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Standing by, as well. hers the tape. >> we had 3.2 last quarter before this. so its really, really going good. we have a lot of things happening on the economic front. i think the militarys doing good. and now, you know, on niger. so, what happens is were decimated, you know, its a rough business. theyre rough, too. they want to kill us. weve let the military do what they have to do. and whether you call it rules of engagement or any way you want to say it, we let them do it. in the middle eas...

Now there is something wrong there. i mean, congress is entitled to accurate information. >> i agree with that. >> and it sounds like if the answer was yes, the response may have been so what. thats what campaigns do. but if the answer given to congress is incorrect, thats just not right. >> thats not how the system is supposed to work. >> we have to end there. i appreciate everyone jumping in. it was bright and full conversation. we are going to end it on congress should know. thank you all ver...

Didnt mince any words. will all of this have an impact? will you guys va s fail to get votes that you need to enact major tax reform? >> well, thats several questions, but in answer to the last question, i dont know. were cautiously optimistic that we will get the 50 votes that we need. but i really dont think this fighting baffe ining back and fg to affect that. look, were not doing this for president trump. were trying to reform taxes to get it done for the american people. so that hard-workin...

Air. >> let me hone in on niger and the reactions to it. id love to know, admiral kirby, how you felt about this belated response. its strange to me that there was this sort of week-long period where there was almost no attention. there was a little reporting from the pentagon about what happened. but it wasnt until mondays impromptu press conference where niger really became a national news story. >> yeah, i was really disappointed to see that, brian. i can understand why nobody said anything f...

Nothing worthy of reporting. theres several reporters that have been in that room that say this is really getting beyond the pale. it is unprecedented whats going on. larry speaks famously said dont tell us how to produce the news and we wont tell you how to cover it. thats fine. you want them to put their best foot forward but you also want them to be cognizant of reality. and in this white house, there is no recognition of the fact that facts matter. its their facts and the rest of us be damne...

Turn on in most every newspaper that you open up today, and the president responded to those continued accusations and continued mischaracterizations of his comments. >> i have a question the president was asked earlier today whether he authorized this mission in niger. of the can you give us any fgs about whether this was something he authorized or was aware of before finding out the american soldiers were killed. >> as i said, its the process. any time an american is killed in action, there is...

Allowed it to happen. he put it in motion, rolled out the red carpet and made it possible for it to move forward. that is a fact and that is true. jeff? >> sarah, what do president trumps advisers advise him about his use of twitter? and on a separate unrelated issue, is the president seeking to kill a deal between boeing or boeings deal to sell planes to iran air? >> on the first one, i would say in regards to twitter, as ive stated several times before from here, its always a benefit for the p...

Trump finally spoke out about it on monday, october 16th, 12 days after the ambush. why? because cnns sara murray asked him this. >> why havent we heard anything from you so far about the soldiers that were killed in niger and what do you have to say about that? >> ive written them personal letters. >> you know what happened next. trump misled the public. he said his predecessors didnt really call the families of fallen service members. this triggered days of follow-up coverage proving him wrong...

>> he put it in motion, he rolled out the red carpet and he made it possible for it to move forward and that is true. >> what have president trumps advisers advised him about his use of twitter, and on a separate unrelated issue, is the president seeking to kill a deal between boeing -- or boeings deal to sell airplanes to iran air? >> as i have stated about twitter, its always a whbenefi for the president to speak to the american people, without any filter, without any bias, i think thats a pos...