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are nonsensical, in case you ve forgotten what they are, here is the first explanation they give us. why does this guy have these ultra-classified documents in the basement of mar-a-lago, unsecured where they could be presumably broken in on or stolen or photographed and given to hostile foreign powers or conceivably even terrorists. tucker: are you listening to this? it s not just classified documents, according to the pet historian of the half-wits, these are ultra classified documents, just sitting there helpless in boxes like maidens in bikinis waiting to be photographed by terrorists. just to mention qaeda taking selfies with these documents, one after the other relentlessly, repulsive and terrifying. is it true? at this point, no one has provided proof that it is true, not that august historians like him wait around for evidence before pronouncing judgment, but for the sake of argument on our show, we are going to see that it is, in fact, true, that donald trump did
now on bbc news.. dateline london with shaun ley hello and welcome to the programme which brings together the foreign correspondence for audience back home from the dateline london. it has been a convention busting week, this one. the queen s speech delivered for the first time in 70 years by a royal other than the queen, two countries strictly neutral for 80 years repairing to take sides for, in northern ireland a party in favour of reuniting ireland top the poll for the first time in the century since ireland was partitioned. to discuss all that and work in the studio are brian o connell, a portuguesejournalist and university lecturer, newly created british citizen, and jeffrey coffman who has been a royal correspondent and news anchor in canada and the united states. could have you back with us. let s start with nato expansion. sweden and finland. finland s president said on friday he is going to ring president putin and tell him that the situation has changed. how a big a
partitioned. to discuss all of that we have brian o connell, a fury bureau chief in london for the irish broadcaster rte, a portuguese journalist and university lecturer and newly british citizen, and jeffrey goffman, who has been able corresponding and new news anchor in canada and the letter states. good to have you with us. generally, we start with nato expansion. sweden and finland. the sweden president said he is going on friday, to wring president putin and tell him that the situation has changed. how big a change of this? i the situation has changed. how big a change of this? change of this? i think if you had looked ten change of this? i think if you had looked ten years change of this? i think if you had looked ten years ago change of this? i think if you had looked ten years ago and - change of this? i think if you had looked ten years ago and said i change of this? i think if you had i looked ten years ago and said this, it was impossible. this was a religio
Mcconnell harshly criticised biden as bending under the heat of domestic political pressure from his partys anti israel base. Republican senator Lindsay Graham has called the decision to halt arms absurd. This is all about President Biden and trying to take over the war from israel. Ive got one message for israel. Ive got one message for israel. Dont let them do it. Many democratic lawmakers have come out in support of biden s decision to halt certain munitions to israel. Heres what democratic senator and biden ally chris coons told the bbc. Of course, israel has the right but the obligation to go after hamas and Finish Thejob and the obligation to go after hamas and finish the job and restore a sense of security to the israeli people after the horrific attack of october seven. But since there are a million refugees in gaza who have moved to the north, to the centre and the south and are trapped up against the hard border with egypt and egypt is not allowing any of them in, before goi