got there and was taken down by the patriot missile. they are shooting missiles at saudi arabia in attempt to surround them as well. this is a very interesting time. it s great coalition. tell us some about the military hardware we sent over in this 110 billion-dollar arms package. there was some radar systems if i m not mistaken, is this primarily to do what? one of the things they sent over was the terminal high altitude defense system which is the same antimissile defense in south korea. we don t need that to defend against isis. we needed to defend against a rand. we are sending tanks over there not necessarily to fight isis, but to defend against iran. we will defy isis with a little killing and thank goodness we have general mathis. we need our arab allies with the ideology and the realization that maybe we can all believe in a different god, hopefully.
threatened so a little warning or some talk that iran s leadership is known for print 500. gregg: . arthel: meanwhile, president trump making a splash with his first official day overseas. the present and the saudi king signing several ingredients in creating a massive arms deal worth $110 billion. what does that mean for saudi arabia s military presence in the middle east. bringing in retired colonel special forces arthur. can you hear me, colonel? there you are. let s start here, colonel. in what ways will disarm steel change saudi arabia s military presence in the middle east? one thing this arms package is going to do is affects everybody watching us right now. for every saudi plane, every
making the situation worse. and so it s really disheartening that the united states is supporting this kind of war that is happening in yemen. can you put this into context with you and i just talked on the today show a little earlier this morning. can you put this in the context of the domestic issues and all the things we ll be talking about in the days and hours ahead about president trump and what he s facing here at home? you know, president trump wanted to come into this saudi visit with a win, and so that involved jared kushner negotiating personally to lower the cost of this arms package for the saudis to save them money for these bombs that are going to contribute to the worsening conflict in yemen, and the mass starvation, and that is the win that he is touting today. i see this as more of the same old, same old when it comes to u.s./saudi relations. it is the glaring blind spot of american s foreign policy. we still have not the saudis have never been forced to eve
it pertains to really a tight rope with saudi arabia, a country that has been an ally but also has been a source of so much of the radical ideology that has poisoned the world? if you look at the arms package just been put together, 110 billion-dollar package that the united states is selling to saudi arabia. the reason for that is so that we can help defeat isis together. what the goal is here of every president is to keep our citizens safe. so finding relationships in the middle east, particularly, that we can utilize, to make sure that our country is safe, putting americans first. put america first and americans first is very important. look, the package that the president has put together $110 billion is good poor american countries. we are making sure we give those countries the tools they deem necessary to defeat isis. that helps everybody here. putting america first has been and continues to be the priority of this administration. that s not going to change. going to talk abou
meetings with the president. also the armenian president reelected this weekend by a wide margin. what this could mean for the stability of the middle east and for us national security. america s news headquarters starts right now. we begin with president trump historic international trip to saudi arabia. rolling out the red carpet to welcome the president, it is the first stop of a nine-day tour will take him through the middle east and into europe. mr. trump putting his dealmaking skills on display 70 $110 billion arms package with saudi arabia. that deal will deliver combat ships, tanks and more to the persian gulf ally. it will help strengthen the military in a volatile region. the chief chris - correspondent in saudi arabia.