on fox business. lou: good evening everybody. president trump has warned iran that he will not tolerate iranian threats or attacks against americans or american interests. and as iran announced, it has suspended compliance with the iranian nuclear deal, president trump declares emphatically that iran will never possess a nuclear weapon. the iranian regime's rhetoric rising in bellicoseity after president trump ordered the elimination of the terrorist leader of the quds force general soleimani. president trump reminding many of the democratic radicals and the national left wing media

that previous presidents long ago should have ridded the world of the cold-blooded killer of american troops in iraq and innocents over much of the middle east >> he's responsible for a the young people over at walter reed where they lose their arms and legs. much of that stuff was made in iran. and he should have been taken out a long time ago. we had a shot at it, and we took him out. we're a lot safer now because of it. lou: the president responding as well, willing to bring the full force of our military's most advanced weapon ri and technology to destroy our enemies. the president tweeted this: quote, the united states just spent 2 trillion dollars on military equipment. we are the biggest and by far the best in the world if iran attacks an american base or any american.

we will be sending some of that brand-new beautiful equipment their way and without hesitation. as president trump carries out his responsibilities to protect and defend america, statements by many of the radical dems suggest they are more aligned with iranian interests than those of the united states. rather than stand with president trump and his defense of the nation, house speaker pelosi means to curtail his ability to stop iranian attacks on america. pelosi is planning a vote this week on a resolution that would limit the president's ability to target our enemies in iran and speaker pelosi also had the temerity to absurdly call the killing of soleimani provocative and disproportionate. she didn't mention soleimani's responsibility in the deaths and wounding of thousands of americans. many of her radical left friends and colleagues on capitol hill

parroted her outrageous support of a dead iranian terrorist and her attack on president trump. >> tragically his actions now put us on the path to another war. >> he's been erratic and unsuccessful in almost every previous foreign policy endeavor. this one is the most dangerous of all. >> we are not safer today than we were before donald trump acted. >> this is and was an enormous escalation. >> taking out a bad guy is not a good idea unless you're ready for what comes next. lou: clearly pelosi and the dems without hesitation chose to defend evil and criticize president trump's decision to destroy evil. the terrorist leader of the iranian quds force. the radical left's attacks on president trump, an extension of their now more than three-year-long effort to overthrow his presidency and the complicit national media puppets

of the left continue to support the obama policy of appeasement of iran. president trump is standing strong against iran and is unmoved by the dems nonsensical adherence to the passivity of the obama administration. when iran today said it would no longer, no longer adhere to any limits of the obama era nuclear deal, there was no surprise in the white house. president trump tweeted this straightforward reply and promise: iran will never have a nuclear weapon. iran has been violating much of that deal's tenets and terms for sometime now. in 2016, iran was caught trying to buy nuclear technology from german companies. in the same year, they exceeded restrictions on centrifuge development. iran also twice violated the deal's heavy water restrictions and they rejected u.n. inspections of any of their declared military sites.

all of that excused by former president obama, when he called iran out for simply violating, quote, for spirit of the agreement. yet, the radical dems and the left wing media avert their eyes from iran's evil and seek only to subvert president trump and his policies that protect the nation and all americans. a stir in the national left wing media today after a leaked letter from a u.s. marine general suggested plans were underway to withdraw our troops from iraq. the chairman of the joint chiefs, had to quickly tell reporters the letter was only a draft. its release was a mistake, and in fact more troops will be added to our force in iraq, not removed. president trump will never permit iran to have a nuclear weapon, he says. he will not tolerate further iranian threats and attacks, and today he informed the iranian

government that the united states has selected 52 targets in iran that will be destroyed if the ayatollah chooses to try to harm americans or attack u.s. interests anywhere. to assess all of this, joining us tonight is national security expert, president of the center for security policy. bret, it is good to see you. happy new year. >> happy new year. lou: to you and all around the country, indeed the world. let's turn to president's resolve, his adamant insistence that iran simply will not have a nuclear weapon, no matter what it seeks >> well, let's think about what iran said today. it said it wasn't going to comply with this agreement any longer. iran's been saying that for the past nine months. it's an effort to try to put the pressure on european states. it is an effort to cause trouble in the united states. you know, the administration's

