War. It drew mixed reaction from leaders in washington. This morning, we want to hear what our viewers thought of the address. Let us know about what you thought of the american first foreignpolicy that he sought to lay out yesterday. Republicans call in on 202 7488001, democrats, 202 7488000, independents, 202 7488002. You can catch up with us on social media. Twitter, facebook. A good thursday morning to you. A few of the headlines following that foreignpolicy speech yesterday. Trump to world America First. That is the New York Times this morning. For the front page of usa today, trump doctrine, dont speak softly. Times sets the scene yesterday at the address speaking blocks away from the white house. Ng ased a teleprompter telli reserved audience largely drawn from washington think tank establishments that his approach replaces randomness with purpose , ideology with strategy and chaos with peace. Heres a little bit more from the address on his approach to the use of military force. Notld trump i will hesitate to deployed military force when there is no alternative. But if america fights, it must only fight to win. [applause] sendd trump i will never our finest into battle unless necessary, and i mean absolutely necessary, and we will only do so if we have a plan for victory with a capital v. [applause] donald trump our goal is peace and prosperity not destruction. The best way to those goals is to make consistent and deliberate Foreign Policy. With president obama and secretary clinton, we have had the exact opposite. A reckless and aimless Foreign Policy. One that has blazed a path of destruction. Reduction the the reaction yesterday. Newt gingrich wrote on twitter, this was a serious foreignpolicy speech by donald trump. It is worth reading and thinking about. Lindsey graham, former president ial candidate, wrote that the speech is pathetic in terms of understanding the role that america place in the world. That then to write foreignpolicy speech is not conservative, it is isolationism surrounded by disconnected thought and demonstrates a lack of understanding to the threats we face. Yesterday, donald trump speech is the most erotic evidence thus far that he fails the president ial test. John kasich has assembled a member of experts. And Hillary Clinton wrote that the foreignpolicy isnt just offensive, its dangerous. We want to hear about you and what you think this morning. Let us know what you thought of policy. Ica first stephen, you are first up. Go ahead. Caller thank you for having me. I thought it was interesting to see donald work off a teleprompter and try to sound a little more president ial, is what you would call it . Ng is obviously not as exciti that way but i do think his ideas are good. I hope he can implement those. Host which ones in particular . Caller his concept of being less and inventive in Foreign Affairs is good. I think his idea of working from strength rather than weakness. I think the various freetrade agreements have been disastrous for this country. Not because the concept is wrong but because of the way they are lamented. And how unintelligibly we enter into these agreements with these other countries who are doing a better job of negotiating. Having someard to negotiators sit on the side of a america. I am a vietnam veteran and a former peace corps volunteer and have been around the world. I agree 100 that we have been out for naples with regards to negotiations. On that point, usa today talks about the vision for who he would have helped lead the Foreign Policy. In the analysis of the speech, it would leave most of the foreign forests a foreignpolicy establishment scratching their heads. But he has little use for the community of columnists, talkings and television heads who define the boundaries of americas role in the world. Thats why i look and have to look for talented experts with approaches and practical ideas rather than surrounded myself with those who have perfect resumes. Donald trump said that. We have to look to new people because the old people dont know what they are doing. York,s up next in new good morning. Caller good morning. It seems that donald trump shares in common with the republican field a serious blindside about the relationship with americas best interest and Climate Change. Even our own military leaders have made it pretty clear that Climate Change is a force. It is a conflict multiplier. It increases the likeliness of people coming across borders because of resource failure. It increases the likelihood of people fighting over resources. It increases the risk to our navy and military forces around the world as the conditions of the ocean change. Whenhe ability to wage war necessary, it becomes more difficult and expensive. And that is only one of the many reasons why she is not a professional he needs to be. He has to be able to balance the necessities of the world against the apparent interest of America First and realize that we cant serve our own interest at all face theare ready to biggest problems facing everyone in the world. Host arthur is waiting in arkansas, morning. Caller how are you doing . Those like to make a comment, if i may. This ideaple that old, white people vote for donald trump. I am an african american. He is the only one who has the guts to do what is necessary. Radical islamic terrorists to keep them from destroying our country. I can take a few insults as long as we have somebody who is tough and will get the job done. People talk about his rashness but that is what we need in the age we live in. We need somebody tough who will defend us and put America First and bring jobs back to the country. Host that term, America First, what does that mean to you . Caller looking after our people first. I dont say, dont have compassion. We just have to make sure we are safe with our jobs and our people. Jobs wont mean anything to us if we are blown up. Id rather do the right thing to protect our