defending his decision to visit saudi arabia as he travels to the middle east next week against criticism and controversy surrounding the trip. the president set to meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. now as president he says his visit to the country is critical to u.s. security. that s right. washington post op-ed the president writes it s my job to keep our country strong and secure. we have to counter russia s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete china, and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world. to do these things we have to engage directly with countries that can impact those outcomes. the president s trip has come under criticism because of saudi arabia s role in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the saudi crown prince was said to be responsible for ordering khashoggi s murder. let s get some perspective on president biden s trip. a historia
you are looking live at the white pillars of glen memorial church in atlanta, georgia, as america prepares to say good-bye to the steel magnolia, who forever change d what it means o be a first lady. you re watching live coverage of the celebration of the remarkable life and times of rosalynn carter. i m jake tapper in washington. soon the ceremony starts to honor the woman who spent eight decades at jimmy carter s side. the numbers are a testament to a marriage that was good and l lasting 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and counting. born eleanor rozalin smith is, she defied early trauma, not just as a bystander, awe as a true people. she was the very model of a modern first lady. her hand touching every nook of her husband s presidency. she was the protector of her husband s political brand, the first to take an office in the east wing. she attended cabinet meetings. she was also her husband s stand in on the campaign trail in 1980 when the iran ho
House this past week, but now the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee is speaking out. Talked with cnn today. Where does their investigation go now . Well, one of the big things that both the house and Senate Intel Committees are trying to weigh is just how valuable Michael Flynn, the former National Security advisers testimony will be. Of course, the big bombshell at the end of the week is that flynn said he is willing to testify if he is granted immunity for that testimony. Hes offered this up to both of those committees. He has offered it up to fbi and the Justice Department, but it seems as though the committees in the congress are a little skeptical that there will be any real value in flynns testimony, at least to the point where they would be willing to take that immunity. This is what adam schiff, that Ranking Member on the house intel committee, had to stay about it this morning on state of the union. We dont want to do anything that will interfere in any case t
Prosperity. Second, the United States and north korea will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the korean pinsula. Third, north korea commits to workd the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. And finally, the United States and the north commit to recoveringrisoners of war, missing in action remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. President trump held a News Conference just a short time ago and revealed what appears to be a major concession on the american side ending the u. S. south korea joint Military Exercises which he called war games. Can you be specific about what assurances you are willing to give to kim jongun . Does that include reducing military capabilities and just to follow up on your answer no, were not reducing anything. At some point i have to be host and i used to say this
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president biden s trip. a historian and professor at princeton university, julian, good morning. as always, grateful you are up bright and early with us. the president framing this visit as critical to u.s. security. i m wondering what you make of his op-ed. well, he s trying to defend what is a shift from a focus on human rights, which he promised upon entering office, more of a practical geopolitical approach to dealing with saudi arabia and the region and he s come under a lot of criticism, and he s trying to lay out what the policy is. it s unclear if that will satisfy the critics, but he s trying to justify the shift and, also, to say that he is still concerned about human rights despite what the visit might appear to look like. the white house, though, saying this is not actually a shift. i do want to play some sound for our viewers because biden struck a very different tone on the