right or wrong has been cheating on this agreement. even if it didn't cheat, lou, it allowed iran to enrich uranium while the deal was in effect. inspections were very weak. this deal was a fraud. the president was right to withdraw from it. it doesn't matter if iran was not complying with it. it was cheating on it and the deal's a fraud. lou: by the way, we documented much of that just before introducing you, so i just like to turn, if i may, to the president's resolve to stop this no matter -- i mean, implicit in his statement today, it sounded frankly more like a promise than a warning or a threat, and it also -- it was very clear that he means exactly what he says. they will not have a weapon. >> let's think about what the democrats and the mainstream media is saying -- lou: do we have to do that? it is so tiresome. >> they are saying it was wrong for the president to act against

a terrorist leader because the terrorist leader might -- his group might respond with terrorism or his state might respond with terrorism, even though they were already planning terrorist attacks. and i think we have to look at the president has laid out a marker here that there are consequence for going after u.s. citizens, for hitting a u.s. embassy. he's not going to just roll over and take it because when we don't do anything, we're em boldening terror states like this and other actors to think the u.s. is weak and appease to them and let them get away with this. lou: understood. the president has made it clear as he sends more of our troops into the region to support -- primarily support the forces we already have there. he's made it clear to iran that there will be consequences. he's taken out an iconic terrorist figure, the leader of the quds force. there's been an attack in kenya.

one american reported killed. one american servicemember. and we are seeing some reaction here with iranian associated and affiliated proxies. what do you think we're going to see over the next few days and weaks? >> i think there could be a cowardly attack by an iranian surrogate group, without iran's fingerprints on it. i think this is just the way that iran acts. but i got to tell you, lou, i think iran's leaders are worried because they had a very firm response by president trump to these provocations, and they don't know how the president will respond next. and i think this uncertainty promotes our stability. i'm hoping it will let iranian leaders to think twice before they act. lou: let me quibble with you a bit on that, fred. they do know what will happen because the president has said -- he has selected 52

targets that will be struck if an american -- if american interests are attacked in revenge for soleimani's removal from the face of the earth. >> i think that's a good point, but they don't know when that attack will take place, what those targets will be. what they do know, unlike the obama administration, is that this will be an overwhelming response. they knew whatever they did during the obama administration -- remember those ten sailors they took hostage the last day of the union address? what was our response to that? nothing. that happened repeatedly in the obama years. and that's emboldening iranian terrorism and iranian provocations. lou: as we wrap up here, your sense of the reaction in the national media? it is transparentally obvious to everyone that soleimani was evil. he was a leader of a terrorist force.

he carried out attacks against u.s. troops. the iranians responsible by some estimates as many of a third as our casualties in iran. and we have democrat office holders, we have the left wing media talking as though there was no lead-up to the decision to remove a targeted terrorist from the planet. >> contrast this to when obama took out osama bin laden, the celebration in the media, the celebration by republicans and democrats. there was no notification of that either. it's just a shame that this trump derangement syndrome is poisoning the national security debate and not recognizing something that has done so much to promote our national security. i hope all your viewers will read joe lieberman's op-ed in today's "wall street journal" when he says to democrats put partisanship aside. this is a good thing that promoted our national security.

lou: you know, any time i hear someone say, even the esteemed joe lieberman, put partisanship aside, that isn't a call to republicans. it's a call to the radical dems and what they have become. which is beyond definition and so so tragic for their party and for the country. thank you very much, we appreciate it. >> good to be here. thank you. lou: up next, new questions tonight about the mysterious death of jeffrey epstein. a lot of unanswered questions. in fact, questions are mounting much faster than answers. pictures released of his jail cell. also the president's former national security advisor, coming forward with a new announcement about whether he would accept a role in an impeachment -- well, let's call it theater. we will have that and much more. congressman jim jordan joins us