country. Slow this down so that people can detect the wrong people and get them out of here. That is all. People say he is a racist but i have not seen any of that. Many people wanted him to and his david duke, ideas were not helpful to us. But what if that one vote would get him across . So [indiscernible] you are saying the david duke vote is what he should accept . Caller what im saying is that it might get him across the finish line. Because it looks like everyone is against him. That means he is trying to do something good. Host we will stick to the american foreignpolicy speech yesterday. Msnbc reporter noted thathe America First name was a name of a Charles Lindbergh isolationist group that opposed world war ii, going back to the history of the term, America First. Yournt to know about understanding of fat and what it means to you and your take away from Donald Trumps foreignpolicy speech yesterday. Nick is in tennessee, and independent. Good morning. Caller lets get to the America First statement. I have a grandson and he is aspiring to be a marine lieutenant. And the thought of him getting captured and the butcher in benghazi. The commanderinchief, and my grandson being captured makes me want to vomit. Ok . Hundreds of people are going to die because of this mess. One way or another. That is America First, when you put our guys and ladies on the line. I am tired of the leftist think of a neighborhood. A childhood neighborhood. It is your family. America is your family. You put your neighbors first. Drug dealers or lilo people. Ad it is refreshing to hear possible commanderinchief say that we are going to win. This compromise means capitulation. He talksherefore about General Macarthur and that is what we need, if we are going to have foreignpolicy. My covelli had a saying. Look at Hillary Clinton and obama, they put themselves around a Climate Change fanatic where the terrorists are the ones threatening us. If we continue this trend that the liberals push, americas will be under more for 30 years. Ok . Next inrl is up delaware, a democrat. Good morning. Caller i listened to his foreignpolicy speech. We have to have peace with people. You know . Host how do you achieve the peace . World you have to have a and people in your cabinet that know how to get along with other countries. We have to have peace to save lives. Right now, they dont have no more ground troops. War is an ugly thing. The only thing to save us from the vietnam war was that it was the bomb that we dropped on them. And now the world is going to bonds and nuclear bombs. Host what happens when other otheries or groups with countries dont want to have peace with us . Caller we are a superpower. In technology, we are number one. And when you have to stretch your army thin, that is a sign of weakness. That is a sign of weakness to me. We are one with technology. We can do everything we want. We have to represent our country to take care of people in our country. We cant have people threaten us or kill us. We shouldnt be in fear of anybody. Host sherry is in georgia, a republican. Good morning. Caller good morning. Yes, we should have walls even jerusalem has four walls. And his name is biblical. The last trump. As faro by the bible and as getting along with other people, there are only two kinds. Those who belong to god and those who belong to the devil. They will never get along until god comes back. Host jonathan, oregon. You are on the washington journal. Caller good morning. I am dumbfounded by the guy. I think he is insane. And i think america is insane. He is scary. Number one. Person, [indiscernible] host what do you specifically disagree with . Caller i wouldnt call anything that he said was foreignpolicy. He doesnt have clout or education, policy, whatever it is. We cannot use that kind of language on the washington journal. The economists column lexington took on the speech yesterday. Here is how the lexington columnist described it. Bears trumps description no resemblance to diplomacy. For an american president , world offense arrive in a rush and cannot be tackled one by one or i appointment. Nor can geopolitical and commercial rivals be dismissed and forgotten. As all mr. Trumps bravado, when he said that if america and china do not find a mutually beneficial relationship, they can go therefore and ways. Msnbcrker was speaking on and set the remarks were full of substance and he was very pleased with what he heard. If you look at the broadness of the vision, it was a major step forward. That was quoted by politico. They also quoted the written statement saying i look forward to hearing more details but in a year where every frederick is defining the president ial race, my hope is that both parties will start to focus on the problems we face and on the solutions. Plenty of reaction by those here in washington. Did you watch it . What did you make of it . Tell us what you think of the term America First. George, good morning. Caller i have a question. Donald trump is going to start world war iii. Can you hear me . Host what is your question . Going todonald trump is start world war iii. Yeah. Host all right. Independent, an odell. Caller i just want to throw into the conversation that i am iraqi freedom and anytime i see someone get on a stage and has no idea of personal sacrifice and talk about going to like it is a game won, it makes me feel like none of these people have any idea what they are asking of their military. I cant imagine somebody like that being in charge of all of these people and all of my brothers and sisters in arms. It sounds terrible. Host talk to me about how the idea of view to idea of military members viewing their commander in chief . Talk about your view of the president. Is an important person to the military. That is the guy who is making decisions on where youre going and what you are doing when you get there. So, you know, a lot of people have various views on george bush