australia has been very good at that. australia hasn't had a recession for 26 years.it's not an accident. it comes about because we had to cope with the changes in the world. so one of the challenges that we both base is how we can continue to promote the values and importantly, defend the values that are so important to both of us. in a military sense, australia has military personnel currently stationed in 31 u.s. states. 31 u.s. states. not many people know that. australia has probably the deepest engagement with the intelligence community of any country in the world here in the united states. certainly on par with britain,, maybe even a little bit more. and, of course, until recently we have one of the largest military presences in iraq and syria. the europeans have contributed more troops, but until last year we had the second-highest number of military personnel, undertaking kinetic activity, as they call it come in syria and iraq, making sure that we work together with the united states to defeat isil. and, of course, on the economic front we have had a free tr

australia, australia has free-trade agreements with korea, japan, and china.and, frankly, united states, for example, in beef would go into china and can be directly with us. and we would have lost out of that. and now that you're not back the tpp, our beef farmers are cheering, right? except they know that at the end of the day, the fewer trade barriers, the less tax on beef or agriculture, the better it is for everyone. then you compete on quality. and that's what we want to do. australia hasn't had a recession for 26 years. longest continuous period of growth in modern history. it's not an accident. we had to fight for survival. we were totally tied to an old regime we had a fixed currency, where we had tariffs come out right across the board in taxes, tax system and centralized wage fixing, and governments on both sides of politics recognized that was unsustainable for australia. and over the years, 26 years have removed those barriers. it has made australians more prosperous. the highest minimum wage in the world. one of the highest household incomes in t

foothold in australia is very important. our radar in the indian ocean is done in australia. we have military bases there that are very important to our national defense and global interests. and all of those come into question if we begin to question the refugee exchange that has been a long tradition there. i mean, this isn't the first time this has happened, this kind of exchange. and it's -- these refugees are, you know, it's -- they are pretty much already vetted. they're vetted by the australian government. vetted also by the u.s. government. to put them through more extreme vetting, i think, is very difficult for them. they've already been in limbo for a long time. and it just makes the whole situation even harder to deal with. >> it's still unclear what exactly extreme vetting means. jamie small, thank you so much for joining me. >>> today's microsoft pulse question of the day is, should president trump honor president obama's pledge to take in more than 1,000 refugees being held in australia? the pulse is open. cast your vote at pulse.msnbc.com. a reminder, we will c

australia doesn't want to know anything about that. the status quo is good for australia. so the sense of we're going to owe trump something for taking these refugees is what heicide be kwiequite happy to back away from. it's not worth sending our war ships to the south china sea. let's act more independently on this issue. >> thank you for joining us. very much indeed, professor o'connor in sidney. >>> a california university known for its commitment to free speech erupts in violence hours before a right-wing commentator is ready to speak. they smashed windows and threw rocks at police. the speech was canceled and he told his facebook followers that the left is absolutely terrified of free speech and will do literally anything to shut it down. >> reporter: amid a wave of national post election protests, uc berkeley students formed a protest of their own with a very specific goal to try to stop a right-wing speaker. this happened just outside the student union in the square. that speaker was breitbart editor milo and 1600 students gathered with the specific goal of trying

relationship with australia. at issue here, revelations about that phone call over the weekend between trump and the prime minister of australia, malcolm turnbull. trump apparently talking bluntly and aggressively over a deal that president obama had made with australia to accept some 1200 refugees from an australian detention center. trump later tweeting that he wanted to study this, quote, dumb deal, and asked this afternoon if he has any further thoughts about the deal trump said the situation is why he thinks the united states is in a poor global position right now. this is what he said. >> i have a lot of respect for australia. i love australia as a country, but we had a problem where, for whatever reason, president obama said that they were going to take probably well over 1,000 illegal immigrants who were in prisons, and they were going to bring them and take them into this country. i just said why? a previous administration does something, you have to respect that, but you can also say, why are we doing t