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what will you change? lou: on wall street stocks closed higher despite tensions with iran, despite more impeachment theater and farce by the radical dems on capitol

hill. the dow jones industrials up 69 points. the s&p up 11. the nasdaq, 51 points. volume on the big board 3.7 billion shares. crude oil finishing at over $63 a barrel. gold hitting its highest level since 2013, up over a percent to $1566.20 an ounce. silver finishing at $18 an ounce. a remind tore listen to my reports -- reminder to listen to my reports three times a day coast to coast on the salem radio network. john bolton announced today he will be willing to testify that time in a senate impeachment trial if the senate were to impeach him. susan collins says bolton would be, quote an appropriate witness for the trial. only in the senate do they talk like that. joining us tonight, one of the

republican leaders attempting to have adam schiff censured for his role in this impeachment farce. congressman jim jordan, ranking member of the house oversight committee, member of the house judiciary committee. congressman, great to see you. >> good to be with you. happy new year. lou: happy new year to you. i want to start with bolton. he's now decided he will unlike in the house be willing to testify where he could be subpoenaed. your reaction? >> no, i mean, look, that's up to the senate. i don't think -- if it does happen, i don't think it should, but if it does, it shouldn't happen till after the opening arguments are made in the senate trial, as senator mcconnell has said. look, here's what we know, four facts have never changed. they have been the same. they will stay the same. they have never changed one bit. the democrats don't care about the facts. but we have the call transcript. there was nothing wrong with the call. it was an enjoyable call. there was laughter. there was all kinds of things on this call, but no qid pro quo. -- quid pro quo.

we have the two guys saying all that. the ukrainians didn't know that the aid was withheld at the time of the call. most importantly they took no actions to get the aid released or to get a meeting with the president of the united states. those are the facts. they are never going to change. this whole thing has been a ridiculous exercise the democrats have put the country through. lou: there's an absurdity in all of this that to me is foundational. and that is president trump is the one who is -- who released that money to the ukrainians for defense against russians. >> yeah. lou: obama for years refused to do so, and yet the same radical dems who pine for more obama passivity criticized the president who took action. remarkable. >> yeah, no, look, the president gave them missiles. obama gave them blankets. that was statements made by some of the witnesses they brought

in, like the ambassador yovanovitch. in your monologue you had all these democrats criticizing the president's foreign policy. he was tougher on russia than the democrats. he got us out of the iran deal. moved the embassy to jerusalem, brought the hostages home from north korea. eliminated al baghdadi and this past week eliminated soleimani. i think that's a pretty darn good record. for the democrats to be criticizing the president based on that and as kellyanne conway this morning saying the same thing -- they can criticize all they want. the american people appreciate the work he's done domestically and the foreign policy as well. lou: isn't it strange, on its face, the absurdity of this impeachment inquiry, farce, theater, whatever you want to call it, it persists. and the president might be seeking your help here if this goes forward in the senate. kevin mccarthy, the minority

leader actually saying he would like to see a fellow by the name of jordan, another collins and ratcliff help the white house, if there are to be impeachment proceedings. your thoughts? >> well, i appreciate kevin's leadership throughout this ordeal. he's done an outstanding job of keeping our conference focused on the truth and the facts and on helping the president. i think that helped us in the whole argument and debate. when pelosi announced this thing on september 24th that she was going to move down this road, she never expected one democrat to vote with us, another democrat to vote present and a third democrat to vote with us and then switch parties. i appreciate kevin's leadership. if we're involved in the senate proceedings, that's up to mcconnell in the senate. if we are, i will do everything we can to help this president. this case is ridiculous. the fact that the whistle-blower never had to testify and the only member of the united states congress who knows who that individual is is adam schiff,

