friedman!st david he is a war criminal! david friedman -- sen. corker: we will begin questioning with senator cardin. if senator barrasso comes back, he will be next. sen. lieberman: thank you, -- thank you, mr. chairman. you and i have something in common. our parents were proud zionists, worked to strengthen the state of israel, and the values that it stood for and stands for. my parents also taught me that words have consequences. blessed memory, was a circuit court judge and served as president of our synagogue, which he told me was the toughest position he ever held, and taught me how to respect differing views, and to do that in any effective way. i am having difficulty understanding the language that you've used. you have justified that in your comments here that it was part of a campaign. these were written statements. but in some cases, they go back before the campaign. i'm specifically referring to your comments about the democratic leader in the senate and his motivation in regards to the iran nuclear agreement and how he came about is

weeks, is not the thoughtful, capable personable and even funny david friedman that i know. david ever said or written anything that he wishes now he had phrased differently? or even not set at all? i believe he probably has. he does. who has not? i certainly have said something that wished i could rephrase or not say at all. so i ask you to listen to what he has to say today with an open mind. if he has something in the past that bothers you, ask him about it. but please, put it in the larger context of his life, his character, his capability and his deep desire to serve our country. from many long conversations we've had over the years i can tell you that david friedman does not only pray for peace between israel and its neighbors every day, he yearns for it. and if you confirm him, he will as us ambassador to anything anyone could do to achieve peace with israel and its neighbors. and in short, i believe david friedman deserves the support of the community and the full senate and if i may, mr. chairman, senator, i do want to say that i hope the support will be bipartisan.

thoughtful, capable personable and even funny david friedman i know. has david ever said or written anything that he wish he had phrased differently or not said at all? i believe he has, he does, and who hasn't? i certainly have said some things they wish that i could rephrase or not say at all. so i ask drou listen to what he has to say today with the open mind f. he has said something in the past that bothers you, please, ask him about it, but put it in the the larger context of the life, the character, the capability and his deep desire to serve our country. from many long conversations that we have had over the years, david friedman does not only pray for peace between israel and its neighbors everyday, he yearns for it. if you confirm him, he will as ambassador to israeli do anything that anyone could do to achieve peace between israeli and the neighbors. in short, i believe that david friedman deserves the support of the committee and the full senate, and if u i may, mr. chairman, and senator cardin, i will say that i hope that the support is bipa

and tell a few months ago david friedman life, then david friedman i have seen described in the media isla not. so has he ever said or written that he wishes now to be phrased differently? >> assets something set wish i could rephrase so listen to what he has to say with an open mind. so putting into the larger context and the deep desire to serve them from those conversations ricans day david friedman does not only pray for peace betweents israel and its neighbors in everyday and if you confirm him between peace and his neighbors and and i do want to say hope that support is bipartisan at a matter so central that historic lee is a safe zone of non-partisan ship even when everything else was divided along party lines.d i am proud to introduce him to the committee.mm >> thinks for your comments. likely if used day you'll be interrogated to live would leave. now to make a brief opening comment we have the vote at 1030 flopping to get through those opening comments and fren return for questioning. from united states and israel having a close and meaningful relationship. and israel serves

obviously david friedman has been someone who had called into question and not been supportive of the two-state sliciolution. >> and the president hasn't answered, how does he see the one-state solution, how does that work and has he thought about that process. >> we'll dive into that, ahead. >>> also, how president trump's plans to revamp intelligence agencies, what will that mean to the thousands of americans who dedicate their lives to being intelligence officers? when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. why do so many businesses rely on the u.s. postal service? because when they ship with us, their business becomes our business. ♪ that's why we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. ♪ here, there, everywhere. united states postal service priority : you a girl with golden locks broke into a house owned by three bears. she ate some porridge, broke the baby bear's chair, and stole some jewelry, a flat-screen tv, and a laptop.

friedman, my grandfather -- pro-palestinian protester interrupts david friedman during his confirmation hearing at the senate. he was escorted out, but heckling continued, repeatedly disrupting friedman's testimony. he is known for his hard-line views. he has advocated the annexation of the west bank. his family member is a founding member of beit el, a settlement. >> in conversations that seem to imply that the two state solution is no longer a viable option. what do you mean by that? >> i have expressed my skepticism about the two state solution, solely on the basis of what i have perceived as an unwillingness on the part of the palestinians to renounce terror and accept israel as a jewish state. reporter: five former u.s. ambassadors to israel sent a letter urging senators not to approve friedman, describing his position as extreme and radical, dismissing the nominee as unqualified for the job. trump has called him a longtime friend and trusted advisor. the hearing comes a day after the president said that he could live with a one state vision. decades of u.s. policy -- said that was

