Health care and some have even be left to die. No one has been made accountable and the administration is trying to spin itself out of the biggest scandal yet. He has taken action. Hes responded to it. What hes also done is acted on and so has secretary shinseki. The man grilling jay carney in that clip, ed henry. Ed, it doesnt appear that anyone has been held accountable, however today the secretary shinseki, he made the following statement and said that he accepted the resignation of the under secretary for health at the department of Veterans Affairs, dr. Robert petzel, but isnt it true he was going to design anyway, they are using him as the fall guy . They accepted his resignation. We find that out minutes after the press conference ending. Jay carney was not asked about it. It turns out last fall the va announced that Robert Petzel, he was planning to retire. He was caught up in other allegations last year. The bottom line is he really being held accountable. On the one hand, the
President xi the most important relationship on the bilateral globe, facing a test with outrage of a chemical attack that killed scores of civilians, the president signaling a major change in his policy in the wake of this attack. As recently as last week the administration said that ousting syrian leader assad was no longer a u. S. Priority, but in a meeting in the rose garden, hinted the u. S. Might take action against assad. That was a horrible horrible thing and ive been watching it an seeing it and it doesnt get any worse than that. It crossed a lot of lines for me. It crosses many lines, many, many lines. The president was asked about that blamed the attack on president obama, President Trump says the responsibility is now his and he will quote carry it very proudly. The president said it was a great opportunity missed. The syrian attack is not the only Foreign Policy priority today, he is also set to host president xi jinping with north koreas missile long and long history of to
Defamation. Meantime, President Trump struggles to find a lawyer to protect him from mueller. And facebook under fire. The senate tells zuckerberg to come and testify as the ftc launches an investigation into the giant. Meantime, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower testifies before uk lawmakers. They dont care whether or not what they do is legal as long as it gets the job done. We begin today, though, with Vladimir Putin. Threatening to counterpunch following the largest expulsion of russian agents in u. S. History. Does it signal that trumps long history of praising the russian leader is finally coming to an end . Ive got a great team to help me break it down. But before we get to them, let me explain exactly whats going on. As we speak, the kremlin is weighing its response to worldwide condemnation over the poisoning of an exrussian spy living in britain. 25 countries now, including the u. S. , have decided to send Russian Diplomats back to moscow. The british Prime Minister descr
Supreme courts ruling yesterday to allow the Trump Administration to deny asylum to migrants who failed to seek refuge in other countries first. This means that migrants from other Central American countries cannot seek asylum in the u. S. If they didnt ask for it first in mexico. Yesterdays ruling allows her to be enforced while the Legal Process plays out which could potentially last for months. Here is Kellyanne Conway this morning. This victory is the second victory of the summers handed by the Supreme Court. The mexican president has been a terrific partner with this president on trying to make this happen. Melissa two justices dissenting on the decision. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor or come up letter saying in a statement once again the executive branch has issued a rule that seeks to upend longstanding practices regarding refugees who seek shelter from persecution. Although this nation has long kept its doors open to refugees. The government implemented its rule witho