they have thousands of kids in the fay facilities. it s unsafe. we eagle skr for supplemental to get i.c.e. to alleviate the humanitarian side of this. and congress still sitting on their hands. mark, i think until this issue gets solved, the administration should talk about this every day. it s not scare mongering or fear mongering, it s the truth. thank you for joining us. here in normandy, france, a few hours right behind me, an emotional ceremony is going to take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the d-day invasion. now, the success of that day would not have happened without one man and his boat. next, raymond arroyo unearthed a rarely told story of an unsung hero named higgins. an unsung hero named higgins. we re the slowskys.
providence was kind. the normandy weather was so bad, the german navy cancelled the usual patrol of the english channel. they also called off a practice drill. an allied s deception campaign including inflatable tank and fake plans made the germans think the invasion would happen at callais, they were wrong. the last thing the men heard when they boarded the higgins boats was general eisenhower. you re about to embark upon the great crusade, towards which we ve been driving these many months. the eyes of the world are upon you. you will bring about the destruction of the german war machine, the elimination of nazi germany over the oppressed people of europe, and security for ourselves in the free world. the higgins boats allowed 36 infantry men to hit the beaches of normandy in 19 seconds. it was the allied s bridge to the beach. without higgins and his boat,
a boat manufacturer in new orleans, a timber magnate, who had an idea and a design for shallow draft boats used to navigate the swamps and bayous of louisiana. higgins was certain his swamp boats could play a critical role in the world. the navy doesn t know a damn thing about small boats the hard drinking, hard charging irishman insisted. the military resisted higgins overture, nevertheless, in a sign of his confidence, higgins purchased an entire crop of philippines mahogany, one of the last shipments before the war ended trade there. it was an inspired purchase, particularly once the marines finally relented and higgins put his landing craft into production for military use. he would eventually open seven plants in new orleans. employ tens of thousands of people, and build 20,000 landing craft. what made the higgins boat so
it is unsafe. they shouldn t be there. asking for supplemental to help hhs, cdp and ice to get additional bed space to alleviate the humanitarian side of this and congress still sitting on their hands. laura: until this issue gets involved the administration should talk about this every day. it is the truth, not fear mongering. thank you for joining us. here in normandy france in just a few hours right behind me an emotional ceremony is going to take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the d-day invasion. now, the success of that day would not have happened without one man and his boat. next raymond arroyo unearthed a rarely told story of an unsung hero named higgins.
inseparable to a attack on the united states. there are more than 200,000 americans who live in south korea. no attack on south korea doesn t touch america s vital interests. i think that message is beginning to come through from all members of the cabinet and all quarters of the white house. that s important. before i let you go, john, i want to ask you about a memo that came out in foreign policy, which explains why h.r. mcmaster fired an aide named higgins who had been working for mike flynn. apparently, this aide sent a memo to the president of the united states, it had not been vetted by others in the hierarchy and it warned about it s a seven page memo from rich higgins, he was in the strategic planning office, and it warns about the deep state, the marxists, globalists, bankers and h.r. mcmaster being threats to president trump. how out of control was the mike