and australia. >> well, up until now australia has been one of the few u.s.to feel the wrath of donald trump. the australian prime minister has gone to lengths to reassure the public that the alliance is rock solid. it's already 65 years old will continue for generations to come and yet, the sort of behavior we see from donald trump suggests in the views of many observers and experts here that this is a president that doesn't really seem to care so much about the alliance or relationship and it's not so much about the deal itself whether the deal is going ahead or not it seems to be more concern about the way donald trump is conducting himself, treating his alliance partner which is not exactly with a lot of respect in a relationship where we have been conditioned to expect, you know, mutual respect. >> if we can get into the details of it i think that the white house would say why do i have to honor a deal with president obama when i don't agree with president obama and furthermore i think that mr. trump will say why do i have to take the 1250 refugees when

australia is a trading nation.uture depends on but simply selling things to 24 million australians but selling them to the whole world. year,aid at the g-20 last protectionism is not a ladder to get you out of the low growth trap. it is a shovel to dig it deeper. that is why we are committed, australia is committed, and indeed china has committed to free trade, to opening up more markets. it has been a very important element in our successful transition from the peak of historic once-in-a-lifetime trade boom, the construction boom. that has come off. many economists said we would have a hard landing. we did not. that is in large part because of opening up those big markets in asia. haidi: it is not a one-way street. are foreign investors facing a more protectionist environment? >> there were specific circumstances. there will always be specific circumstances where foreign investment is not regarded as being in the national interest. but generally, you would have to say there are very few countries in the world, i c

australia hasn't had a recession for 26 years. longest continuous period of growth in modern history. it's not an accident. we had to fight for survival. we are tied from a regime where we had a fixed current theme, where we had tariffs right across the board and the tax system, centralized wage fixing, and governments on both sides of politics recognize that was unsustainable and over the years there's 26 years have removed those barriers. it has made us trillions more prosperous. the highest minimum wage in the world, one of the highest household incomes in the world. one of the highest wealth of families in the world. it's not an accident. complacency and this really is our enemy. that is our big enemy and there a few people arguing against that complacency. there is some people that think this is the norm. it isn't. the fact is if you don't benchmark yourself against the best in the world, then you are going to fall behind. the united states has always seen itself as having the capacity to be the bad karma to be the benchmark.

and that is because australia is not a bad country. in many ways australia is a paradise.u are only goal in life is to live a contented life, measured by small stick then really australia is the perfect place for you. and that is what many immigrants have come there. recently, many immigrants have come to america or australia, i'm sorry. many immigrants have come to australia because they want to be on the gravy train. and australia has a very generous welfare state. and these people are really coming for the easy ride as opposed to america where they come in for opportunity and a better life. so there are differences because of the reasons why people go to australia and america. but absolutely. that is free is free. the weather is good. it is a pleasant place to be. and many people, depending on their personality, australia more comfortable than the united states because there is not much diversity and opinion. the culture is very different. people are much more laid-back, they are not that energetic and some people really gravitate towards that. somebody like me who is a

australia is a trading nation.ur future depends on not simply selling things to 24 million australians, but selling them to the whole world. year,aid at the g-20 last protectionism is not a ladder to get you out of the low growth trap. it is a shovel to dig it much deeper. he stuck a strong tone about the importance of free trade and open trade. antitradegainst the populist sentiment we have seen spike interim's america first -- in trump's america first policy. in a stroll you, there are some parts -- in australia, there are parts of the government that would like to see less foreign investment. i did ask about that. he said every country has these regulations and rules when it comes to pursuing the national interest. they do that consistently. but we are open for business. he spoke strongly about pushing the agenda when it comes to trade in australia's economy being open to deals from elsewhere. he said the t.p.p. is still very much on the table. yvonne: very much on the table. i like the line about trump, big per

australia. the australia prime minister over the phone. he's taking a brazen hard line on iran. >> we are officially putting iran on notice. >> even reportedly threatening to send troops down to mexico. new details are out on the botched raid in yemen as the president welcomes home the remains of a member who lost his life. >> something very sad, very beautiful. >> should the raid have been called off? and, down to the wire. trump's nominee for education secretary lose zs two key republican votes. >> i cannot vote to confirm her. >> i was trying to get to yes. i couldn't. >> if one more senator defects, it is game over. so much to cover as mark halperin says, a lot of stories the white house thooz cover today. we are going to begin with president trump flexing his muscle on the world stage and ruffling feathers i the process. this sets up interesting challenges for rex till oreson, who we'll be hearing from in 30 minutes. also, donald trump taking to twitter, of course, about iran, one of three countries the new administration butted heads

