Conducted an underground nuclear test amid threats of more sanctions from the United States and others. Donald Trumps Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on cbs this morning that north korea would not dare do such a thing if her tough guy boss were president and in a statement the Trump Campaign pointed the blame at Hillary Clintons tenure at the state department. Quote, clinton promised to work to end north Koreas Nuclear program as secretary of state, yet the program has only grown in strength and sophistication. Hillary clintons north korean policy is just one more calamitous diplomatic failure from a failed secretary of state. End quote. On the counterpoint, Hillary Clintons statement was about the temperament needed to be commander in chief. Quote, this is another reminder that america must elect a president who can confront the threats we face with steadiness and strength, end quote. This week the president ial race has been unusually tuned to themes of National Security. Both
About syrias vicious and cruel attack on those innocent people, including children. National security adviser h. R. Mcmaster raising that question in an interview yesterday. What would she do is ask russia, how could it be if you have advisers at that air field that you didnt know that the Syrian Air Force was preparing and executing a mass murder attack with chemical weapons. Now, nbc new has not confirmed the russians knew, and in fact, Senior Intelligence sources telling us they have doubts about key elements of the a. P. s story. However, we know russia teamed up with iran to send a warning to the u. S. , saying they will respond with force to anyone who crosses their, quote, red lines. Now, all of this dangerously raising the stakes for secretary of state rex sitillersons trip tomorrow to moscow, and adding to the confusion right now, top s. Fficia dt even agree on whether syrian president Bashar Aassad should stay in power. Regime change is something that we think is going to hap
Also this fox news alert, we are awaiting the Daily Briefing from the white house on another very busy day in washington. Jenna indeed, the Senate Taking up health car, new file out about yesterdays testimony about Michael Flynn and eight u. S. Troop surge in afghanistan. Recovering all of the news happening now. Nsa director testifies for the first time on the unmasking of names swept up in Foreign Surveillance ahead of the 2016 president ial election. Plus, just days after the u. S. Deployed Missile Defense system in south korea, voters in that country elected a new leader. What is ahead for a key american ally. And. Cut emotional town hall like this in the wake of the House Health Care vote create a wave of trouble for republicans in the 2018 election . It is all happening now. Jon but we begin with this fox news alert as we await that white house Daily Briefing on a very busy tuesday in washington. Welcome to the second hour of happening now, im jon scott. Jenna hi, everybody, im j
And to iran and to isis and and russia. And russia. And sure enough. Trump who mocked and ridiculed barack obama for, quote, creating isis, for abandoning iraq instantly, has done nothing but encourage our sworn enemies here. Exactly. Its fair to critique barack obama for what he didnt do in syria, but that was then and now is now. And now its mr. Trumps choices and tweets about mr. Obama seem a little bit thin and hes got to decide now what hes going to do. His rhetoric has been extraordinarily tough and you always get in trouble when your rhetoric outpaces your reality on your policy. If he simply does what he did last time a year ago, it seems kind of symbolic and token and ineffect chul. If he is going to use military force, does he use it mean i meaningfully. So these are some Big Decisions that will actually be quite revealing about mr. Trumps Foreign Policy. We were in a meeting with policymakers a month ago that represented parts of americas Foreign Policy community, people acr
Well have more on that. Unrelated but also having to do with medicine, the late story tonight that the president s choice for v. A. Secretary is in trouble. The Washington Post first reported that dr. Ronny jacksons confirmation hearing has been postponed. Nbc news has since confirmed that. Well have more later on this now threatened nomination of dr. Ronny jackson to run veterans affairs. But we begin with what was day 459 of the trump administration. And as the president launches his first state visit welcoming french president macron, he is increasingly worried about the investigations plaguing his presidency. Trumps agitation took shape in a familiar form. Nearly a dozen tweets alone on just the russia inquiry as well as the criminal investigation of his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. The New York Times reporting on his relationship as well as other reports that cohen might start cooperating with prosecutors, well, that struck a particular nerve. Trump responded by accusing the ti