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White house. I have not heard of war rooms or strategy sessions. Have you discovered what the Trump Administration is going to do . Well, i think you have a war room of one right now, one man and an. Phone or whatever smartphone hes using. There is no a coherent way, unlike the Clinton White house, which did, in fact, build a war room to defend him in that impeachment. The president has yet to do that. He may get there. There is talk about that. Theres a lot of struggling inside who would be in charge, without it be the white house chief of staff, a separate unit, that kind of thing. But the president feels like hes his own best defender at the moment. Brennan what do you think as someone who has been observing President Trumps behavior . Is he reacting as you would expect . You need to step become and look at who he is, and hes somebody who hates to lose. Hes got to win. I have a scene in my book fear where theyre talking about trump is talking about the north korean leader, kim jongu
2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. We, the jury, unanimously find the defendant, amber guyger, guilty of murder. Reporter a former Dallas Police officer faces life in prison. My life has not been the same. Its just been like a roller coaster. I cannot sleep. The state departments independent watchdog is heading to capitol hill today for whats being called an urgent briefing on the ukraine scandal. President trump reportedly suggested opening fire on migrants at the border and a trench filled with snakes or alligators. If i were sitting in a meeting like that and somebody said something that crazy, i would be looking for a way to get another job. Recordbreaking heat broils the south and midwest. Temperatures prompted several ohio schools to cancel classes. I want to not feel hot. Its hot out here its hot. Violent clashes escalating in hong kong. For the first time, a protester was shot by police with live ammunition. Duchess of sussex announced that she was suing t
Democratic senate as a health scare leaves democrats one vote short for the next few weeks. To begin the hour, though, a major escalation. President biden now sending thousands of american troops to Vladimir Putins doorstep. The Administration Says it is a necessary step because russia is increasing its buildup along the Ukraine Border and because did i mr diplomacy so far has produced nothing. Cnn is following all of this mornings Breaking News. Our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. Its a big deal. Reporter it is a very big deal, john. I think you characterized it right. Right to putins doorstep but not crossing the threshold. Approximately 1,000 u. S. Troops already in germany will move further east to romania, another 2,000 troops in the United States who regularly operate on very short notice, they are going to go to europe, poland and germany. They will be ready to work their mission, to reassure the nato allies, to make them feel they are capable of resisting any russian agg