that's ridiculous too and highlights and underscores how ridiculous this whole process is and why it should move quickly in the senate as mcconnell wants it to. lou: it is tragic. it is outrageous and infuriating. congressman, thank you very much. >> you bet. lou: very quickly, the pelosi -- speaker pelosi calling for a house vote on a war powers -- war powers limiting resolution i think more aptly, but your thoughts about even attempting such a -- >> no, look i haven't seen it. but i'm sure it is ridiculous, one more ridiculous move by the democrats. the one resolution we should vote on this week and i hope passes is the one senator holly is offering in the senate is to get this impeachment thing over as quickly as possible. i hope that's the one they vote on in the senate and we can forget this one that pelosi is talking about here in the house. lou: congressman jordan, as always, great to see you. >> thank you. lou: thank you. we would like to hear your

thoughts. follow me on twitter, instagram and like us on facebook. former state department advisor, gorka and jonathan ward are among our guests here tomorrow evening. we hope you will be with us. next, how the left wing national media has been covering the president's actions against iran, the largest state sponsor of terrorism in all the world. you wouldn't know that reading the national left wing media or at least most of it. stay with us. we will have that and much more straight ahead. every cookie sold in the girl scout cookie program helps girls learn life long lessons in people skills, decision making,

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lou: you know, we don't know all there is to know about jeffrey epstein's death, and new photos have been released from jeffrey epstein's jail cell, they show bedsheets strewn across the floor and parts of fabric tied to a bed post.

the new york city medical examiner says epstein killed himself. a forensic pathologist who was hired by epstein's brother to look into the autopsy results and analysis thinks otherwise. >> the hemorrhages in the eyes, the crush injuries in the neck, the three fractures in the neck are not seen in hanging suicides that at most 10% time you might get one fracture, but this was a very hard compression of the neck. lou: and until answers are forthcoming, there is no doubt that this story is going to stay in the news. the left wing national media further exposing their efforts against the president to subvert him, his policies, his administration. take a listen to parts of their coverage of the president's actions against iran. >> i don't see how it is a safer

world. that's just spin. >> the chances of this being a brilliant stroke are zero to none. >> soleimani was not an executer. >> he was a revered figure in iran. >> there are some in iran thought he might be the next leader of iran. >> this comes as president trump takes his sabre rattling to a new level. >> a lot closer to military conflict today than we have ever been with respect to iran. lou: that is what passes apparently for a rational analysis in foreign policy, well, at least on much of the national left wing media. joining us tonight is former reagan white house political director, fox business political analyst ed rollins, pulitzer prize winning columnist for the new york post and fox business contributor michael goodwin. thank you for being here. happy new year to you both. ed, your reaction to this media? >> my reaction was the first week i was in the white house

with president reagan we welcomed home the hostages who had been held in iran and reagan stood on the steps of the south lawn and said never again will this ever happen. we will never allow our americans to be taken hostage. they were about to be taken hostage again. i think the bottom line is this wasn't an impulsive thing. it was a deliberate plan by the president and his team. they put it together. this guy was on the move. he was out of the country. they had tracked him, and they did the right thing. lou: and to talk about him as being a revered leader of iran. the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world as if that is some sort of accolade, it's mind boggling to see what is passing for logic on the left. >> it's sort of like terror -- i mean this reverence for him by the american media. i mean you almost think the way

the stories are being framed, trump upsets the apple card or escalates as if everything was going swimmingly if only barack obama were still president, iran would be a nice country. i mean, this is all false. it is a false idea that obama -- lou: they are lying. >> yes, and iran was on the march to bomb. lou: the nuclear bomb. >> yes, the nuke. so this idea that somehow we should revert to the obama -- the obama policy, that's fundamentally what this is about. lou: and soleimani was going to carry out a terrorist attack against americans and american interests had he not been stopped. what do you think the national left wing media would have been saying had he done nothing and another terrorist attack carried out by soleimani and iran had occurred? >> again, this man was being monitored by the state

