Final and definitive list, promising to select only from those individuals that would continue the legacy of the great Justice Scalia on the bench. The president celebrated our new associate justice to protect our constitution for generations. Was definitely a great day to kickoff the week and another productive week that we will see at the white house. Before i get to the upcoming week, a couple of updates over the weekend. Thepresident spoke with Prime Minister from sweden to express condolences for the love once killed in fridays terrorist attack in central stockholm, sweden. And wishes speedy recovery to those wounded. The president also called to convey his deepest condolences to egypt and the families that lost loved ones in the heinous attack that occurred there. Dozens of innocent people were killed. In United States condemns the strongest terms these barbaric attacks on christians, places of worship. President also spoke with the king of saudi arabia, the Prime Minister of japan, the acting president of south korea, all about the strike on the airfield in syria. All the leaders express support for the United States necessary action. In response to the horrible chemical and bomb attacks on innocent civilians. Yesterday, he spoke with the officerng officer and caldwell to thank them and their teams for successfully carrying out that strike. During these calls, the president communicated you could not be more proud of the crews of these two ships and their flawless execution of these operations. These ships, between the two of them, sent 59 tomahawk missiles and each of them hit all of their targets showing americas power in the military accuracy. It which is just a small representation of our militarys overall capability and a fraction of what this president will continue to build up the military to be. The site of people being gassed and blown away by barrel bombs ensures that if we see this kind of action again, we hold open the possibility of future action. The resulting action of what happened insured that the Field Operation is gone from the sea or facility. 20 of their fixed wing aircraft were destroyed and not doubt. While measures, the world and domestic reaction was highly laudable for the president s actions. We are aware the president had a very successful visit with the chinese president and it concluded on friday. One of the most significant allotments was the agreement to create a 100 day initial plan, hopefully with tangible deliverables for a unique economic balanced relationship between the two countries. As that develops, we will provide you with additional details. The president was glad to see toyota announce it be spending 1. 33 billion of the kentucky plan to part of a invest 10 billion in america over the next five years. It continued to signal the confidence american businesses have in the American Economy under president trump. The president will have a discussion on strategy and policy with several members of the cabinet and a group of ceos. This is the followup from the strategic and policy forum just this past february with some of the same Business Leaders and new ones. First, they will meet in interactive groups to discuss the priorities of those cabinet secretaries and their agencies. The president will oversee a report that we presented to the group. Secretary of commerce ross, secretary of education the boss, epa administrator prewitt, only director mulvaney, and secretary of transportation elaine chao. Ofl have the additional list which is supposed for you later. We want to eventually result in the transition of a new legitimate syrian leadership. The u. S. Special envoy for syria will be coming to washington tomorrow for consultations with the state department and National Security adviser mcmaster. He has been overseeing the political talks in geneva. On wednesday, we will welcome the secretary general of nato. Secretarygeneral will have a joint press conference later in the afternoon and the president plans to spend the eastern holiday of florida and will return to the white house on sunday. As the president noted today, as we hit day 81 and the president s administration, with have done so many great things. Including nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice. It will back more regulations and any president in modern times. Roll back the war on coal, natural gas. Historic levels of consumer ceo homebuilder manufacture confident. A 12 gain in the stock market. We have even seen a real resurgence in the mining industry. We have are deuced illegal border crossings to the lowest level in nearly two decades and implemented historic ethics reforms including a five year lobbying ban and a lifetime foreign van. Why is it ok to bomb syria but not assist refugees . What is the administrations reaction to russia saying that we are running the danger of a real war with the middle east . Number one, the reason we took action was multifold. To stop the proliferation and deterrence of chemical weapons. Nuc mass weapons of destruction being used, it should be a concern to every nation. Especially our own people. The proliferation of those weapons pose a great threat to our National Security. We have to stop that. And we have to stop isis. People ofct to the syria, by us taking action and the escalating what is going on in syria, that is the greatest thing you can do to support those people. The escalating the conflict there and containing isis is the greatest humanitarian relief we can provide first and or most. Secondly, creating areas in which we can work with allies, including russia, committing for ensuring that there are places that are free from violence. In places free for people to gather safely. Agree that the last thing people want to do is leave. They want to have a safe place to remain with their families and not be separated. Our number one priority is to defeat isis. But from a humanitarian standpoint and refugee standpoint, ensuring we created environment that provides a safe place for