during my time but he wasnt an experienced military guy myself his self. And yet we have a guy with zero experience talking about winning like it is a game. Like we chess pieces on a board. And that does not strike any confidence in his ability to make a decision, militarily. It time for somebody with military experience to become president with the threats that we face today . Caller i would much prefer that. But at the very least, someone with a real respect for the military and someone who understand the sacrifices of the people they are talking about. Host the wall street Journal Editorial Board today called the speech a trump for foreignpolicy. They note that he will become the gop nominee if voters dont trust him with nuclear weapons. We want to hear you would describe this. Jamie is in indiana. The morning. Caller good morning, sir. I am proud to say that i switched my registration to republican specifically for this primary. I am thinking about when rush ont think it is necessary to do that. Ted cruz is doing everything he can to push him over the top. Ries toas the way he t form a bond with kasich. Host you think that will only help donald trump . Caller now that he has carly help further will solidify people behind donald trump. I think the America First speech puts in perspective for those out there who are uninformed voters that this is exactly how much this man doesnt know and how much he will be in charge of the nuclear code. Hopefully at some point, if america continues on this path, he will be surrounded by people who reach out and help him. For the benefit of our soldiers and the American People. Base their whole thought process on the by, on the bible, i dont understand. Host at the beginning, he referred to ted cruzs early Vice President ial announcement yesterday, picking Carly Fiorina as the running mate. Here is the front page of usa today. Ted throws a hail carly. Here is a bit from that announcement yesterday. Why make this announcement now . For one thing, if we have to win, number one, when the nomination but number two, when the general election, we must unite. [applause] and Carly Fiorina as a Vice President ial nominee is superbly skills and gifted at helping unite this party and bring us together. I am very proud and humbled and honored. To announce that i have accepted senator ted cruzs offer to be his Vice President for the republican nominee. [applause] you know, ted cruz could not be more right in what he says. There is a lot at stake. And this is a fight. This is a fight for the party and future oath or future of our nation. ,here are some who would say why fight . Let it be over. But i have had tough fights all my life and they dont worry me a bit. What matters, is the fight worth having . This is a fight worth winning. With your help, we will win this fight. [applause] host that announcement coming a 95 primaries and midatlantic primaries. The five primaries where donald trump picked up large amounts of and secured his path further to the president ial nomination. Making a potential ted cruz upset slimmer. We will be getting back to that but another story we want to update you on this morning is the fate of the former speaker of the house, Dennis Hastert and his sentence hearing yesterday. Joining us by phone is a federal courts reporter for the chicago suntimes. Good morning. Guest good morning. Host take us through the seat in the courtroom. He is receiving 15 months on banking charges and not the molestation charges. Explain that to us . Right. It was a dramatic hearing. He pleaded healthy last fall to breaking up his bank are also they would not raise red flags in an illegal way. But from the very beginning, we have had the sexual abuse accusations. They were clearly brought to the forefront a few weeks ago. That was in a court filing. He only faces sentencing on this one banking charge but it became clear quickly that the sex abuse allegations were going to be central to his sentencing. He has been very ill and his Attorney Says he nearly died last fall. Actually, a couple of days after he really guilty and he appeared in court in a wheelchair. He sat slumped in the chair, watched the proceedings and gave no obvious reactions. Even as some very significant things were happening. Not only is he facing is in time but the sister of a deceased victim spoke out against him in the courtroom. And also a man who had never before publicly revealed himself stepped in front of the judge and told his story in graphic detail about how he was sexually abused by Dennis Hastert. One other aspect of this which is important is that yes, he pleaded guilty to the banking crimes and sexual abuse allegations, but he tried to cover it up. He was originally charged with lying to the fbi when they asked what he was doing with the Bank Withdrawals but now it comes out that he claims to be a victim of extortion. That was just about a year ago. He even hell does she even helped the fed record conversations and led them on a wild goose chase. Reachedthe victim who 3. 5 million in hush money deals. Dennis hastert agreed to pay not to stay silent about what happened. And that agreement is what eventually began to unravel the mess. That person has now sued Dennis Hastert. With the was annoyed sexual abuse allegations and his attempt to cover them up. A 15e judge handed down month sentence and he called Dennis Hastert a serial child molester. Host can he get back into court and fight the sentence . Or is this set in stone . Guest he does have appeal rights. I think they are laid out in the plea agreement. They might be limited and i dont have that in front of you now that he does have the option to appeal. Talk about how his former colleagues in illinois are reacting to the scandal and the sentence yesterday . Guest i think everyone is taken aback and is shocked by this. And you know, speaking of colleagues. This victim who stepped forward and revealed himself for the first