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hassad saying it is video interview saying "no order to any attack. bbc reporting goes mr. assad the syrian government had given up chemical weapon adding ", even if we had them, we wouldn't use them," there are doubtos russia assad ria's claim mrchlt said he would allow impartial investigation into the events of attack to ensure it will not be used for po liticized allies , adding key aying russia, syria's key ally angered france by vetoing draft resolution that would have required the government to with an investigation into the attack. that is from the bbc. trump tweeting out this morning about russia and u.s. relations saying things out fine between the usa and russia, at the right

time, everyone will come to and there will be lasting peace. again, on the open phone, first ron, he is in mcallister, oklahoma. ron, go ahead. caller: well, i just don't think telling the truth. that is my gut feeling. the he?o is on, who do you think is not telling the truth? aller: i don't think assad is telling the truth. back in 1913, i mean, back in 2013, we had chemicals, it was that had chemicals in country, so i don't believe he's telling the truth. he's lying and he i'ms to go and that is what thinking, that is my thought, my gut feeling. red-blooded american from

oklahoma and i've been listening on cnn, listening to all the ews, fox news and everything and from what i understand, he's not telling the truth. i think he's a liar. that is my opinion, all i got to say. ost: james in philadelphia, mississippi, independent line. american, , i'm obviously i don't believe assad says. it make its difficult when the just calls all news fake news. brings up one of these proble problems how are we supposed to believe our government? of course i do, it make its difficult when the president everyday, this is fake, this is cnn is fake, and now you claims that another country used chemical weapons

have to immediately swap to, well, okay, this is to be real. it would be nice if he would stop ut all that out and trying to blame things, this is -- that is not his place. host: the former president of news saying the that he has registered to run of theo become president country, saying he might not be approved by iran's clerk overseeing government, the -- ion of holocaust might persian and nationalist answer to more confrontational policies trump administration. offered thinly veiled warning in september candidacy would create a "polarized situation," harmful for the country. many blame mr. ahmadinejad for rhetoric and policy contributing

iran's economy deterioration. himself stunt, he described decision to run as baghaei a help mr. lose ally register on wednesday. that is in the washington times this morning. o delano in missouri, democrat's line. caller: hey, thank you for c-span. internet and there was a person sitting there, he chemicals, it the wasn't assad, and they were start a war. anyway, i think assad would be to do that. i think he was set up. my statement. host: james, washington, d.c., independent line. caller: greetings. i am going to say thank you to

-span, i think invokes discussion. assad to comment on the interview he made recently in the last 24 hours. main question i ask chemical elt that the mybing was all fab ricasion, question is, why is he take a eek to come out and present that to the world? i think it is defense mechanism his part because he sees other actions going around the orld and maybe he's being cornered and could be in trouble politically. but my question is why would you come out immediately and collecting or challenging something is true ation, provide some evidence to whomever his is ence is to show it possible fabrication.

things, i re, those think looks like he's in trouble and trying to get out of trouble. you think about the response to syria from the united states and everything hat stemmed from that over the last week? do believe that it where bination of things it became a good move for in a lot of mp different ways. ne, it was humanitarian restrictive action against something that was specific, but think that the fact that chinese president was meeting in maralago and the bombing that night while president was here in the u.s., it look like, look like china might have known about it, part of it. politically it was a very good

think it was a response that was something that going to happen eventually and i just think it comes together. know if trump orchestrated all that way per was ut i think the fact it just a bombing on the actual fact we let russia know an hour before, those do is said, all trying to make a military stance, now i do that with a lot of people the policy syria needs to be i am oncrete, but concerned i heard couple days historian rnalist tated that he felt like syrian civil war was really almost done assad essentially won that. ost: james, have to leave it there. willie, nashville, tennessee,

democrat line. caller: yes, about trump and and all the pro-trump people saying nothing found yet, it took mber how long for nixon to be for him to leave the white house for the watergate investigation and on assad if he had better command the language, he may have said the same thing his buddy trump said about being fake news. thank you. reporting the current president is going to make his debut in brussels next month at time the previous president is making debut of sorts. barack obama sharing a stage the german chancellor in berlin to mark the church's 500th anniversary, his first public appearance abroad since office. the president was invited to attend last year while in the white house. plans mp will make overseas for the first time as president among the summit of leader necessary brussels.

wilfrenashville, we just heard from. max, cam bridge, massachusetts. caller: this is max from cambridge. host: you are on, go ahead. caller: i feel that the in tment of the media general on president trump has not been particularly balanced fair, but with good reason. himselfthat he presents in such a scattered fashion, use cularly involving the of the tweeter that he is an easy target. "washington post" says democracy die necessary darkness totally true, but it easily have been introduced three years ago or 10. a eally think there is question of they are set up as that has al party, been mentioned, nothing new on my perspective, but i do think of thing, i would like to see more balance and a little less editorializing. host: former official with the i.r.s. back in the news,

ccording to washington times saying that two top republicans have asked the justice a artment yesterday to take new look at the evidence against former i.r.s. senior executive charges o see whether should be brought against her for targeting tea party groups and ludzing key evidence in the case. she was cleared after an nvestigation by the obama administration, but representatives respectively, he chairman of the ways and say there are the y of questions with probe. in a letter sent to the attorney general jeff sessions, william lerner's lawyer says she was properly cleared of charges, there was no evidence she did or no new nvestigation will change that reality, he said in e-mail to washington times.

