Page 5 - Ma Macron News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A very important topic and it's a topic that we're going to discuss today. the whole situation with nuclear to me is very, very important, as we've been discussing today at the various meetings that we've had. i think that's something that has to be taken care of and it has to be dealt with very strongly. >> reporter: mr. president, are you happy with canadian defense spending as it is right now? >> well, they're moving up and they're moving up sub stanchly and starting to do very well economically and that has something to do with it. yeah, they're getting up to a level that's getting to be v...

Back with us, peter baker of the times and ambassador mcfaul as well. lots to discuss here. and antonio, let me start with you on the president and what he said this morning about republicans to geoff's point here, talking strategy likely tomorrow with pat cipollone. really interesting, on the day that the judiciary hearing is going down and the president feels that his gop allies have his back. watch. >> i think the republican party is right now more united than they've ever been. there has never been a time where the republican party has been more united. this is a witch hunt by the democrat...

It? >> we found a security problem with it and canada is going to make a decision at some point. but we find -- i just speak for the united states and we have the ability to do a lot of things. we've actually advanced very far on 5g, much further than anyone knows. we have a lot of action going on with respect to 5g. we're not using huawei and some of our great companies are getting much involved with 5g right now. but no, we found a tremendous security problem with respect to huawei. >> reporter: mr. president, you were asked about russia and china and some sort of agreement. your description...

Few more misgivings. but i feel like we already know what the end of the movie is going to be. we're going to go to go through all of the machinations that get us through january. we all know he's going to be acquitted. and if you look at polling, the public opinion is not changing and it is highly partisan. and for the speaker of the house she knows that's a dangerous game and that's where we are. so from the president's perspective they are unified behind him. >> ambassador, when you have the president overseas talking trade deals -- we didn't even mention that in his conversation with the f...

Thought that was -- and i'm paraphrasing, also ridiculous. and based on your reporting and many sources in and around the white house, would that change anything strategically for this administration if that were to be something democrats would pursue? >> yeah, probably not. you heard the president talk about that, too. he says you don't censure somebody for doing everything perfectly. the difference between this time is that president clinton admitted 21 years ago, eventually after lying for several months to the public, he eventually admitted he had done something wrong and that loud his all...