Democratic senate as a health scare leaves democrats one vote short for the next few weeks. To begin the hour, though, a major escalation. President biden now sending thousands of american troops to Vladimir Putins doorstep. The Administration Says it is a necessary step because russia is increasing its buildup along the Ukraine Border and because did i mr diplomacy so far has produced nothing. Cnn is following all of this mornings Breaking News. Our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. Its a big deal. Reporter it is a very big deal, john. I think you characterized it right. Right to putins doorstep but not crossing the threshold. Approximately 1,000 u. S. Troops already in germany will move further east to romania, another 2,000 troops in the United States who regularly operate on very short notice, they are going to go to europe, poland and germany. They will be ready to work their mission, to reassure the nato allies, to make them feel they are capable of resisting any russian agg
Forces on the Ukraine Border. 2,000 u. S. Forces will be sent to poland while another 1,000 american troops will be shifted from germany to romania. Republican senators josh hawley calling this a mistake. Well get reaction from Nebraska Republican deb fisher a member of the Senate Armed Services committee. Welcome. Im Charles Payne in for neil cavuto, this is your world. For to Jennifer Griffin at the pentagon with the very latest. Jennifer . Charles, todays announcement is separate from the pentagons announcement last week that 8,500 troops had been given prepare to deploy orders in the event that ney though calls up the 40,000 response force, this is a separate Deployment Order that President Biden authorized to send 3,000 troops to bolster natos eastern flank. Nato will move forces to romania, poland and germany. These are not permanent move. 1,000 troop from a Striker Squadron will be moved to romaine yo to augment the troops there on rotation. 1,700 troops from the 82nd Airborne w
Weekend. Here the weeks top stories. Standing before congress and from of the same people who aided and abetted donald trump in trying to overturn the 2020 election the very Scene Of The Crime that is the january 6th insurrection, President Biden on thursday night, painted a picture of a Republican Party that has fallen so far that it no longer respects or adheres to the very basic norms of our democracy. Many of you are here on the darkest of days, we all saw with their own eyes the insurrectionists were not patriots, they have come to stop the peaceful transfer of st power. January 6th lies about the 2020 election and the plots to steal the election pose the greatest threat to you as democracy since the civil war. My predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about january 6th. I will not do that. This is a moment to speak the truth and to bury the lies. Heres the simple truth. You cant love your country only when you win. Remember your oath of office, re defending to al
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