from e, good morning roslynn heights, independent line. is important and truth is sacred. -- eisenhower about.us f guback to the 1980, it was admitted what started the vietnam war was a lie. saddam hussein gassed children, that turned out to be a lie. question we need to everything. this is ridiculous people just this. host: john, herndon, virginia, democrats line. john, go ahead. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. make sure people understand. people should get used to it presidents etent running this country for next four years. you have to understand one putin knows about donald trump is not capable of

will take ing and he advantage every possible way. he will engage in europe. hewill engage united states, will see that how far we have to now our words t doesn't mean anything. when we say something, we don't up, we -- 59 missile to assad show us, see, i'm still flying that base you ombed, you guys had nothing to do with me. reality, this president will say something and we will saying that what he is was a lie. he say the barack obama nothing happened. -- says attacked rice and found lying.was the words have to mean something, president of the united states, when you say something, people used to listen.

for march, deficit federal government ran budget deficit in the month sharply than a year ago. the deficit is running 14.7% higher than the same period a ago, the deficit totaled $176.2 billion in march, $108 billion march 016, the treasury department said. big part of the jump reflected oney in benefit payments shifted into march because problem 1 fell on a saturday. year, six months of this deficit 526.9 billion frchlt bob easton, massachusetts, independent line. caller: good morning, how are snu host: well, thank you. air r: my situation is the we're talking about for syria, sudan, the whole nine yards, that has been under all kinds of problems, i think since day one. i'm not for sure. ethiopia spent time in

and we investigated some having ns of mussilini submarines in the red sea. get mean, unless we something straight, everybody when they say something as you ous gentleman said, if are going to tell the truth, tell the truth, don't keep in circles. around i think the president of the nited states should call somebody at the diplomacy fletcher school, whichever he wants to go to, but on't call his corresponding people butchers until you have words to back it up. it doesn't make any sense. looking a little tired on the air this morning, maybe you should put cold water in your eyes. love ya. host: thank you. more coffee, how about that. the "washington post" takes a at coast guard and specifically when it comes to security at maralago when the goes down there, he is expected to leave today for the

easter holiday. harwell writing coast guard received no extra funding to over additional cost of protecting the president in florida during frequent trips. the coast guard provided new detail about the challenges the palm beach s on the property because of waterfront atlantic n two sides, ocean and the intercoastal waterway. when the president travels, helicopters and anti-terrorism teams are dispatched. protecting the approachs to maralago on both coast, protecting in the air, as said, noting the service for slow fliers and threat to our commander-in-chief. when asked about protecting maralago, officials are trying to determine a figure to provide to congress. he moment the service was working within the existing financial constraints is supplemental to support this, he answer is no. ann, in west ork,

new york, republican line. caller: hi, good morning. i'm calling as retiree from airlines, prior to merger with continental. would like to say that the policies that were enforced on that particular passenger were that i y not anything experienced with my 30 years at united airlines. handled d have been very easily. or the operations at the airport had to do was lock off the seats they needed for the staff, which is also labeled as must fly. have preventedld any incident. it was inept and disgrace and i want to be called ex-united airlines employee. to see how angry i am that all our good work from my 30 years have gone down the because of merger with a low-cost carrier. thank you very much. thank you situation reserves a look from congress or more regulation from congress to

things from happening again? caller: well, yes, once a passenger is boarded in his seat, if he does not want to give up his seat, provided he against one anything company rules, he should not be forced to leave. look at this poor man, a mroody face, what kind of created? this i don't think any of us want to the ur people drive down aisle bleeding for no reason. i mean, this was uncalled for, disgrace to all the airline employees that have maintain an o excellent status. we loved our passengers, we do not r them, i understand what the policy is of this is not united airlines and i am going to ask my company, i'm still a take that name off. we either get rid of want to al, i don't hear it, see anything about it, it is es of it or if

continental, put continental on nd move united airlines, it is ridiculous. >> announcer: virginia in charlotte, north carolina, calling on the line for democrats. hi. caller: hi. handsome you look this morning. if it wasn't for c-span, i would otally lose my mind, it is the most intelligent way of getting information that i know of. wish we could get clearly what he differences between the shias and sunnis, i'm under the assad is shia and shiites, who believe they are bloodline of mohammad 1600s, they are directly blood relatives of mohammad and by calling him a animal, you are really claiming that iran and shias into more intense

the sunnis and the sunnis believe they are just mohammad, as far as i know. this is why the situation will never be resolved and thank you, thank you for here.g me have a chance host: jacqueline from port new york, independent line. good morning, you are on the air. morning.yeah, hi, good thank you. thank you for taking my call, 've been trying to call for so long. regarding the white house, with trump, with his family. -- anymore.e 200 years ed that ago. we don't have a view, you know, the past we had residents who had their family in the white house, in the -- it was not like that.

i am wrong, if prevent presidents like they had thosefact popes because they didn't have children. that's what nepotism means. like the daughter is working with the crown princess. it's not normal. we have a government. only msnbc, one person who says it. no one else. cnn, everybody.

they are talking about it like it's normal. host: ok. got it. sorry. i don't mean to cut you off. we have to end this program. a new one comes your way at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. thank you for watching. we will see you then. ♪ >> today's live events on c-span include nato secretary jens stoltenberg talking about is meeting yesterday with president trump and national security challenges facing nato. that's a 11:30 a.m. eastern.