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Flag. for more let's bring in sam vinograd, the former senior adviser to the national security adviser under president obama. sam, we saw the president a couple days ago put out a statement supporting pride month. do you have any accepts why the administration now feels the need to reject these requests for embassies from embassies around the world? >> the president tweets about a lot and it doesn't carry whole lost water this. what is a state department decision. secretary of state michael pompeo has authority over our missions around the world, whether they be embassies or consulates and und...

>> right. >> he invited other nations to get involved in this world campaign. >> right. >> so almost as if the president is saying one thing. where does the state department mandate come from? >> right. makes you wonder if this is part of a broader effort within the state department to be pushing certain religious values and downplaying can inclusiveness but seeing from the u.s. government the past couple of decades and past few years specifically. trump went on a statement supporting pride month. some of these embassies have been republished that statement one of their own ways of making a st...