media to some tom friedman to suddenly say oh there's a problem and what about the war in yemen still going on regardless of what's happened what about all the other people sarah mentioned have been detained and tortured and disappeared in saudi arabia yes it's depressing disheartening however i would never forget the words of course who used to say that the one of the most important tools to fight human rights violations and violate terrorists is to shut lights on what they're doing their actions their deeds not what they're saying for the first time we're seeing this is implemented however there are many lines were crossed after mohamed bin solomon kidnapped the prime minister hariri and and for some to resign after he bombed an entire country and on caused a humanitarian catastrophe after even he bombed i believe two months ago a school bus in yemen killing four to children however i think in this case it touches us very close. model was working for us are going to say she was a u.s. residence and knew many of the people who wrote that was a former sarah last question to you knew j

media to some and tom friedman to somebody say oh there's a problem insider but what about the war in yemen still going.

. >> tom friedman, do you think that when we confront this kind of problem, is the answer to speak out, to denounce it? is it to go and hook for molook? how do you tone down -- how do you make less of this happen? >> it starts with leadership. actually in my career, i've covered the secretary of state and the president of the united states as a reporter. one thing you notice when you cover the president is the exponential expansion of the mega phone. there's just nothing like the president of the united states. when you had a policeman confront a black professor in boston in the obama presidency, what did obama do? he invited them for a beer at the white house. there is no single magic cure for this. but i can't tell you it's sufficient, but i know what is necessary. that is for the president of the united states to show empathy and be someone who demonstrates moral compassion, moral conversation, moral engagement by what he does and says. not to say, let's just get this bomb stuff out of the way so i can go back and keep the country focused on the fact that there's a caravan of refuge

tom friedman joins me now for his first tv interview since khashoggi vanished. welcome to the program, thomas friedman. >> great to be with you, christiane. >> let's just take the news from the top. what do you make, first and foremost, of the growing fallout? we have at the very last minute the secretary of the treasury pulling out of this crown prince-backed investor conference in the kingdom. we have pompeo, the secretary of state, back from his trips there briefing president trump and they saying let's give it a few more days. what can be going on? what do we need a few more days for, do you think? >> my guess, christiane, is that the saudis are in a complete panic because with the turkish press, "the washington post," "the new york times," cnn, basically everyone has made clear that this killing in the istanbul consulate in the saudi embassy was done by people very, very close to the crown prince and that they apparently were armed with a bone saw. so i think their original desire to say this was just a rogue operation, interrogation that went bad, that's ju

who was it you said -- >> we're back to tom friedman's column. >> oh, my gosh.the new york times" to the president of the united states. >> let's go back and read that because i'm sure he doesn't say people were shot and killed. vote democratic. he was talking about a climate of hatred that donald trump has sown. and the fact that -- >> i've got to move on. "the washington post" published an op-ed by george conway. he is a conservative attorney who is also kellyanne conway's husband, and neal katyal who was a former acting solicitor general under president obama. in it, they lay out how birthright citizenship is a constitutional right, and they say -- here's the quote -- the fact that the two of us, one a conservative, the other a liberal, agree on much despite our sharp policy differences underscores something it is critically important to remember during a time marked by so much rancor and uncivil discourse. our constitution is a bipartisan document designed to endure for ages. its words have meaning that cannot be wished away. this is a reminder to the presid

media to some tom friedman to suddenly say oh there's a problem in saudi arabia what about the war in yemen still going on regardless of what's happened what about all the other people sara mentioned have been detained and tortured and disappeared in saudi arabia yes it's depressing disheartening however i would never forget the words of course who used to say that the one of the most important tools to fight human rights violations and violators is to shed light on what they're doing their actions their deeds not what they're saying for the first time we're seeing this is implemented however after many lines were crossed after mohamed bin solomon kidnapped the prime minister hariri and and for some to resign after he bombed an entire country and on caused a humanitarian catastrophe after even he bombed i believe two months ago a school bus in yemen killing four to children however i think in this case it touches us very close. model was working for us are going to say she was a u.s. residence and knew many of the people who wrote that was a former sarah last question to you knew jama

