnns barbara starr joins us now live from the pentagon. barbara, probably not a good sign when the most enthusiastic support for a foreign policy comes from vladimir putin. >> well, think of it this way. no enthusiast...

Dollars. why are we fighting for our enemy syria by staying and killing aisis for them, russia, iran and other locals? yesterday the president said isis had been defeated in syria. now hes saying why should we stay there and fight isis in syria? >> something of a contradiction, kaitlan collins, thanks so much. appreciate it. want to turn to cnns ryan nobles on capitol hill for us. ryan, what does the house do now? >> reporter: well, jake, they just released in the last hour this new language in ...

Now top senate democrat chuck schumer is calling on the president to change his pick and other democrats say they are concerned that barr believes the president is above the law. >> it appears that the number one qualification donald trump is looking for in an attorney general is someone that will try to undermine the mueller investigation. to me this is -- this makes this individual disqualified for the position. >> reporter: meanwhile, the acting attorney general matthew whitaker has decided t...

Told, quote, the president will sign that legislation but today the president himself told outgoing house speaker paul ryan he will not stein it. why? though speaker ryan did not use the word wall white house press secretary sarah sanders suggested the president would not sign the government spending bill because we urgently need funding for border security which includes a wall. president trump has been on the receiving end of relentless criticism from conservative allies in the congress and me...

Dancing in the aisles in tehran and isis camps is they just dont believe in dancing. this is a big gift to them, and this is a devastating decision for our allies. >> reporter: one u.s. defense official telling cnn operational commanders are concerned about the future for syrian fighters backed by the u.s. of whom 1,600 have already been killed. if the u.s. pulls out the kurdish fighters face a potential bloodbath from both isis and a turkish invasion, and the isis threat is likely to skyrocket ...

Promise from the 2016 campaign? no way! >> reporter: sources telling cnn the president was fuming over the criticism lashing out at aides and telling them to fix this. even unfollowing ann coulter on twitter after she said she wouldnt vote for him in 2020 without a wall. >> it will just have been a joke presidency that scammed the american people. >> reporter: the administration also appeasing far right critics by announcing that asylum seekers will be sent back to mexico to sit and wait for the...

Much, appreciate it. want to bring in the cnn counterterrorism analyst phil mud. when the president and kim jong-un met back in june they agreed to work towards complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. does this demand from north korea surprise you? it seems like this is what they have been saying all along for a decade. >> this is not that complicated. look, you walk in and the north koreans are saying youve got to give to get. the president has given something. youll recollect he sto...

Day job, but a watchdog group says that aint true, and the center for public integrity says it obtained the financial forms to prove it. in the past ross brushed off not selling as a mere mistake but cnns tom foreman wonders if that excuse will continue to be enough for president trump. >> for all of my activities have been governed by theetsics rules. >> reporter: when questioned about ethics questions commerce secretary wilbur ross has the same answer, he gave up a fortune in public business t...

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