department and by the defense department. they knew what he was up to. he wasn't in his own country. this was not an accident that one day the president got up for breakfast, do you want to blow him up today? it didn't happen that way. the reality is they had thought this thing too. they knew what the next steps were. the idea we're going to do this without any follow-up is absurd. lou: let me turn to another subject that the president has to deal with, while protecting the nation, saving american lives and the lives of our allies in the region, and that is, this impeachment dribble. we now have senator holly introducing about to move legislation to amend the rules. we've got nancy pelosi calling for at the same time a resolution to curtail the president's authorities to carry out strikes against iran. this impeachment process is nothing more than a farce and obviously so. my question to both of you,

forget the political leaders, so called on capitol hill. let's focus on the rest of the leadership, whether they be clergy, whether they be journalists, whether they be bankers or businessmen and women, where are the leaders to say stop the stupidity and the ignorance and the malady of what is obviously an absolute flawed and a tragic farce being carried out against this president and this nation? >> well, i think that's the key, that this is not just political now. this is damaging to america, over crucial events happening. i mean, there are serious issues in the world and in our country, and for this impeachment to be so just strictly a partisan maneuver i think it really gives up the ghost as to what it is. i think to get in the way of these issues, to have

impeachment hanging there as though somehow -- it is sort of like the twin pillar, there's soleimani here and impeachment here and they are both equal. no, no, impeachment is partisan fraud. this is a real thing over here with soleimani and iranian terrorism. lou: it is a real thing, economy, working men and women, growing our middle class, bringing this country to an ever higher living standard, which hae has done in the first three years of his administration, remarkably and historically. >> the u.s. has spent trillions of dollars basically propping back up this country. they have not been our friends since january of 1979. and my sense is today the president is showing great strength. he needs to continue to show the strength and not get distracted which he hasn't today by the stupid idiotic impeachment where there is no crime, there is no breaking of the law. it is absurdity at its highest. lou: it is and so my original question, where the hell are the other leaders in this country?

>> they are hired under the decks worried about social media. that's the whole world today, worried about social media. >> yeah, they are not really acting like leaders of this country. i'm talking about the business community and things -- people who have a real stake in this country, they've disappeared. as ed says, they are afraid. they are afraid of alexander ocasio cortez's twitter account. they are afraid of those that will assail their products and boycott their companies. they are hiding. lou: we have seen in the republican party great unity behind this president, great strength in his leadership. it is a shame that this country which has -- which is benefitting so much from this president's leadership does not understand their obligations to a leader who is making it possible for all of us. >> the bottom line is he's got to continue to do what he's going to do because he believes in it and we need to be supportive. lou: ed, michael, thank you, gentlemen. great to see you. up next, new details about the so called dirty steele

fraudulent dossier and its links to an aide of one, are you ready, john kerry. don't you love it when a favorite name comes up again? judicial watch's tom fitton right after this quick break. stay with us.

more? he has asked for... what? well he did say please (all boys): thank you, thank you, thank you. lou: some stories we are covering tonight include stopping iranian aggression. president trump says the regime will never ever have a nuclear weapon and the killing of

general soleimani was long overdue. iran backs out, the iranian leaders announcing they are pulling out of the obama era nuclear deal. by the way, just so they might remember over there they've already violated for a number of years a number of the agreements in that agreement, without repercussions. ambassador john bolton ready to testify. the former national security advisor says he won't put up a fight if indeed he is subpoenaed by the senate to testify. the world is waiting. new documents reveal how the obama state department circulated reports from the discredited phony dossier and its author christopher steele. e-mails obtained by judicial watch found a former aide to secretary of state john kerry, jonathan weiner, apparently decided to send steele's reports from his personal e-mail to an assistant who would then forward