them to ultimately remain. And on russia in particular, look if you look at the countries that are with us, it speaks pretty loudly the number of countries that have stood shoulder to shoulder with this president. Russia, on the other hand, stanza syria, north korea, and iran. When you contrast the two groups of countries, its pretty clear we are on the right side of this issue. No, no. The actionns is that we took last week has been widely praised domestically and internationally as a great step to ensure the deterrence and proliferation of chemical against innocent people. When you watched babies and children gassed and suffer under , you arembs instantaneously moved to action. This president made it here but if those actions were to continue, further action would be considered by the United States. The worlde to urge community to join us in both stopping the deterrence and proliferation of the use of those weapons. Further trying to create a political environment from that leadership. Those are very important. They go hand in hand. Are you building a coalition . Sec. Spicer i think we have one. If you look at the group, it is a group not too many people are looking to bring on board. A ram, syria, north korea, and russia on one side of that. It is a pretty small group. President trump has spoken out against bashir alassad. This he believe assad should appear before the icc . Focus iser the twofold. Defeating isis and treating the political environment necessary for the Syrian People to have new leadership there. Imagine a stable and assad is inia where power. It can be a multipronged approach. Proliferation of chemical weapons at the same time creating that environment. A change in leadership. Does the president believe assad has committed war crimes . Sec. Spicer there is obviously clearly, the actions when you take an action against the people that he has. We feel unbelievably confident in the intelligence that we have. That would be something for a court to decide. Ask were asking with the trump doctrine is on Foreign Policy and the president stated that it is very flexible. Do you know with the trump doctrine is on Foreign Policy . Can you explain it to us . Doctrineer the trump us of the here to kill it a threat the campaign. America first. We want to make sure our National Interest are protected. That we can to make sure we are at the forefront and not just going to be running around the world. That we have to have a clear and defined National Interest wherever we act. It is our National Security, first and foremost, that has to deal with how we act. Does syria fit that doctrine . Sec. Spicer absolutely. If you recognize the threat that our people face if there is the growth or spread of chemical , the proliferation of those, the spread to other groups is a clear danger to our country and our people. On assad, arep you saying that beating isis and getting assad out of power should happen at the same time . I dont think they are mutually exclusive. I dont think you have to do one or the other but they kind of go hand in hand. As you reduce isis and deescalate the conflict in syria, the political environment to remove him becomes stronger and stronger. The secretary said that we can navigate a political outcome [indiscernible] said we do not see peace in an area with assad is the head of the government. I dont think those are mutually exclusive statements. One of them saying we dont see and theth him in charge th other saying that we need to have him gone, that is the point of both. The goal for the United States is twofold. To make sure we destabilize syria. Destabilize the conflict there. Reduce the threat of isis. Create the political environment not just for the Syrian People but i think you can have work with russia in particular to make sure they understand that should be held accountable with the agreements they made on chemical weapons alone. Can you defeat isis with assad still in power . Sec. Spicer yes. Sure. Defeat isis with him in power. Theres not a single track. If we can get both at the same time or one happens after the other, thats fine as well. But obviously, the number one threat america faces is isis in that region and we have to make sure we do everything we can to do that. When secretary to listen meets with his russian counterpart, what is the message going to be . Going to threaten more sanctions if russia doesnt sec. Spicer hes on his way there tomorrow and i will let secretary tillerson talk about his meeting. Theres a lot of things to discuss. The overall fight on isis. Inh respect to syria particular, we need to remind them of the commitments they have made and the commitments that syria has made. First and foremost, we need to make sure we all understand what the situation is on the ground. There is no question who acted in this case and what syria did. We need to make sure that russia fullyi think we need to make sue russia fully understands the it, theassad took commitments syria has made and russia has equally agreed to the same understanding. Getting them back on the same page, force and foremost would seem to be the most logical step. But secondly, to find an area where we share the commitment to defeat isis is something that we share. Would be president put sanctions on the table to get russias attention on this matter . [indiscernible] sec. Spicer well have plenty of time to discuss how those talks go. One thing the president has been very clear about is he does not like to telegraph all of the parts that he has to review wants to see how that conversation goes with secretary tillerson. If we get them to agree on action to commit to defeating isis i think that is what theyre going to have the discussion about. What goes beyond rhetoric and where that talk starts and what they are willing to commit to eye and action. That is really important, to get ahead of this right now is not something i want to do. I would like to let secretary tillerson meet with lavrov, have that conversation president sis the