[silence]. Now, turning attention to the ron johnson letter, if i may. Yes. On august 31st, Senator Johnson is getting ready to travel to the ukraine in september with murphy. Johnson called the president and sought permission to be the bearer of good news. Right. The president said i am not ready to lift the aid. Senator johnson, he writes a 10 page letter. Very detailed. He gives some remarkable details. I would like to read it. Its on page 6. This is Senator Johnson speak. I asked him whether there was some kind of arrangement or ukraine would take action and be
lifted. Without hesitation President Trump denied such an arrangement existed. And he started cursing. He said no way. President trump said no way. I would never do that. Who told you that . And Senator Johnson goes on to say that President Trumps reaction was adamant, ve hement and angry. And as august 31st, the president said you will like my decision in the end. Thats very important context on the president s State Of Min
the national rifle association is a big fan of the judge s decision, calling it well reasoned and principled. the group says the ruling, quote, demonstrates the importance of appointing judges who accurately apply the original meaning of our constitution. as you can imagine, the response of several california politicians to the decision has been blistering. california s governor tweeted, quote, overturning california s assault weapon ban and comparing an ar-15 to a swiss army knife is a disgusting slap in the face to those who have lost loved ones to gun violence. this is a direct threat to public safety of innocent californians, we won t stand for it. u.s. house speaker and california democrat nancy pelosi blasted the decision writing in a tweet, if upheld it poses a clear and serious threat to public safety and innocent lives. hous house-passed rules must be enacted now. robin thomas is executive
with a man or woman. she s angry, she has every right to be. it comes back to toxic masculinity? don t forget, private equity for people who make money are also horrible. talk to all the mail are just that are legends that do not hold their both male and female i think she s cheapening this argument. at least you have the opportunity to buy your masters. a lot of legends do not have that opportunity. martha: i do not love that if you don t agree with me, if you think he s a nice guy, you are on the wrong side of this equation. we ve got to leave it there. thank you for being here tonight. coming up, an incredible act of goodwill to bring christmas spirit to families of fallen soldiers, veterans, law enforcement by decorating their homes and red, white, and blue lights. this story is phenomenal. it so much more than christmas lights on a hous house. it s a smile. it s knowing that someone cares.
president. going to chris walls a next. we will get remarks from president trump from the white hous house. he committed on the ig report being released with the fisa applications and carter page. chris, a chance to comment on what you saw in the last couple of hours here in in part of the hearing. the staffers interviewing the staffers and members yelling at staffers on this afternoon. well, everything has been said but it hasn t been said by everyone so we will continue. i am not sure we accomplished a lot all day. certainly in the last couple of hours. you could make the argument that in his opening statement that dan goldman the chief counsel for the intelligence committee laid out the case for 45 minutes for the case against president trump and the reasons 3 should
general and a government that works for all of us and will stand up for the rule of law, not the petty interests of the current occupant of the white hous house. before i let you go, congressman, i know you re raising money for the people who been hurt, very quickly tell those fammies who want to help those kids what can they do? there s two great foundations here in elpas helping victims and their families of last week s terror attack. the el pasotuant foundation has a site at epcf.org/victims. we encourage people to donate, to help the families here in el paso and juarez. thank you. thank you very much. beto o rourke, candidate for president, thank you very much. we appreciate your time this morning and all the best to your community. and coming up we mark a very dark moment in american history. that s next. k a very dark moment in american history. that s next.