On this monday, december 16. For republicans please call you can also tweak at us. Question is posted on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. You can also email us at journal cspan. Org. We will take your calls in just a few moments but first lets turn to the New York Times to get the latest on the nsa. The headline says american intelligence and Law Enforcement investigators have concluded that they may never know the entirety of what the former nsa contractor extracted. That is from this weeks New York Times. On cbs 60 minutes, they took a deep dive into the nsa and spoke with leading intelligence officials who disagree or not with offering Edward Snowden amnesty. [video clip] my personal view is yes, it is worth having a conversation about. I would need assurances that the rest of the data could be secured. It would be more than just an assertion on his part. Is that a unanimous feeling . Its not unanimous. Among those thinking making a deal is a bad idea is general alexander. This is a
For more information about the National Press club please visit our website to donate to programs offered to the public through our National Program Journalism Institute visit press. Org. On behalf of our members worldwide i would like to welcome our speaker and udience. Id like to welcome our cspan and public radio audiences. You can follow the action on lunch. Using the m. P. C. I will ask as many questions as time permits. I would ask each of you to stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right william wilkins, he road information program. Vice president of Global Communications and public policy. Allison fitzgerald finances and vestigative reporter john hughs editor at bloomberg first word and the treasure of the National Press club. Michael lindenberger washington correspondent for the dallas morning news. And tim National Reporter covering business and International Trade for the ashington times. [applause]. Our guest today rocked the auto world last week when he annou
Troops while staying close to the home. Correspondent kevin corke as of the president s resort at West Palm Beach tonight. Good evening. Good evening, mike. Good to be with you and happy thanksgiving. The president spending this benign evening, 2019, having thanksgiving dinner and spending time with his family. Something he began the day by thanking those who are not quite as lucky. Those look like pretty good sandwiches. I dont want one. [laughter] they look very good. Is a timehonored thanksgiving tradition for the commander in chief, extending the gratitude of the American People to those who serve and protect. President trump doing so today, both in person and by phone. I want to express our profound gratitude for the extraordinary sacrifices you make to defend our nation while you are away from your families and loved ones. It was a visible outpouring of appreciation from mr. Trump. Still, in stark contrast to his predecessors. President bush paid a surprise visit to u. S. Troops
Holiday from his twitter habit tonight, continuing his criticism of the federal judiciary in general and Supreme Court chief Justice John Roberts in particular on thanksgiving holiday when the president expressed his thanks to the troops while staying close to home. The president s florida resort in West Palm Beach tonight. Reporter happy thanksgiving, the president spending this thanksgiving evening having thanks giving dinner and spending time with his family, something he began by thanking those who were not as lucky. I dont want one. They look very big, 5000. Reporter a timehonored thanks giving tradition for the commanderinchief, extending gratitude to the American People to those who serve and protect, donald from doing so today in person and by phone. I want to express our profound gratitude for the extraordinary sacrifices you make to defend our nation while you are away from your families and loved ones. Reporter visible outpouring of appreciation from mister trump but in star