but i wanted to come to angola. although i have been chairman of the african-american subcommittee for a long time i never made it to angola. although don't know exactly what the future will hold, i know the future runs through angola, through africa. mine it sincerely. [applause] i'm not kidding. i don't know of any nation that wants to thrive in the next century must work with partners, workers, entrepreneurs, and businesses here in after kafplt i know the connection between our communities, our universities, our sports, civil societies, our families, our people will only grow deeper. we have to stay focused. the story of angola anti-united states holds a lesson for the world. two nation was a shared history. an evil of human bondage. two nations on opposite sides of the cold war to struggle in the late part of the 20th century. and now two nations standing shoulder to shoulder working together every day for the mutual benefit of our people. it's a reminder that no nation need be permanently -- the adversary of an

angola. over time -- [ applause ] >> today the relationship is as strong as it's ever been. throughout my presidency, it's been my goal, goal of the united states, to build a strong partnership with peoples and nations across the continent of africa. true partnerships aimed at achieving shared goals bringing to bare the dynamism to support [ inaudible ] expert leaders inside and outside of government. because we know the challenge to define our age demand african leadership. one out of four human beings on earth will live in africa by the year 2050. and the ingenuity and determination of young africans in particular like the leaders i met with here today will be undeniable forces in that human progress. that's why i'm so optimistic because of that generation and no small part, will be in their hands and hands of people across africa to expand access to clean energy, tackle threats of global health, grow global middle class and many ways, an average africa is and will be the world's success i

. >> president biden is on a visit to angola to discuss trade and infrastructure. >> and then he will walk. sir accurately sir? sir? ♪ ♪ ["star-spangled banner" playing] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> mr. president, why did you change your mind and pardon your son? ♪ >> around the red carpet, ok? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey! joe. come on. ♪ >> i'm sorry. just leave it, it's ok. ♪ pres. biden: mr. president, thank you very much. it's good to see you again. thank you for having here today. i mean that sincerely. i joked with you earlier when i said we bidens are like poor relatives. we show up when we are invited, stay longer than we should, eat all your food. you've been very generous and hospitable, thank you. i'm proud, very proud to be the first american president to visit angola, and i'm deeply proud of everything we've done together to transform our partnership thus far. there is so much ahead of us, so much we can do. the results so far speak for themselves. building an ocean access railway -- ocean-to-ocean access railway that will connect the continents from west to east for the first time in history. investin

in angola this week, new u.s. to africa's future as president biden promised $600 million in funding for multinational railway project linking zambia, the democratic republic of the congo, and angola. all part of the trans-africa low bito core door railway a hub for minerals. >> the united states is all in on africa. the future of the world is here in africa. in angola. >> that $600 million u.s. investment is small potatoes compared to china which invested 21 point $7 billion in the continent in 2023 alone. this railway will not only speed up the economic development of two of the world's most underdeveloped countries, but also change local people's lives. >> over the last 20 years, china has become sub-saharan africa's largest bilateral trading partner, accounting for 20% of the region's exports. the main commodities exported are heavy metals, minerals and fuel. in exchange, china has provided billions in infrastructure investments in the region. in almost 24 years, china has invested over $182 billion in loans t

and angola and we have heard from the u.s.hat just over a few years ago they promised to invest $55 billion into sub-saharan africa and they are about 80% of the way there and ticketing three angola was the fourth biggest trading partner so it's strategically important for both sides but what we need to talk about is the main show and really the anchor for the broader u.s. strategy is this corridor or railway linking the copper belt winek and it is keyed to the future electric vehicle transition because of cobalt and copper and a plethora in the u.s. sees this as an opportunity to support investment back into this railway and also helpfully hope angola diversify and we have heard from the president that this country has relied for years on just oil production and they are trying to diversify their economy away from that so hopefully this is an opportunity to showcase that angola is open for business but also that angolans can invest in the u.s. so they are seeing this is a two way opportunity and we will see biden meet with th