them to the state department's classified system. joining us tonight tom fitton, the president of judicial watch. tom, good to see you and happy new year. >> happy new year. lou: let's turn to this jonathan weiner and what you've discovered at judicial watch. it is extraordinary. >> he's supposed to be doing work on libya for john kerry's state department, but instead he was the handler it looks like for christopher steele who given the volume of reporting and material he was sending to the state department both before and during russia gate may as well have had a desk at the obama state department. as you point out, he was -- steele's material was concerning enough to senior officials at the state department they wanted it put on the classified system, but of course, mr. weiner who by the way had helped compose parts of the dossier used by the fbi, thought he knew better and was

sending this supposedly classified material, it looks like, on his personal e-mail account, as you point out, to his colleague to be in the classified system. the state department is an agency that needs as much focus from law enforcement as the doj and fbi did on fisa gate. they are heavily involved the spy smearing of president trump. they were pushing material out to congress just before the president came in. it was a hotbed of antitrump activity. lou: i think you're exactly right. i agree with you completely. but i want to also focus on contempt rainously -- focus on that that dossier had questions about its reliability of its so called documentation we learned obviously later that it was an

absolute work of fiction. but at the same time, senator john mccain it is said was turning over the document to the fbi. there were a number of entry points into the federal system of this dossier that was the fraudulent work of fusion gps, christopher steele, and of course paid for by the clinton campaign and the dnc. >> you have to hand it -- lou: and the fbi, i should point out. >> you've got to hand it to the clinton campaign and the dnc they used every avenue available to them. the only question about what the obama administration was up to is which agencies weren't involved. now we know it's the fbi, the cia, the justice department, the state department, the defense department, the nsa and of course president obama and the white house national security council. if mr. barr's doing his job and

durham is doing his job, doing their jobs, they've got a lot to investigate. in the meantime, you know, we're doing the basic work of getting the information about what the state department is doing because congress has gone completely bonkers in their well related coup attack against the president. lou: yeah, it is -- it's almost impossible to comprehend that these attacks on the president, the efforts to subvert him and his policies and overthrow this trump presidency has been going on for three years. it's stunning and still without, without accounting, without consequence. tom fitton, thanks for all you and judicial watch continue to do in search for the truth and keeping the public at least aware that it has a right to know what our government is doing. thanks so much. >> you are welcome. lou: tom fitton.

comedian ricky gervais not holding back at last night's golden globe awards. thank god. his opening monologue drawing a lot of well slack jaws and anxious laughter from members of the audience as he ripped into hollywood elites and their so called culture and their glaring lack of political self-awareness. >> if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech. you are in no position to lecture the public about anything. you know nothing about the real world. most of you spent less time in school then greta thunberg. if you win, right, come up, accept your award, thank your agent and your god and [ bleep ]. lou: so it went. good for him. up next an obama era official comes out in support of president trump's decision to take out the iranian terrorist leader soleimani. we will have that and much more

right after this quick break. stay with us. lou: former obama

security secretary johnson siding with president trump on his decision to take out iranian

terrorist soleimani. take a listen. >> if you believe everything that our government is saying about general soleimani, he was a lawful military objective and the president under his constitutional authority as commander-in-chief had ample domestic legal authority to take him out, without an additional congressional authorization. lou: we want to compliment the former secretary. johnson also supported president trump's immigration raids last year. he said at the time we have to enforce the law. johnson also warning the 2020 dem hopefuls that they have gone far too left on immigration. i think it's just remarkable that jeh johnson is standing up for truth on these two instances and i commend him and respect him immensely for doing so. joining us tonight is congressman scott perry, member

of the house foreign affairs committee and the freedom caucus. it is great to have you with us. >> great to be with you, lou. lou: and happy new year. i want to ask you about jeh johnson -- >> happy new year to you. lou: thank you. standing up on these issues as a matter of principle and his own values in expressing them without fear in his own party, which is rare. >> well, jeh johnson's a smart guy. of all the things he does know, he certainly understands the constitution. even if he disagrees with the president on policy decisions, he understands the president's constitutional powers, and he's reminding everybody that even though they might disagree, there are plenty in his party, as you know, lou, that are sticking up for the terrorist and terrorist regime of iran, but he's reminding them all of regardless you want to stick up for the terrorists or not, the president has absolute authority in this regard. it is unquestion.