that is it for daybreak australia.ing at a slightly positive open. ♪ asian stocks poised for gains. the yen slightly stronger. loses: president trump the first battle to reinstate his travel ban. company chinese owned emerges as a key bitter for embattled airbag maker takata. yvonne: honda defend his contribution saying the president misunderstands the situation. betty: this

marines based in northern australia.ms extraordinary that this alliance would be so rocky so early on in the new president's term. makes you wonder how some of those other fragile alliances will go. it's just extraordinary, extraordinary thing to watch. >> it is. specifically though saying this was even worse than the call with vladimir putin, how is that playing there? >> look, think we're probably a little offended. it is extraordinary that the australian prime minister would be placed in that category and sledged in that way. and extraordinary still that details of that conversation between two world leaders would leak in such an extraordinary way in the u.s. it's quite staggering, there is no suggestion that the prime minister wasn't also forceful in the conversation and appeared until moments ago the conversation had allowed australia to secure the agreement with donald trump. it may have been a robust conversation but until today there was not much doubt that the deal would still go ahead. now the whole lot seems t

i think the assumption in australia is that australia is a friend. it's a bit like being cruel to your cousin. there was disputing during the wittman period where the prime minister of australia didn't get on at all well with fricrichard nixon, but that was behind closed doors, not on twitter. it makes it remarkable, a sign of disrespect toward the australian prime minister. >> some have likened it to kicking the family dog. how will most australians view this conversation between the prime minister and donald trump? >> well, i think some people love the view that if you play the fire you get burned. the idea that you can have trump and talk behind doors is clearly not the case. i think a new approach has to be taken. tony blair approached it somewhat with george w. bush. it didn't work out well for tony blair. i think a lot of it is saying if you disagree with trump, do it in public. negotiate in public. if you negotiate in private, the big part of the story is trump wanted something back here, and what trump wanted back is going to be, i think, muc

australia has fought with us in almost every theater and every war. they're geographically big, but not the biggest geopolitical player. they've always been with us. they're an important ally when it comes to intelligence gathering, one of the closest in that regard. so i think the administration is fine. i think the president is fine with redirecting how these alliances work. i don't think they like the idea that they're not in control and that these things aren't being handled in a controlled fashion. >> so rex tillerson is now secretary of state. he's not a career diplomat. he's a businessman. so what changes when -- i mean in terms of, this is different than how we've seen diplomacy done for decades. does rex tillerson come in and change it yet again? >> look, they're either going to be successful on the diplomatic front or they're not. first of all, as the last administration found out, diplomacy without the threat of credible military force, without letting our adversaries know that there's a consequence to not working with us is useless. it's n

we had one instance in australia. i have a lot of respect for australia.ralia as a country. but with we had a problem that for whatever reason president obama said that they were going to take probably well over a thousand illegal immigrants who were in prisons and they were going to bring them and take them into this country and i just said why. i wanted to ask the question. i can ask that question of you. why? 1,250. could be 2,000. could be more than that. i said, why. why are we doing this. what's the purpose. so we'll see what happens. when the previous administration does something, you have to respect that, but you can also say, why are we doing this? that's why we're in the jams that we're in. you guys especially, the steelworkers understand what i'm saying, right? so i just -- we have some wonderful allies, but we're -- and we're going to keep it that way, but we have to be treated fairly also. we have to be treated fairly. and this administration, our allegiance will be to the american workers and to american businesses like harley-davidson. we'r

this is from australia. will show it to you now. >> criswell can and i say that i hope that everyone in this studio feels australian and is proud to be australia. i can think of nothing better to be australian. >> what does feeling australian mean? >> it's recognizing that we live in a paradise. this is 11 of th best-known secrets in the world. we live in a country that is relaxing, accommodating and tolerant. i find it very disappointed that their people in the studio that have d expressedisappo disenchantment h australia. how can we possibly be a strong nation if we are a divided nation. if we are nation that looks at ourselves and sells well, were not really good at that. >> this rhetoric from the government is a moment of values, it's dog whistling. bnd it's disgusting. [inaudible]udible] >> australia is a country terrified and islam. why? very good politics.it is ve >> i think the real issue is the issue of multiculturalism. it's an issue everyone is discussing because generally any debate it's caught h