angola was part of the soviet bloc.was the recipient of the largest, the second largest, uh uh, non uh second largest covert aid from the united states. the united states did not support the government or the party of mr. lorenzo. that's all changed. and this is all about um, as you've mentioned, countering china, but it's also about that that angola has moved to being truly nonaligned. maybe leaning a bit towards america. >> and of course, this us presidential visit comes as the governing people's movement for the liberation of angola party prepares to celebrate 50 years of rule, and angola gets ready to host the us-africa business summit in mid 2025. so how strategically important is angola to the united states look, angola is a has is an important oil and gas producer still particularly oil. >> so exxon and and chevron are very much active still. and um there's still interest in fossil fuel. the corridor that that uh, mr. by president biden is going to be focusing on, the lobito corridor is an essential supply chain

both of our countries shared, angola and america.nd to be in partnership together, it was so important to me and my family. and i know it's important to millions of others, african american, americans, and angolans. >> you made the point that the partnership that the president announced, the american support for a major railway project in angola that will actually reach other african countries is so important to your relatives who are still in angola. >> yes, absolutely. that project will provide job opportunities, and it will expand their reach. and to support the -- particularly the young people. there's a large unemployment rate for the young people. and so it will give jobs to so many and expand other opportunities in healthcare and education as well. >> dr. wanda tucker, i have to tell you, i feel what joe biden felt in the excitement of meeting this way and the honor of having you join our discussion tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. you very mh we'll be right back. tion for strength and energy

/angola relationship. to subsaharan africa and the first by a u.s. president to angola. just before the new trump administration takes over next month. joining us from angola is peter baker, "new york times" chief white house correspondent, also with us april ryan, white house correspondent and washington bureau chief for the grior. peter, the first ever visit to angola by a u.s. president, potentially the last international trip by president biden. why was this so important to the president? >> well, the president promised two years ago that he would make a trip to subsaharan africa during his presidency. he promised to do it during a second term. he wants to make the point that america remains committed to africa, even with changes in administrations that are coming. even with a successor who's not known as a particular fan of africa. angola is an important place for a president to come right now. it's the center of a lot of competition with china and russia for influence on the continent and the preside

that history led wanda here to angola a few years ago.at doesn't matter. wanda said she felt something profound, like she had come home. that was her comment to me. she called it a connection without words. >> when i heard about wanda tucker, from the president's speech, we invited wanda to join us on this program, which she is able to do tonight. our guest, especially new guests on the program, frequently have chats with producers earlier in the day about what they will talk about. i almost never see the notes of those conversations, or the emails. but, today, i read wanda tucker's email reply to our producer, leslie smith. and i would like to do something now that we have never done before, because i could never write in anything to introduce this discussion, that comes close to what wanda tucker wrote to us today. >> hello, leslie. sorry, i'm just responding to your email. i needed a little more time to reflect. my first trip to angola in 2019 was with usa today and they documented my journey as a descendent returning home, 400 years a

when i was in angola working on this story, i was talking with the board of the angola railroad, andhey told me that recently, they had ordered 100 locomotives from china. i said why just china, not america? they said they asked the chinese to put ge engines in those locomotives. amna: as you know, these investments president biden is making now only make a difference if they are continued by the next administration. president trump has a very different worldview than president biden. do you see investments like this railway corridor being continued? >> that is a question they are all asking. when a couple of things about president trump. this is an opportunity to do that. it will not be easy because china is deeply involved in these countries, but then, too, the question we ask also is when president trump takes over, will he punish china or punish the u.s. for being -- or punish africa for being partners with china? amna: indeed. great to have you here. thank you. geoff: the federal reserve may cut interest rates for the third straight time what it means later this month as officia

and vice versa, what does angola and the region get from this? rep.thi: it's got to be economic development. sumi, one thing that was characteristic about bri or belt and road initiative projects that the chinese built is that they imported chinese material and they brought chinese workers to countries in africa to build those projects. so the local economy did not benefit, even from the construction of these projects. on the other hand, what this railway project in angola, but also other projects, europeans and the americans are working together to try to bring a little more in the way of skills training to the local population and bring them into the projects to work on them as well as inject money into the local economy so that they can have a more prosperous future based on the project. sumi: i do want to ask you about a piece of news, we saw china banning exports to the eskimo the critical -- to the u.s., the critical minerals for technology, chipmaking tools. what do you think of this development? what does it tell us about where things are goin

