will likely be technically a trump appointee. bill taylor, the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine has reportedly given the most damning testimony yet to impeachment investigators. certainly, his opening statement we ve all seen was pretty damning. some democrats have even called his detailed account of a potential quid pro quo a game changer. it may not just be what he said that makes him so valuable to democrats but who he is. west point grad. highly decorated vietnam war veteran. a seasoned diplomat who has served every president since reagan. with me now is ambassador dennis ross who s known who who is certainly known bill taylor for more than 25 years. also, an expert in both the middle east and russia. served administrations going back to two bushes, clinton, obama. been around the block with quite a few administrations. and he s the co-author of the new book be strong and of good coura courage. dennis ross, thanks for coming on. sure. bill taylor.
one, putin is a villain. a villain is not going to say sorry. he is an active villain all over the world. i don t understand why anyone thinks one, putin is going to act differently. donald trump, in the face of evidence, he is on the side of putin. here, this is the time, in my opinion, democrats and republicans need to stand together. we talk a lot about brexit and i think we are going to talk about it later. folks in parliament have had no problem challenging prime minister theresa may. congress can t seem to get it together to muster up enough coura courage that s true. he can t call putin an enemy. he is the president and in a summit with the president of russia. it is jaw dropping to contemplate the fact it is now, the odds are the president will the u.s. justice
but is congress an essential employee at this point? do they deserve their money? they should be if you re going to deem these places should be shut down, you should be shut down as well. who needs the government to be running at some point? i m betty nguyen. this is first look. stay tuned because way too early starts right now. as president and as your commander in chief, i ve worked to make sure you have the strategy, the resources and the support you need to complete the missions our nation asks of you. and every time you ve met your responsibilities and performed with extraordinary professionalism, skill and coura courage. unfortunately congress hasn t fulfilled its responsibility that s president obama speaking to members of the armed forces, not lawmakers as the federal government began to shut down shortly after midnight. one thing not shutting down