you re reporting it here, you know, more than 2,500 were from afghanistan, a terrorist haven, the president complained. that s how you have it written in your article. give me some detail on how the 2,500 number from afghanistan was part of that documentation that was either being read to in some part and then also the president reading and what his response meant. well, so one of the things that was said back to the president during that meeting according to our sources was from mr. kelly, that these numbers you re seeing on the paper, mr. president, are largely, you know, they don t, they re not indicative of threats, they re an overall number of people coming into the united states from those countries. so that can include, like afghanistan, it can certainly include people who had worked with the american military as translators or people who had relatives so arrangements. in the united states.
mcmaster and kirstjen nielsen were seated. terrorist haven the prz complained. hi haiti had sent them. and grumbled according to the meeting. 40,000 had come from nigerian, mr. trump added, once they had seen the united states, his words, never go back to his huts in africa according to the two officials asked for and nimty. today sanders telling the new york times quote general kelly and mcmaster tillerson and all other senior staff in the meeting deny these outrage oust claims. it s outrageous that the in the flt would report these. let s start with you, sabrina,
africa. am basser door nikki haley given an extensive interview to cnn after a three-nation tour across africa where she got a firsthand glimpse at some of the region s most brutal comments. it s so important everybody not talk about the middle east and we have to be careful about the middle east. you see the actions that the administration has taken in the middle east, it s all because we want to deal with the situation there so we don t have to deal with it in the united states. it is the same thing for africa. nikki haley on her toughest diplomatic mission to date, going head to head with african strong men in south sudan and congo. i know what being a politician is like and i know what they re capable of and what they re not capable of. so when they start to talk about what they don t control, i remind them that they do. and warning of the misery they re causing in their countries could produce the next terrorist haven to launch attacks against the u.s. after the ambush i
deal with the situation there so we don t have to deal with it in the united states. it is the same thing for africa. nikki haley on her toughest mission to date. going head to head with african strong men in south sudan and con congo. i know what they re capable of and what they re not capable of, so when they start to talk about what they don t control, i remind them they do. and reminding them the misery they re cause ng their countries could produce the next terrorist haven to launch attacks against the u.s. after the ambush in niger that killed four american soldiers. in syria, a new u.n. report found president assad repeatedly used chemical weapons. sarin and mustard gas, against his people. that is the most unconscionable act a dictator can do. when is the u.s. going to step up? they say that it s time for him to go. and make sure he goes. the united states has been very clear. there is no future for syria with assad. when does the future start?
of the world goes about its business without us. the rest of the world also increasingly they all have files. it s called how we look after ourselves because we can no longer count on the united states. we re setting in motion a world where u.s. influence is down and countries take matters into their own hands. it s a more dangerous world. that s going to be the structural result. if this continues for another three and a half years. one thing about the speeches. the one good moment of the last three days was in the afghanistan speech. i thought the basic policy was right. we re going to stay there. our goal is not to change afghanistan. it s essentially not the lose, not to see it become a terrorist haven. what the president said i ve changed my mind. unless i m missing something, that was the first time as president where he s basically said i ve learned something. i ve now come to a position i wasn t comfortable with during the campaign. but here s where i am now and