, have a lot of respect for australia, love australia as a country. >> at issue is a deal cut by the obama administration to take in political refugees currently held in detention centers off australia who fled from muslim nations barred under the new travel ban. refugees, the president incorrectly calls illegal immigrants. >> with had a problem where, for whatever reason, president obama said that they were going to take probably well over a thousand illegal immigrants who were in prisons and they were going to bring them and take them into this country. and i just said why. >> but sources tell cnn the president was so upset with the prime minister that he abruptly ended their call and sources say the president had another testy phone conversation with mexican president enrique pena nieto in which he offered to send u.s. troops to mexico to help go after, quote, tough hombres south of the border, a source familiar with the conversations told the cnn the president's harsh language made the faces of white house staffers turn white. not to worry, says the president. >> believe me, when

i stand up for australia's interests. i make australia's case as powerfully and persuasively as i can, wherever i am. >> reporter: so interestingly, out of this, for this important u.s. ally, malcolm turnbull, he now has gone up in the popularity ratings in australia. over the weekend, the country thought he was being too weak. they wanted to see someone who was tougher on this new travel policy. and now they see they've got just that. >> pretty interesting. they say they've got just that. you know what i also say, we don't often hear such clear reports of what happens in these phone calls, you just get those "frank and friendly" readouts. a new world we live in. nic, thank you so much. breaking news from many places around the globe right now. what's the response from capitol hill? i spoke with republican senator lindsey graham who as you may remember has never hesitated to take on president trump. here is his take on trump's butting heads with the australian prime minister. >> the relationship is strong and can withstan

we had one instance in australia come have a lot of respect for australia, love australia as a countrybut we had a problem where for whatever reason, president obama said they were going to take probably well over a thousand illegal immigrants who were in prisons. they were going to bring them and take them into this country, and i just said why? i just wanted to ask a question. i can ask that question of you, why? 1,250, could be 2,000, could be more than that. i said why are we doing this? what is the purpose? so we will see what happens. the previous administration does something, you have to respect that, but you can also say why are we doing this? that is why we are in the jambs we are in. you guys especially that steelworkers understand what i am saying, right? we have some wonderful allies, and we are going to keep it that way, but we have to be treated fairly also. we have to be treated fairly. this administration, our allegiance will be to the american workers and two american businesses like harley-davidson. we are very strong, 1980s, i remember this, you were victims of trad

australia refuses to settle them here. the agreement with america seemed to be quite a godsend the australian government. now it has turned back to bite them and australia is a bit of a mess about this. just 300 30,000 inhabitants surrounded by volcanoes and glaciers, iceland is an unusual destination for refugees fleeing war in syria. over the past two years 118 syrians have found hope for a new and tranquil life in the nordic nation. being in iceland feels like winning the lottery. in october 2016 he and his family for given asylum in reykjavik. the public is very kind and nice. i expected there to be issues and problems like there were in lebanon. i feel mentally relaxed in iceland. my wife and children also do. there are fewer than 100 syrian refugees in iceland. many are given accommodation in a northern town less than 40 miles from the arctic circle. they have helped a lot to integrate the families. they feel that they are at home. >> this refugees fled damascus with his wife and five sons. the language is just a lit

those refugees from australia.er. >> tom: i see what you did there. >> have them clean up the mess. >> tom: give a job, right? >> it's funny, it works. >> tom: i'm trying to keep this show on the air, here. whose side are you on? >> this is where my two big issues are. they made my lowe's speech and his web content and his archival content, probably not necessarily more appealing but more visible to the rest of the country by doing this. before they burned down berkeley nobody knew he was speaking there. they just ample fight his impressed. this is where i do have a spec for them, though. that's an almost impossible protests to organize, because there's no way you can get his last name past your spell check. they started sending that text a month and a half ago. a >> yogurt and such? >> tom: it's all coming, this is a boon for milo, they've got a book coming out. they said they were going to boycott the publisher. it's going to be a bestseller. >> if you were his publicist you could not have paid for better publici

the other one, australia.aying it's a dumb deal that obama made taking refugees from mideastern countries that made their way to australia and suggest suggesting that would be torn up. >> another key ally. >> these are not the countries he need to negotiate with. people fear is this really his point of view. it's not like with china and mexico, where a deal may need to be struck. >> the hardest part for all of this is what investors do with this. clearly it's a big change. we're not used to this kind of leaking of information and contentious relationships with key allies. the currency markets have been the forefront of where the geopolitical tensions have paid out. harder to gauge the impact on the stock market, especially in the middle of earnings. >> absolutely. the interesting one is the navarro comment did lead to a surge in the euro. that is something we have to take note of. if you're moving fx markets -- >> all of these factors get mixed in, and they're moving, and they have an economic impact and they'

