Than its neighbours. Hello and welcome. A new video from President Trump expressing what he says is his outrage at wednesdays attack on the Capitol Building in washington has failed to calm down many of his political friends and enemies alike. Two cabinet members have resigned, as have a raft of white house aides, and House Speaker nancy pelosi is among Top Democrats calling on Vice President mike pence to invoke the 25th amendment, which declares the president unfit for office. Here is peter bowes. The clean up continues in washington, but this is a mess that wont be brushed under the carpet. The country has been shaken to the core, mob violence at the heart of american government. Condemnation of the violence was slow to come from one branch of government, the white house. But more than 2a hours after the Capitol Building was ransacked, Donald Trumps tone has changed. In a new video, the president condemns what he calls the heinous attack, saying he is outraged by the violence, lawle
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The trump inspired insurrection on capitol hill failed but the wounds to americas body politic are now raw and deep. The president remains commander in chief with his finger on the Nuclear Button but is that tenable for the next two weeks . And what are the dramatic death throes of the Trump Presidency doing to americas standing in the wider world . My guest is retired american admiral and former Supreme Commander of natos armed forces in europe, james stavridis. How deep is the hole america is now in . Admiraljames stavridis in florida, welcome to hardtalk. Good to be with you, stephen. You served for 37 years in the us military. I wonder what was your overriding emotion when you saw that mob, a violent mob, storm the us congress and apparently, to all intents and purposes, egged on and incited by your president , donald trump . I was angry, and it felt to me a bit like 9 11. I was in the pentagon on 9 11. I literally watched the aeroplane hit t