i hope we finally have put to bed the notion about whether or not ukraine is welcome to nato. it s going to happen. we are moving in the right direction. i think it s just a matter of getting by the next few months here. a warning from the nominee to lead the joint chiefs of staff. the republican senator tommy tuberville s block on military promotions is affecting the military on multiple levels and could spark a talent drain. i will discuss it with former u.s. navy pilot mikey sheryl. good day. i m garrett haake. andrea is headed back from the nato summit in lithuania. here in washington, house republicans on the judiciary committee are hammering the fbi director for what donald trump and some conservatives have repeatedly claimed to be the so-called weaponization of the bureau and of the justice department as a whole. republican lawmakers are ramping up their public defense of the former president while going on offense against the biden administration and the preside
i really have very few memories of it. i ve been dreaming of coming back since i was a boy. i don t remember it being this green. it s a place as troubled as beautiful will you it means something more to me. it s my ancestry homeland and i m italian on both sides traveling across it lee to discover how the food in the 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. caught between a rock and the sea, they are notoriously tough. you should open a restaurant. [ laughter ] and in this poor region, every meal is a celebration. out, wow. celebrate. it sits and separated from sicily in the south only by the narrow straight. it s a region of rugged landscapes, dramatic mountain ranges and some 500 miles of incredible coastline. it doesn t have the infrastructure. a lot of abandoned buildings and poverty and corruption. it s unfortunate. like millions of calabrians. my grandparents migrated from this region with nothing but the clothes on their backs so i m hea
amazing! it was so upbeat. at least he didn t say maga. maga republicans do not respect the constitution. maga forces extreme. the extreme maga ideology. maga republicans. maga republicans look at americans and see carnage and darkness and despair. greg: carnage and despair. that was easy. if you were a maga republican with china, then imagine foreign policy. it would be call to arms against an evil empire. it s the standard tonight. our equality of democracy. as i stand here tonight, democracy is under assault. greg: and what? shaking hands with imaginary friends and believe every child s head is sacred and a playground for them. [ audio difficulties ] greg: yes, so did you, julie. okay. the biggest throat to our democracy is trump supporters. like when larry kudlow showed me his pole dancing videos, this is where it gets weird. not every republican are maga republicans. not every republican replacing their extreme ideology. i know because i ve been able to wor
reportedly discussing among themselves about using their own constitutional power to stop the president. what those who talked already have said to the committee and what others might say, we just don t know, but what they could say given the positions they held and what they were privy to is formidable. they include secretary of state mike pompeo, who we first reported last night is expected to sit down with the house select committee, perhaps as soon as this week. also former treasury secretary steven mnuchin, who we learned today has already been interviewed by the committee. negotiations are underway with the former director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe, for a sitdown with him. and finally there s former acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney, who we spoke with earlier this week on the program. he was spotted on his way out, after speaking with the committee today. mulvaney, as you know, was serving as envoy to northern ireland when the attack happene
they were privy to, is potentially formidable. it includes former secretary of state, mike, who we first reported last night is expected to sit down with the house committee, perhaps soon as this week. also former treasury secretary, steven mnuchin, we have learned today that he has already been interviewed by the committee. sources also tell us that because uses are underway for the former national intelligence director, john ratcliffe, for a sit down with him. then there is former acting boss chief of staff, mick mulvaney, we spoke with earlier on the program. he was spotted on the way out after speaking with the committee today. mulvaney, as you know, was serving as envoy to northern ireland when the capitol was attacked and quit in the aftermath. steve mnuchin at the time was reported to have been involved about discussions to invoke the 25th amendment to remove the president from office. there is reporting from jonathan carl, who you will hear from shortly, is that one o