president biden arrived at the presidential in luanda, angola, for the first visit of a u.s. president to the sub-saharan african nation. he was greeted with a ceremony before taking part in bilateral talks with angola in zhao lorenzo in his remarks, president biden discussed u.s. backing for angolan growth, including investment in a rail corridor connecting with other nations. and cars coming in from here. and then he'll walk. sir. circle walking behind him. yeah. take your time. yeah. what. have. he got. but. nobody. want to go to. countries under. way. all right. and. the president. why do you in your mind and part of your time. around the red carpet, don't want to talk. about the front. tv right here. so. oh. hey, still. come on. not from. the. but in. excuse me. and. oh, i'm sorry. did you get to try, but just leave it here.

i'm going to go right to angola.the united states, first sitting american president, to visit that country is about to speak. >> angola. government civil society, students, young leaders, staff of the national slavery museum, distinguished guests, i sincerely mean this when i say thank you for being here today. thank you for allowing me to be here. it's an honor to be with you today in angola. just got off the phone with the vice president telling her i'm sorry she's not with me to be here today. you know, you and angola, the vibrant city, and look, not the city, the city i know is not angola, but angola in a vibrant city, and i'm joined by members of the united states congress, senior officials of my administration and american business and civic leaders. we think that it's important we get together. we thank all people in angola for your warm hospitality. please sit down. i'm sorry. i want to ensure you all have seats. we are gathered in a solemn location because to fully consider how far two countries have come in

joe biden is in angola for what may be his last overseaswhat ars from biden's visit?> good morning. what are the tangible outcomes from biden's visit? >> good morning. for angola and for the u.s., the expectation is we will hear and see more commitmentswhat are ths from biden's visit? >> good morning. for angola and for the u.s., the expectation is we will hear and see more commitments both publicly and privately about the investment commitments made to what are the tangible that? is that a number? oh oh, yeah. no. kari. kari. kari. you want to talk about the significant significance of that? is that a number of the investment? yeah. the significance is really a number of the investments that we have seen have been coming from china, especially here in angola. even the airport has been chinese invested for interrupting. in terms -- you have touched on the significance and it's clearly for the continent of africa. what is the risk that this gets unwound under a trump presidency? is that part of the conversation or an anxiety for people on the ground? >> it cannot not b

president biden is the first american president to visit angola.african nation of angola accounted for one of the largest numbers of enslaved africans shipped to the united states, including the first to arrive at point comfort, virginia, in 1619. on that first slave ship were the parents of william tucker, who was the first child born into slavery in the united states. before today's speech, president biden met privately with wanda tucker, a descendant of william tucker. >> today millions of african americans have roots in angola. our people, like the heart of a deep and profound connection that forever binds africa and the united states together. we remember the stolen men and women and children who were brought to our shores in chains, subjected to unimaginable cruelty, here with us today are three americans who are direct descendants of anthony and isabella, those first enslaved americans -- africans in america. wanda tucker of hamilton, virginia. wanda, you there? there you are, wanda. god love you. her brother vincent. and carlita as well. th

that history led wanda to angola a few years ago.e felt something profound like she'd come home. that was her comment. she called it the connection without words. >> after that trip to angola wanda tucker joined us on this program. >> it was important for president biden to be there, to be in angola to acknowledge the atrocities that both of our countries shared, angola and the america, and to stand there and to be able to want to move forward and to be in partnership together, it was so important to me and my family and i know it's important to millions of others, african americans, americans, and angolans. >> back with us is senator- elect lisa blunt rochester who joined president biden and wanda tucker on that trip. you spent some time with wanda tucker. what was that like? >> you know, i have to say first how grateful i am and what an honor it was for president biden to invite me on that trip. this is the first really official thing that i've done as a senator-elect, which is to go to the continent of africa and specifically to g

