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Syria. the horrific pictures that no doubt the president has seen and it begs the question what is the presidents next move going to be and you get an inkling of what he will do by the tweets. he tweeted big myself to pay. that refers to a red line. -- he tweeted big price to pay. that refers to a red line. another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. sick. lets listen to what lindsey graham said. >> it is a defining moment in the presidency. he challenged assad in the past not to use...

I do believe in syria we should be results-based and not slaves to a timeline. >> some leading republicans, as you know, senator, they say the presidents words actually embolden the syrian leader bashar al-assad. listen to how the house armed services committee chairman and senator lindsey graham, a man you know well, listen to how they responded. >> i think the notion that we would leave syria is -- was a mistake, because we havent finished destroying isis, and because people like iran and russ...

Point. >> reporter: nothing off the table, and from the president this tweet, among others, specifically blaming russia, president putin, syrias president, assad: >> they see our resolve breaking. if it becomes a tweet without meaning, then hes hurt himself on north korea. if he doesnt follow through and live up to that tweet, hes going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran. so this is defining moment, mr. president. you need to follow through with that tweet, show a reso that obama never ...

To use chemical weapons. we had a one-and-done missile attack. assad sees our resolve breaking, our determination to stay in syria waning and its not accident they used chemical weapons. if it becomes a tweet without meaning, hes hurt himself on north korea. if he doesnt follow through and live up to that tweet, hes going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran so this is a defining moment, mr. president, you need to follow through with that tweet, show a resolve that obama never did to get ...

Line in the sand, the syrian disaster would have end elong ago. animal assad would have been history. republican senator john mccain is criticizing president trump following the attacks saying assads regime was emboldened after he suggested last week that it was time to reduce u.s. involvement in syria. and republican senator lindsey graham had this to say about president trumps response to the suspected chemical attack. >> defining moment in his presidency because he has challenged assad in the...

We had a one and done missile attack. so assad is at it again. they see us, resolve breaking. see our determination to stay in syria waning and this is no accident they used chemical weapons. defining moment, mr. trump. you need to follow through with that tweet. show resolve that obama never did to get this right. >> following up on that, susan, the president again tweeting and he said this many times. criticism of president obama and the way he has handled things in this part of the world. is ...

They see our resolve breaking. they see our determination to stay in syria waning, and this is no accident that they used chemical weapons. if he doesnt follow through and live up to that tweet hes going to look weak in the eyes of russia and iran so this is a defining moment, mr. president, you need to follow through with that tweet and show resolve that obama never did to get this right. >> joining us now, cnn global affairs correspondent elise labatt and national correspondent tim nestle and ...

President trumps response. >> a defining moment in his presidency because he has challenged assad not to use chemical weapons. we have a one and done missile attack so assad is at it again. they see our resolve breaking. they see our determination to stay in syria waning and its no accident they used chemical weapons. if it becomes a tweet without meaning then hes hurt himself with north korea. if he doesnt follow through and live up to that tweet hes going to look weak in the eyes of russia and...

Challenged assad in the past not to use chemical weapons. we had a one and done missile attack. assads at it again. they see us, our resolve breaking. they see our determination to stay in syria waning. and its no accident they used chemical weapons. >> there needs to be an international response. this is against international norms. >> reporter: this past week president trump said it is time for u.s. troops to leave syria. john mccain released a statement this evening, saying that president tru...

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