abdul qahar balkhi is the taliban spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs. assets of the state of afghanistan, and they will continue to be in the possession of the state of afghanistan. >> reporter: seems like there's no deal with the president. >> people do not make deals on the assets of states, they make agreements to taliban engagement and defined spaces and areas of common interests. >> reporter: the 2021 takeover triggered these desperate scenes of afghans trying to escape and some talibanfighters as they celebrated their return to power. the group's leaders say they want a reset with president trump following his reelection. >> we would like to close the chapter of warfare and open a new chapter. >> reporter: that new chapter may be written here. afghanistan's estimated $1 trillion in untapped mineral reserves. president trump has had his eye on it for years, and recent studies have found the country has the potential to be the saudi arabia of lithium, a critical metal used to power cell phones and electric car batteries. competition will be fierce.

the taliban put on parade its massive haul last year.e report, 78 aircraft, 40,000 military vehicles, and more than 300,000 weapons were just some of what was left behind. on the eve of his inauguration, president trump accused the biden administration of just handing over u.s. military assets like this to the taliban following the 2021 withdrawal, a withdrawal president trump negotiated. president trump has demanded the taliban give back the hardware, valued at $7 billion, but the group has flat-out refused. abdul qahar balkhi is the taliban spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs. is it absolutely off the table? >> these are the assets of the state of afghanistan, and they will continue to be in the possession of the state of afghanistan. >> reporter: it seems like there's no deal, then, with the president. >> people don't make deals on the assets of states, they make agreements through dialogue and engagement to find spaces and areas of common interests. >> reporter: the 2021 takeover triggered these desperate scenes of afghans

military assets like this to the taliban following the 2021 withdrawal. a withdrawal president trump negotiated. president trump has demand the taliban give back the hardware, valued at $7 billion. but the group has flat-out refused. abdul qahar balkhi is the taliban spokesman for the ministry of foreign affairs. is it absolutely off the table? >> these are the assets of the state of afghanistan and they'll continue to be in the possession of the state of afghanistan. >> reporter: it seems like there is no deal then with the president. >> people don't make deals on the assets of the states. they make agreements through dialogue and engagement to find spaces and areas of common interest. >> reporter: the 2021 takeover triggered these desperate scenes of afghans trying to escape and some taliban fighters as they celerated their return to power. the group's leaders say they want to reset with president trump following his reelection. >> we would like to close the chapter of warfare and open a new chapter. >> reporter: that new chapter may be written here. af

. >> we don't support the taliban in afghanistan. so that strikes me as a very unusual claim for anyone to make. i will also say, not only did that claim sound very much at odds with anything that i've ever heard about happening within usaid, but i would love to fact check it, and it would be great to put our website back up so that everyone in the world could look at that website and see just how much money was going into afghanistan, and for what programing that data was available. again, as recently as last week. and we'd love for the american public to see it again. >> so you're saying essentially that there are claims being made, but it's on data that can't be fact checked because the folks making the claims are perpetuating. the claims have also taken down the data that you would use to fact check it. >> that is what i'm saying. and i do think the american public and the american taxpayer should know what those programs are really supporting. they are supporting life saving assistance to people who are suffering from famines or

million to the taliban for condoms and contraceptives.apper challenging congressman brian mast showing proof of $15 million worth of birth control going to the taliban. we showed you that the other night and it's a bigger number. let's welcome to the show from house judiciary. it's $45 million. 45 $45 million went to things for like condoms for the taliban and birth control in the middle east and much more waste spending on it and what do you make of the fight the media is trying to down play the waste that doge is finding at usaid and they're doing $150 billion on green energy push for 2030 and $70 million worldwide pushing dei. what do you make of this? >> that's right. these are demonstrable facts and all we have to do is look at them and going for usaid and these programs are there one after another and in addition to the ones you mentioned and they're spending millions and millions of dollars to run sesame street in iraq and it goes on and on and what was the purpose of usaid in the first place and going to have u.s. influence on cri

