a racist or call him incompetent, but they do have their limits, and every once in a while they put their foot down, particularly when you taunt the majority leader. and he really doesn t like being called moscow mitch. moscow mitch is a term that would annoy him a lot if we use the term moscow mitch all that much. well, i think to jennifer s point which i think is quite astute, in some ways this episode to me is tremendously damning for congressional republicans, because as with stephen moore and herman cain, who they both torpedos. yes. they do and can exert pushback against this president if they so choose. when there are children being ripped from their parents and people kept in horrible conditions and tons of racism spewing forth and corruption right in front, they choose not to push back on that. yeah, no, look. as jennifer was saying, there are at least several senators who really care a lot about intelligence, national security issues. it s not just a political issue f
down in response to u.s. sanctions and this could be a sign that they re sending to the united states and the west that if they want to, they can shut it down. the united nations secretary general is warning the world cannot afford a major confrontation in this region. jennifer griffin is live with more. jen? a senior u.s. defense official confirms the u.s. navy saw an unexploded mine attach to the panama flag shipped this morning. mines were involved, not torpedos. mike pompeo is the first u.s. official to assign blame. he spoke moments ago at the state department. it s the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks in oman today. this assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise, recent
protect shipping in this area. julie: okay. what is the next step? what does the president do? he said he doesn t believe japan needs to rush to a deal with iran. what is the next step? i think to an intermediary, we are going to send a very strong objection to what happened in the region. i think there will be increase from u.s. military forces and activities in the the persian gulf region to try to stop the deployment of mines. look, if this was a torpedo, and we re told it probably wasn t, that is a game changer. julie: it s looking more like it was mines. they used mines in 1987 and 1988. it saw the u.s. navy escort ships through the region. what does it tell you that they chose to use mines versus torpedos? clearly there is a different level of damage that you would get, i would assume, if you are attacking ships from the water? the lines are easier to
federal funds for abortion will remain in that package of bills. so a lot of the new members here are saying the hyde amendment days are numbered but the bottom line is next week when lawmakers vote. the hyde amendment restricting using those federal funds for abortion will remain intact. julie? julie: thank you very much, mike. breaking news now coming from the pentagon. a senior u.s. defense official now pointing the finger at iran as being the likely culprit for what you see on the left of your screen. those tacts on two oil tankers near the strategic strait. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with the latest on this story. reporter: hey, julie. a senior u.s. official confirms the u.s. navy saw an unexploded mine attached to the hull of the ship that was tacted this morning. mines were used in both attacks, not torpedos. quote, highly likely iran is
a defense official confirms the u.s. navy saw an unexpected mine attached to the hell of the panama flagged ship that was attacked this morning. officials say mines were involved in both attacks, not torpedos. many resources have been deployed to per peppate the activities in the region. japan s prime minister visited iran for a high stakes mix around warned about an accidental war. both had japanese petroleum products. one tanker was on fire but did not sing. 44 sailors had to be rescued at sea. mike pompeo and john bolton were here at the pentagon this morning for a prescheduled meeting with the acting defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs in the secure war planning room known as the tank. the tankers had just left ports