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During this time as he figures out the best solution for america, as he consults congress and as he deals with the international community to build a broad coalition to hold assad accountable for these things. it's not a go it alone process but if that's what it takes, he's prepared to do that. >> moments ago president trump spoke to "fox and friends," spoke about syria, spoke about china. this meeting with xi jinping could not be more important, could not be coming at a more important line, it's fine line he has to walk, given what his position is, all the things he has said in the past. >> i...

Michelle kosinski at the state department. thank you for that reporting. let's talk more about this. joining us is ben cardon, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee and it's a tough day for u.s. foreign relations. this attack in syria leaving 70, maybe 100 people dead including children. back in 2013 you supported a limited use of force in syria. look, it's criystal clear now that whatever weapons the united states thought were removed from syria they're not removed entirely and bashar assad looks like he's using them now. >> this is just the latest of the atrocities c...

Leaving men, women, the elderly, and children, gasping for their very last breath. as first responders, doctors, and nurses rushed to help the victims, a second round of bombs rained down. they died in the same slow horrendous manner as the civilians they were trying to save. we all also know this -- just a few weeks ago this council attempted to hold assad accountable for suffocating his own people to death with toxic chemicals. russia stood in the way of this accountability. they made an unconscionable choice them. chose to close their eyes to the barbarity, defying the conscience of the wor...

Yesterday was more deadly, leaving men, women, the elderly and children gasping for their very last breath. and as first responders, doctors and nurses rushed to help the victims, a second round of bombs rained down. they died in the same, slow, horrendous manner as the civilians they were trying to save. we all also know this. just a few weeks ago this council attempted to hold assad accountable for suffocating his own people to death with toxic chemicals. russia stood in the way of this accountability. they made an unconscionable choice. they chose to close their eyes to the barbarity. they ...

Administration's weakness and irresolution." that's a reference to president obama's failure to punish syria for crossing the so-called red line when it used chemical weapons in 2013. president obama in fact boasted that he had worked out an agreement with russia and syria to get rid of assad's chemical weapons. >> assad gave up his chemical weapons. that's not speculation on our part. >> reporter: tragically, that was not true. at least some of the weapons remained. the big question right now is whether president trump will hold assad accountable for using chemical weapons. he didn't talk abo...