News conference earlier. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said he hopes to move the legislation soon and urged democrats to support the bill. Good morning, and thank you for coming out this morning and let me just say leader mcconnell, thank you for the opportunity to have this conversation as i approached you about the importance of this ish i aish issue and asked for to have a conversation with america about Police Accountability and transparency as and that exactly what the act focuses on. You are also smart enough to put together a really strong group of senators who understand the issue, passionate be the issue and expertise in different aspects of the senate. This is a great team youve put together and i appreciate having the opportunity to discuss the important issue of police reform. Let me start by simply saying that too often were having a discussion in this nation about, ary supporting the Law Enforcement community or are you supporting communities of color . This is a false
He writes trumps conversations with xi, referring to the chinese president , reflected not only the incoherence in his trade policy also the confluence in trumps mind of his own political interests and u. S. National interests. Trump copling manied permit and national not just on trade questions but across the whole field of National Security. Im hard pressed to identify any significant trump decision during my white house tenure that wasnt driven by reelection calculations. Now, Martha Radditz with abc news has the first sitdown interview with the former National Security adviser that will air sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern time. Network released a clip of her interview. Here is john bolton talking about Vladimir Putins perception of President Trump. How would you describe trumps relationship with Vladimir Putin . I think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. I think putin is smart, tough. I think he sees that hes not faced with a serious adversary here. I dont think hes worried a
We talks about his experience as one of the few African American soldiers in his company while serving as a machine gunner in the u. S. Marines. The interview project was underwritten by south koreas ministry of patriots and veterans affairs. James my name is james sharp. When i was in korea i was marine pfg. And im very pleased to be doing this interview with you, on may 29, 2014. That is a long time after the end of the war. So you will have to forgive any memory lapses i may encounter. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much again. Would you please share your birthday and birthplace. James my birthday is may 28, 1933, and that was in new york city. I was born in York Hospital in new york city. Yesterday was your birthday. How was it . James it was wonderful. My daughter was here. One of my grandchildren was here. He came early, and we went out to play golf, which was my first time playing golf, and over three years, because of the entry to my leg. Oh. James the cancer in my leg. It was
Reed. Resident was sigmund in the citizens of may 1950, this young republic went to the polls again to exercise their democratic rights to choose their government under their democratic constitution. Even as the citizens of the korean republic voted in free elections, the north korean communist leaders were boasting of their intention to unify the country by force. And this was their target, a partially mountainous peninsula and the 20 million peaceloving citizens of the republic of korea. The attack by the north korean communists came suddenly and without warning. The heroic Republican Army faced by superior forces with all the advantages of deception and surprise rallied to the defense of the republic, improvising quickly to meet the unprovoked aggression, korean republican troops were thrown against the invaders south of the 38th parallel, against a prepared enemy armed with modern tanks and guns, they were illequipped to meet the onslaught. Back in the United States, an emergency s
Override trumps veto of a resolution that would override the student loan forgiveness rule. Charles hanley is joining us. He is a former peak correspondent out with a new planes, life and death in a hidden war. We thank you for being with us on cspan. Thank you. Host the historical significance of the korean war what is it 70 years later . Guest we can see it simply and the tension that still exists on the peninsula with the. Nuclear crisis. It is sometimes called the forgotten war. It was an indecisive conflict in a faroff place. It came just five years after world war ii. Eventually, it was overshadowed by the vietnam war. But when we look back, we would can see we can see it is a watershed moment in 20thcentury history. It militarized the cold war between the communist and capitalist worlds. It was the first undeclared war by the United States and its history. Conflicts the last between great powers, in this case, american china with soviet with america and china soviet help. It per