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elections. one seat still sort of up in the air in north carolina. there are record numbers of women who will be sworn in for the first time. first from both parties that are ready to bring fresh voices and energy to the new congress. let s bring in democratic congresswoman cheri bustos, who was the first woman elected to represent her district in illinois. she s also part of the leadership team as chairwoman of the congressional campaign committee. history being made today. what goes through your mind when a woman becomes speaker again and a record 102 women are sworn in as your colleagues in the house? i think we re seeing history in the making. . it s not only a record number of women. nancy pelosi is not only the first female speaker in the history of the united states, but she s also the second female speaker in the history of the united states. look, i think by our very nature, we re relationship builders. we want to work together. i don t care if there s a member
with more than 80%. so when you take a broader step back, alex, with all of these meetings, and the question i think, the right question and the right theory about why the president has not been as forceful with vladimir putin and in terms of pressuring him for the factual meddling in the election, is that perhaps their behavior is unacceptable. the president tweeted the g-20 summit was a great success for the u.s. explained that the u.s. must fix the many bad trade deals it made will get done. also want to play what treasury secretary steve mnuchin told reporters on air force one yesterday about the trump meetings at the g-20 summit. i think that a major focus of the trip was not just participating in the g-20. they were very, very substantive bilats. these were not just relationship
on board air force one through the president chop top advisor,r mcmaster, national security advisor and treasury secretary, steve mnuchin hit an upbeat assessment with how it went for the united states. the said that presidents meeting and the bilateral meetings was absolutely brilliant. there are eight meetings, there are two during the polar part of the president s trip. the administration officials describe those meetings as quote, very, very substantive discussions very not just relationship builders. on the way out he tweeted, leaving hamburg for washington, d.c. and just met china s president a six.
election is getting the lion s share of attention. chief white house correspondent john roberts is live in hamburg, germany, with the story. hi, john. julie, good afternoon to you. three top white house officials, the president s chief economic advisor, mcmaster the national security advisor and treasury secretary mnuchin just briefed the press pool aboard air force one on the president s time at the g 20. gave an upbeat assessment. treasury secretary said that the president in the bilateral meeting he held was quote absolutely brilliant. there were eight of those meetings in total here at the g 20, another two in poland, described as very very substantial discussions not just relationship builders before he hit the atlantic ocean the president tweeted, quote, leaving hamburg and washington, d.c. and the white house. just left china s president where we had an excellent meeting on trade north korea. trade and north korea.