patronage. 354 representatives voted to approve a resolution opposing the withdrawal from syria. that included 129 republicans. that s a show of force, and it proves that left and right can still be reasonable. but not all could own what should be obvious. 60 members stood with this president, and i argue that evidences a problem. if you re against having troops in syria, fine. but that can t justify abandoning allies who depend on us for their survival, can it? take louisiana congressman ralph abraham. he told the kurdish tv station this a year and a half ago. the kurds that are fighting alongside our american troops, they all shed blood with us, and we need to respect that. we need to honor that, and we know who our friends are now. he s right. but this president did not honor
of information to a secret server, all of which was identified by and stupefied a number of his own people. the question is whether these 60 and, more importantly, gop senators of the same disposition will they stay true to their oath or to trump? now, if it s a matter of conviction, fine. all we can ask is integrity. but as with the syria vote, if you turn a blind eye to the facts, showing the same willful blindness it takes to think that turning tail on allies is okay, then this president may have nothing to fear when it comes to removal. but we have a lot to be worried about in terms of the integrity of our leadership. that s my argument. now, here s my question going forward. we re going to show you what s happening to a top republican who has not chosen fealty. why did these 60 do what they did? i ll show you. a campaign is afoot.
on a very separate issue but of course of major importance to us, the letter from the president, to the president of turkey today. nothing about any of the rudy things, but about the kurds. senator chris murphy is here and he s got two purposes for us today. he can help us understand the state of play on syria and our allies and what s going to happen about it and what did he hear in congress today in testimony that helps understand the range of concerns about what happened in ukraine with this president and his lawyer, next. life isn t a straight line. things happen. and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. but at fidelity, we help you prepare for the unexpected with retirement planning and advice for what you need today and tomorrow. because when you re with fidelity, a partner who makes sure every step is clear, there s nothing to stop you from moving forward.
don t know how members of congress in the hypocritical way that they voted today said it s okay to have troops on the ground when they re not authorizing those troops and making the argument that the president didn t have authority to put those troops there on syrian grounds. let congress do its job. we use the #doyourdamnjob here. but i don t know that i can give you credit on that because, one, when he bombed in syria, you didn t say not to. i can t find anything about you on that. i get not wanting troops in syria. that s a principled position, i m not going to attack it. but abandoning your allies is the best way to get troops out of syria? that s what you wanted to see? i understand the concern and the impact that it has on our allies and the kurds but at the end of the day, we as congressmen owe an obligation to those men and women who are going to risk their lives. it s not there. there s no authority by congress
354-60. we tonight see that kind of bipartisanship these days. it shows you what a stark issue this is. less than a third of republicans stuck by trump on this issue. and i don t get why any of them did. one of them is congressman tom reed of new york. he s part of the co chair of the problem solvers caucus. the question is dozen today s vote show more of a problem ducking disposition. congressman, i appreciate you coming on to make the case. it s good to be with you. the concern is obvious, congressman, if you don t vote the way your colleagues did today, you are saying it was okay to abandon our allies. is that the message you want to send in. the message i m sending is congress needs to do its job. congress has been playing fast and loose with authorizing our men and women to be put in harm s way. when obama came to us and asked for our approval for putting boots on the ground in syria, i was against that and right now i