president biden is overseas right now in angola. it's the sta of a three day visit to the sub-saharan africa. today, angola's president greeted mr. biden ahead of a bilateral meeting. the trip will highlight a u. s. backed railway project meant to counter china's influence on the continent of more than 1.4 billion people. you've heard me say it before, but the united states is all in all in angola. we've already my administration alone has invested over $3 billion in angola thus far. president biden ignored questions from reporters about his decision to pardon his son, hunter, during his official photo op with angola's president. more than $1 million to fight terrorism on the peninsula. today, the port of redwood city announced a grant from the government. the department of homeland security gave the port $1.5 million. port says it's going to use the grant to strengthen its protection against terrorism, which includes cybersecurity, surveillance and first responder training. still ahead, it is giving tuesday, and there's a variety o

he chose angola because of this lobito corridor ambitious project which he will be highlighting duringwe talk a lot about president trump, the incoming president trump, just looking back at his first term in office, what could african leaders, what could africans expect from a fresh trump presidency? when it comes to trump policy, lots of it is unpredictable, isn't it? we are waiting to see any articulation from his government, but looking at his first term, his office unveiled what they called at the us africa policy, which was mainly countering china, it was strongly worded, but on the ground very little was seen as a result of that, and when you look at the transition from president biden to president trump, perhaps there is a confluence here with this investment in the lobito corridor because it connects the heart of africa reaching critical minteral resources such as cobalt and lithium at this corridor will be able to transport those to the atlantic and to europe and america, and perhaps there is a confluence there in terms of policy as well as these pictures have come in from our

president biden is on his way to angola on his first and only visit to africa as president.o build a railway linking an angolan port to mineral rich zones. here is our senior africa correspondent anne soy who's in nairobi. things have changed a great deal since 20 years ago when china came in a big way through its belt and road initiative, investing a lot in infrastructure development in railroad, ports, and now the us hasjustjoined railroad, ports, and now the us has justjoined that bandwagon, has just joined that bandwagon, investing has justjoined that bandwagon, investing in the first infrastructure of its kind in the region, that will be the highlight of president biden�*s visit to angola. he chose angola because of this ambitious project which he will be highlighting during his visit there. we be highlighting during his visit there.— visit there. we talk a lot about prison _ visit there. we talk a lot about prison trump, - visit there. we talk a lotj about prison trump, the incoming president trump, just looking back at his first term in office, what could african lead

one example, angola has some things that the u.s. the least of which are critical batteries, is this the kind of thing where joe biden thinks that he could make some progress as his presidency draws to a close, kind of a move to say i'm not 100% done, i have almost 2 months left? >> i think so. this is the president at the very end and to be clear, he promised to do this a while back, so this is something we've been waiting on, and they have sent the vice president, the first lady and many other senior members of the administration to africa to prove to the continent that they are all in. i think this is one of those things that at the end of the presidency, you realize that you weren't able to finish it off. there's no indication that the trump administration would continue in the same way that the biden administration has thought of and wanted to invest in the content of africa. that is going to look probably a little bit different. and so, if he actually does care about it as much as he says he does, maybe that is on the list of s

the people of angola rose in an armed rebellion . the road jealousy of the colonialists knew no bounds. despite the un calls to stop the violence, the boards of keys only intensified their terror against the rebels. the 40s actively used the political contradictions between various groups of rebels during the war colonial aircraft regularly using a farm and dropped the fully ends on peaceful villages. the boards of keys, empire was severely exhausted by the struggle against the national liberation movements. the revolution in portugal brought down the plazas, freezing and put it in to the murder as war against the people of angola on january 15, 1975.

greg palkot is in angola with more. >> it is final day of president biden's historic trip to angola.esident has visited africa, first time any president has come to angolibraa. meeting with the president, billion dollar aid grant for africa and massive infrastructure rail project aimed to boost angola's economy. analysts say it is aimed at counter acting massive spending by china across africa even in oil-rich angola. a museum looking back at angol's role in slave trade, biden looked ahead, take a listen. >> in many ways, africa's success is and will be the world's success. i said at the u.s. africa summit, united states is all in on africa's future. >> greg: we got the sense folks of angola were all in to help get folks out of real poverty. biden is coming to the port city where the infrastructure project begins, before he returns to d.c. later today and no comments here on that other story swirling around president biden right now, pardon of his son. >> todd: greg palkot, thank you. bring in cheryl casone from fox business. this is double-edged sword. we want to be in africa to cou

