ak visits. we begin with kellyanne conway. >> thank you, kellyanne conway from joining us at the white house. you're sitting in front of many of hundreds of young students from the american university. >> that's terrific. >> the other day, michael flynn septemb sent a word to iran. we're serving notice on you. you launched missile, and we want you to know that's not in the rule. what does that mean? >> he said we are putting you on notice. many americans are concerned about our relationship with iran, particularly with this

last administration, when you saw the ransom paid. even the chronic nay sayer voted against the nuclear deal. why? because the think threat to israel. you saw secretary of sate john kerry, in the waning week spend 72 meeting to deliver anti-israel speech. >> let's talk about the how president design power structure. the other day whether when he was talking torture. he said i believe it works. but i'm going to leave it up to secretary of defense because it's his call. is it really his calling or does the buck stop with the president under this administration.

if he decides in the 11th hour decision, will he intervene? >> the think to remember about president trump he ultimate maker. there's no accident that we have somebody in the evaloffice somebody accustom from receiving, weighing the consequences, considering the action and making a decision. it's important thing to know about president trump, he ultimate decision-maker. what president is saying on torture, there's a split of opinion. he heard from general, now secretary defense, -- on that. what the president saying is that what leader do is they take

into account different best opinions, projects and make decision accordingly. >> who job is to decide to torture or not? >> he was not -- >> what he saying he is defer. what that means he will take into account. people should feel rest assured they have someone in the white house who is not going to act on his own without confirming with the experts and the officials. if you seen what happened in the early day of his presidency, you have seen person after person, group after group, coming into the white house to offer their opinions, testimony, and best practices, the and can manufacturing ceo, and we have had harley-davidson here at the white house. we have had angel moms stand

with him. he gone out to the country and listened to different people. he received dignified homecoming of a ryan, fallen soldier yemen. this is what a leader does. -- >> a lot of people what like to know about his as commander in chief. what did he how he lead that. >> i can reveal some but not all. i can sea there's a example of him confefring with the powers that be. other people in the know with respect to that prapoperation. weighing the consequences and -- it was a successful operation,

we are deeply sadden r to the loss of life, but at the same time it was perspective destroy operatives -- >> there's a lot of question about -- i'm wondering can we know where he was when he gave the go ahead. did he keep in touch with the operation throughout. >> he was in touch with the operation throughout. he doesn't make executions like that glibly. they takes the job seriously. everybody has seen that in the first two weeks. >> the paper had son-in-law there, and sve bannon there -- >> that's talking dinner. >> is that true. >> that's one instance, that is one event where he received a counsel from different people, but others from around the

table. >> you could call it dinner, right. >> i can tell you that, as president as commander in chief, he takes the job seriously. and execute on that as appropriate. >> let's talk about the power of the president within the conservative branch. two are saying they are not going to vote for education. did he call and ask for the vote. how did this work? did they decide to say no. >> they came to the decision based on their testimony given by the secretary of education nominee. we could end up with a 50/50 split and pence would be the tie breaker. >> that final. >> early indications of some decenters. >> they are welcome to express that. the process has not been fair.

we still don't have a secretary of treasury, secretary of agriculture, the list goes on. george w. bush came into office 35 days after election, supreme court decision, there were lot of people who felt cheated, yet he showed up he's give respect that every president deserves, having -- same ting for approximately obama. because people recognize had they were not chronic protesters, cry baby opposition, we need government that functions. >> we've had that problem for a while now. >> we have not had this -- >> for decades and decades we have not had a supreme court

nominee approved by the senate and the lame duck in the last year of the presidency from what i understand. >> is president trump say i cannot pick anybody in the -- >> he -- >> i'm not going to put anybody up by 8 eight year. >> anybody for saw the sad death of justice scalia. that's how vacancy came to be. >> -- it's. >> there's no -- >> what do you mean no prin milli -- principal. >> what happened. >> they didn't meet with him. >> that one we have, the eight doesn't count. >> it didn't matter to them. i guess they got assurance from

her team. they got ashurns -- let's focus on the nomination. this man is beyond reproach. his judicial temperment, endorsed hillary clinton -- >> a lot said that about merrick garland last year. >> not the same thing. >> the acting attorney general refused to honor president's executive order, she's gone. the career people over there, 900 of them signed that petition should get out of there if they are not happy with the way things are going. if it you don't agree with the

president and you work with the united states government, you should not be there. that's what he is saying. >> every president has a right has the write to surround himself with the team that's going to work with him and not against him. there's been a lot of grand standing in the last issue. >> civil servants swore the oath to the constitution -- >> saying oath discharge the duties. >> they -- >> they disagree with him on major issue. sean spicer said step up or step aside. it's a choice they have to make. our new secretary rex tillerson, he said today, his first day on the job, brace for big changes

and he means this. this is new administration, and everybody new thaesnu what they getting with president trump -- did. >> did they sign petitions -- >> does president have a right to insist that the people who work for thefederal government agree with him? >> agree with him on what? do they agree with him personally. he is president he enact behalf of the nation. he calling for extreme vetting from seven countries that president obama identified. it's seven countries previously identified as being high risk

harbor, train, or export terrorisms. these are nations prescribed and temporary. i bet there was coverage, it's brand-new information to people that president trump had six month ban on the refugee -- mastermind behind the bowling green massacre. >> let's talk about the administration overseas and here as well. to irrad kat islam, how does gettinger rad kating islamic terrorism how did we achieve that goal by restricting -- >> that goal is much broader. this was a centerpiece --

>> how do they connect. >> they connect in this way, you cannot look at what happens in orlando, in nice, germany, brus sells say things happen. this man ran on stronger and safer united states of america. and protecting americans who are interested in allies here and abroad. he minutesenned no words that hf we're going to look the other way, we have hillary clinton, the democratic nominee, at her convention, refer to them at determined enemies. i saw that in her remarks. i thought, wow, we're going to

win this thing. i remember obama saying who wouldn't help her -- who does what does it help calling it that. if you name it you realize what you're fight today. terrorism today is cyber warfare, they radicalize people online. there was no online when we were kids. what this vetting does, the big things it prevents it people come here and go back and train in this countries, you're training, harboring, and exporting terrorists back here. that's happening in new york, it has happened here and it should not happen again. if if you have a commander in chief who willing to stim, that

ander r ander -- irrat kat it. >> i have one question. there's a lot of uproar about this. cnn a statement we're at war in islam. >> we're at war with islamic terrorist. >> that's how they are hearing that around the world -- >> that's what the order said. there's 46 not include in the -- >> executive order has nothing to do with it. it has to do with the countries that have a history and apparently obama agreed because it's his list.

>> they are calling it islamic terrorism. he intisting on the word islamic. they are hearing that, they are saying this is what it is -- >> they should not hear that. they should hear full three words. you cannot take one-third every three word phrase. it must be said together. >> we -- for this reason. >> we have, he called in jv team -- >> kellyanne, on a main point -- >> we have fake tears schumer, previously clown schumer, is that unifying the count?

>> i think -- >> my question is here, where tears for veterans who died, where are the tears for literally millions of women in poverty without health insurance. i came to help the president for tho those. that's the platform. >> brilliant for having -- students are going to love --