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so you have david friedman testifying.e also heard quite a lot already from president obama yesterday in his joint news conference with the israeli prime minister. and especially on the -- his view of the middle east peace process and specifically the two-state solution. listen to this. >> so i'm looking at two-state and one state and i like the one that both parties like. i'm very happy with the one that both parties like. i can live with either one. i thought for a while the two-state looked like it may be the easier of the two. but honestly if bebe and if the palestinians have -- if israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm happy with the one they like best. >> when you heard this, what was your reaction to this? >> kate, i'm not sure the president fully understands the implications of what he said. >> why do you think that? >> in move away from a two-state solution and endorsing the possibility of a one-state solution, what he's saying is, forget israel as a jewish, democratic state. in a one-state solution, it can't

ambassador to israel, david friedman will testify at his confirmation hearing tomorrow. mr. friedman and attorney will take questions from members of the senate foreign relations committee who have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also follow live coverage on c-span radio and www.c-span.org. >> next, senate minority leader chuck schumer talks about the resignation of national security adviser michael flynn and the trump administration's relations with russia. you'll also hear from the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee, senator dianne feinstein, and intelligence committee vice chair, senator mark warner of virginia. >> ok, good afternoon. yes, good afternoon. i am very pleased to be joined by my colleagues, senator feinstein, making member of the judiciary, senator warner, ranking member of intelligence. we expect the ranking member of foreign relations may join us. this morning i called together an emergency meeting of our caucus to discuss everything that has transpired in the last several days. resignation, the outright lies coming fro

alternative david friedman for ambassador to israel. and form congresswoman, heather wilson, for secretary of the air force. today president trump met with health insurance companies' c.e.o.'s in the white house for racening session. he told the group he wants to work with them to arrange a smooth transition from obamacare to a republican plan. and that he hopes to work with democrats. >> you are the biggest of the big, right? that's very impressive. thank you. we just had a great meeting with the governors. the horrible effects that obamacare has had and we're going to change it and strengthen it out. we have a plan that will be i think fantastic. it will be released fairly soon. we'll talk about it tomorrow night during the speech. i think it will be something special. we'll talk about it right now. think we'll get you on and i think you'll like what you hear. again, thank you for being here. i want to thank also secretary tom price who is with us and is doing a phenomenal job on a very complex subject. a subject of health care. he's

ambassador to israel, david friedman, was repeatedly interrupted by jewish and palestinian protestersrsday as he testified to the senate foreign relations committee. >> it is a great privilege to address this committee that has done so much to advance america's interest around the world. that. friedman also said refugees don't have a connection to palestine. >> you promote racism, illegal settlements? we will not be silent. you do not represent us and you will never represent us. amy: david friedman has no diplomatic experience and worked , as a bankruptcy lawyer for donald trump over the last 15 years. he served as president of an organization which raised millions of dollars to support illegal jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. he's also called liberal american jews "worse than kapos"--a reference to jewish prisoners who worked for the nazis during the holocaust. on thursday, friedman apologized for the remarks. context ford some my remarks, but was not in the nature of an excuse. there is no excuse. if you want need to rationalize it, or justify it, i cannot. these were

ambassadors to israel are urging lawmakers to reject david friedman. it comes a day after the president back way from the long-standing u.s. policy of urging a "two-state solution" in the israel palestinian conflict. >>> all right. thank you, kenny and michelle. yes, we have a traffic alert and a live look here at the overturned big rig here on northbound 880 in oakland. as you can see, this is taking two big rig tow trucks to get this cleared out of the roadways and it's blocking the right lane. traffic moving smoothly in the three left lanes but the backup is enormous. you are backed up beyond the coliseum area on northbound 880 and it's pretty much a nightmare scene. so in order to get through this or to avoid it, i should say, go ahead and consider 580 and chp is also allowing big rigs to travel along 580 as well to avoid this major backup. again this is northbound 880 in oakland at 5th street. and it's backed up all the way beyond the coliseum. so very heavy delays in the oakland area. if you are heading out that area i'm glad i caught you, take 5

ambassador to israel, david friedman, helped raise millions for batel. >> there was no president who appointed an ambassador to israel with a real supporter of the settlements, never. >> reporter: among the half billion of israelis living in the west bank settlements, there was praise for prime minister netanyahu's insistence today that israel maintain security control over all territory west of the jordan river, which would mean palestinians who now live in the west bank would be in a wider israel but without the rights of israeli citizens. >> i don't believe they can undermine the two-state solution. i don't think in the 21st century they will get away with it. it's impossible. >> reporter: but the peace process seems to have new rules under president trump. richard engel, nbc news, on the west bank. >>> tonight, president trump is facing a series of early tests from a country led by a leader he has repeatedly praised. there have been several provocative actions by russia involving the u.s. in the air and at sea, including a ship getting awfully close to our coastline tonight. our

