Decision, we are told, to draw down troops in afghanistan leaving Afghan Forces that the u. S. Had promised to support to the hands of the taliban and isis in afghanistan had to be two issues that were troubling jim mast t jim mattis significantly. His Code Of Ethics is you do not walk away from your friends on the battlefield. Mattis tonight simply may have run out of runway room ahead of him that he felt he could use in dealing with the president. He had been sidelined. He had been his advice on these matters had been rejected clearly. And mattis had had a strategy that simply wasnt working. He was trying to keep a low Public Profile and never say anything that would be contradictory to the president of the United States. He knew that this would infuriate trump. He knows that President Trump doesnt like to see other people
out there in public speaking. That it is all reserved for the president. So mattis over the last two years had had a strategy. You dont see him on camera holding p
To mount juliet, tennessee. Christy walked in for a get together and got the surprise of her life. Not a dry eye in that house. Thanks for joining us. Busy day. Im dana perino. Heres shep. Shepard a live look, the Eisenhower Executive Office building next to the west wing where were about to hear live from the president in the wake of an extraordinary morning. The pressure on President Trump accelerating and in moments hes scheduled to speak. Two big issues, first, the president s decision to withdraw troops from syria. Widely criticized by members of his own party, his own advisers and generals and cabinet. Our own reporting that he stopped listening to top leadership, didnt inform our allies or the pentagon. Hes getting praise from putin and condemnation from conservatives. At the same time, in the face of pressure to build that wall, the newly announced president ial decision not to sign the
shortterm budget deal that easily passed the u. S. Senate. His base was rebelling. The Freed
migrants at the border. my message to you is, keep them all out, the president said, okay? every single one of them. that s a way of the staff saying, don t listen to the president of the united states. you have another example where kirsten nielsen, the homeland security secretary, brought a mock-up of him. she didn t really mean it, right? and he wrote, a design of our steel slat barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful. with spikes on top. the spikes he said he didn t want. so he casts out all the possible slu solutions to this, like directing border people, just say no to them. or shoot them in the legs. and he wanted them to throw
worth the government shutdown, a pretty clear signal. abbi phillip tried to ask kellyanne conway about such poll and with that, we invite you to behold the self-writing ridiculist. the new poll out showing 71% of do you have the poll question? i just want to see the question. the question was is the wall worth the government shutdown? so why would that be the question? what is the president i m asking why you re still saying wall when the president said you can call it whatever you want. he call it is a wall himself. i was in the situation room and he said to leader schumer that it s a great slogan. build a wall and crime will fall. why can t we call it a wall? steel slat barrier, physical barrier, anything. in other words, we need a physical barrier that you can t crawl under, climb over, drive
kellyanne conway about such poll and with that, we invite you to behold the self-writing ridiculist. the new poll out showing 71% of do you have the poll question? i just want to see the question. the question was is the wall worth the government shutdown? so why would that be the question? what is the president i m asking why you re still saying wall when the president said you can call it whatever you want. he call it is a wall himself. i was in the situation room and he said to leader schumer that it s a great slogan. build a wall and crime will fall. why can t we call it a wall? steel slat barrier, physical barrier, anything. in other words, we need a physical barrier that you can t crawl under, climb over, drive through or walk around. that s why i have doors in my house. i assume you do also.