republicans on the other side of the spectrum who are who want an even more expanded campaign than what the trump administration looks likely to put forward. so going through the process of seeking an authorization for use of military force, it could be productive for the trump administration in that it would force them to articulate a road map foreign gaugement engageme it could drag the trump administration into protracted negotiation with various lawmakers. we know they ve had trouble getting legislative affairs off the ground, the healthcare talks were evidence of that, and this would be a much more high stakes situation for them to get into. it is the kind of distraction they weren t looking to pursue right now. josh, in an interview a couple of days ago senator rubio said he believed the white house was coming around to the idea syrian president assad must go. but today he is realizing according to secretary tillerson ousting assad is not a priority. the media clearly are not
abdullah. so that s a totally 180 change from where he was in that clip that you just showed. you know, going forward i think there are many fights that sometimes the nationalists will win and sometimes the hawks will win. sarah, you will get the first question next time around. thank you both for joining us tonight. thank you. we have seen a dramatic shift to president trump s stance on syria. ahead, a look at how it has changed, why and what it tells us about what could happen next. you re live in the cnn newsroom. voluminous original mascara the original soft-bristle brush separates every lash. the creamy formula builds 5 times the volume. voluminous. let your lashes speak volumes. from l oréal paris.
listen to what marco rubio said just this morning. i listened to the interview earlier today. i guess secretary tillerson is going to have on your program and i m a bit concerned about the outlines of the strategy as i understand it. i think it is based on assumptions that, quite frankly, are not the right ones. i hope they will reconsider. this idea we will get rid of isis and then we ll hopefully use assad and others to come up with a solution, it is not going to work. these people who have been killed and gassed and human rights violations against them will never accept assad as a rightful ruler. let s bring in my panel. with me cnn political analyst and columnist for the washington post josh rogin and white house correspondent for the washington examiner sarah westwood. the white house may have to get approval from congress before taking action serious. rubio is voicing concerns. could that be problematic? absolutely. there are already democrats who are concerned about gett
si syria has not been a win across the board obviously but, you know, we ve seen this morning the trump administration really struggling to figure out where they want to go with syria because, as you saw, the second of state said one thing, ambassador hailey said something quite different, and now they re heading straight into talks with the russians and we re going to see where the rubber meets the road in that regard. now, if you were advising president trump on what to do next in syria, what would you tell him? reporter: well, i think certainly getting the russians to a better place would help a lot. i m not sure that they ve got a way to do that. they certainly have more leverage than they had at the beginning of last week, but the russians are ready to play chess with them, and that s where they have to really step up with a plan. we haven t seen that. we saw this morning that there was at least some policy
long-time republican thinks well of deana powell. obviously that s one option. obviously there s a very deep bench on the republican side of people, some of whom criticize the president, who could play that role. all right. well, we ll see what happens, thank you tonight. as you have just seen, president trump is making bold military moves on two fronts, syria and north korea. does this change how he is viewed from those around the world? is there a trump doctrine? you re live in the cnn newsroom. do you play? use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next?