. —— australia's alliance.n says he loves australia and will accept the deal to take refugees. —— mr trump. james mattis reassures the leader of south korea that the alliance between the two countries remained strong. i'm kasia madera in london. why cities across romania experiencing the biggest demonstration since the fall of communism? and trading places, it china ready to the chance —— united states and take the lead in a new world order? live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm in washington where president trump has again defended his controversial travel ban — on people from seven mainly muslim countries — and insisted that america was being ‘taken advantage of by every nation in the world'. he said he'd had a series of ‘tough phone calls' with various world leaders — including a less than diplomatic exchange with the australian prime minister — over a deal to bring a group of mostly muslim refugees to the us

let's talk about australia. so no surprise that president trump would not want to honor an agreement that president obama put in place with australia about taking these 1200 refugees but they had a very contentious according to the leaks that had come out about this phone call conversation between president trump, the prime minister of australia. so what does this mean if he says we're not going to take it and doesn't honor whatever diplomacy is in place. >> a couple of things. when you look at the intelligence relationship it's defined by his relationship. it's the closest ties we have to the english speaking country. the canadians, the british, the australians. if you're in the intelligence business or national security business broadly you're looking at this scratching your head saying i can see crossing sword with the iranians but why are you alienating those alabama lice we have. if you're rex tillerson you have to be looking at your desk saying can you stop giving me problems? that's within 13 days. he has

what's take a look at what is on the agenda in australia. still a bit left and earnings season. >> you will miss me reading out these numbers every morning. [laughter] a few more to go, to be 23%, 844 million australian dollars, strong result for qe. , 300 95developer million for the half, and short dividend of $.33 there. we will have no present from the ,ustralian bureau of statistics up to be estimated -- estimated to be up. haidi: that investors giving a vote of confidence -- the investors giving a vote of confidence. >> a good result as well. last year we have been looking at figures, we cut net debt by almost a third. also carried out $9 billion in bond repayments greeted there could be more of that coming. if we take a look at cma data, free insuring bonds against nonpayment is hard, 25 basis points in 2015, 210 basis points . it is good they did that now, the good signs in terms of iron ore price may not last, but it is up at the moment. governor phil low on friday saying, that price will,. story in thengoing coppermine in chile, now

the prime minister of australia, the kwauk reportedly ending swiftly. we fwin with those breaking developments on iran tonight, and abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight president donald trump turning up the heat on iran.rump turning up the heat now considering plans to impose new sanctions after iran tested a ballistic missile. >> mr. president, is military action off the table in iran? >> nothing is off the table. >> reporter: this comes just one day after national security adviser, michael flynn issued this warning to the iranians. >> we're putting iran on notice. >> reporter: and as the u.s. confronts that foe, the president is defending an angry phone call he had with one of america's closest friends, australia. >> when you hear about the tough phone calls i'm having, don't worry about it. >> reporter: he was talking about a phone call saturday with australia's prime minister. he slammed an agreement australia made with president obama to settle about 1,200 refugees in the united states. the refugees fled afghan

the prime minister of australia, the kwauk reportedly ending swiftly. we fwin with those breaking developments on iran tonight, and abc's chief white house correspondent, jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight president donald trump turning up the heat on iran.rump turning up the heat now considering plans to impose new sanctions after iran tested a ballistic missile. >> mr. president, is military action off the table in iran? >> nothing is off the table. >> reporter: this comes just one day after national security adviser, michael flynn issued this warning to the iranians. >> we're putting iran on notice. >> reporter: and as the u.s. confronts that foe, the president is defending an angry phone call he had with one of america's closest friends, australia. >> when you hear about the tough phone calls i'm having, don't worry about it. >> reporter: he was talking about a phone call saturday with australia's prime minister. he slammed an agreement australia made with president obama to settle about 1,200 refugees in the united states. the refugees fled afghan