over afghanistan, and the taliban americans decided that donald trump would be more he might be thenergetic, upbeat performances won praise around the world. the golden age of america begins right now. cheering there's clear admiration among people in countries from saudi arabia, nigeria and south africa, to china. and at 78, donald trump seems to provide exactly that. boost which the deregulated american news media, released from the obligation to be balanced and fair, unquestionably gave him? at the moment. suggests this won't last long. they all faded in their last two years in the presidency. what can happen with president trump now is that china and the european union, the effects on the us economy elections are due. the president says people should be prepared to put up american voters traditionally punish any president who's control over the senate and the house of representatives and turn into a lame duck, unable to get a lot of his in ottawa, in mexico city and in brussels, officials and nine months before things could look rather different. and from me. until we meet again

one of them that he cited was $15 million for condoms to the taliban.he started talking about lgbt. >> let me just stop you there. >> well, just you get you get the idea. >> there's there's. >> a there's. >> a does not give. >> go ahead. >> aid does not give condoms to political movements. it gives it to health clinics. all right. i think what's happened is that is, uh, musk's people who are a bunch of young techies, they don't know anything about development, have been distorting. what aids does now, are there programs that aid is doing that i think should be eliminated immediately? yes. when i took over from the clinton administration, i had a review very quietly. i didn't do it in the newspapers. i didn't threaten anybody. i didn't call for the shutdown of all aid missions in the field. we did quietly. we did it over several weeks. we shut down scores of programs. i can tell you some they're worse than the ones you just mentioned. when the democrats control aid, they move the agency to the left. when the republicans take control, they move it to the

over afghanistan, and the taliban came pouring into kabul.er joe biden or kamala harris, and he returned last november as the clear outright winner. he might be the oldest us president ever inaugurated, but his energetic, upbeat performances won praise around the world. the golden age of america begins right now. cheering and although europe and the older democracies have remained largely hostile to him, opinion polls show there's clear admiration among people in countries from saudi arabia, nigeria and south africa, to china. people tend to admire vigorous leadership, and at 78, donald trump seems to provide exactly that. but would he have made it to the top without the huge boost which the deregulated american news media, released from the obligation to be balanced and fair, unquestionably gave him? donald trump is at the absolute peak of his power at the moment. but the history of american presidents' second terms suggests this won't last long. ronald reagan, bill clinton, george w bush, barack obama — they all faded in their last two year

case in point, i don't think the american people support $3 billion+ going over to the taliban through a series of u.n. contractors that only allow the taliban to then play winners and losers with who supports them and who gets punished with them on the ground, and we have documented evidence after documented evidence that that's the case, and yet we don't want studies and commissions. the president wants action and that's what he's getting. >> you know, colonel, you used to support parts of usaid's mission. as a member of congress, you sponsored legislation for usaid to expand girls' access to education worldwide which you said was quote essential to our national security. is foreign aid vital to the nation's national security? >> when foreign aid is aligned with u.s. objectives and u.s. objectives meet the president's objectives as commander in chief, then it is, but that is not the case, many of these senior aid officials have their own agenda, have gone their own direction and these programs, many of which are no longer authorized by congress just seemed to continue in perpetuity.

i mean, $15 million for condoms for the taliban. and, sir.whoa whoa 7000. >> yeah. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa is right. because that's not actually a thing. the us agency for international development, or usaid, is, of course, one of the federal agencies that's been targeted for elimination by the new administration. and usaid does actually provide contraceptives to health clinics, not to the taliban. our aid abroad looks more like hiv medication for clinics in malawi. one usaid worker, who was laid off by the president last week told nbc news their programs in malawi treated 142,000 girls and young women last year alone. she tells nbc news that because of the pause in funding for the program, she expects to see, quote, an exponential increase in new hiv infections, end quote, which in addition to being really bad for malawi specifically, whether or not you care about that, and africa more generally, which you probably do care a bit more about, it's dangerous for the entire world. look, usaid is a government program, and critics have long said

