He is giving a speech to the people of poland. This is his first major remarks in a city overseas outdoors to a group like this. And we have seen some excerpts already. Its a fairly lofty sweefrpeech. He will talk about how people in the west succeeded now because of paper and regulations, but because they had the ability to chase their dreams. And let me ask you about a point that stuck out to me and i know youve covered the white house and you saw him on the campaign trail. He also tried to cast a little bit of doubt about the credibility of the Intelligence Assessment that russia was interfering. You pushed him hard to say that the 17 Intelligence Agencies were the ones that came out and said that they believe russia was definitively behind it. It seemed he once again reverted back to the Campaign Rhetoric where he would say well, we look the ed its only three
the g20 summit where that big meeting will happen. We know that the two at least russia wants to talk about the situation in syria, ukraine, the fight against isis. It remains unclear whether President Trump will in fact bring up russia interference in the election. If we can keep you, wed like to, but stand by. We want to take i have to run to a bus, gang. Understandable. Thanks for joining us. We actually want to go to the exchange between the president and hallie. And then well talk. Well, i think it was russia and i think it could have been other people in other countries. Could have been a lot of people interfered. I said it very simply, it could very well have been russia, but i think it could well have been other countries and i wont be specific. But i think a lot of people interfere. I think its been happening for a long time. Its been happening for many, many years. The thing i have to mention is that barack obama when he was
november 8th, why did he do nothing. His people said he choked. I dont think he choked. So the followups for you, you again say you think it was russia. Your Intelligence Agencies have been far more definitive. They say it was russia. Why wont you agree with them and say it was . Let me just start off by saying i heard it was 17 agencies. I said boy, that is a lot. Do we even have that many agencies . It turned out to be three or four. It wasnt 17. And many of your compatriots had to change their reporting and apologize or correct. Now, with that being said, mistakes have been made. I agree i think it was russia but i think it was probably other people and or countries and i see nothing wrong with that statement. Nobody really knows. Nobody really knows for sure. I remember when i was sitting back listening about iraq. Weapons of mass destruction. How everybody was 100 sure that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Guess what . That led to one big mess. They were wrong. And it led to a mess. So it was russia and i think it was probably others, also. And that has been going on for a long period ever tiof time. But my big question is why did obama do nothing about it from august all the way to november. He did nothing about it and it wasnt because he choked. All right. Were haerlg tearing the presid there responding to her questions about whether or not he believes russia interfered in the u. S. Elections. I want to bring in christopher dicky from the daily beast. You heard that exchange. Its setting the stage for us in regards to the major conversation that were looking forward towards on friday afternoon with president putin of russia. Will the president confront him, talk to him about russias
interference in the u. S. Elections and also as well russia sort of casting a shadow over poland, as well, and the 3 cs considering their involvement and basically how poland is worried about their security when it comes to russia and along with energy as well. Talk to me about that and your reaction to that exchange. Well, there were a lot of mixed messages in the entire Press Conference by President Trump and andre duda. When it comes to the question of will he confront putin on the question of interference in the american elections, apparently not. He really does not want to address that. I think that you can say clearly that he was blowing a lot of smoefr smoke. He was doing everything he could to avoid saying russia wanted to get him, donald trump, elected. Which is what the Intelligence Community has concluded. Again he attacks the Intelligence Community. About maybe we cant rely on the
fbi, the cia, the nsa because there are 17 members of the Intelligence Community and he didnt know that . Its pretty extraordinary stuff. Maybe if you want to be charitable this is because he wants to try and have a reset in the relationship with russia and he is trying to reassure all these former satellites of the soviet union that he will protect them without by the way still without saying that he will honor article 5 of the nato treaty that guarantees that the u. S. Will intervene to defend estonia, lithuania and latvia who are members of nato as well as poland. So he was sending a lot of mixed messages. Well protect poland, well be good with poland, well protect our friends, especially if they pay their nato dues. But at the same time, we didnt want to point the finger at russia too much. I think the big takeaway from the meeting with putin pretty clearly is going to be about fighting isis. I think the u. S. Is moving the question of assad and whether he stays or goes into the back ground and its going to try and announce with putin that there will be coordinated action against isis. And that is about as much as we can expect from that meeting at least in public. And lets me ask you aboe l response about the question regarding north korea. If he was sending mixed signals to some of the european allies about the russia issue and having their back visavis russia, certainly a different tone about ambiguity when it came to what he is going to do about north korea. He said they were behaving very badly, but still not giving any definitive plan of action as to how he plans on curtailing that threat. And that is because he doesnt know what to do. Hes already sent three Carrier Battle Groups into the waters off the Korean Peninsula and at the same time, were hearing that there cant possibly be a
