climate change. if we pull out of that, people at the state department are going to begin to question what is it that they re actually supposed to do, how can one negotiate agreements with foreign governments with our allies, get them signed up to what we believe are tough targets to combat climate change, and then how can we then watch our own leadership pull out of those agreements? how does state continue in its work as diplomats. it s a troubling concern. jill and phil, isn t this what trump supporters wanted, folks who voted for president trump, to see europe take more responsibility for their own future? that s absolutely right. this is what he campaigned on. donald trump on the campaign trail would attack angela merkel, talk gagain and again. talk about germany and the other countries to pay their fair share. i m not surprised by the president s actions. frankly, the european leader shouldn t be totally surprised also. clearly we see the leaders of france and germany i
u.s. invasion toppled the regime six years later. noriega was 83 years old. british police are releasing new photos of manchester bombing suspect salman abedi. they want people s help finding this blue suitcase he had. you see it there. just days before the attack. police don t think the luggage is dangerous but they want people to be careful in case. we talk about the daily drip about the russia investigation. it has some republicans worried about getting their legislative agenda back on track. you would never know it from the president tweeting. quote, the massive tax cuts/reform that i ve submitted is moving along in the process very well, actually ahead of schedule. big benefits to all. and i suggest we add more dollars to health care and make it the best anywhere. obamacare is dead. the republicans will do much better. joining me now to talk about this is jason osborne, former senior communications strategist for the carson campaign. and jill and phil, #jill, #phil back for
worst kind of fighting in most people s lifetimes. why do i say this? the north korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons, rocket launchers within range of one of the most densely populated cities on earth. south korea. it would be a catastrophic war if it turns into combat, if we are not able to resolve the situation through diplomatic means. that s bleak talk from the secretary. those are extraordinary words to be hearing from the secretary of defense right now. i know, you know, it takes a long time for these things to be planned but nonetheless you have this test happening, the t.h.a.a.d. missile system being deployed. hans nichols, thank you for joining us. phil and jill, thank you for being on the set. i ll make you walk back inside in the rain. coming up ahead, a major
secretary of state for legislative affairs. jill and phil are back. jill, starting with you. with the comments from angela merkel. alarm bells going off. you saw donald trump tweeting, quote, we have a massive trade deficit with germany, plus, they pay far less than they should on nato and military. very bad for u.s. he says. this will change. walk us through what s happening inside the state department right now. take us there based on your experiences and the president s posture on germany. what are they saying? well, hallie, we are at a dangerous inflexion point with the united states s role in the world. the state department, an agency dedicated to global negotiations and advancing american security through diplomatic agreements there is a lot of head scratching and concern. the paris accord was signed by 195 nations. it was in force. it was late last year. it s an american commitment to lead the world in combatting
reporting on the potential shake upin the white house. what it could mean particularly in light of how it plays with the russia investigation. you have the president coming back from his first foreign trip. hopefulness that that would change the conversation and we are back here exactly where he was when he left even with an escalating situation. he is somebody that we know believes that he is his best spokesperson, he is the only, you know, effective communicator for himself. and you see him really trying to figure out how to make this better, how to change the conversation. that s looking back to old campaign aides, people he believes are loyal to him, people he feels like he can trust in this kind of ballooning situation that they re trying to contain right now. and people who are, as axios points out, killers. people he thinks are killers and who can come in and be loyal to him. phil you talk about how he s getting some of the information he is using to make these decisions, no