i always stand up for australia in every forum. >> you're in australia, what is the reaction?>> it's been a fairly extraordinary story and reaction here has been one of shock and disbelie disbelief, not onl the fact that the details have been leaked to the press in the u.s. which is extraordinary in itself, but of course the details of the conversation and fact there does seem to be hostile exchange between the two leaders. all comes in context of australia wanting to make sure this deal with the obama administration sticks. prime minister has sought to be as diplomatic as he can be since the conversation basically refusing to comment on the united states executive order on immigration, taking a diplomatic line there because of course as we're learning today, sounds as though this agreement to take refugees from the offshore detention centers is hanging by a thread. i think everyone has been astounded at details leaked and also the sense of chaos and confusion it seems to suggest, particularly given we've had mixed reports whether the deal is on or off or back on again. it's b

-australia alliance. i asked ambassador hockey to convey to the people of australia that their american brothers and sisters our historic alliance, honor the sacrifice of the australians who have served and are serving by our side." this afternoon a white house official confirmed to nbc news that australia's ambassador to the u.s. met with steve bannon and reince priebus at the white house. politico reports that the stream of leaks from the white house and federal agencies stems from the fact that, quote, a feeling of distrust has taken hold in the west wing of donald trump's white house and beyond as his aides view each other and officials across the federal government and on capitol hill with suspicion. joining us know, john heilemann, co-author of "game change" and the executive producer of the documentary "trumped," premiering tomorrow night. and eli stokols. eli, we've seen, of course, white house leaking before. we've never seen it this fast. i can't think of a significant leak that came out of a wh

australia arrived in india later this month. india will then play australia. it isa india will then play australia. it is a big series. everything that has been done in the lead up to that series is looked upon as preparation. having said that, bangladesh have a very good lineup. they have very good spinners, good batsmen who are capable of scoring big runs. they have had a good series against new zealand. india have gone on to score 356 for the last three wickets. this is because of some poorfielding by bangladesh. they should be able to give india some competition in this match. milestone in the countdown to the next winter olympics. one year and till the games, organisers are unveiled at the olympic torch. this will be the first time the country has hosted the olympic games. the participation of north korea is in doubt. organisers say they are adamant that their new neighbours must take part. translation: we are opening participation borders to all the countries, including north korea. in this respect, we would like to say that north korea not only have a d

i've never seen this. >> let's stick with australia for a second. it's not because the diplomats are prissy. >> shepard: prissy? >> yeah. the issues are complicated. they're not diplomatic and careful about what they say because there's a diplomatic protocol. the issues are complicated. you can create all sorts of unintended consequences by your statement. this is a disagreement with austra ally of ours. over 1,200 people. they're not all illegal immigrants. they're refugees. they're seeking to get out only some hellacious play. >> shepard: and they have no where to go. >> nowhere to go. >> shepard: and we vet them for years. >> and we would vet them for years. the question is, the battles being picked at the moment with countries like australia, where we have marines getting trained in the north of australia, where we have deployments of ships that refuel and just look back at the many conflicts over the 20th century. australia has always been there side by side with the united states just like britain. >> shepard: in the outback, the roos are self

this goes back to mexico, iran, australia. instead we have these executive orders with immigration and you have all of this disarray as opposed to seamlessly doling out this policy which makes sense to everyone and also provides a unified front from the trump administration. but it seems like trump is going it alone. this president is not trying to use anyone in his administration other than steve bannonbecause we know how the national security administration has changed. and it's optional as opposed to mandatory. >> president trump doesn't want anything to be perceived as weakness, but he didn't want anything to be perceived as weak. >> it's one thing to lash out at meryl streep, but what happens the next time iran tests another missile? what happens then? >> at some point you can't just say tough talk, that is what the method is engaging -- >> you going to draw a red line? there is not much of a -- >> you can't let them walk all over you in the first week. >> okay, the general talked about iran feeling e ing embold he tweete

