Thank you all very much. Thank you. [applause] repeat after me, i do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the United States. Against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That i take this obligation freely. Without any mental reservations. And that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which im about to enter. So help me god. [cheering and applause] good morning everyone and thank you mr. Vice president for administering the oath. Thank you, President Trump for joining us today and offering those kind words. Mr. President , it means a great deal to me and the agency that you made time to come out to langley for this ceremony. [applause] you have placed enormous trust in c. I. A. Throughout your presidency and the men and women of c. I. A. Do not take that for granted. So thank you, mr. President , for your confidence in me, and your steadfast support of our mission and our peopl
Between what we consider a denuclearization and what the north koreans consider denuclearization. The reason is good stuff is happening is both leaders need this summit. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live with more. Good morning. The white house is not yet prepared to say the june 12 meeting is back on or the meeting at any date is back on at this point. A lot of it is going to hinge on the meeting the secretary of state mike pompeo has with that north korean official Kim Yong Chol either later on today or early tomorrow. Certainly aboard air force one on the way to nashville, tennessee, yesterday Sarah Huckabee sanders was making some rather optimistic assessments saying the president s letter specifically said we were open to the meeting at the time and again we expect it to take place but well see what happens. We are going to be prepared if it takes place on june 12th well be prepared. If it takes place at a later date well be prepared for that as well. The white
Attorney will lead and inspire greatness for the country he loves, dan coats will be leaving office on august 15th, i would like to thank dan for his Great Service to our country. The acting director will be named shortly. Dni director coats and the president have had a a tumultuous relationship over the past year with coats contradicting the president multiple times. He was on the defense when the president went on the attack criticizing different intelligence agencies. In an interview last year, coats found out during the interview that Vladimir Putin from russia may come to white house. He expressed concern publicly. He also contradicted the president on north korea and syrian policy. Congressman John Ratcliffe, the incoming head of the dni if hes confirmed, is the opposite of coats in that hes a staunch defender of the president s policies. He has an intelligence background from the george w. Bush administration. He made headlines op wednesday with his aggressive questioning of Rob
Yesterday. President trump says the democrats lost big and his supporters say it is time to close the book on the russia investigation. But Top Democrats arent ready to take impeachment off the table. There was no defense to this ridiculous hoax. They should be ashamed of themselves, absolutely ashamed. And you know who knew it was a phony cloud more than anyone else . Schiff and nadler and schumer and pelosi. Every one of them. If we have a case for impeachment, thats the place we will have to go. The stronger our case is the worse the senate will look for letting the president off the hook. Historical day. Today is the day we closed the book on this investigation. It is time that america turns the page. Jon doug mcelway is live in washington with more. One of the dangerous signs of these divided political times is one party as you just heard there is looking at the sky and seeing daytime. The other party is looking at the sky and seeing nighttime. In the aftermath of muellers testimo