from his daughter jacqueline, pastor andrew brunson is an innocent man. he has been detained by the government of turkey for nearly 2 years. the date -- to date that country hasn't provided a shred of credible evidence against him. turkey recently took pastor brunson out of prison and put him under house arrest. but let me be clear, that is not good enough. we will not relent until pastor andrew brunson is home with his family in the united states of america. so we have been standing for our most cherished values on the world stage. here at home to protect our liberties resident trump has been keeping his thomas to appoint strong conservatives to our court at every level. in fact in the last year and a half, president trump set a record for the most court of appeals judges confirmed in the first two years of any administration in american history, and they are conservative, all. these men and women are strong, principled conservatives, just like our newest justice on the supreme court, justice neil gore said and just like president trump's latest nominee

we will not rest until the -- we will not relent until pastor andrew brunson is home with his family in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] v.p. pence: we have been standing for values on the world stage. here at home, protect our liberties, president has been keeping his promises. appointing strong judges at every level. in fact, in the last year and a the president set a record for half, the most court of appeal judges confirmed in the first two years of any administration in american history. they are conservative, all. these men and women are strong, principled conservatives. just like our newest justice on the supreme court, justice neil gorsuch and just like president trump's latest nominee to the supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh. [cheers and applause] v.p. pence: judge kavanaugh is a man of integrity with impeccable credentials. and a proven judicial philosophy. on the court of appeals he wrote more than 300 opinions that reflect a strong record of limited government religious , liberty and our second amendment. he will interpret the constitution as written

and turkey, and that is the issue of pastor brunson, andrew brunson, who as been detained in turkey since 2016 now. the u.s. has asked that he be released. he has been charged with terrorism and espionage, but recently pastor brunson was moved to house arrest. there was a new prosecutor appointed in the case as well, and he has a hearing coming up o tober. the u.s. has signaled they'd like him released by then.ul you intervene to release pastor brunson, an american citiz, ck to the u.s.?t >> (ranslated ): now, in international law, using political pressure to free those people who aonvicted or detained, would that be possible under international law? asu joalist, you have ever seen this? you could have that only in totalitarian or authoritarian regimes. you would not have it in a country like turkey, where there is the rule of law. now, as we speak, there is fethullah gulen in the u.s., and he has been in this country 1 sinc99, and he was head of an organization which attempted a coup in our country. 251 of oucizens became martyrs. in 2000, 191 of our people were injured. he lives in penn

when you have a pastor, andrew brunson, from my state, my area. from buncombe county. been held hostage over in turkey, it is gratifying to know that i have a president who will not only talk the talk, but walk the walk and stand up on behalf of religious freedom. it is key. so i am going to close with this personal story about what happened last year. it has gone to yellow, they are flashing yellow. you can turn off the clock, i am going to finish on time. as we do that, the last time the president came off, you gave him a warm welcome. he came off and he was saying, i think that went pretty well. i was saying, i think it went better than pretty well. he actually offered for me to take a ride back to the white house in the beast, his official limo. i share that, not because we got to ride in a limo and it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me and my wife, i share that because we got in the car before he did. do you know why that happened? because he was backstage, taking individual pictures with our law enforcement officers, our first responders, and those that are he

. >> pompeo says they are still in contact with the turkish government to try to free andrew brunson, detained in turkey for two years. >> the conversation is great frequency multiple levels. cannot comment on particular details but we have made clear that pastor brunson and the others that the turkish government are holding with no basis. >> on the crisis in venezuela, pompeo forecast additional steps against nicholas maduro's regime. >> you will see a series of actions that will increase the pressure level against the venezuelan leadership. speak with domestically, secretary pompeo says the united states is combating elected interference, especiallm iran, russia, north korea, and other groups. the secretary says it's noting that the u.s. is in a place it's never been before in terms of preparedness. bret? >> bret: live at the state department. up next, another reason many conservatives do not trust google. first, beyond our borders tonight. the promoter of a company selling plans for 3d printed guns taken into custody in taiwan. cody was in want and in texas for allegedly paying an

escalating tensions there, whether it be generally or in particular around the imprisonment of andrew brunson. thank you. dean brigety: final question. lady on this side. no? all right. yes, ma'am, in the blue. ara, another freshman in the elliott school of international affairs, and i was wondering, in all the countries around the world that have propaganda given to their people and just the government in itself as they grew up in that country, they have also been -- fallen under propaganda from governments before. how do you feel a change in those kind of countries will affect the international community? dean brigety: three questions, first, how to deal with cybersecurity. second, what about developments in turkey? and third, how do we teal with states known to give propaganda to their own citizens? mr. haass: do you want me to take them in that order? we'll take them in order. cyber security is one of the toughest areas. we have devoted at the council a lot of resources to it. because the gap between where we are in policy sources and where we need to be is probably as great as in any are

when you have a pastor, andrew brunson, from my state, my area, ombe county, who has been held hostager in turkey, it is gratifying to know that we have a president that will not just talk the talk, but walk the walk on behalf of the religious freedom. that is key. [applause] closeso i am going to with this little personal story about what happened last year. they have gone to yellow, they are flashing yellow, wanting to make sure that i finish. you can turn off the clock. i am going to finish on time, but as we do that, last time, the president came off, and you gave the president a great warm welcome. he came off, and he was saying, well, i think that went pretty well. i said that when better than pretty well. and he offered for me to take a ride back to the white house in the beast, his official limo. and i share that, not because we got to ride in a limo, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me and my wife. i shared that because we got in the car before he did. and you know why that happened? taking he was backstage individual pictures with our law enforcement officers, our fi