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That. whether its the progress he made with china or overseas, the president is trying to protect the united states. as general mcmaster noted, its those decisions and that trust and relationships continue to be built. [ inaudible question ] >> there is a difference, katy. if we can get out here, i think what the president believes is that behind-the-scenes diplomacy pays dividend in terms of affecting behavior and outcomes and furthering goals of the united states. thats as much as i want to sa...

Presidents first foreign trip. so i wanted to make sure as we prepare for that trip i bring up general, our national security advisor general mcmaster to give you a preview of what the team has been doing to prepare for the presidents trip. our goal is to kind of start that process now and then next week, bring the general back, and give you a more detailed update as to what the president is going to be doing in each of the areas, some of the highlights from the trip. well obviously additionally...

And we have the crown prince is coming for example on monday, as well. >> general mcmaster, at the beginning of this very long week, we were hearing speculation that the president was considering thousands more troops for afghanistan. when he goes to brussels on thursday of next week, what is the message to the nato partners with respect to their commitment in this long night is >> well, the key is that all of us have to be committed to achieving our fundamental objectives in afghanistan. americ...

Progress that he made with china. the presidents behind the scenes diplomacy is paying dividends for the united states. thats how hell continue to operate. as general mcmaster noted, its that kind of diplomacy reasserting our position in the world and the trust in the relationships continue to be built. [ question inaudible ] >> again, theres a difference, katie, if we can get out here and i think what the president believes is that behind the scenes diplomacy pays dividends in terms of affectin...

Taken over as president. and this trip is going to be a tremendous way to solidify the gains already made and advance them further. thank you very much. >> all right. thank you general mcmaster. ill go through a couple updates and schedule before i get to your questions. and jeff will get the first one. first off, secretaries ro, i know, was up here last night to tell you about the developments and general mcmaster noted it, developments that happened in advance that have happened in trade. the ...

>> so many questions on this friday afternoon. sean spicer is at the podium to provide some answers, we hope. lets take a listen. >> our goal is to kind of start that process now and then next week bring the general back and give you a more detailed update as to what the presidents going to be doing in each of the areas and some of the highlights from the trip. well have background briefings for you, as well, to give the people thats going to be traveling from the press core some updates. withou...

Than not read a story where somebody is trying to pull apart one word, one sentence and say, aha and make it a gotcha thing. we work hard to give you the most up to date information throughout the day. we dont always get the opportunity to get in and see the president. in those cases i think we do a pretty good job of following u and getting you the information after the briefing or subsequent. so tts exactly what he meant. >> is the president considering cancelling the daily press briefings? >>...

Otrs to fulfill the presidents objectives and ensure smooth execution. on behalf of the president, i express the whole administrations thanks for all the hard work it takes to organize a trip of this scope and of this importance. so the president of and all of us are looking forward to the journey. with that, ill take a couple of questions. >> general mcmaster, how is this president viewed among our arab allies compared to his predecessor? >> i would just say the presidents leadership has been w...

Move the region toward the peace, security, and stability that the people there so deserve. and so what youre seeing i think is a galvanizing effect of the presidents leadership and bringing those leaders together across the region. and bringing them together for a positive agenda. who is against ending this catastrophe. who is against confronting these terrorists, who are the enemies of all civilized people. confronting iran who is participating in this cycle of violence, and to bring prosperit...

>> one of the things he went out of his way, monday there was a story about general mcmaster, he went out of his way to knock that down. it seemed to us that there is less of attention. there are certainty tensions over ideology in the white house but almost these two different structures. the institution of the presidency in the west wing which includes bannon and priebus. the folks trying on get the government running on time. then there is almost the trump organization that has moved down to ...