It can make something that no ones ever thought of before. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Those warm words between President Trump and russian president putin suddenly turned chilly today. Mr. Trump had his u. N. Ambassador condemn russian aggression in ukraine and warn that the u. S. Sanctions will not be lifted until russia ends the occupation of ukraines crimea peninsula. The new president has been talking tough to friend and foe alike all around the globe. Today, he said the world is in trouble, but he will fix it. Heres chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett. When you hear about the tough phone calls im having, dont worry about it. Just dont worry about it. Theyre tough. We have to be tough. Pr reporter at the National Prayer breakfast, President Trump described his tense conversation saturday with australian Prime Minister malcolm turnbull. Mr. Trump objected to an Obama Administration agreement in which the u. S. Commit
At the top of this hour of 360, the ax man cometh. A preview of the First White House budget and cuts every else. More on this from jim acosta. Reporter President Trumps message to washington, get ready for the budget ax. Were going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable to the people. Reporter Officials Say the president plans to ask for a staggering 54 billion increase in defense spending, offset for cuts in nondefense programs, including foreign aid. The budget is so big it eclipses what the federal government spends at the state department and epa. We are taking his words and turning them into policies and dollars. Reporter the peak of the president s budget comes as the white house is still grappling with questions about the Trump Campaigns contacts with russia before the election. Over the weekend, darrell issa supported a special prosecutor may be necessary to put the matter to rest. Youre right that you cannot have somebody, a friend of mine, jeff ses
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Were going to give you the money that you need, the funding that you need and the equipment that you need to fight terror around the globe. You also heard the president talk about nato, specifically, saying that while we support nato, we want everyone to pay their fair share. That coming on the heels of an announcement that he will have a meeting with nato after saying some harsh words about them previously. Then also he talked about the loss of life with our military an how we remember all of those brave people around the world, men and women, who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Thats coming following the death of ryan owens, chief petty officer ryan owen, in yemen. Lot of people will be watching this speech here at Macdill Air Force base. The president. Because, you know, they want to know what direction he is going to take. Hes talked about jobs. Then you heard him say military is also his number one concern. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts is live for us at 1600 pen
Have been too quick to characterize mr. Bushs comments come as a personal slight to the new presidency. Here are some of those comments. Did you ever consider consider the media to be the enemy of the American People . [laughs] i considered the media to be indispensable to democracy. We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. I mean, power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive. It is important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere. By banning people from seven predominantly muslim countries from entering this country, do we make it easier or harder to fight the war on terrorism . Well, i think it is very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we are in retreat. I think we learned that listen, if the United States decides to pull out before a free society emerges, it is going to be hard to defeat them. I want to make sure you understand, argue for or against the ban . I am for an immigration policy that