supported by the united states of america, by ukrainians, by everyone in this fight, that is a standout line there. he made it clear that he s not against the russian people. he supports the russian people. but they ve got to get rid of putin. he says 200,000 russians have already fled the country, and he calls it a brain drain, as a result of what putin has done in this brutal invasion of ukraine. phil mattingly, you re there at the event. gives your sense. what did we just see and what did we just hear? reporter: yeah, woman, i m as struck as kaitlan is. it was a little bit of a wow moment, that comment, saying president putin shouldn t remain as leader of russia. the administration s official position is not regime change, but that is a shift, no question about it. it s one that underscores a darkening view that the president has had and very
because diplomacy will take time. secretary pompeo was probably doing the right thing by trying to shore up the complete uncertainty that has been inflicted on the saudis, israelis and allies in the middle east to say nothing of the kurds. another standout line from pompeo s speech today, when america retreats, chaos often follows. when we negative our friends, resentment builds. when we partner with enemies, they advance. those are all things that this administration has been harshly criticized for doing, for stepping away from international institutions and agreements, angering the u.s. s closest friends and becoming chummy with certain dictators. jake? michelle kosinski at the state department. why was the justice department spending so much time and money looking into donald