Mccarthy is leaning leaning toward removing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene from the Education Committee. Now greene has endorsed statements calling for the execution of democratic leaders. Shes harassed survivors of school shootings. Shes suggested Mass Shootings were staged hoaxes, and this morning the reporting is that mccarthy is leaning toward removing her from the Education Committee. Well see if it happens. Why . Just leaning . What might be pushing him this way . And what is she refusing to do that might help her keep her committee post. That in just a moment. First, Josh Campbell In Washington where officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor this morning. Josh . Good morning. Were taking you live inside the Capitol Rotunda where the remains of this fallen officer are currently Lying In Honor. There has been a steady stream of people coming to pay their respects. Lawmakers, as well as members of the capitol police. Many of them wearing black bands around their badges to symboliz
Secretary of state mike pompeo discussed Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations at a Virtual Summit posted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He talked about the west relationship with china, warning about that countries influence and their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and treatment of hong kong. Good morning. Good afternoon from brussels. Welcome back to 2020 and today we are very pleased and honored to welcome u. S. Secretary of state Michael Pompeo for a special conversation. We hosted the secretary in brussels and we are pleased to have him back again for what is sure to be a closely watched conversation on typical challenges facing less than Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations. As always, let me say a word of thanks to our part Founding Partners in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and deloitte and supporting Knowledge Partners we are grateful to all of you. Let me say a very special thank you to u. S. Missions European Union and all three f
And accompanied by months of denial and coverup by the Chinese Communist government. As of this hour, neither the white house, nor the Statement Department will reveal the agenda of those talks, nor exactly who is attending the meeting. This kind of secrecy is outside American Government tradition. That is, transparency and forthrightness in u. S. Foreign policy. The meeting is more in line with totalitarian states like china that dont recognize the right of the public to know what their government is doing. The Chinese Government wont acknowledge that a meeting is even being held, let alone what is under discussion. But the meeting comes at a time of heightened hostility between the United States and china. Brought on by beijings coverup and their dispatch of the deadly china virus pandemic, their aggressive military posture in the South China Sea, their recent takeover of hong kong and, of course, that aggressive Disinformation Campaign against the United States. One of this countrys
Liberation army. Adding that zte and what huawei are required to turn over data and information that they collect to chinese intelligence. The fccs designation comes as beijing tightens control over hong kong, putting into i effect a sweeping National Security law that completes beijings takeover of hong kong. Hong kongs leader, carrie lamb, supporting that takeover and the end of civil rights in hong kong. Prodemocracy groups say this is the end of the hong kong the world once knew. On monday secretary of state mike pompeo announced the United States is stopping the exports of defense equipment to hong kong. The state Department Also imposed the same restrictions on defense and dual use technology. Last year the United States exported more than 75 million of military equipment to hong kong, most of which was in the form of engines and turbines, three and a half million, though, marked as tanks, artillery, missiles, rockets, guns and ammunition. Secretary pompeo said, quote we cannot r
And accompanied by months of denial and coverup by the Chinese Communist government. As of this hour, neither the white house, nor the Statement Department will reveal the agenda of those talks, nor exactly who is attending the meeting. This kind of secrecy is outside American Government tradition. That is, transparency and forthrightness in u. S. Foreign policy. The meeting is more in line with totalitarian states like china that dont recognize the right of the public to know what their government is doing. The Chinese Government wont acknowledge that a meeting is even being held, let alone what is under discussion. But the meeting comes at a time of heightened hostility between the United States and china. Brought on by beijings coverup and their dispatch of the deadly china virus pandemic, their aggressive military posture in the South China Sea, their recent takeover of hong kong and, of course, that aggressive Disinformation Campaign against the United States. One of this countrys