war because hundreds of thousands of south korea onnia s s will be killed if that happens. Basically seoul is being held hostage by north korea because of its Artillery Positions and other weapons that are trained on the capital. So he cant go to war. He has tried to rely on china, but hes been disappointed in chinas performance because chinas big concern is it doesnt want to get rid of kim jong jongun, it doesnt wants entire regime of north korea to collapse because then there will be a massive refugee issue and all kinds of Ancillary Problems for dhoochina. So awful these thill of these tg on and he doesnt have an answer. So hes being ambiguous because in fact he doesnt know what hes going to do. Christopher dickey, thank you very much. Keir simmons now. In talking about the precarious position that the president is in considering all of the things that are on the table in this conversation when it comes to president putin, its hard to
understand how he will approach this Going Forward not only speaking of the position that hes in with poland and Eastern Europe, but also considering russias role in the u. S. Elections. How much is riding on this conversation and considering russias role in syria as well and speaking to what Christopher Dickey just touched on . Reporter well, a lot is riding on the meeting with president putin. The optics will be crucial and what actually comes out of it will be very important. Lets just mention that President Trump did talk about russia as destabilizing. That is a crucial criticism. So while he is not fully criticizing russia for intervention in the u. S. Elections, he did seem prepared to criticize russia in other ways. So the question then is what will he say to president putin when he sees them as Christopher Dickey mentioned, he may be looking for trying to emerge from that meeting with some kind of declaration about the fight
against isis. Whether that makes a difference on the ground in syria is a different question because that in and of itself is extremely complex, extremely difficult to simply talk about a fight against isis without taking in all of the other issues in syria. And then in terms of north korea, look, i think one of the questions during the g20 summit will be how much attention in the u. S. Is focused on that meeting with president putin while President Trump will have a crucial and perhaps more important meeting with president xi of china because that is where the north korea question really comes up, although he russia has appeared to build an alliance with china over north korea. But that could be a testy meeting. And what we heard from nikki haley overnight was a suggestion that the u. S. Reserves the right to take Military Action, but could also resort to trade action in relation to china unless china begins to clamp down economically on north korea. Now, you know, say it quietly,
were not there yet, but that brings about the spectacle of a trade war with china. That would be extremely economically damaging and could easily be a Slippery Slope that could lead to problems for u. S. Companies, many u. S. Auto manufacturers for example during important work in China Setting selling a lot of cars in china. So all of this is so complex and i think what you have to take away is the complexity of it maybe just glon straights how difficult the next few days will be. Certainly complex. I want to listen in now to 3 cs conference. This includes all 12 countries of Eastern Europe. As its been said many times before, the impossible has become the possible. And thanks to the 11 leaders in this room, i think that the expression will become the story of this incredible initiative. I want to con grat late you gru the great job youve done. This region has special significant to me as you know, my wife is slovania. Every one of your nations has an inspiring story. Youve overcome years of oppression and you all are united by the hope that your citizens will flourish, your commerce will prosper and your countries will thrive. Thats what is going to happen. Because i know the people. There is a spirit of hope that brings us all together. Open fair and Energy Markets bring greater prosperity to all of our to citizens. We are sitting on Massive Energy and we are now exporters of energy. So whenever you need energy, just give us a call. On on behalf of the american people, let immediate say that