perspective on the current ability of the senior advisers to resolve their ideological differences, result their personality differences, and work as a team . Sec. Spicer he is very confident in that. Major why . Sec. Spicer this is the same route that came together for a common purpose to win a campaign. Theres an unbelievably tell to level from the senior level, the midlevel, from clear all the way down to the bottom level committed to the president s agenda. Everyone who came into this administration, while they may have a personal view or action on an issue, they understand and understood and understand the president s agenda. Their goal of coming into this was to understand first and foremost it is the president who made pledges and promises to the American People about the direction he has taken this country. I just read off a series of judges he appoints, the congressional review acts, the executive orders. When you look at the actions he has taken and the result, he is getting 60 down on the border, no one could disprove could dispute immigration was a hot topic and the president pro actions are seeing results and i think youre seeing it both on the market and the National Security front. He understands we have some pretty smart, talented individuals who are opinionated morelot of subjects, but battles and policy differences need to be behind closed doors. We need to focus and ultimately all come out to events the president s agenda. He is completely aware of the talent he has. That is why he brought this team together, to meet the talents and the accomplishments that they have had and he fully believes that they will move forward to advance his agenda. Major [indiscernible] toldo do principles were essentially by the president , cool this and get on the same page . A lot ofer i think this is overblown that makes it out into the media sometimes and gets a little more sensational than it truly is read i think obviously very pleased with the last week he had and the accomplishment, especially on the Foreign Policy front. I think we had an unbelievably theuctive meeting with president of china. Unbelievably productive meeting with king abdullah. Syria won not just bipartisan praise here at home, but world praise, and i think he recognizes that sometimes, some of this spills over, these policy differences, in discussions and he has made sure the focus has stayed on advancing an agenda. One of thesaying priorities is regime change. How far is the president willing to go to see Bashar Alassad out of power there . Sec. Spicer to be clear, you cannot imagine a stable and peaceful syria with in with assad in charge. I dont think this possible. The first step has to be to make sure that the region and syria are stable. You can have isis march into syria and worry about who is in charge right now. We have to make sure in terms of who is in charge of our National Security, i think brian from question, our National Security is the first and foremost reason we have to act. As isis is proliferating and the chemicals of mass destruction are only rise there, then we have to maintain that. Then we can apply political and diplomatic pressure for regime change. They can work in tandem. But the bottom line is, the First Priority is the containment of isis and the conflict that is occurring. Is the red line for this . Hite house Chemical Warfare is conventional warfare enough to get the president to go further . Sec. Spicer i think the president has been really clear a number of lines were crossed last week to read he is not going to sit down we saw that, the last administration, they drew these redlines of the red lines were run over. I dont think you are going to see the same play. Not just syria, but the world, saw last week a president who proportionally and with justification when it comes to axes like that. I will tell you, the answer is, if you guess a baby, if you put a barrel bomb into innocent baby, if if you gas a you put a barrel bomb into innocent people i do not want to say, if you do this, this is the reaction youre going to get. The president has made very clear throughout the campaign and the transition and now as president he is not going to telegraph or respond to every corresponding action, because that just tells the opposition or the enemy what youre going to do and whether that response is worth taking. The president is very clear he is going to keep his cards close to the best. But make no mistake, he will act. John . John i wanted to ask you about the reaction the president took in terms of military involvement last week to review set in your statement, all 59 of those cruise missiles hit their intended targets, and yet we are seeing reports that the military airbase in syria continues to be used by the syrian military. Given that, how can you consider that particular mission a success . Sec. Spicer i think, from what youre hearing, you have taken two prefilled planes and taken them off it is a pr stunt. Over 20 of their fixed wing aircraft from their entire air force was taken out. Their ability to operate successfully out of that airbase is gone. As a pr stunt, they took some planes, push them over, to make it look like but make no mistake. The radar capability is gone. Their fueling capability is gone, and a good chunk of their aircraft are gone. Thats a huge success. Following up on what Major Garrett asked, there are news reports of a shakeup at the white house. There have been various reports that the deputy National Security advisor is stepping down. [indiscernible] can you confirm that . What is behind to that particular move, if in deed that is the case if indeed that is the case . Sec. Spicer i appreciate that. I told you before, we will not get into personal announcements until that Personnel Announcements until they are willing to announce. You all as the question whether general mcmasters would have the ability to shape the National Security council in his liking with the president s concurrence . You have seen that was an accur