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Special operations command to get briefing from the commander and thanks the troops down there supporting the work. you realize how important the work that to commands do to ensuring our safety, as we go around the globe, how many hot spots there r are. how many threats we face as a nation. they play an important role in keeping our country safe and making sure the threats dont come into our homeland. >> today, the president met with business leaders but the ceo of ub uber did not show up. >> go...

Presidents remark on facebook live will feature some of the incredible artwork throughout the white house that was created by african-american artists, so dont miss this. as i mentioned previously, this weekend of president will be shifting the operation of the white house down to the winter white house at mar-a-lago. down in florida they will hold meetings and calls with advisors and staff to plan for another big week of action on behalf of the american people. we will provide readouts of these...

Individual or the site, it takes a lot of time to confirm or deny what is there. this was started in terms of the planning process a few months ago. but as items are collected and intelligence is gained, it is further refined. it is looked at by all of the chain of command, the central command and special operations command. they make decisions on it. it is passed back and forth between the pentagon and combat and commander. it will go to the white house for final coordination and approval after...

The the globe. >> when something like a nuclear weapon it could be too late. >> i think their capability of launching it is not there. >> south korea certainly. >> absolutely. thats why making sure we over the there having the conversation with the blue house talking about our commitment and check on north -- >> we have begun from aran to russia. >> the president is going to travel to tampa, the home of special operations command to get briefing from the commander and thanks the troops down ther...

And the special operations command. and they make decisions on it. and its passed back and forth between the pentagon and the combatant commander. it will eventually get to the white house for final coordination and approval when it has certain elements that need the presidents approval, because of things like politics and relationships with other countries. and thats what happened at the end. now, the timing of it, as ive learned today from some of my sources, was based on moonlight. and that w...

I think it was a delayed action for a variety of things. for a guy who has been in the field a lot and have to make tough calls, you dont make calls necessarily with only the politics in mind. you have an indicator of that. if im the special operations commander or the central command commander, im not going to say, hmm, im going to wait until trump gets in office so he can make one call on an attack. there were a whole lot of other factors involved in this. i saw much of the reporting yesterday...

So did the entire eu community. republicans in congress say they have to do more, the president should do more. really? i find that fascinating because they there-r a co--equal package of government, they could pass sanctions, which they did. back when democrats held both houses of congress. they havent done that. its enough to sit around and complain, why didnt president obama do this? congress, if they want to do something more, should just go do it and shut up about it. im tired of -- >> lind...

Im just not going to be doing that. >> so the house speaker not commenting on the daily tweets but saying he thinks everything is fine regarding that phone call. president obama is making what is expected to be his final speech on fighting terror groups abroad. it could be his last chance to help encourage the incoming trump administration to keep some of his policies in place. our athena jones is following all of it from the white house and joins me now. the place where hes going to make this...

Special operations command, to thank them for their extraordinary service. and so to you and your families and to the extended family of american service members, let me say that our nation owes you an unbelievable debt of gratitude. we are grateful for you and we will be praying for you over the holidays. so -- [ applause ] >> as you know all too well, your mission and the course of history was changed after the 9/11 attacks. by the time i took office, the united states had been at war for seve...

>> well, president bush gave his speech at ft. campbell. that was appropriate because president bush was the big army president. he famously deployed well over 100,000 troops to iraq and afghanistan. conversely, its very appropriate that president obama is at mcdill, the home of special operations command because hes the special operations president. his most notable success, of course, was the bin laden raid. hes very happy with how that went. hes very happy thats part of his legacy. so, becaus...