Welcome, everybody. Essencepretty much the of what the Aspen Institute has been and should always be about. , and frankly what our nation should always be about. There is a notion of really dedicated people of both parties coming together and trying to find common ground. It is under the auspices of the en strategy through strategy group. Condoleezza rice is cochair in the first year of the job. [applause] this is one of the first times four National Security advisers will be together. The current one, h. R. Mcmaster, is coming in tomorrow. You may notice that susan rice is missing. She will be here in about seven minutes. She is on her way from the airport. Just like bob gates last year, there is always someone who wants to make a dramatic entrance area entrance. [laughter] turn it over to a person everybody knows, and turns, executive director of the aspen nick burns, executive director of the Aspen Strategy Group. Tell when you first came here and why. The first time i came here was
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Horsing Vice President michael the deciding vote. We will speak to california congresswoman Maxine Waters about devos and why she is already talking about the need to impeach donald trump. Your words, your actions have shown us that you dont respect us, that both you and all of your nominees for your cabinet us andre dangerous for all of our families. Amy plus, we will take a look at Donald Trumps foreign russia tom iran to mexico. Pres. Trump we are taken advantage of by every nation in the world virtually. It is not going to happen anymore. It is not going to happen anymore. Amy we will speak to harvard professor stephen walt author of the recent piece, trump has already blown it. And we will also talk to an iranianamerican doctoral student who has just returned to School New York after being blocked from reentering the country thanks to trumps muslim ban. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. On capitol
Education secretary. But unless a third republican votes against betsy devos, she be 5050, will horsing Vice President michael the deciding vote. We will speak to california congresswoman Maxine Waters about devos and why she is already talking about the need to impeach donald trump. Your words, your actions have shown us that you dont respect us, that both you and all of your nominees for your cabinet us and are dangerous for all of our families. Amy plus, we will take a look at Donald Trumps foreign russia tom iran to mexico. Pres. Trump we are taken advantage of by every nation in the world virtually. It is not going to happen anymore. It is not going to happen anymore. Amy we will speak to harvard professor stephen walt author of the recent piece, trump has already blown it. And we will also talk to an iranianamerican doctoral student who has just returned to School New York after being blocked from reentering the country thanks to trumps muslim ban. All that and more, coming up. W
Education secretary. But unless a third republican votes against betsy devos, she be 5050, will horsing Vice President michael the deciding vote. We will speak to california congresswoman Maxine Waters about devos and why she is already talking about the need to impeach donald trump. Your words, your actions have shown us that you dont respect us, that both you and all of your nominees for your cabinet us and are dangerous for all of our families. Amy plus, we will take a look at Donald Trumps foreign russia tom iran to mexico. Pres. Trump we are taken advantage of by every nation in the world virtually. It is not going to happen anymore. It is not going to happen anymore. Amy we will speak to harvard professor stephen walt author of the recent piece, trump has already blown it. And we will also talk to an iranianamerican doctoral student who has just returned to School New York after being blocked from reentering the country thanks to trumps muslim ban. All that and more, coming up. W