prote prote prote protesters are interrupting the confirm makes hearing of david friedman. >> mr. friedman is building a five-story apartment building in the west bank. david friedman will more likely spark conflict in the occupied territory. >> i want to bring in somebody who knows a great deal about everything we've been talking about, not the least which is the middle east but also the intelligence issues we've been discussing. jane harmon, director of the woodrow wilson center, a former nine-term members of congress from california. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, ali. >> this won't be the last outcry again friedman. yesterday five ambassadors to israel sent a letter about him to the senate foreign relations committee accusing him of holding extreme radical positions. you've had a chance to look at this. you know of the relationship between america and israel, the palestine. is there a cause for concern with friedman? >> ambassadors doesn't make policy, administrations make policy. i was just in israel and in ramallah, the palestinian authority two weeks ago, and th

trump's israeli envoy pick david friedman is expected to face tough questions on the issue at a senate confirmation hearing today. at least five former ambassadors to israeli are already urging lawmakers to reject him for what they view as his extreme views on middle east peace. and president trump did ask the israeli prime minister to hold back on building more jewish settlements in the east bank yesterday and the senate will hold a procedural vote today to advance the nomination of scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. >> hena daniels in new york, thank you, hena. >>> today the senate is expected to vote on the nomination of nick mulvaney. is a tea party lawmaker from south carolina. he is reportedly considering sharp cuts to domestic agencies such as the epa. >>> lawmakers in the house say they want the right to review any effort by president trump to ease sanctions on russia. revelations about a trump administration ties to russia have lawmakers in both houses asking questions. the white house insists there is nothing to it. democrats are calling for an investig

ambassador to israel, david friedman, getting a hearing today before the senate foreign relations meet. that hearing's under way. just got into a recess likely because of the votes in the senate. we're covering that. you can stream thalive online at c-span.org. also available on the free c-span radio app. and it's live on television on c-span3. ms. pelosi: good morning, much. here we're. the saga continues. the trump administration's reacting -- reaction to the explose revelations about secret communications between russian intelligence agents and senior trump officials has been very revealing. it reveals how much russia's grip on the trump administration is undermining our democracy and compromising our national security. and also reveals that president trump's top priority in all of this is shutting downeaks. he wants to hide the truth from the american people. so he's focusing on the leaks rather than addressing the challenge to our democracy and our security. it's a deflection. the d.e.a. flector of chief stris again. the american people have the right to know the full extent of th

trump's israel envoy pick david friedman is expected to face tough questions on the the iron you at senate confirmation hearing today. five former ambassadors to israel are urging law make tours reject him for what they view as his extreme views on mid east peace. hena daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, pgw worker is recovering from a broken leg this morning after a police car rolled over him in west philadelphia. chopper three was over the scene at west minister avenue and mar cost street yesterday afternoon. police say an officer left a patrol car in neutral to chase down a couple runaway suspects that police car began to roll backwards, that is when a nearby pgw worker tried to get inside rolling car to stop it but got stuck underneath it the instead. he was treated at penn presbyterian medical center. >>> coming up the atlantic city police officer is under arrest after this video emerge s on social media. >> hear what he is accused of saying in the live report. >>> also an explosion and panic, neighbors cut off electricity and sends flames shooting in the the sky. we will t

david friedman, mr. trump's pick for u.s. ambassador to israel, was the president of the fund-raising for beit el in america and raised millions. the family kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to mr. trump, donated $38,000, and in 2003, mr. trump's foundation donated $10,000. >> i believe that they did it because they felt that beit el is really a very special and important place. >> reporter: but this is also a place claimed by palestinians. >> this was their land for the last 1,000 years. this-- the jewish people came here 4,000 years ago. >> reporter: the settlement carves into the rocky hillside near ramallah. merav sela says settling here stakes a claim. >> the arabs, they can live here, but they need to be quiet, and not do any harm. >> reporter: your views unwavering. >> i don't really like them, actually. >> reporter: in ramallah, we asked this palestinian, about beit el's high-profile be racist against palestinians," she said. opinions here are as divided as this land. >> this is the biggest problem of the world,

hearing confirmation for david friedman, the nominee for u.s. ambassador to israel.e appeared last week before the senate foreign relations committee, where he was asked about israel and the middle east peace process. fromso addressed concerns lawmakers about the rhetoric to use during the 2016 presidential election, while working as a campaign adviser. this is just over two and a half hours.