what about, though -- and this is the question about australia. a question with the executive order. what about the perception overseas? do you have concerns? speaker ryan: of course i do. reporter: some people did say he did get in the grille of the australian prime minister. speaker ryan: i didn't read the transcripts. reporter: even if that's not true there is a perception. speaker ryan: i do think there is a perception issue. the loose rhetoric to suggest this is a muslim ban or religious test furthers that misperception. i do think people need to pause and look at the actual context that. look at the press conference that secretary kelly had to put this in the proper perspective as to not get it misinterpreted. reporter: you had to have that press conference. speaker ryan: i said this on tuesday. i think it could have been done a lot better. green cardholders, nobody wanted green cardholders to get caught up in this. going forward let's not saying something that it's not so we further misperceptions. reporter: regarding rex illerson: -- regar

australia is a central ally and they will continue to be. i think it is important that prime ministers and heads of state are able to have candid and private conversations with one another. reporter: my second question, the president also referenced arnold schwarzenegger at the prayer breakfast. rep. ryan: did he do the accent? reporter: schwarzenegger tweeted to the president that perhaps they should switch jobs, trump go to the apprentice and the president -- rep. ryan: i am not going to comment on this stuff. let's talk about policy. reporter: you often mention a choice in health care. is there a particular model you have in mind? what is the model you point to? rep. ryan: there is a model he ran on last year that you can go to bettergop.com and look at. you want a vibrant employer market. we want medicaid to work so the states can innovate and doctors take medicaid patients. we want medicare to be solvent, something you can depend on and that what is going to be there when you retire. what we want is choices. we don't want one choice, it

clifford walsh, thank you for joining us from australia. you're welcome. parents were dead, but that wasn't true? no, not at all. i had a mother. my father, of course, died in the war. and i went through life thinking that i had no parents and it wasn't until margaret humphreys came on the scene that i found out i still had a mother and ifinally that i found out i still had a mother and i finally met her when that i found out i still had a mother and ifinally met her when i was 50. wow, you were nine then, when you stepped off the ship from london. that's right. what did you think was going on? well, i was basically looking forward to it because they made all these wonderful promises of how great things were in australia. i was a bit naive because someone in england said that in australia there was 100 sheep for every person so when we got to the wall at freemantle, i sort of half hoped i'd see 100 sheep waiting for me, but that didn't materialise. i didn't realise they only outnumbered us 100—1. we were sent to two days quarantine. until this point, i had

and it is notjust australia.eathers across asia, even accusing south korea and japan for not paying enough for us military support and now we have mr mattis visiting these two superpowers in asia. how do you think this will play out? that's right. mattis is there with two messages to deliver to asian allies. he was to reassure them of the us commitment. trump has done that privately in phone conversations, calling commitments ironclad to south korea and japan. mattis is in the region to do the same — to mop up the mess that trump made when during the election campaign he said that these were bad deals as well. his second message is more difficult. he needs to convince asian allies that donald trump is not going to inject an unprecedented level of friction in the us—china relationship. in asia, countries are worried that donald trump's tough stand on trade, currency, the south china sea, north korea, that american military presence in asia, he has said he will press hard on china. for countries that live with chin

we had one instance in australia, i have a lot of respect for australia, love australia as a one. we have a problem that for whatever reason president obama said that they were going to take probably well over a thousand illegal immigrants who were in prisons. and they were going bring them and take them into this country. and i just said why. i just wanted to ask a question. i can ask that question of you, why? 1250, could be 2,000, could be more than that. and i said why? why are we doing this? what's the purpose? we'll see what happens. but a previous administration does something, you have to respect that. but you can also say why are we doing this? that's why we're in the jams that we are in. and you guys especially the steelworkers understand what i'm saying, right? so i just -- you know, we have some wonderful allies, but we are going to -- and we're going to keep it that way but we have to be treated fairly also. we have to be treated fairly. and this administration our allegiance will be to the american workers and to american businesses like harley davidson. and we're ve

i stand up for australia's interests. i make australia's case as powerfully and persuasively as i can wherever i am. >> reporter: so this is actually done, the prime minister, some good at home, this puts him up in the popularity stakes, if you will. he was criticized over the weekend for the initial readout of that phone call on the back of the refugee travel restrictions, that he wasn't being strong enough, that he wasn't being a strong leader. once this revelation came out in australia, at least, malcolm turnbull is now looked upon as being a stronger, firmer leader. for other leaders around the world right now, they will look to that conversation and realize there is a potential for any conversation they have with president trump, that it may be leaked, and that they may be judged by their people by the strength of that conversation. but let's not forget, the united states and australia have strong counterterrorism ties. there are hundreds of marines based in the northern city, of darwin. this relationship with austra

