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World militarily, economically, politically. he is doing the right thing. >> sandra: another big piece of this puzzle has been the president's team around him and mike pompeo. >> i have woed with mike pomp and wee traveled the world together to security conferences when he was in congress and then as secretary of -- right now secretary of state but before that c.i.a. he is clear eyed. he knows north korea is talented at moving weapons around. he is the right person to be there as well as secretary of defense mattis. they're a good team. >> sandra: what do we think of word of a possible putin/t...

You'll use this power again if the behavior continues. >> sandra: you mentioned mike pompeo. happening without a confirmed secretary of state. will he ultimately be confirmed? >> i believe he will. the democrats have been so obstructive in part of their resistance movement to anything the president tries to do in terms of getting his team in place. there are many members who voted -- democrats who voted for mike pompeo when he was confirmed to be cia director who seem to be held hostage by the liberal left who don't want president trump to have his team in place. i fully support mike pompeo. a...

♪ ♪ steve: did you see this yesterday? secretary of state nominee mike pompeo facing tough questions on day one of his confirmation hearing? so what can we expect on day two? reaction with someone asking those questions republican senator and member of the senate foreign relations committee john barrasso joins us in studio. >> thanks for having me. great to be back. steve: what did you think of his first day. >> i thought he was terrific. clear answers, concise answers terrific answers. anyone who didn't hav would say he would make a great secretary of state. forward looking as well. steve...

H.r., this is great. it's good words on the piece of paper but there seems to be a disconnect between what our security strategy is saying and what the administration is doing, actively pursuing. h.r. has talked at several security conferences, different forums and councils. every time i've heard him speak he has the same message. this isn't the parting blow. in fact, this is probably what got him into a little bit of trouble with the president. he seemed to be a little too adamant about some of these things and the president wasn't very comfortable with both what he was saying and the way he ...

Him at the cia. >> the lesson of the iraq war being a mistake was the regime change has unintended consequences. if you appoint the people unapologetic in their support for the iraq war and they also advocate for regime change in iran, it's sort of like nobody got the message of the iraq war. >> sandra: joining us is senator john barrasso who serves with paul in the committee. do you share any of the share concerns as senator paul? >> none at all. first, with regard to mike pompeo, i think he is the right person for the job but it's the president of the united states who will make the ultimate...