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ambassador to israel, david friedman, will testify at his confirmation hearing tomorrow. will take questions from members of the senate foreign relations committee. we will have live coverage at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. you can also follow live coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. willifornia congress men -- talk budget issues in the future of their affordable care act. washington democratic congress room and will join us to talk about her work as a leading member of the hardee's new coalition. -- the parties new coalition. actor ashton kutcher testified on capitol hill about human trafficking and slavery. mr. creature is founder of an anti-human trafficking organization. the senate foreign relations committee is chaired by senator bob corker. >> senate foreign relations committee will come to order. >> i'm going to hit the gavel since. our tied up in the back. fornt to thank people coming today and to those who are here and traveled extensively to be here. i want to apologize o

administration that we've had in decades, have you seen that by president trump's appointment of david friedmanmbassador to israel, and support of netanyahu, commitment to protecting israel. and lou, i believe if there is a rise of ain't -- antisemitic behavior, they are enraged by solitairely of donald trump and people of israel. lou: membership people are enraginged, he is going in directs with different demeanor and purpose than they have seen in a president, it is wonderful to watch. he was responding to a tweet from hillary clinton. which i don't know what kind of breakthrough that is, if it is one. but it seemed to me a generous response. helpful that she would addss the president so. >> i agr with that. i think we need to be clear that the real ain't semitic group -- anti-semitic group in our country is liberal left who would deny the jewish people their homeland, which has been theref thousands of years, and liberal left that wants to minimize and enable enemies of israel who want to erase her from the face of the earth, that i that. >> and left attacking melania trump for her prayer, t

david friedman, mr. trump's pick for u.s. ambassador to israel, was the president of fund-raising for this school in america and raised millions. the family foundation of jared kushner, son-in-law to mr. trump, donated $38,000 and in 2003, mr. trump's foundation donated $10,000. >> i believe that they did it because they felt that it is a special and important place. place claimed by palestinians. >> ts last thousand years. the jewish people came here 4,000 years ago. >> reporter: the settlement carves into the rocky hillside near ramallah. he says settling here stakes a claim. >> the arabs, they can live here, but they need to be quiet and not do any harm. >> reporter: your views are unwavering. >> i don't really like them actually. >> reporter: in ramallah, we asked this palestinian about the school's high profile supporters. "it shows american policies will be racist against palestinians." opinions here are as divided as the land. >> this is the biggest problem in the world in the last 2,000 years. who is the chosen people

ambassador to israel, david friedman will testify at his confirmation hearing tomorrow. will take questions from members of the senate foreign relations committee. we will have live coverage at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. you can follow live coverage on c-span radio, and c-span.org. house minority leader nancy pelosi and other house democrats were critical of the trump administration on national security. leader pelosi said republicans are not moving quickly enough to investigate the ties between the white house and russia. she called for in independent commission. >> it's on. >> thank you. >> good morning, everyone. as president trump inflicts his failed, so-called vision on our country, he and the republican congress have not lifted a finger to create more of the good paint -- good paying jobs americans me. the dangerous and unconstitutional refugee and muslim ban, the weakness before russia, the list goes on. sameare all part of the failed, so-called vision that does not honor our values, and does not protect and descend our constitution or the american people

on the other hand, given the appointment of david friedman as ambassador, and much of the a acquiescence to israeli policy, it may not be a red light, it's flashing yellow. i don't think this president wants to be embarrassed next week when he sits down with the prime minister and you end up with a new round of settlements. i think it's a blinking yellow. but stay tuned, i doubt if a trump administration policy in israel is quite clear yet. >> general, the point that i think both ron and aaron were getting at is, one thing that president trump ran on and prides himself on is being unpredictab unpredictable, not tell graphing his next move. broadly speaking, when it comes to foreign policy, do you see more benefit or risk in this? >> i think it depends on the issues very much. but in general, you've got this huge apparatus. as rex tillerson, 75,000 people working for the state department. you can't just swing them from one side to the other on an hourly or daily basis. you can't make policy by tweeting. so you've got to go through a policy development process. i think there's an important