he's doing the right thing. jeh johnson as former secretary of homeland security understands the threat. soleimani has been around for a long time and johnson i'm sure is aware of the atrocities committed directly towards americans that he has committed over a long period of time. i think it is actually -- it's actually pretty easy for him. it is ir refutablrefutable. if you are an attorney, if you've read the constitution, and you understand the threat, pretty easy to do. lou: i think it is easier if you are a republican rather than a democrat, congressman. i really think it must be difficult because so few leaders from the obama administration have the courage to do what jeh johnson, a former -- i should point this out, former general counsel for the defense department said -- i think it is remarkable because there are so few of them -- >> there's no doubt --

lou: let me -- >> there's no doubt. when president obama ordered a strike on osama bin laden, we didn't agree with obama on many policies but we agreed that was the right thing to do. it needed to be done. it is a shame some of these folks on the left are so averse to president trump that even when it's in their own best interests, the country's best interests, they simply cannot agree it is the right thing to do. of course the constitution again, these are people that are elected to office that raise their hand and swear an oath to uphold and defend the constitution, maybe ought to pull it out and read it occasionally, it is pretty clear. lou: it is clear. again, it is also clear that the democratic party at least the radical dems in the swamp and especially on capitol hill in the house mean to overthrow this president. that's all that this is about, and i can't find any reason -- >> that's right. lou: -- in the world to equivocate on that. even though some people are saying let's work together, we can still be bipartisan, that's

utter nonsense and it ignores over three years of efforts by the democrats to first stop -- to block this president's election, and then once elected, to subvert his administration, and then to overthrow his presidency. >> without a doubt, it's the number one policy objective of speaker pelosi and the radical left wing of that party, without a doubt, that's their objective. that's what they have been working on day and night as you know, lou, and you outline it very well on a regular basis on your show, unquestionably. lou: i want to turn, if i may quickly here as we wrap up, congressman, your thoughts about the pelosi resolution to constrain the president's powers to strike targets in iran. >> again, the constitution's very clear. it is absurd. quite honestly as a person who is privileged to wear the uniform for over 35 years, it is disgusting that these folks are going to side with the terrorists and a terrorist

nation. that is iran, over their president of the united states of america, duly elected and trying to keep us safe. these would be the same people that if the president would have allowed the strike to happen on our embassy, as they did with benghazi, the consulate there, they would say what did he know and when did he know it? but he took desooifive -- decisive action. they can't stand his success even if it means siding with a terrorist. it is disgusting to me. lou: and to millions of americans as well. congressman, thank you very much. >> thank you very much. lou: stay with us. we will be right back after these quick words.

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to find out more about wetlands and how you can help, visit ducks.org. ♪ ♪ lou: congressman jim jordan joining us on the show tonight, said speaker pelosi's planned war resolution is something he will oppose vigorously, and he alsoing looked at the prospects for an impeachment trial in the senate. >> i'm sure it's ridiculous. just one more ridiculous move i by the democrats. the one resolution are i hope passes is the one senator hawley is offering in the senate. i hope that's the one they actually vote on in the senate, and we can forget this one that pelosi's talking about here in the house. lou: that's it for us tonight. we thank you for being with us. tomorrow, christian whiton,

sebastian gorka, jonathan ward among our guests. we hope you'll join us. thank you for being with us tonight. a reminder to follow me on twitter and like me on facebook and instagram, lou dobbs lauren: it is 5:00 a.m. here are your top stories at this hour. iran threatens to burn up places that support the u.s. as the company designates the u.s. army and the pentagon as terrorist organizations. cheryl: what is the hottest tech you need to get your hands on. we're live at ces in las vegas. lauren: can you do anything in your life without googling it? the new study that shows how much americans rely on the internet to get anything done. it is tuesday, january 7th. "fbn: a.m." starts right now. ♪ ♪ and then i saw