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nancy pelosi, of course. legislative affairs has a huge role. they are trying to get as many members of congress as possible. engagementof public wants to invite folks. it is a huge amount of compromise and debate. many names in the media. chuck todd. gayle king of cbs. what is the rationale behind inviting the media? shop puts a lot of effort into who they want to see there. it is a way for them to see dinner and state ten have a part of the experience. been 13 of them, they have been able to spread it out. the surprising people showing up. chance the rapper. his dad is a former colleague of mine, working with then senator obama. longtime chicago friend. great seeing him there. also, jerry seinfeld. one of the reporters said, you are not italian. why are you here? is there thinking about, let s think some people and think about our future? you saw a number of wonderful chefs. rachael ray. their friend, mario batali helping prepare the meal. read aty of idea ....
this was a bit of a do over. there was any knowledge and and knowledge meant an acknowledgement the first time was a misstep. wasought the herrera dress nice. of the lastnd one. it was such a surprise. one of the things she does quite well, one of the reasons people are eager to see what she is going to wear, is because she does not just go with design houses that have been around for decades. brendan mackerel hasn t even been in business for more than a year. wore before, had not been in business very long. that is really nice to see. she is supporting small businesses. in the true sense of the word. thank you for your time. and tonight s state dinner dress versace.r such a tweeting, she looks flawless. ceis comes from the versa fashion house. the first lady has had a major impact on the fashion industry. , following anlue appearance by the first lady, was $14 million. the dresses often sell out immediately. this diplomatic art. she tries to think about the dip ....
iraq. because we didn t, isis was able to rise from the ashes of al qaeda in iraq. we have to strengthen our military. we have to lead a willing coalition. mike: do we need american soldiers in that part of the world to defeat isis? mr. johnson: we have 6000 troops there now. that s the estimate. those troops would not be in harm s way had we left a stabilizing force. we are going to have to provide air cover and get it right. i m not saying this is easy. if we lead to much, everybody sits back, and they don t join the coalition. if we sit back, it allows isis. two years has allowed isis to train additional operatives. little children to become savages and barbarians. that is what we have allowed to happen by allowing isis to exist for another two years. plan senator feingold supports is not going to do the job. mr. feingold: you asked him to give his plan. he has no plan. other than sending 100,000 troops. coalition troops. he said 100,000. he also said 25,000 american ....
yeah, i don t know. thank you. thank you. valentino. [introduction of guests] what are you looking forward to the most tonight, governor? pardon? oh, just a special treat to be here. i had the good fortune to serve during another administration, so i attended a state dinner at the time, but i haven t been back in a long time. and this is a special symbolism. it s the last state dinner. it s a special symbolism for me of italian american heritage. it s great. it s great to be here with sandra. you re having a bit of a reunion with some of your food network brothers. we re very excited about mario s menu. have you checked in on him to see how he s doing? no, but i spoke to him last weekend, so i m sure he s doing well. he s prepared. nice to see you guys. have a good night. [introduction of guests] [introduction of guests] [introduction of guests] [introduction of guests] [introduction of guests] [introduction of guests] tell us what you re most ....
first time at a state dinner? first time doing it. probably because my first time here. what was the thinking? [indiscernible] what are you looking forward to tonight? fundking obama if he had these last eight years. congratulating him also. did you ever see yourself at a state dinner? no, i didn t. a lot of your musicians are putting support behind hillary clinton. do you see yourself doing that? concerts, probably not. concerts, probably not. other ways? maybe, i don t know. we are running out of time, i think. thanks so much. rurant.acqueline to ms. carutz. hello, i am the last one. before we get to that, we want to get about tonight. here is giuliana, a former social secretary. from 2010-2011. we saw the guests coming in. how do you get an invitation? excitings the most thing. there is a lot of planning that guest listutting the together. it is a building wide endeavor. you work with the west wing. nsc. different departments. and then some ou ....