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If we work our butts off to make sure we take back all three chambers of congress -- rather, all three chambers of government, presidency, the senate and the house. >> "washington post" creptly >> "washington post" creptly awarded you four pinocchios for mistaking statistics about pentagon spending. >> you used a term "occupation of palestine." what did you mean by that? >> i think what i meant is like the settlement. last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase. which they didn't even ask for. i think that there is a lot of people more concerned about being precisely factuall...

Represent what he called, quote, saint cloud of a coming storm for the united states. >> they are getting darker and great credit a general milly for preparing to deter russia and fight if we need to. this budget increase can help back that up and make it a reality. it is important for our troops and congress needs to consider it seriously. uma: our troops to know this administration is there for them. thank you for joining us. the time is 19 after the top of the hour, new protests expected in paris despite french presidency manual macron giving into their demand. the growing turmoil in france...

Provided a budget increase since he took office. >> peter baker, thank you. thank you all. just into the news room, general motors plans to cut about 15% of the work force in north america. the new york stock exchange actually halted trading of the stock as a result briefly. it has resumed. the closing plants are in detroit, ohio, michigan, maryland, there's one in canada as well. the ohio facility is just outside youngstown in the northeast. in july of last year president trump visited youngstown and told an audience that the area jobs were, quote, all coming back. gm shares, we should point ...

I think credit where it's due. he has funded the va more than it's ever been before. he has improved transparency on wait list times. he has signed the accountability act in place. which i was very supportive of. it makes it easier for va managers to hire and fire skilled talent. that's all good. let's keep it in perspective the budget increase is 12 billion from last year and half was mandatory spending. he had no control over that. to that mind, the last two years of obama's budget was increased about $20 billion. you have to keep this in perspective, many programs that president obama start...

It's likely, possible the pentagon budget will go down to where it was before the budget increase. the other thing, it takes time, it's like moving an aircraft carrier, it takes time to move it around. while the influx of this cash is important. the resources will be used well to arm the military for better competence in the field than in the fleet, it will take a while for that to take effect. so a budget cut next year could erase whatever small progress they have been able make so far. >> hmm, let's talk about bets, too, trump says he's done more for the vets than any president has done in d...