you know, with you and angola, a vibrant city and look, not the city, the city i know is not angola,la, in a vibrant city. >> jesse: and it looks like biden hasn't lost any sleepover pardon gate. >> the implementation of the project will provide important opportunities for africa's development in sectors such as agriculture, renewable energy, digital transformation, trade and logistics along the corridor. >> jesse: so the big guy is on the safari, kamala is missing. who's running the country? not the feds, they are working from home. 42,000 government workers just inked a deal so they can work from home for the next five years. can you believe these people? they put in a work from home clause in their contract right before trump gets back. the nerve of these people. it's like the bureaucrats are taunting. in 2029, these people are still going to be working from home. the pandemic will have been over for ten years. and it's not just that they are lazy, they are. veteran affairs officials in tennessee just got caught having an orgy on the clock. not just any orgy, 12 people, naked, all

. >> as he visited angola, president biden talked about a $2.5 billion u.s.-backed rail corridor through africa, stretching eight hundred miles across the continent, connecting mineral rich regions with angola's atlantic court. the investment by the united states and its g-7 allies aims to counter china's investment in the region. pres. biden: thank you very much for your hospitality. fellow leaders and friends, i can think of a better

long time but i never made it to angola.eneurs and businesses here in. i know the connection between our communities are universities are sports are civil society our families are people will only grow deeper. we to stay focused. to nations with a shared history and in human to nations on opposite sides of the cold war in the late part of the 20th century and now to nations standing shoulder-to-shoulder working together every day for the mutual benefit of our people. it's a reminder that no nation may be the adversary of another trait it's a testament to the human capacity for reconciliation and prove that from the of war there is a way forward. i stand here today and i mean that sincerely and i'm deeply optimistic and by the way 20 years ago when i was the senator had a cranial aneurysm and they got me to the hospital in time. i've remember asking the doctor and he is at your chances are good. it's about 30%. he was deciding whether or not it was congenital or environmental and i said i don't care. do you know what your pro

joe biden has arrived in angola — the first stop on the us president's first—ever trip to sub—saharan touched down in the angolan capital luanda earlier today. the choice of stop is significant — he's the first us president to visit the country. but it comes at a time of uncertainty over future us—africa relations — with donald trump taking his second term in office injanuary. dr alex vines is the director of africa programme at chatham house. thank you for coming on the programme. why do you think the us has chosen this stop for this visit?— this visit? the us has been investing — this visit? the us has been investing heavily _ this visit? the us has been investing heavily in - this visit? the us has been | investing heavily in angola, particularly a transport corridor or, but it's also because ankle is a contract to the current president that has shifted from being more ideologically inclines, probably more closely tied to russia and china to being more pragmatic and nonaligned which includes improved relations with united states, but with other western countries like france and the

it leaves some people to wonder about angola. earlier this month, these are the pictures from china, the meeting therebetween hunter biden and resident she himself, but why did biden go down to angola and give the angola government which is been in control by one party, a corrupt marxist party since 1974, why give them 300, no, $600 million for some crazy railway project in light of what happened in china. a lot of people are suspicious. >> you know, i watch this and i think of the hard-working people of this country. truck drivers and people living in the stores and second shift at a fast food restaurant are we taking their money out of their pockets and sending it to angola where there's a corrupt one-party state where the leader is worth billions of dollars? by the way, the railway that they are supporting is robbing the chinese. the chinese railway project. poor folks in tennessee and texas and utah who are working a second shift at the factory. we are taking their money to send it to these marxist and angola. it makes no sen

