emboldened in see emboldened syria, do you see that translating? russia, whenever they feel like they have the upper hand anywhere against the united states, they feel more emboldened, and can pursue more maligned behavior. just this week they had another really big week. the international community kicked out a lot of russian diplomats and we saw russia respond. it was a parody in response so far. they kicked out 60 u.s. diplomats after the u.s. kicked out 60 russian diplomats. i m concerned. russia likes to up the ante. so we ll see vladimir putin take more action, not less this week. this plays into this missile launch we saw on friday, the satan 2 missile. i don t think it s an accident that putin released this footage the day after he kicked out diplomats. he s trying to show how powerful he is in light of the united states statements just a few weeks ago. president trump s statements, in fact, that putin was moderating his tone on arms control, and
genuine. to you. we re just going to have to wait and see how loyal donald trump will be. ana? gloria borger, thank you, such an interesting report. coming up, trump s syria surprise, the president stunning his own administration by saying the u.s. will be out of syria very soon. we ll break down the possible consequences in your weekend presidential brief next. e that you ll be able to contain yourself at our breakfast bar. morning, egg white omelet. sup lady bacon! fruit, there it is! but we can guarantee that you ll get the best price when you book with us. holiday inn express. be the readiest. this is frank. sup! this is frank s favorite record. this is frank s dog. and this is frank s record shop. frank knowns northern soul, but how to set up a limited liability company. what s that mean? not so much. so he turned to his friends at legalzoom. yup! they hooked me up. we helped with his llc, contracts, and some other stuff that s part of running a business.
does mean they want a reasonable and rational policy, and by and large they believe the people who have been here, who have not gotten into trouble with the law other than the fact of their illegal crossing should be allowed to stay in some kind of legal status. and yet, after multiple administrations, there is no legal conclusion that has made that happen. ron brownstein, thanks for your time, and happy easter. happy easter to you. still ahead this hour, from classrooms to capital teachers in several states, making their voices heard, demanding changes to pay and pensions. plus, mysterious crash, court documents revealing the suv that plunged off a california cliff was traveling 90 miles per hour when it slammed into the rocks. later, serious stunner, president trump shocking his own administration by suggesting the u.s. plans to exit syria soon. ahead, fallout from this off script moment. you re live in the cnn newsroom. that ll crack this case wide open! turns out the pr
obama administration prep for the daily brief. in the president is listening tonight, what do you want to tell him? start with syria, the president s remarks, whether fact or fiction in this decision to cut off syrian relief funding, are probably drawing a pause from the wrong crowds around the world. the syrian people, 500,000 or so who have died are probably dismayed. if they re gone, what s really holding assad back from attacking sill civilians more? the president mentioned isis in the clip you just aired. after these remarks for isis this is probably just a wait and see game. if they know that the united states is drawing down, they can just use this time to reconstitute and wait for the united states to leave. and ana, we talk a lot about russia. at this point russia would be thrilled if the united states left syria. russia would have more room to maneuver, and could kind of pull n this narrative forward that the united states is in retreat and that the united states is weak.
we re knocking the hell out of isis, coming out of syria like very soon. let the other people take care of it now. very soon. very soon we re coming out. we re going to have 100% of the callafate, as they call it, sometimes referred to as land, we re taking it all back quickly, quickly. but we re going to be coming out of there real soon. it turns out that off the cuff remark caught trump s own team off guard. the national security council will meet tuesday to discuss syria. if president trump does pull troops out it would be against the advice of pentagon officials. that brings us to your weekend presidential brief, a segment we ll bring to you every sunday night. national security information the president will need when he makes up monday morning. here s the cnn national security former analyst, and the adviser. she spent two years helping the