We ask you all to take your seats if you will. Today we hear from deputy today we hear from john sullivan. I dont think there are many that question the need to improve the operation of both agencies. Operation of both agencies. A more efficient and effective state department in u. S. A. Id would better promote our National Security and our many other interests around the world. So i have welcomed the administrations undertaking. Secretary state Rex Tillerson has started a process here as those that state will tell you where hes focusing on listening to the diplomats and listening to the employees. Our Foreign Service officers. I think this is very commendable. He has sought feedback from the bottom up. Many employees, he reports, have asked, and i think this speaks volumes, theyve asked for more responsibility and in turn more accountability for their performance. They also want better training in a modern it infrastructure. And i think they deserve these tools and we would be all bet
We ask you all to take your seats if you will. Today we hear from deputy secretary of state John Sullivan on the proposed reforms that he and secretary tillerson are working on for the state department and for the agency for international development. I dont think there are many that question the need to improve the operation of both agencies. A more efficient and effective state department in u. S. A. Id would better promote our National Security and our many other interests around the world. So i have welcomed the administrations undertaking. Secretary state Rex Tillerson has started a process here as those that state will tell you where hes focusing on listening to the diplomats and listening to the employees. Our Foreign Service officers. I think this is very commendable. He has sought feedback from the bottom up. Many employees, he reports, have asked, and i think this speaks volumes, theyve asked for more responsibility and in turn more accountability for their performance. They
Washington journal. Joining us later is Margaret Brennan from cbs news and Jonathan Karl, the chief White House Correspondent for abc news. Tell me about how it played. Guest there are basically two sean spicers. The one who gave the statement on saturday was defiant and angry, basically yelling at the press and using falsehoods, telling things that were not true. Today, he was much more notable, taking questions and stated there for more than an hour, talked fluently about a range of policy matters. When he was asked about the mistruths he had stated about the inauguration crowd size, he effectively apologized. He said i always try to come here with truthful information and im going to endeavor to do this in the future and talked about how to donald trump is chafing at what he sees as an unfair media narrative out to undermine his presidency. I saw it the same way. Weve all dealt with the Good Cop Bad Cop situation as reporters, but it is rare to have it from the same person within th
Washington journal. Joining us later is Margaret Brennan from cbs news and Jonathan Karl, the chief White House Correspondent for abc news. Tell me about how it played. Guest there are basically two sean spicers. The one who gave the statement on saturday was defiant and angry, basically yelling at the press and using falsehoods, telling things that were not true. Today, he was much more notable, taking questions and stated there for more than an hour, talked fluently about a range of policy matters. When he was asked about the mistruths he had stated about the inauguration crowd size, he effectively apologized. He said i always try to come here with truthful information and im going to endeavor to do this in the future and talked about how to donald trump is chafing at what he sees as an unfair media narrative out to undermine his presidency. I saw it the same way. Weve all dealt with the Good Cop Bad Cop situation as reporters, but it is rare to have it from the same person within th
Joining us later is Margaret Brennan from cbs news and Jonathan Karl, the chief White House Correspondent for abc news. I him pleased to have all of them here. Tell me about how it played. Guest there are basically two sean spicers. The one who gave the statement a couple of days ago on saturday was defiant and angry, basically yelling at the press and using falsehoods, telling things that were not true. Today, he was much more notable, taking questions and stayed up there for more than an hour, talked fluently about a range of policy matters. When he was asked about the mistruths he had stated about the inauguration crowd size, he effectively apologized. He said i always try to come here with truthful information and im going to endeavor to do this in the future and talked about how donald trump is chafing at what he sees as an unfair media narrative out to undermine his presidency. Charlie damien . Damien we have all dealt with the Good Cop Bad Cop situation as reporters, but it is r