we stand with the 3 cs nations. Beautiful nations by the way. Beautiful country. We support your drive for greater prosperity and security. We applaud your in addition difference to expand infrastructure, we welcome this historic opportunity to deepen our Economic Partnership with your region. Its been 28 years since your brave Sit Tcitizens lifted the curtain and defeated communism, yet much of the infrastructure within central and Eastern Europe has remained a relic of the old soviet era. Pretty incredible. Your people have been held back by the old roads, rail ways and pipelines that still operate on restricted systems. The 3 Cs Initiative will transform and rebuild the entire region and ensure that your infrastructure like your commitment to freedom and rule of law binds you to all of
europe and indeed to the west. The United States strongly supports the creation of the 3 cs Business Forum so that your countries can build cutting edge projects with the best talent in the Energy Industry and do so under budget and ahead of skuof school. I love that sound. Underbudget and ahead of schedule. Nothing like it. New Energy Infrastructure is essential. We hope that the 3 cs nations will advance the same goals were working on to achieve for our people in america. Were doing tremendously well. Our stock market just hit an alltime high. We have in 16 years its the lowest unemployment rate. Our military is getting stronger and stronger. Were adding billions and billions of new equipment. The best equipment in the world. We make the best equipment in the world by far. Were adding many billions of
dollars of brand new equipment. And the United States is doing very well, very strong. Weve taken off restrictions and people are moving hard. So when i say that the stock market is at an alltime high, weve picked up in market value almost 4 trillion since november 8th, which was the election. 4 trillion. A lot of money. Personally i picked up nothing, but that is all right. Everyone else is getting rich. Thats okay. Im very happy. Greater access to Energy Markets, fewer barriers to Energy Trade And Development and strengthening Energy Security is what were looking to do. The 3 Cs Initiative has the potential to accomplish all of these essential objectives and very quickly because you have incredible people. And they will get it done quick cannily. I congratulate your nations for already beginning the critical projects that open us up to greater access and you will be
totally open and have access to Energy Markets and remove barriers to energy trade such as floating lng terminal on the croatian island of kirk. Did you ever hear of that, right . You know all about that. Ill bet you know all about it. These projects and many others are kruf Shal Tcrucial to ensur your nations continue to diverse if i your supp suppliers and routes. And i also applaud pursuing a pipeline from the black sea. We just approved the keystone pipeline. It was under consideration for many, many years and it was dead. And i approved it in my first day of office and its now under construction. And another pipeline be sides that, big ones. Dakota access. The United States is proud to
see that our Abundant Energy resources are already helping the 3 cs nations achieve much needed energy diversification. In fact, i want to take this opportunity to congratulate the government and people of poland for receiving their first shipment of u. S. Liquefied natural gas last month and you made a very good deal i understand. Let me be clear about one crucial point. The krund wiUnited States will e energy to coerce your nations. You dont want a monopoly. The United States is firmly committed to open, fair and competitive markets for Global Energy trade. America will be a faithful and dependable partner in the export and sale of our high quality and low cost Energy Resources and tech be knowledg nole tech be k. We make the best technology for
fighter jets, ships and equipment. All over the world i talk about the greatness of our Military Equipment and nobody comes close. So when you buy Military Equipment, hopefully you will be thinking only of the United States. With the expanded trade and new infrastructure, we will unleash Incredible Energy innovation that is safe, responsible and environmentally friendly. United states supports a common sensitive approach to protecting that will resources. One that responsibly balances economic growth, job creation and Energy Security. We invite all countries to work with us to achieve this objective and to develop Innovative Technologies that empower nations Around The World to be faithful stewards of their Natural Resources while lifting millions out of poverty and into great and beautiful futures. The 3 Cs Initiative will not only empower your people to prosper, but it will ensure that your nation also remain sovereign, secure and free from foreign coermpanerciocoercion. The 3 seas nations will stand stronger than they ever have before. When your nations are strong, all the free nations of europe are stronger and the s stronger as well. It can bring greater paereace, prosperity and safety. This is largely about energy because we are that great good port exporter. Weve just become what is going on in our country is incredible. And i hope you take advantage of it by using these resources. Im thrilled to join you today and i want everyone to know that the United States supports your bold efforts. These projects will improve countless lives across the
region and throughout the world. America will be your strongest ally and steadfast partner in this truly historic initiative. So congratulations to everybody. And we stand ready, willing and able to help with your energy needs and other needs as they come along. Thank you very much. Youre looking at live pictures out of warsaw where President Trump gave his remarks at what is being describeds a t