. >> ainsley: condoms to the taliban. >> brian: taliban needs condoms.e afford their condoms change for a dollar go to the restaurant. >> ainsley: it's not like we are asking them to cut money from countries that really need it or countries that have starving children. we will continue to help other countries. we will continue to have relationships with other countries and try to make it work where we can. but, when you go to work and you work really hard, that money should stay in america. >> lawrence: that's right. >> ainsley: shouldn't support the social agenda of the democrats. >> brian: here's the democrats losing their minds. >> what elon musk is doing is illegal. it is a coup. >> elon musk makes unsafe cars and now he wants to create an unsafe world. >> we will not shut up! we will stand up! bee will speak up! that same spirit that elon musk has coming from south africa. we're not going to have apartheid in america anymore! >> who the hell does musk think he is? he has absolutely no right in shutting down usaid. we cannot allow that we got take to

some of your tax dollars may have gone directly into the taliban's arms.l, he's a freshman, those liberals are gonna need a bigger bucket to collect all their tears over doge and musk. and then riley gaines on president trump signing an order today to protect all girls, all women in sports. that gets a big hallelujah, top of the hour.olla ♪ f privilege... hoarding the financial advantages for far too long. (auctioneer) 7.5 at the back. (man) look at them — unaware that robinhood gold members now enjoy the vip treatment — a 3% ira match on retirement contributions. (auctioneer) 11 million sir. (man) once they discover their privileges are no longer exclusive... their fragile reality will plunge into disarray. ♪ you'll love this! centrum silver is clinically proven to support memory in older adults. so you can keep saying, you mastered it! you fixed it! you nailed it! you did it! with centrum silver, clinically proven to support memory in older adults. when it's time to start your business, it's time for shopify. design with easy to customize themes. sell ev

any taliban around? he asked, deliberately probing for more specific. there's been some guy activity, i said. and in the contest, countering his probe with vagueness, nothing too close, though. i grinned and turned the conversation. tell me more about what's going on. when your medic training at fort bragg. i expect leading your class. as daniel began updating me about his own experiences, as i listened attentively to his of the leaders. one of the reasons that i made the leadership choices i did in my own platoon was because i wanted support and love my guys in way that i hoped people would do for daniel. i noted what he said about leaders that he liked and bristled when he described officer or a senior noncommissioned officer who led with insults or arrogance. i didn't have long. daniel, i've got to get going. i said. it's awesome to hear voice and hear how things are going. your team is going to be so blessed to have you after training. okay, wait. he stopped me. i've got one more thing to say to you. nothing's going to kill you. you're invincible. i

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we have given sufficient proof and this remains an important component of our engagement with the taliban authorities to convey that the terrace enjoys sanctuary for attacks inside pakistan. a telephone. how does this miss puckett sound's obligation saying that no us equipment fell into to risk problems? um the items are all accounted for during their withdrawal of us troops left over $7000000000.00 worth of equipment enough down this then including military vehicle scenario. we spoke to a former of government official. besides us military incursions have a tendency of leaving may him in their way. i think that the united states military and global footprint has left behind a devastating legacy from unexploded ordnance in south east asia to the depleted uranium contaminants in iraq. and you mentioned you cause lobby and syria . i mean these are remnants continue to cause of death, birth effects, and environmental destruction, decades after conflicts have ended, rather than achieving peace. these interventions have often prolonged suffering, creating long term humanitarian crisis and fueli

country isn't the content for as well as the end, the 10s of billions that we've been sending to the taliban a terrorist designated organization. $60000000.00 for condoms, for gaza, for god's sake. people do know within the government where this is going and it hasn't been going to where they claim it's been going into slush funds. it's been going into, into pockets and bribery and it's got to be revealed. and i think the amazing thing is that not only is trump doing all of these things so quickly, the results are coming in so rapidly, but the left is kind of spinning as they try to test and argue against what he's doing. refer example. columbia is now agreeing to take back their illegal aliens and flies back at their expense mexico just a little while ago in response to the truck to announce that they will stop the flow of that know going into the us and they're going to put $10000.00 troops on the border between the us and mexico truck, as he promised the 1st time he ran is winning so often. maybe we'll get tired of winning. what if i thought to add that 100000000 because it's just, i thin

are you able to recognize taliban because i'm an afghan journalist? what's your future plan for the afghan people? president trump: i have a little hard time understanding you. where are you from? reporter: [inaudible] president trump: i can't understand a word you're saying. the only thing i can say is good luck. live in peace. go ahead. please. it's ok. yeah, please. reporter: you said it was tough for you to implement these sanctions on iran. you did indicate that you were willing to negotiate for them. what would that look like? and are you in conversations with them? president trump: i hated doing it. i want iran to be peaceful and successful. i hated doing it. i did that once before. we brought them to a level where they weren't able to give any money. they had no money. they were essentially broke. they had no money for he's hezbollah, hamas or any form of terror, the 28 -- if you call it the 28 sites of terror. they had no money for any of it. they had to do their own and focus on their own well-being. i hated to do it then. and i hate to do i