final day of president biden's trip here to angola making news make histories flew on air force oned there by angolan president, the trip parks first time biden as president has you visited africa first time any president has come to angola, of course, in waning days of biden administration, leaders neighboring countries a massive project, u.s. is announced spending four billion dollars, analysts say counter acting huge spending by china even oil rich angola as leader participating countries posed for cameras, made their statements, reaction as well to that believed dollar humanity aide package for africa announced by biden yesterday here is a bit of more of what he had to say about this infrastructure project. >> we work together, to be mobilize capital more infrastructure make solutions real africa help africa lead the way. >> africa lead the way the key, and as we walked the streets of the cap pall rwanda frankly anything to help get so many people in poverty out of it can only help. biden the department no mention, by the way, of another biden story traditionally him last couple

the future of the world is here in africa, and in angola.e because if they don't think it's a democracy they don't think it's a deal. they don't think you're a partner. you have been working very hard to establish your democracy. and secondly, how can we help build strong ties with her businesses and our people. there's a lot to say on all this. i know we're prepared to i think we're well on our way to answering a lot of questions but i think you should understand the extent to which we are prepared to be engaged. and as i said to the president, hours is that come we don't think because we are bigger and where more powerful but we are smarter. we don't think we've all the answers but we're prepared to give answers to the need to have, particularly answers to international debt financing and all things were prepared to discuss. i want to thank you very much for your personal welcome. i want to thank all of our colleagues for treating us so well since we've been here. i mean it from the bottom of my heart, the future of the world is in africa.

as you've been hearing, president biden is in angola in what is his first visit to the african continent part of his administration's us africa strategy and central to this is a $3 billion commitment to develop the lobito corridor — a railway linking critical mineral sources from the democratic republic of congo and zambia through to angola for export. it's part of a wider plan to catch up to china's grip on africa's extensive natural resources through its belt and road investments. they have been going through africa for many years. but with the trump presidency just round the corner, there are fears this could all be too little too late. let's cross live to zambia's capital. trevor hambayi is senior managing partner at development associates. good to have you on the programme. is this true little too late, this whistlestop visit by the us president? it is an interesting perspective in terms of the timing of which president biden has actually made history of. i think the risk is obviously significant that they will have a discussion but the risk is an implementation, that in a couple of

>> brian: good luck in angola bureau.ested and charged with alleging shipping weapons. a lot of ammunition and military tech to north korea. chan wen overstay advice is a after entering the country from 2012 never deported after multiple run-ins with law enforcement. china migrants crossing other border is up 22,000% since joe biden took office. we still don't know why. here to react is former acting dhs secretary chad wolf. so focused on the border. illegal immigrants and gang members. when you went to work every day, where did illegal immigrant students who overstayed visas rank on priority list and what does this tell you? >> well, in the trump administration, certainly those last two years we started to focus just on those student visas, the individuals who overstays their visas. also just generally the category of visa overstays. we have thousands of individuals who come here legally on a visa but then choose not to return back to their home country and overstay their visa. what we did in the trump administration. we

air force one refueling in an eyanisland in south angola.n africa as president. some say it's too little, too late. others say it's crucial. biden will meet with the president of angola who he saw at the white house last year. he'll be dealing with a range of topics, especially the lobito corridor initiative, a rail and infrastructure project the u.s. is backing, aimed at diversifying industry and bringing critical metals from neighboring countries. it's to counter china's aggressive moves in africa. president xi granted millions of loans in angola, invested in many projects and is the largest trading partner. while u.s. energy companies like exxon and chevron have been active in the oil-rich country, mostly america is playing catch-up. and then there's the u.s. military aid and talk of new u.s. bases here as a way of neutralizing russia, russian president putin providing military aid to african countries in turn for access to resources. the old soviet union was a long-time supporter here. so how will all of this fare when donald trump takes

angola, a vibrant city -- let, not the city, at the city i know is not angola but in a vibrant city. one i mean, january 20th can't come soon enough. but this is what europe likes. they like a weak president and they prefer it. >> they get to go along and spend 1.5% gdp on the fence and you are absolutely right there is resistance and people who oppose it here are the blob the foreign policy establishment that biden has taken on, even in the face of lawfare and frankly even worse. that is what he ran on in the american people gave him a mandate and so far make it clear that that is the vision he will pursue which is absolutely rightfully says senator schmitt says it is for the benefit of the american citizenry. they'll i should do their part which is common sense. >> laura: how likely the remaining hostages alive are sadly dead are going to be out by january 20th given president trump's essential threat if you don't release these hostages they will be held to pay. and some people interpreting all hostages but he's talking about the gaza hostages. >> people know he means business and

