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how dare democrats tell us that we should compromise with trump over anything when millions of americans are feeling for a lot of people for the first time for many people they've been feeling this for a long time like this country isn't their home. >> walid, i hear everything you're saying but he got elected president, so that might be one reason to attempt to compromise with him. >> i don't think that's true at all. donald trump is not a normal president. people appear on the sunday shows, people are appearing at congress like everything is normal. americans are taking action at women's march, town halls, even like republicans on the previous segment there's resistance and democrats in the senate retweeting the existence and they should oppose, resist, block all of trump's policies which are leading america to a place that we shouldn't be going to. >> you know, this is what a lot of democrats and progressives say that republicans did to barack obama.
in the republican party, someone somewhere framed the talking points that we're going to divide the world between vladimir putin and ourselves into an agreement. that is not the case. the v.p. is meeting with people inside the european union, inside nato. let me tell you one thing. i've been engaging the european parliament for years now. they have differences over what to do with nato. so we're back finally into playing a tremendous role and many people are waiting for us not just in western europe, central and eastern as well. >> thanks, walid. >> thank you. >> neil: never ceases to amaze me people criticizing a president for not taking action or not doing more when they're on vacation. i mean, that's a little gutsy, don't you think? g new cars.
>> following a series of brussels. and a suspect in the paris attacks are still at large. and a new clue is uncovered. french found a suicide vest that may have been linked to the attacks. walid, nice to have you here. you advised european parliament on the issues of terrorism. can you take a step back. two weeks ago. there was no state of alert in belgium alert and going 0 to 100 is unprecedented. what do you make of belgium. >> it is an issue that deals
israel especially how you can see how -- it is a very different feel of society there. they are always on the alert. they expect something to happen in their actions during the day. take that into account. i think we have turned the page. i think we can make go back. i think we are in a phase of a war right now is it this will be a global fight. like you said the only way you can get rid of cockroaches is number one kill all of the cockroaches in the house and then figure out why they are there in the first place and get rid of that. i think that -- you know, i think walid is on to something and this could have been a precursor for another event, and perhaps he can speak to
europe was preparing like germany saying i would like to have a million of them, migrants becoming workers. they made a bad assessment. these people are not fleeing syria and the regime to go and work in the factories of germany. so they made a mistake in the assessment. these are people fleeing for political reasons. and when you say political reasons, the majority are moderates, but you still have a number of jihadists and that's why these european countries are were very concerned. >> we're getting new information that we will share with you as it's happening. and greg, i know you're watching this, as well. i want to make sure we get our details correct on this because i know some of it is not coming in in english. so as we work on bringing you the detail of that, we will in just a second. walid, when you look at that region and how many refugees there are and what we say that
walid, what are your thoughts given all that has unfolded? >> first of all, i think that france has missed its big historic moment. this is the largest urban jihadi attack in the west putting aside 9/11 which was done by plane. but in terms of individuals killing civilians, this is the harmge largest in the west since 9/11. the french has been dealing with this issue. i spoke with many french experts, the authorities knew that something has been going on and been prepared, but not of that size. the size meaning how many people involved, how many people were killed, the locations, the sophistication of the timing. all of that is now forcing france to revise all of their strategies against that threat which they know very well. >> it's harris. i'm curious as to how the
happen again. because if there is violence we'll check it out and we'll check. but overall it was a gen you kn gentle. why are you so upset? >> i mean, i don't see it totally being gentle. in fact, let's give a little background. you played the part about the guy missing the desert. well, i actually know three of the people in the story. one of the individuals in the story actually owns a restaurant. he is from lebanon. >> wait, the guy from the desert -- >> he is not from the desert. >> where is he from? >> he is lebanese. >> i think the guy said he was from yemen. it's the desert. >> all of yemen is not the desert. but even the issue about the drone, bill. even the issue about the drone, bill, as far as there is a war going on right now in yemen and there are drones and people being bombed -- >> you got to lighten up a little, mr. walid, but as i said
happen again. because if there is violence we'll check it out and we'll check. but overall it was a gentle piece and you know it was gentle. why are you so upset? >> i mean, i don't see it totally being gentle. in fact, let's give a little background. you played the part about the guy missing the desert. well, i actually know three of the people in the story. one of the individuals in the story actually owns a restaurant. he is from lebanon. >> wait, the guy from the desert -- >> he is not from the desert. >> where is he from? >> he is lebanese. >> i think the guy said he was from yemen. it's the desert. >> all of yemen is not the desert. but even the issue about the drone, bill. even the issue about the drone, bill, as far as there is a war going on right now in yemen and there are drones and people being bombed -- >> you got to lighten up a little, mr. walid, but as i said
syrian camps and they didn't do the marches. and get the example of the others settling in lebanon and jordan. why only one group are seltzing on the the turbish. why are they moving in europe? >> it seems that according to observers and monitors tis not the border issue in hungary. it is what is happening in the syria and greek border. why are they allowing them to move. turks will tell you we waited three years and the international committee did not come here. and now they are talking about it once it hit european borders. >> benjamin is in greece looking at migrants coming to greece. walid. i want to ask you a question. look at these boats and you can
>> first of all, revise the policies in home land security and look at the ideology. if we don't do this we'll receive them just before action. we need a major revision. national security strategy. >> the administration prohibits the study of ideology. what do you mean? >> memos that said we don't look at jihaddist ideology and so those analyst can't use the terminology to determine if there is a radicalized individual. that is a problem in the early stage. >> walid, let's hope that changes. thank you. >> thank you. >> we are getting new information on the escape of