the taliban is taxpayer funded. so we're on a roll. people spending the money can't even tell you why they're spending the money. >> usaid awarded $2 million to strengthen trans led organizations to deliver gender affirming health care in guatemala. so to each of you this morning, does this advance the interests of american citizens paying for trannies in guatemala to the tune of $2 million? yes or no? governor? >> i have no position. >> of course you don't. >> jesse: $2 million for sex changes in guatemala? despite the blatant waste and corruption there's a sinister side to all the gay, lesbian and trans money we're funneling into other countries. it undermines their traditional culture, religions and governing authority. it divides these countries, distracts them and makes it easier for our government to exploit them. david axle rod told democrats defending this stuff, you're walking into a trap. manual says you don't have to fight every fight. wasteful spending isn't the hill i'm going to die on. but are they getting kickbacks? we'r

the only thing the united nations and the taliban have in common is that they both think this is a terribledea. [ laughter ] but trump says he spoke to the leaders and everybody loves it. [ laughter ] all this was apparently news to trump's new secretary of state, marco rubio, i guess isn't in the loop because he reportedly first learned about it when trump announced it on tv. [ laughter ] this is good. look at this reaction from his chief of staff, susie wiles, who is usually so calls her "the ice maiden." that's his nickname. [ laughter ] that what you're seeing there, that is the face of a woman whose soul just exited her body at the speed of light. [ laughter ] speaker of the house and human squirrel mike johnson said trump's little project in gaza is a quote "bold move," and majority whip tom emmer used it to make the claim that democrats are anti-semitic. >> the far-left's continued embrace of vicious attacks against the jewish community has shown their true colors. there is no denying that today's democrat party is the proterrorist, anti-semitic party. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: isn't th

they hope to the taliban to which they then spent on goats.hey also helped fund a certain chinese lab in wuhan which i think cancels all the humanitarian aid usaid plans to provide. so suddenly we are getting a truth tidal wave it. love him or hate him there is no denying inc. trump is where government secrets go to die and only if you can keep up with him. good luck with that. >> let's welcome tonight's guests! >> greg: his kids still haven't given him a forwarding address. actor writer comedian jamie lissow! there are not many brighter than this very thoughtful writer, julian epstein! her maternity is taking an eternity, "new york times" best-selling author fox news contributor kat timpf! and greenland is his ice bath, fox news contributor tyrus! [applause] jamie, when you hear about trump's weekend you must feel even more worthless than you already feel. what are your weekends? you take one of your estranged kids to mcdonald's? sit in the parking lot? >> me, him, and the cop. i really felt productive this weekend. all i did was put my garba

inspector general from afghanistan raised about essentially american tax dollars help reconstitute the talibanhas accidently funded terrorism, it should be paused. and it should be reconfigured to get out the waste, corruption, and abuse that we have seen from a lot of these programs. >> bret: all right. >> so lawmakers are trying to come up with one big beautiful bill. but it is pretty messy. meredith. this is speaker johnson and some lawmakers talking about this process. we can accomplish the one big beautiful bill. reconciliation package and get it over to the senate. >> i understand the president's desire to take care all of this stuff in one big beautiful bill. one big beautiful bill is a complex bill. >> we have been waiting for this so-called budget proposal for weeks. when is it coming? >> bret: there is a disagreement and the hill writes that g.o.p. senators to press trump to take their side against house republicans. they are say getting trump to pick a side in the standoff between the senate and the house over which chamber should move first on the president's legislative agenda one

you to see it firsthand as you said i spent a year there as a guard guarding 600 or 700 al-qaeda taliban. it's a phenomenal facility built for this. which is why from the beginning i said it's the perfect place. you have hardened facility for tren de aragua, violent gang member types who need that kind of lockdown and then you have on the other side of the island or of guantanamo bay naval station a place built for migrants who peacefully going to be extricated out of the united states. we know there will be legal challenges. here is what we know what president trump knows is that border security and internal enforcement is national security because we were invaded for the last four years under joe biden, tens of millions of people entered our country. we have no idea who they are. we are going to find those here illegally. prioritizing those with violent or sketchy pasts and use gawb as transit way to remove them and send them back this their home country. i will tell you, this laura. i was down at the border on monday. you talk about the recruiting numbers. the morale of the military i

you have a pianist and i went to the taliban. that didn't happen in a vacuum.ation room "there is a meeting that afghanistan was on the brink of collapse --" he went to delaware and then was forced to go to camp david, then took days to come out and address the american public. he said it's one thing if it's a minor incursion in ukraine. this happened because of the weakness of the top. these guys now know they have ha commander in chief they can trust. >> this is the best way to prove that when there is a renewed spirit of copatriotism in getting back to the basics, people will respond even at the sake of putting their own lives at risk for others. i think this was beautiful. coupment in the last and fiscal year. some time to get back to the strength we are hearing from president trump. i'm excited to see it. >> more "outnumbered" in a moment. (vo) i would like to take a moment to address my fellow veterans because i know there's so many of you who have served your country honorably... ...whether it's two years, four years, or thirty-two years, like myself. on

get it going quicker, $1.9 million guatemalan transgender support, $50 million for condoms to the taliban $70,000 to ireland and transgender, booking in peru, $3.3 million caribbean lgbt group, $55 million for strengthening financial management and perhaps billy carter would have supported that one. the list goes on and on, guys. i'm not sure how long this will take 40 months 49 million to improve reading scores. guys, that is the list as you see many americans are upset much money is spent by questionable recipients. >> todd: lucas, we can make you a mess get the skull to go faster. efficiency. >> carley: some that spending . lucas tomlinson in washington, thank you so much. former deputy advisor or tage foundation and security, victoria, good money to you. many americans did not know a lot about you about usaid before the trump administration got involved and set it has to go. now there is a lot of reaction from both sides of the aisle what the impact will base away and on the conversation. what do you think it will be if this organization is folded into the state department. >> good mo

they worked with our troops to defeat the taliban which, unfortunately, biden surrendered to, but seemslive up to our word otherwise down the road in another conflict no one's going to trust us. >> congressman mccaul, thank you. >> thanks, margaret. >> "face the nation" will be back in a minute. stay with us. >>> we go now to tennessee republican senator bill hagerty who joins us this morning from palm beach, florida. good morning to you, senator. >> good morning, margaret. good to be with you. >> i have a lot to get to with you today, but i want to start with the announcement from the white house that over 65,000 employees have accepted the offer to leave their jobs with pay through september 30th. this is that deferred resignation program or buyout, as it's called. can you explain how putting federal workers on paid leave through september will save taxpayers money if we're paying them not to work? >> margaret, eventually it will save taxpayers money. what president trump is trying to be humane in the process of allowing them to find other employment and it is far too big and far too

i released a lot of 50 very wasteful efforts that were $15 million to the taliban for condoms or $20,000 in ecuador. we're about to release another things. people should be upset about it but it is ten to one the amount of absolutely crazy wasteful programs, more within state department than what is even within usaid. there was $300,000 plus to do a job fair in bangladesh where the average wage is $20 a month. that was just for trans people. $100,000 to do an ultimate frisbee gender inclusivity program. we'll get rid of all these programs. that will be the end of it. >> sandra: appreciate when you give us your time. thank you very much. >> wish you the best. >> sandra: all right. >> the goal is to go out and win the game. whatever it takes for however long it takes, these guys need to be locked in for those ends up being a four-hour game. >> dana: super bowl sunday two days away from beers to bets. the big game is expected to break spending records. fan ceo amy howe is here right after the break. start to break away from uc with tremfya... with rapid relief at 4 weeks. tremfya blocks a k

so it is not beyond the law, as you pointed out, guantanamo has been used for detainees, taliban, al last 20 plus years, but it also has been used as a migrant center. george h.w. bush set it up as a place to hold migrants, both people coming from cuba and haiti. what's new is bringing migrants from the continental u.s, u.s. to guantanamo to hold up to something like 30,000 before they are deported. at some point, that 30,000 is a lot of people. and as you noted, each of those 30,000, they're being held and they're subject to deportation, do have a right to an attorney and bringing attorneys and facilities necessary for that kind of scale of an operation is something that i suspect this administration has, has not really thought through. and so i see a lot of challenges ahead with with this concept. >> what do you make about all of this from the ice raids with, you know, bringing one selected tv network along with them, the show of force, you know, holding migrants in gtmo. what do you make of the whole approach to immigration? i know it was predicted it was pledged during the campai

i think it's time to recognize that there is a middle ground between bianca and suri and the taliban. and women around the world wear it every day. it's called lululemon. >> okay uh new rules. >> spirit airlines must be commended for being the first airline to implement a dress code with real teeth. it bans passengers who are barefoot, inadequately clothed, or have lewd or offensive tattoos. but they have to make a choice. they can either really enforce such a dress code, or they can fly to florida, but they can't do. >> both. >> sorry. i'm sorry, i'm sorry. okay. >> seriously have you been to fort lauderdale? i mean it would be a lot easier just to make the dress code violators into boarding groups. barefoot and inadequately clothed. group one offensive and lewd tattoos. group two. and group three is illegal immigrants. and the good news is, trump is flying you home for. >> free. >> uh, new rule. the women all over social media who are justifying whatever is wrong with their love lives with men's first love theory, which is the theory that men never truly get over their first love, m

are you able to recognize taliban because afghan journalist. suffered woman. what's your future for the afghan people. >> i have a little hard time understanding you. where are you from? >> afghanistan. >> actually, it's a beautiful voice and a beautiful accent. the only problem is i can't understand a word you are saying. but i just say this. good luck. live in peace. go ahead. please. that's okay. yeah. please. >> you said earlier today implement the on iran. indicate that you were willing to negotiate with them. what would that look like and are you in conversations with them and prime minister? >> i hated doing it. i want iran to be peaceful and successful. i hated doing it. i did it once before. and we brought them down to a level where they weren't able to give any money. they had to survive themselves. and they had no money. they were essentially broke. and they had no money for, as i said, hezbollah. they had no money for hamas. they had no money for any form of terror. the 28 -- if you call it the 28 sites of terror. they had no money for any of it. t

is this the new taliban or something else? but first, here's my take.it's been a head spinning week for american foreign policy, with tariffs against canada and mexico dramatically announced. and then suddenly postponed. usaid was gutted and president trump said he wants the u.s. to take over gaza. the most revealing lens through which to look at all this might not be donald trump's pronouncements, but rather those of his aides and supporters. the tariff tantrum suggested that foreign leaders are becoming skilled at handling trump. they mollify him with token concessions, allow him to declare victory, and then return to business as usual. the concessions that mexico and canada made were either small bore or policies that they were already pursuing. mexico agreed to send thousands of troops to the border at the biden administration's request, and are now doing the same for trump. in the case of canada. trump's own statement notes that canada was agreeing to implement its border plan, much of which had been announced over a month ago. some conservative co

united states government had this attitude and engaged with and learned about the viet cong or the taliban early on, they would not wasted billions and billions of and hundreds of, thousands and millions of lives and destroyed the country as all that could have been avoided if people in the u.s. government had made the effort to understand what these people wanted. and here we have a case in palestine with hamas. and then lebanon with hezbollah as well. similarly, the second point is the book really gives you great insights by people who are scholars, serious research, impartial analysts, even though some are palestinians, what their mind is, is the mind of a of a, you know, academic analyst, but also they're very clear about needing to present the facts honestly. and and this book, the interview their thoughts give you a really important insights into the whole of hamas's being how they came into when did they turn a political war. they started as a social they started as an islamist advocacy movement movement. they wanted to be people to be more islamic to live a life and to live a more

and all of that is now frozen amid an increasingly repressive and brutal taliban regime. and usaid has been key in addressing the underlying drivers of migration from central america. along with combating drug and human trafficking, and the list goes on. cnn chief national security analyst jim sciutto is here with us. i think some of the issues that a lot of people have when they look at usaid is they say, great, look at all that stuff being done overseas. they don't always know how it can be connected to them, but it can be. >> the theory of the case is and by the way, this this for decades has been a republican and democratic view of usaid and funding. it's been quite popular with those in government. and even marco rubio was one of the biggest proponents of this. prior to his current role as u.s. secretary of state under trump. the theory of the case is that by giving aid in these places where there's instability caused by, say, disease outbreaks or earthquake in haiti, et cetera. is that if you help stabilize, conflict is less likely to follow, right. and so that u.s.

are you able to recognize taliban? >> because i'm. >> an afghan journalist, afghan woman.ny comment about afghanistan? what's your future. >> plan. for the afghan people. >> especially afghans? i have a little hard time understanding you. where are you from? oh, actually, it's a beautiful voice and a beautiful accent. the only. the only problem is i can't understand a word you're saying, but. but i just say this. good luck. live in peace. go ahead. please. that's okay. yeah. please. >> prime minister, you said earlier today that it was tough for you to implement these sanctions on. >> iran. >> but you did indicate that you were willing. to negotiate with them. what would that look like? and are you in conversations with them? and the same for. >> the prime minister. >> i hated doing it. i want iran to be peaceful and successful. i hated doing it. i did it once before, and we brought them down to a level where they were unable to give any money. they had to survive themselves and they had no money. they were essentially broke and they had no money for, as i said, hezbollah,

i mean, trump was the one who signed the agreement with the taliban on getting u.s. forces out of afghanistan, that president biden followed through on when he took office. and so just to hear that comment, i wonder, what did you see in the responses that we got from capitol hill today? downright skeptical from some trump allies with others like house speaker mike johnson praising it, saying, well, what's happened there before hasn't worked. so maybe this will. >> well, look, having been by president clinton, president obama's side, having worked on both from the oslo accords to the wye plantation agreement to the signing in aqaba between israel and jordan, this the middle east, given what has happened over the last year for america's leadership, you are on the precipice, both on the historic agreement between israel and saudi arabia. just think of it from saudi arabia's position mbs's leadership, the head of saudi arabia, the prince in saudi arabia, is the young of saudi arabia. you have made a difficult deal harder for him because you've now placed the united state

are you able to recognize taliban? because i'm an afghan journalist. afghan suffered. woman. any comment about afghanistan? what's your future plan for the afghan people, especially afghans? >> i have a little hard time understanding you. where are you from? no, actually, it's a beautiful voice and a beautiful accent. the only the only problem is i can't understand a word you're saying, but. but i just say this. good luck. live in peace. go ahead. please. that's okay. yeah. please prime minister. >> you said. >> earlier today. >> that it. >> was tough for you. >> to implement. >> these sanctions on. >> iran, but you did. indicate that. you were willing. >> to. >> negotiate with them. what would that look like? and are you in conversations with them? and the same for the prime minister? >> i hated doing it. i want iran to be peaceful and successful. i hated doing it. i did it once before, and we brought them down to a level where they were unable to give any money. they had to survive themselves and they had no money. they were essentially broke and they had no money for, as i

we have we have members of the taliban. we have chinese communist spies working out of the capital. i mean, you know, we've got these people all over the place. we need to provide a legitimate litmus test for those folks. >> so, congressman, i want to ask about some statements you made in various interviews and help us to understand what you've been saying. you've been you've been talking about, um, extraterrestrial life on planet earth. one of the things you said in an interview, you talked about a conversation you had with a u.s. admiral. they tell me something's moving at hundreds of miles an hour underwater, as large as a football field. underwater. this was a documented case. and i have an admiral telling me this stuff. um, what do you believe exists on earth in terms of extraterrestrial life? and what have you seen? proof of? >> well, there's some things i've seen proof of that i can't discuss. and i've. and i've urged the white house to disclose these things. you know, they spend hundreds of millions of dollars researching something, and now they're. and then you have one gro

orchestrated a clandestine operation to secure the release of an allied soldier held captive by the taliban to phone intercepts in real time to gather evidence needed to dismantle a violent drug gang. i recruited a sourceo provide critical intelligence on russian military activities in africa. i rescued a citizen being tortured to near death by members of an outlaw motorcycle gang. i interceded and stopped a juvenile planning to conduct a school shooting. i spent multiple years monitoring the activities of deep cover, foreign intelligence officers, leading to their arrest and deportation. i endured extensive hardship to infiltrate a global trafficking organization. i have been shot in the line of duty. something else about me. i was assigned to investigate a potential crime. like all previous cases, i have investigated, this one met every legal standard of predication and procedure without bias. i upheld my oath to this country and the constitution and collected the facts. i collected the facts in a manner to neither prove innocence nor guilt, but to arrive at a resolution. i'm now sitting