Transcripts For FBC The Intelligence Report With Trish Regan

FBC The Intelligence Report With Trish Regan February 23, 2018

Had been so concerned about just a short time ago, with the s p trading up nearly 1 . And nasdaq is over a percent. Former trump advisor rick gates will appear before a judge any minute now. He is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy and making a false statement in the ongoing russia probe. I want to be very clear here, there is still no mention of collusion. We have more coming up later in the hour. First to blake burman at white house where were about to hear from the president in just a short couple minutes. Hey, blake. Reporter momentarily what we were told. President trump, the australian Prime Minister as well here for a joint press conference. The president saying earlier today that the issues of trade of course, security would come up, this is one of those instances where they are going to get questions from both sides. You know the issues of guns and School Safety will be most likely asked upon the president today. Earlier today he made several comments both in the speech at cpac and as he was leaving the white house here about School Safety and his continued push to want to arm teachers, teachers who are experts, teachers who are adept. The president at one point saying he doesnt want people necessarily with 100 different rifles around the schools. Instead he wants concealed carry. The president took direct issue with that one Law Enforcement officer, that one person with the Broward Sheriffs Office assigned to the school and did not run in when the bullets started flying. There is the case where somebody was outside. Theyre trained. They didnt react properly under pressure or they were cowards t was a real shot to the police department. Reporter administration today, trish announced major sanctions, biggest batch of sanctions against north korea, targeting 27 entities and 28 different vessels. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin describing that today as significant. This is very impactful. This is virtually all the ships theyre using at this moment in time. We will obviously continue to monitor and use all of our resources to monitor activities going forward. We will do new sanctions as needed going forward. This is a very, very significant action. Reporter trish, key players have walked into the room. We believe President Trump will come in any moment. Two questions, both sides, guns and School Safety to be at forefront after they make their opening remarks. Trish. Trish well check back in with you. Well watch the president as he emerges from the big mahogany doors in the background. More analysis on sanctions and other things, joined by cia officer and syndicated talk show host buck sexton. More sanctions, great. Cant we do more, cant we do more say when it comes to china trading with north korea . I think that is the administrations approach. They have been incrementally ramming up the roesch sure. The pressure. It is to you add pressure, give it a little time. You see it takes effect on economy of north korea. You then make a decision whether to go further. One. Issues here they have to look at some of these sanctions evading schemes of the north cranes have been up to. That why youre seeing additional vessels, some who are flagged under maritime, very small maritime nations, places known to be where you would flag your vessel for reasons of International Maritime law but theyre really trying to make sure they cut off all of the imports right now to north korea and thats hard to do because there are ship to ship transfers that occur out in the sea. There are ways to scheme and get around this. Why the pressure has to change. They have to add additional sanctions. Trish get to other big headline were watching. Looks like rick gates will be pleading guilty any minute. That will be happening as well. Well watch that for you in addition. Guilty plie for what . You will not hear about this on a lot of other networks. Former trump associate looking at charge for lying for something that happened five years ago. Trish here is the president. Thank you very much. Today im honored to welcome my friend Prime Minister turnbull of australia and mrs. Turnbull. Thank you very much. Its a great honor. Were looking forward to sending our newlynominated ambassador, admiral harry harris to you shortly. Outstanding man. You will find he is a great man. Want to thank the Prime Minister for offering his condolence on the horrible tragedy in parkland, florida. Americans are greatful for the prayers and support of our australian friend and friend they are. As our entire nation greaves, the senseless loss of 17 pressures lives and all the horribly injured. The fights and australia currently honored 100 years of mateship, a term you used very beautifully, mr. Prime minister. A century has passed since brave americans and australians first fought together in world war i. Over the last 100 years our partnership has thrived as bulwark of freedom, security and democracy. Last spring the Prime Minister and i celebrated the remarkable 100year milestone during an exextrordinary evening on the uss intrepid. My friend greg norman, Anthony Pratt, some of the others in the room today, they were, hello, foals. Stand up, greg. Stand up anthony. Where is anthony . Good. That was a great evening. Thank you. This afternoon im pleased to announce that the United States will name Littoral Combat ship 30, the uss camber in honor of australian crews fighting alongside the u. S. Navy during world war ii. Our secretary of the navy has chosen australian minister of defense Maurice Payne to be her sponsor. I know that the uss cam berra will worthy successor to the australian name make the american predecessor, former Navy Baltimore class heavy cruiser, uss canberra. As she sales the open sea, the new uss canberra will symbolize to all who cross her path the enduring friendship between the United States and australia. There is no closer friendship. Today strengthened by our common values and history were working together to promote our mutual interests. I want to thank the Prime Minister for serving as a strong voice for peace and stability across the entire indough pacific region. Australia is one of our closest partners in the campaign of maximum pressure to denuclearize the korean peninsula. Today we put the strongest sanctions on korea we ever put on a country. We must continue to stand together to prevent the brutal dictatorship from threatening the world with nuclear devastation. Our nations likewise share a commitment to keeping our people safe from terrorism. Australian troops are currently serving alongside americans and our partners in afghanistan and the coalition to defeat isis. Together were denying terrorists safe haven, cutting off their funding and discrediting their wicked ideology. Isis land has been largely recaptured, almost 100 . Im very honored to say. And they are on the run. Our Strong Partnership can also be seen in our flourishing economic relationship. Australia remains a key market for u. S. Defense products. We make the greatest products in the world. So you have very good taste in choosing our product. Automobiles and aircraft and fair and reciprocal trading relationship is a model for other countries as we seek bilateral agreements. News that america is open for business has also reached australian shores. In may australian entrepeneur Anthony Pratt announced a new 2 billiondollar investment in boxmaking factories across the United States. But he only did that if trump won the election i think of is that correct statement, anthony . [inaudible]. Thank you. That is close one i was worried. These people would have a field day if you gave the wrong answer. Anthony called and said if we win the election well spend billions of dollars in the United States. I appreciate you giving me a very, very correct comment. Thank you, anthony. I will never do that again. This investment will continue to build an almost 100,000 american jobs that are taking place and already supported by australian companies. Im glad to share that the United States is also by far the largest investor in australia. In the room today are dozens of american and Australian Business leaders and great athletes. Great athletes and business leader, greg, who are working together to identify further opportunities for bilateral investment and cooperation. Mr. Prime minister, i also want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your immigration reforms and australias commitment to meritbased immigration. Are my friend from congress listening to that . Married baste, we want to do meritbased immigration also, that really protects the interest of australia and its people. It is the way to go. And youve been very successful with it here. Were working very hard to do the same and in that sense well hopefully follow in your footprints. Prime minister turnbull, it has been a pleasure to host you today. A great lunch with your representatives, a lot was discussed. A lot of deals were made for the purchase of additional military equipment and other things. For a century now the people of the United States and australia have inspired the world with their determination, their bravery and their generosity. I know our close friendship and Enduring Alliance and our personal friendship will grow Even Stronger in the century to come. Our relationship with australia will always be a very powerful and very successful relationship t has been incredible and it is only getting better. Thank you very much. Thank you. [applause] mr. President , thank you so much. Lucy and i want to thank you and First Lady Melania Trump for your very warm welcome, your generous hospitality and friendship. Our meeting today was a great opportunity to strengthen and deepen our engagement with the United States. You are our most important, strategic, and economic partner. And to lay the groundwork for a new phase of intensified cooperation. The next 100 years of mateship. Now im here as you noted, mr. President , with the most substantial australian delegation ever to travel to washington, d. C. We have in addition to the ceos several of whom you have identified here today, who are busy creating jobs. We spend much of our time day tg about jobs and they are creating jobs in australia and in the United States demonstrating that our two great nations committed to competition to, freedom, to economic innovation science, technology, working together and compliment each other. That is why were seeing strong jobs growth in both countries. We had 403,000 jobs created last year in australia. The largest number, mr. President , in our countrys history. 