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. >>> today president biden was greeted in rwanda, capitol of angola.rk times" reports president biden's trip is "to promote the lobito corridorren, an 800-mile railway project funded in part by the united states that is meant to be his signature initiative on the continent and an answer to china's outsized influence across many nations," and historians believe people from the southern african nation of angola accounted for one of the largest numbers of enslaved africans shipped to the united states, including the first to arrive at point comfort, virginia, in 1619. speaking with reporters on air force one, white house national security spokesperson john kirby said this. >> it's a historic visit, not just because it's the first time a u.s. president has visited in angola, but because it's really emblematic of president biden's priority to strengthen global alliances and partnerships and our strategic approach when it comes to u.s./africa policy. looking forward, we see this lobito transafrica corridor project as a real game changer and wednesday he'll s

this is president biden's only full day of a visit to angola.first trip to africa. and it is happening in the waning hours of his presidency. as far as we know, no mention has been made yet on this trip about the elephant in the room, shall i say. the pardon of his son hunter. but, we'll keep plugging away on that one. talks are ongoing about a lot of things that they are here for. and that is a meeting with president lorenzo. he is the president of angola. especially the labito infrastructure project. aimed at developing the economy of angola as well as neighboring countries, we asked admirable kirby a short time ago if this was all about catching up and keeping up with china, which has been very aggressive across the continent. he would not confirm that but many analysts are saying it is really all about that. there has also been discussion about the hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid that has been flowing into angola. and some talk of a military base here as well. that could not be confirmed as well. >> finally, the question how

cnn's arlette saenz is traveling with the president in angola. she's joining us now.ite house has to know how poorly and badly this is. landing back at home. what are they saying well, kate, so far president biden has ignored and not responded to questions from reporters relating to the pardon of his son, hunter biden. >> there were two occasions so far today here in angola, where reporters lobbed questions at the president and in both instances, he did not respond. but it does come as you are seeing this cascade of criticism from among his own party democrats, who are quite frustrated with the president's move so far, biden has really maintained his silence in the face of that criticism. we have heard from former white house and administration officials who have expressed frustration with the fact that many had anticipated this is a decision president biden could have made. but then he went out and adamantly said that it's not a move he would take. it's that reversal that has frustrated many former white house aides. but at the same time you're also hearing from memb

listening to biden today, it sounded more like angola first.ries with their hands out love having a weak american president like biden in office. remember, they were positively giddy in 2020. >> it's a great feeling. it's a feeling of relief to see america back. we will feel much less lonely than we have felt in the last four years. it has been a very difficult four years. and yet the feeling of hostility has been there, in particular towards european union because it was very clear to me that president trump didn't particularly appreciate or like multilateral experiments. >> laura: multilateral experiments yes you can bet he didn't like them because we always got the short end of the stick. now, with joe though, the free riding never ends. because elites at home and abroad believe we are fundamentally evil country existentially racist. they hate trump's america first approach. punishment is what they prefer for our middle class. not prosperity. but the truth is open borders and unfair trade have been a disaster for the average working person.

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it's about to be midnight in angola, and it is.appy new year from luanda angola feliz, ano novo and the fireworks are up in the sky. it's all going down. the crowd goes crazy. they're hugging. they are celebrating the fireworks. okay. just behind us. there it is. lighting up the sky. here on the shores of the south atlantic ocean. all the lights, all the phones are facing the sky. there's more impressive fireworks in different parts of the city. i can see them rising up in the sky, just filling up this. section of luanda from the buildings around, from the harbor, from the promenade surrounding this section. of the city. way more impressive in the distance than what's closest to me, but no doubt a lot of celebration. and we heard one of the traditions in angola is for you to embrace your family at midnight. they wear white to celebrate newness, to celebrate purity, and they embrace family. the kids go to party. well, the younger people go to party and that's what's about to happen. now that it's midnight in angola. oh, there it is.