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Isis is the enemy of turkey. are we supposed to say in syria generation after generation to fight the enemies of all those countries? >> the president says one day that isis is defeated. the next day he says isis is there and let russia take care of it. >> isis has been defeated, but if isis wants to retrench and regrow and reorganize, its going to be up to those countries to defeat their enemy. wolf, when did the american people sign up to be in every war and every side of conflict all over the...

This. why should american taxpayers have to pay for the wall along the border with mexico? why should almost a million federal workers have to work -- half a million law enforcement types have to work over the holidays without their paychecks? something trump as a president and candidate promised to the american people that mexico would pay for the wall. why -- the president said, guaranteed that mexico would pay. mexico the head of the new government said theyre not paying. >> thank you for ask...

Tweet a short while ago saying he was saddened by the news. but wolf, i just got word from a top house republican who supports the president, is in a national security role up on capitol hill who responded to the departure of secretary mattis this way. quote, the wheels may be coming off. so wolf, even among the presidents own supporters, they may not want to say it publicly, but even the presidents own supporters, there is some concern. there is just too much chaos happening all at once over he...

The government shuts down? >> my understanding -- i havent talked with him about it. my understanding is if theres a shutdown tomorrow that hell still be here. but i havent talked to him about it recently but thats my understand understand. >> all right. lets hope there isnt a government shutdown. because the consequences -- >> lets hope democrats fund border security. >> lets see if you guys can work together with democrats and get this resolved just before christmas. it would be a nice gift to...

Think his -- the decision by the president to announce general milley as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff which i dont think secretary mattis was very much in favor of and i think that was a very significant blow to him. so, that plus all those going along with syria, there was a lot. this was a long two months for jim mattis. i think finally he just had enough. >> elise labott is with us too. i take it this is another significant blow to the presidents national security team. >> report...

Plan to stay through the entire administration. whether youre talking about in syria, across the middle east in general, other countries paying their fair share. and the whole america first agenda of this president. >> but in his letter, mattis lays out his views. and let me just briefly summarize some of those views. its a long letter he writes. he stands by treating allies with respect and being clear eyed about maligned actors and competitors. then he says because the president has a right to...

The way for turkey to move against their long-time rival the kurds who have been allies of the u.s. in the fight against isis. >> erdogan has been asking the u.s. to leave so he can deal directly with his kurdish problem. in return, the u.s. may be pushing for something including greater arms sales, maybe a way to balance against turkeys relationship, which has grown stronger with moscow. >> though a state department spokesman tells cnn it has no connection to other policy matters. and now with ...

Picture of the agreement that was signed. not only was it signed, it was signed by trump himself. but, of course, wolf, right after this story broke last night, rudy guiliani went and talked to other media and i think he talked to the daily news in new york, and heres a quote he gave them. he says, i dont think i said nobody signed it. how could you send it? but nobody signed it. of course, wolf, we know that he told dana bash exactly the opposite. this sunday. so rudy guiliani is now on all sid...

Senator sheldon whitehouse of the judiciary committee and our correspondents, analysts and specialists are also standing by. first, breaking news. our senior white house correspondent, jeff zeleny, is standing by. the president appears to have made this very controversial decision unilaterally. >> reporter: wolf, good evening. we know the president did not consult his defense secretary. we know he did not consult his secretary of state on this. so it does appear he did make this decision on his ...

Even after the special counsel, the federal prosecutors, suggested no jail time? >> this was really the big surprise today, was his strong language from the judge. and wolf, two things. first its the crime itself. you heard the judge there say he was disgusted by the criminal offense. remember, flynn pled guilty to lying, but within that plea, there were, in fact, three lies. first, he did not register as a foreign agent lobby on behalf of turkey. and about two phone calls he had with the russia...