Spectrum, liz cheney on the right, joe biden, are warning on a near daily basis an increasingly dire terms that our very democracy is in trouble right now. I dont understand why one partys careen threatens to derail the entire american experiment, the entire republic. Can actually just look no further than what happened last night. Nikki haleys dorsment of donald trump is part of what has become a time honored tradition of Todays Republican Party in the trump era. Prominent republicans whose closely held private views about the expresident may not actually be that different from mine or that of any trump critic or any democrat. And taking all sorts of very public abuse and scorn from donald trump, including attacks on their spouses. Despite all that, despite everything he said about their families and everything they have said about him in return, they turn around and offer him their endorse the. Ted cruzs capitulation before the 2016 election after trump attacked his wife. Cruz said t
Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, Midnight In London and 1 am in the german city of hamburg, where World Leaders have arrived for a summit of major global economies. Although its not officially started, President Trump has already grabbed the spotlight. Speaking in poland just before the summit hes said Western Civilization needs to defend itself. And ahead of his meeting with President Putin, hes called on russia to stop destabilising other countries. Jon sopel reports from hamburg. The famous port of hamburg, tonights disembarkation point for anarchists, anti capitalists, anti globalisation protesters and the leaders of the worlds 20 richest nations. The protesters stones and fireworks were met by Police Teargas water cannon. No such hostility when the president ventured out in warsaw this morning. Not everywhere in europe would they chant Donald Trumps name so loudly or so approvingly. But with its populist anti immigration g
Studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, Midnight In London and 1 am in the german city of hamburg, where World Leaders have arrived for a summit of major global economies. Although its not officially started, President Trump has already grabbed the spotlight. Speaking in poland just before the summit hes said Western Civilization needs to defend itself. And ahead of his meeting with President Putin, hes called on russia to stop destabilising other countries. Jon sopel reports from hamburg. The famous port of hamburg, tonights disembarkation point for anarchists, anti capitalists, anti globalisation protesters and the leaders of the worlds 20 richest nations. The protesters stones and fireworks were met by Police Teargas water cannon. No such hostility when the president ventured out in warsaw this morning. Not everywhere in europe would they chant Donald Trumps name so loudly or so approvingly. But with its populist anti immigration g
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. Thats where two Opposition Leaders have been dragged from their homes by Security Forces and taken to a Military Prison after being accused by president maduros government of inciting violence. The un Secretary General says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. Katy watson is in caracas. Antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. Theres panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. He wasnt the only one to be taken away, officers also seized Leopoldo Lopez, an Opposition Leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. Tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. There have been violent protests in recent months and o
Donald trump promised to be a disruptive president. Right now the thing hes disrupting the most is his own White House Team. He now has a new Chief Of Staff and a new Director Of Communications, but what he seems unable to shift is the sense of a presidency in crisis, at odds with republicans in congress and still dogged by federal investigations of russias alleged meddling in last years election. My guest is sebastien gorka, a Deputy Assistant to the president on National Security. Where does the Trump Presidency go from here . Sebastian gorka in washington, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I want to begin with something you just said five days ago, you said, the atmosphere here in the white house is absolutely wonderful. Weve got a new broom sweeping through the Communications Shop in Anthony Scaramucci and we are humming along on all cylinders. Plenty has happened since then. Whats the atmosphere in the white house like today . Fabulous. I literally just left the oval office