16 months of continued jobs growth. We have been inspired i have to say by success securing tax reforms through the congress. We have secured some tax reforms in terms of reducing company tax, not as much as we need to do. We have more work to do. And the stimulus, the economic stimulus, that your reforms have delivered here in the United States is one of the most powerful arguments that we are deploying to persuade our legislature to reintroducing business tax, as you are demonstrating, and as we all know, when you cut company tax, most of the benefit goes to workers, produces more investment, more investment, you get more jobs. And of course, im also joined, on this visit with six of the leaders of our states and territories. The only 2 00 not here, mr. President , those fighting election. As you can imagine that is always a top priority and were meeting at the National Governors association, again broadening and deepening the relationship. We have a huge amount to work with. Our relationship, as you said has been forged over a century through times of war and peace. Securing both our nations freedom and security in the world. But our relationship is based not only on history. We have the same values. We share a deep well of trust and spirit based on those enduring values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, enterprise, ingenuity. The spirit of having a go and, if it doesnt work out, dust yourself off and have another go. That is a core american and australian value, that spirit of enterprise, is what needs us on. And of course our relationship is underpinned by millions of people to people and family links and of course the extensive Economic Cooperation weve spoken about. Our Security Alliance is as close as it possibly could be, yet keeps getting closer. The cooperation is more intense than it has ever been. Whether we are standing up for freedoms cause in the middle east, in our region, around the world, combating terrorism. The cooperation in connected world that we need to have is greater than ever. And that trust, between australia and the United States, between the thousands of brave servicemen and women who are working together right now, that trust underpins our security. You mentioned, mr. President , our economic relationship and trade. Since the australia, u. S. , freetrade agreement came into force in 2005, twoway trade is grown by over 50 . The United States does have a trade surplus with australia. Of 25 billion. It is your Third Largest trade surplus with us. We know it works for both of us. The twoway investment doubled in the past decade. It was worth 1. 1 trillion in 2016. Again boosting jobs and growth in both our nations, both our economies. Today we agreed on new initiatives that will renew the relationship further where we seek to expand transparent and Global Energy markets, cooperating on high quality Infrastructure Investment in the United States and in the region. We have spent a lot of time talking about infrastructure including, urban infrastructure of, a subject, mr. President , of course you have a lifetimes of experience in. And the leadership youre showing on infrastructure in the nights is being admired around the world, and australian companies, and australian experience is there to help as, as is as you know. It is already operating here. A number of infrastructure players are very active in the u. S. Were obviously working to intensify our cooperation on digital trade. Bob lighthiser and wilbur ross from your side, steve trevor, my trade minister here with them today has made terrific progress in that regard. Now we turn to security. Yesterday lucy and i were with general dunford at Arlington National cemetery and we honored americas war dead. We honored australian airman who had died in combat in, in new guinea in the second world war, who is buried there at arlington also and we are reminded all the freedoms we enjoy, whether it is in our parliament in canberra or here in washington and in the white house or in the congress, all of those freedoms have had to be secured generation after generation, by courageous men and women, defending freedoms cause. Our freedoms have depended on them. And americans no as australians no, each of us have no bert ally. We are mates, 100 years of mateship. Were working together as you said to address the greatest threat to our region right now, north koreas Illegal Nuclear weapons program. I want to welcome, and support, mr. President , the new sanctions announced today. We continue to do precisely the same with our own autonomous sanctions and enforcing the u. N. Security councilman dated sanctions. Were working to combat terrorism around the world, helping iraqis an the afghans build up the resilliance to hold their countries secure in the face of terrorists. Of course we both recognize that the prosperity of our region and indeed the world, has been underpinned and in fact built on a foundation of a rulesbased order which has been secured by the leadership of the United States ever since the second world war. That leadership has been critical, and commitment you showed, mr. President , when you came out to the region, to the east asia summit, to apec last year, that commitment was so important. It spoke volumes, for americas continued commitment to our region, to our part of the world, to the indopacific, so vital. The engine room, if you like of the fastest Economic Growth, most fastest Economic Growth of our times. Mr. President , i want to thank you as i have earlier in our meetings. I want to thank you for the very rare honor you have shown to as australia one of your future Littoral Combat ships the uss canberra. What a great symbol of our alliance and our shared security endeavors. What an extraordinary statement of commitment, and a, its worth observing that that ship will be built by austel in mobile, alabama. So you have an Australian Company with american workers, working, operating in the United States, building ships for the u. S. Navy. What a great example of 100 years of mateship. When you grieve, as you said, you noted at the outset, so do we. So we send our love, our prayers and our condolences to all of the victims and their families of the shocking shooting in the school in florida. We are mates, we stand by each other, and when we are hurt, we are hurt as well. So, mr. President , thank you for your warm welcome. 100 years of mateship, we celebrate 100 years ago on july 4th. John mo. Onnash, led american and australia

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