that. in terms of where it was flying, it was well-clear of any territory in ukraine. it was international airspace over international water. thank you. nancy? thank you. during secretary austin s visit to egypt he held meetings with officials even though all press were banned from covering it. past defense chiefs when they ve been in similar situation have refused to proceed. given the biden administration has said one of its key pillars in terms of foreign policy is when presented between a choice of autocrats and democracies that it stands with democracies. can you help us understand why the secretary proceeded with those trips given the ban. our relationship with egypt is obviously an important strategic partnership. the secretary did appreciate the opportunity to meet with his counter parts and talk about that. i will tell you when it came to the press coverage of that portion having looked further into it, the egyptians lived up to what they had agreed upon. some of
to proceed. given the biden administration has said one of the key pillars in foreign policy when presented with a choice between autocrats and democracies, they stand with democracies. can you help us understand why the secretary decided to proceed with the trips given the ban and should we expect that going forward? our relationship with egypt is a important strategic partnership. the secretary met with his counter parts and talked about that. i ll tell you when it came to the press coverage of that portion, having looked further into it, the egyptians lived up to what they had greed upon. some of the lessons learned was in terms of making sure that we were on the same sheet when it came to understanding press access. so we will continue to work. the u.s. had agreed beforehand there there would be a band of journalists? we did not agree to a ban. we agreed to have official photographers. we had one reporter come in to one of the sessions but a portion that was going t
we agreed to have official photographers. we had one reporter come in to one of the sessions but a portion that was going to be open to the press was not held and there was not an opportunity to cover that. again, sometimes these meetings are very small. sometimes there s not the opportunity for media to come in. something that we ve noted and we ll work with governments to ensure there s press access. thank you. regarding the budget, the last few yearses the services have pursuited to divest to invest strategy. congress hasn t necessarily bought in to that. this year the air force is looking to retire more than 300 aircraft, double the amount last year. congress last year didn t give the full amount. is there a sense that things have changed on the hill, there s a willingness to approve
thank you. just regarding the budget, for the last few years the services have pursued a divest to invest strategy, and congress hasn t necessarily bought into that. this year the air force is looking to retire more than 300 aircraft, double the amount last year. and congress last year didn t give that full amount. is there a sense that things have changed on the hill, that there s a willingness to approve greater divestment, or is this now kind of becoming a cat and mouse game of shoot with a higher number knowing you re going to get less to try and get to where you want to be? you ve been listening to the pentagon press briefing with new information about the u.s. drone that was brought down in the black sea after an interaction with russian aircraft. the pentagon saying that the russian aircraft struck the drone and then the u.s. military made the decision to bring it down because it was unflyable.
administrator that actively encourages these unruly actions against it. let s bring in one of the students that was a signer on the letter. josiah joaner. he spoke up after he saw this video. good to have you here. you know, she stands there as a proponent of free speech but she s shutting him down and humiliating him and going after him without giving him the opportunity to speak to these students who are pretty smart at stanford law and ought to figure out how to listen to people that uphold different beliefs. absolutely. well, thanks for having me. i think that is one of the large the huge problems on campus right now. i think emblematic of what s going on throughout the country. we hear at the stanford review believe in the commitment to free speech. i think the biggest issues of this is that this wasn t just coming from students. we expect conservative and