media to some and tom friedman to suddenly say oh there's a problem insider but what about the war in yemen still going on regardless of what's happened what about all the other people that sarah mentioned have been detained. tortured and disappeared in saudi arabia yes it's depressing disheartening however i would never forget the words of course who used to say. the one of the most important tools to fight human rights violations and violators is to shed light on what they're doing their actions their deeds not what they're saying for the first time we're seeing this is implemented however there are many lines were crossed after hamas been kidnapped the prime minister hariri on for some to resign after he bombed an entire country and caused a humanitarian catastrophe after even he bombed i believe two months ago a school bus in yemen killing four to children however i think in this case it touches that's very close because jamal was working for us are going to say she was a u.s. residence and knew many of the people who wrote that was a former server last question to you. when he wa

you saw tom friedman today. >> rush: he made a good point about this.ood points when they are made. i think this is precarious time for the trump administration because the left is trying to use this khashoggi death, tie it to tromp. they are trying to get trump blamed for everything. >> sean: if he cured cancer, rush, . >> rush: for destroying the livelihood of how many people in the medical field. >> sean: they would find a reason paired >> rush: the thing about mohammad bin salman, the thing he was doing that had everyone really exciting, the important thing he was doing, was supposedly reforming militant islam. he was getting rid of the wahhabi influence, which is where terrorist and slum comes from. the saudi royal family -- they are in charge of mecca, they determine what islam is going to be. if it is going to be terrorist islam, a royal family it happen. bin salman wants -- in the process, he asked to reform, make it look like he let women drive, get rid of violent militant islam. >> sean: and deemphasized wahha. that is probably one of the most

you saw tom friedman today. >> rush: he made a good point about this.wledge good points when they are made. i think this is precarious time for the trump administration because the left is trying to use this khashoggi death, tie it to tromp. they are trying to get trump blamed for everything. >> sean: if he cured cancer, rush, . >> rush: for destroying the livelihood of how many people in the medical field. >> sean: they would find a reason paired >> rush: the thing about mohammad bin salman, the thing he was doing that had everyone really exciting, the important thing he was doing, was supposedly reforming militant islam. he was getting rid of the wahhabi influence, which is where terrorist and slum comes from. the saudi royal family -- they are in charge of mecca, they determine what islam is going to be. if it is going to be terrorist islam, a royal family it happen. bin salman wants -- in the process, he asked to reform, make it look like he let women drive, get rid of violent militant islam. >> sean: and deemphasized wahha. that is probably one of

lot of palace intrigue, the crown prince mohammed bin salman has been progressive as people like tom friedman said in his piece. he is progressive guy. he created resentment inside that historically fundamentalist islam country. neil: right. >> the flip side of that erdogan, has long been ally, turkey is long been ally and nato member is moving his country in the opposite direction. there is a lot of bad blood between these two countries. there are thousands of saudi royalty inside of that country feel in a way salman may have leaped -- he is very progressive, young guy, may have leaped the chain. what you have to do ask yourself first are there other bases, this story, none which is corroborated by fact cost be different? charles: sure. >> i note that when you pull your fist out of your bucket in the middle east, a country like iran would fill in immediately. you have to be prudent and they're being prudent and doing the right thing. charles: you echo we need saudi arabia to remain as a bulwark if you will against iran and resurrection if you will of isis and other potential threats in the a

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whitehouse: i believe it was tom friedman, the very, very well known author who first wrote comprehensively about the connection between the unprecedented drought in syria driving farmers and herdsmen away from their former farms and herdz, the farms dried up and the herds died off and into the city and into that conflict and into that crucible that led to the initial conflict and now the complete collapse of syrian society into an international boxing match of forces. i yield my time. i thank senator merkley for joining me and for the long-standing passion that he has exhibited for the oceans and the coasts and the forests and the well-being of the people of oregon. we are very proud of our state of rhode island, but oregon has a great deal in terms of natural assets to be proud of. there's no stronger voice for them than the senator from oregon. i yield. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: