president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
by russian fighter pilots forcing down an american drone. john: welcome back as america reports rolls into hour two. get set to roll again, sandra. sandra: a breaking news two hours, john, and following through on that. the latest move by an american rival, and just like the spy balloon, critics are calling on the president to act. response can t we do nothing. our adversaries are going to be on the march as long as we let them. direct test of the biden administration to try to see what the limits are and it s a message of their displeasure, and a test to see if we ll respond to it. john: how will the white house respond to the criticism? sandra: start us off, jacqui, a lot could come up a few moments from new. no kidding, sandra. after the spy balloon, the biden administration responded by sanctionings some of the chinese entities involve in the airship of this. and russia hawks are saying the biden administration has to strongly respond to a fighter jet taki
To strike gaza after hamas launched its deadly Terror Attacks against israel, killing more than 900 people, and kidnapping more than 100 others. How imminent is a potential israeli invasion of gaza. Plus, the tragic toll. Former u. S. Ambassador mark ginsburg, a frequent guest on this program, just revealing hez nephew was killed by militants as he was trying to rescue hostages. Hes my guest this hour. Ill talk to an american doctor who is right now stuck in gaza. The deafening sounds of explosions now surrender. What is the u. S. Doing to get her out . Lets go outfront. Good evening, and welcome to a Special Edition of outfront. Im wolf blitzer in washington in for erin burnett who is on assignment right now on her way to israel where at this hour israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising massive retaliation after palestinian terrorists launched a surprise invasion, killing at least 900 israelis and Holding Dozens more, possibly more than 100 people, more than 100 people
he took full responsibility for not disclosing his medical condition saying he understands the concerns about transparency and, quote, could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. austin s still in the hospital, but the pentagon said he resumed his duties remotely friday evening and is recovering well. joining us now pentagon reporter if politico lara seligman. they broke the story that not only he was hospitalized but that i didn t tell the white house for days. president biden was kept in the dark. tell me about the fallout. are there calls for austin s job and what is the reaction from the white house. well, jonathan, secretary austin has landed himself in hot water after this january 1st hospitalization. as you said, he kept this news from the american public, from congress, from his closest providers, even deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks did
unsafe and unprofessional we will call it out. that will continue to be our focus. you ve heard secretary austin, general hecker in europe and others call on the russians to be safe and professional in conducting their operations and that would be the expectation going forward. thank you. secretary austin has said the u.s. will continue to fly wherever enter national in light of that, has the u.s. operated mq9s since the crash? i think secretary austin was clear we are going to continue to fly and operate in international air space where international law allows, and that includes the black sea region. thank you. travis. thanks, pat. a couple questions about the suicide working group. i think i heard you say the