australia.? i will study this dumb deal." and what about the mexicans? here's friday's tweet: "mexico has taken advantage of the us for long enough. massive trade deficits & little help on the very weak border must change, now!" so should we be worried? the world is in trouble, but we are going to straighten it out, 0k. that's what i do, i fix things. we're going to straighten it out. believe me, when you hear about the tough phone calls i'm having, don't worry about it. just don't worry about it. we have to be tough, it is time to be tough. we are taking advantage of by every nation in the world, it's not going to happen any more. it's not going to happen any more. it's not going to happen any more. a senior iranian official dismissed what he described as president trump's baseless rants. with me now is william cohen, who was us secretary of defence under bill clinton. of course the iranians are going to respond in that kind of language, it is what we expect from tirana when it comes to this re

relations with australia at risk? >>> voting sessions, when will the full senate consider the nomination of president trump's choice to become the attorney general. the answer could hinge on the fate of another congress electroversial cabinet pick who's facing new opposition from republicans. >>> american spies caught? new questions tonight about why vladimir putin's russia is charging high ranking agents with treason. could they have been moles. who gave the u.s. proof of moscow's role in election hacking. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >>> we're following breaking news on president trump's response to a provocative missiles test. the administration is planning to target iran with additional sanctions, mr. trump is warning that nothing is off the table, including military action. also tonight. new concern about a possible rift with a key u.s. ally after mr. trump's tense and abbreviated phone call with australia's prime ministe

i stand up for australia's interests. i make australia's case as powerfully and persuasively as i can, wherever i am. >> reporter: trump's unorthodox approach to diplomacy is unnerving u.s. allies, career civil servants, and even gop leaders, who quickly defended the long-standing allegiance between the u.s. and australia. >> this, in my view, was an unnecessary and frankly harmful open dispute over an issue his not nearly as important as united states/australian cooperation. >> it's just the latest indication of trump's gruff style. sources say in a call with mexican president enrique pena nieto, he also fired off a warning about mexico's tough hombres and offered u.s. assistance with the drug cartels. the brash businessman turned head of state appears to have little appetite for changing course. >> believe me, when you hear about the tough phone calls i'm having, don't worry about it. just don't worry about it. they're tough. we have to be tough. >> reporter: advisers say it's fitting with the world view trump laid out

australia is an important ally. i typically don't quote or comment on the tweet of the hour. > last question. reporter: do you think -- the speaker: i would be in favor of additional sanctions on ryan. administration apieced iran. they went too far with iran and as a result, iran is far more activist. iran, don't forget, is the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world, the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. they write death to israel and death to america. this is not a friendly country that has global peace or security interests in their mind. reporter: do you

would accept more than 1200 people seeking asylum in australia. the country has strict laws governing who enters and is particularly tough on those who attempt to enter the country illegally. >> since 2013, operation sovereign borders an initiative that began under the prime minister and that i've reinforcrced has stopped the bu and restored integrity to our borders, we're working with other countries, including the united states to resettle ththe. >> australia s stirred controvey by resing to accept refugees, most o of whom arrrrived by boa from afghahanistan and iraq. >> refugees are being held within a detention center located within the new guinea base where even locals have limited access. fences surround this facility that houses more than 800 people who fled conflict in search of freedom. media are not granted access. but a few refugees did share their stories when they were allowed outside. gillami had been a studentnt in afghanistan but he escaped the taliban rule for australia's shores. and he had been holdinging out hope until trump cam

get to australia, we are going to keep you on the islands. they provided them food and shelter. they didn't make it to the mainland and this was a deal the u.s. was going to take this in exchange for the things that australia does that we don't fully know across the board with the military and intelligence. that's where we are. >> it's a little bit of a misnomer to call them illegal immigrants, as the president did. they may have been illegal immigrants with respect to australia but if they are vetted as they are going to be, they would not be illegal immigrants to the united states. it's kind of inflammatory for the president to put it that way. he had a choice. he could have -- she's going to get to the same place either way. he's going to bring these people in, or some of them. he said that himself. the question was, do i do it without creating a diplomatic flap? he has chosen and the reason has to be a domestic political reason. if he's going to take people in, he is going to have to signal to his base that he's not doing it anything but