him to be off script and cause trouble than there is for him to hit a home run with a speech. jenna: of course a lot of these relationships have multiple sides. if you look back on american foreign policy, spoke about donald trump looking presidential including the things we re looking at at the screen as he s departing to get to joint base andrews and to go on this baying trip. i think it s important to note the presence of his wife. his wife has not been a partner, necessarily, in the traditional sense, as their son has been attending school in new york city. we know some of that will change. now we re seeing air jed and ivanka jump as well. jared s role being under scored. we expect an announcement of $100 billion arms deal to saudi arabia. this is one of the large est numbers we ve seen. injure jared kushner was an integral part of negotiating
then you have him visiting israel and the west bank. from there we go on to vatican city and to rome. seusly, italy. also have belgium as well. that s part of the trip that s going to be the european world leaders. if you could put a list of priorities, and this is a long trip, what would you put at the top of the list of priorities? i think the fight against isis and al qaeda is absolutely at the top of the list. but it s not just the conflict. it s not just how do we kill the most bad guys in the fastest possible time and reduce the threat to the united stit s how agreement about a system going forward so that we don t have to keep going back to the middle east fighting new wars every two years. we ve got to be focused on stablization. that s why the europe part of the trip is so important as well. jenna: interesting. why is that a theme, civilization, as you see it? because, look, this is a cooperative effort. this isn t just something for
several stops, an aggressive schedule on which the president will discuss some of the most politically sensitive issues in the world. rex tillerson will accompany president trump for much of this trip. we asked the secretary whether these domestic issues, problems on going here in the united states will affect any parts of this trip. i think the people in the rest of the world do not have the time to pay gdz to what s happening domestically here. they re more concerned about what they see happening in the relationship with their country and what we are bringing to address these very serious challenges that are affecting all of us. reporter: the secretary also said that this trip is about the president conveying the united states role as a conveyor, as a facilitator to try to solve the world s challenges that exist in many parts of the world. he also says that leaders in the middle east and asia have had their concerns neglect and outright dismissed by the previous administration.
is the feeling one of optimism, one of nervousness because of the weight of this trip? how would you describe that to our viewers? reporter: i would say there s a very strong sense of optimism and confidence because some of the metrics that have come in in terms of the fight against isis are very positive. now remember, the special envoy and general dunford are both obama holdovers so they have seen this fight since 2014 take place. and they were able to present some incredible metrics in terms of the amount of territory that s been taken back from isis. 55,000kilometers, they say. and also in that sense 2014. that s not since january of this year. but they also say, and this was very important. defense secretary mattis said since it used to be that there were 1500 foreign fighters arriving in syria to fight for the so-called califit every month. that number is down to 100 a month. they are really tightening the
on the president s trip. plus, we will talk to fox news sunday anchor chris wallace. that s coming up on shepard smith reporting. who ever is picked to move but the entire thing has been a witch hunt. there s no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. jenna: that was president trump yesterday. just moments ago you watched with us as the president boarded for his first overseas trip since taking office. joining me a staff writer for the federalist and former consultant to the obama campaign. great to have you both. as we take a deep breath at the end of the week. take another breath as we get ready for another big trip. marjorie, i m curious about this. we know. if you ve been paying attention, you know how the president feels about the investigation into the russia meddling, yet do you have to ask the question over and over and over again in different