. >>> david friedman, anoutspon proponent of settlements appeared before the senate foreign relations committee yesterday. during his remarks, which were disrupted by multiple protesters, freedman apologized for highly controversial statements he made in the past. he called president barack obama anti-sem might. >> i provided context for my remarks, but that is not an excuse. if you want me to rationalize it, i cannot. these were hurtful words and i deeply regret them. >> joining us here on set is msnbc's cal perry. he has a lot of controversial questions. did the hearing yesterday try and comfort any of those who may have been on the fence about his appointment to israel? >> no. in fact, i think it probably flushed out these comments. he called the antidefamation league, morons. he said they were part of the political campaign. this is about settlements. this is a man who is not just ideologically in support for settlements, he raises money for the settlement in ramala. the obama administration calling that the major impediment to peace. the israelis have seen this appointment as dan

david friedman, the ambassador to israel is very pro-settlement.t that -- >> the ambassador designate. >> excuse me, yes, the ambassador designate. this is very surprising considering who is surrounding him and who is in his ear, including jared kushner, his son-in-law. >> i assume that rex tillerson, the secretary of state, among others, maybe general mattis over at the defense department, make mike pompeo over at the cia, others had some role in dealing with this. i assume mike flynn, the national security adviser, as well. you don't release a statement on a sensitive issue like this without organization, presumably, from the president of the united states, himself. beyanna, what do you think of this little fight that's going on between the trump administration and the australian prime minister? >> well, the australian prime minister had told his own country and newspapers earlier in the week that he could understand donald trump, that things would be accomplished between them, better through a private conversation. so i think he went into this p

trump's pick for ambassador to israel, david friedman, is a longtime political and financial supporter of israel's settlements, which are illegal under international law. netanyahu is a close friend of the kushner family, jared kushner in advisor to president trump and also his son-in-law. in washington state, lawyers are suing the federal government over the arrest and detention of daniel ramirez medina, who was arrested friday by agents with immigration and customs enforcement, or ice, even though the 23-year-old has permission to live and work in the united states under president obama's daca program. that is deferred action for childhood arrivals. his lawyers have called his detention unprecedented and unjustified. ramirez was arrested when ice agents came to his father's home and detained both men on friday. ramirez has been living in the united states since he was seven years old. his family is originally from mexico. he's now being imprisoned at tacoma's northwest detention center. advocates say his detention may be the first of a daca recipient since trump took office. it came

david friedman is seen by some as a controversial figure. friedman says he regret some of the language used during the campaign, blasting jewish american liberals. friedman says he understands the difference between a political campaign and diplomacy. friedman's hearing was interrupted multiple times by protesters. >> bret: mike emanuel live on the hill. up next, republicans say they are getting closer to getting rid of obamacare but what about replacing it? here is what some of our fox affiliates are covering. fox 5 in new york. a new jersey judge rules for a second time that a criminal complaint against governor chris christie can go forward. the judge says there is probable cause to believe the governor new lane closings on the george washington bridge in 2013 were not part of a routine traffic stop. fox carolina in greenville. the arrest of an accused white supremacist who officials say was planning an attack in the spirit of dylann roof. accused of purchasing a gun from an undercover fbi agent. this is a live look at sacramento from fox

trump's israel envoy pick david friedman is expect to face tough questions on the issue at his is that the confirmation hearing today, at least five former ambassadors to israel are already urging law make tears reject him for what they view as his extreme views on mid east peace. hena daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> in other news russian spy ship is apparently moving up the east coast, it was reportedly spotted off coast of connecticut yesterday, pentagon says ship is this international waters 30 miles from a naval submarine base. earlier the ship was spotted off coast of delaware in new jersey. the vessel itself is used to collect intelligence from radars and other electronic emission from his military bases up the east coast. >>> pgw worker is hurt after a bizarre accident involving a police car this west philadelphia take a look, chopper three over the scene at corn are of west minister avenue and marco street yesterday afternoon that is not far from where west minister meets lancaster avenue. police say an officer was chasing a car when people got out and ran off. the off

. >>> a confirmation hearing to consider david friedman to be the next u.s. ambassador to israel. he is a bang raeps attorney. he co-chaired the trump presidential campaign's israel advisory committee. some american jewish and

ambassador to israel david friedman who actually heads up fufundraisising effort for one f the settlements raraised mimillions o of dollars. yourur response? >> first of all, i think the statement itself is just a lot of doubletalk. everyone understands the settlement project is an impepediment to appease. it is one of the mosost importat rereasons why itit is hard t toe a viable palestinian state. the fact that the settler movement in israel is dead set against any possibility of a palestinian state, position, i thinink, also shared by the nenetanyahu government, just reaffirms this. to argue existing settlements are not a problem, but new settlements might be a a proble, justst does not add up. it doesn't make sense. i think what we see here is the trump administration has not really figured out what its position is on israeli-palestinian peace or even israel's relationship with -- its relationship with israel. yes, they will probably be war pro-netanyahu than any other previous american president has been, but i do not actually think they want to get involved in the peace process at all

. >> david friedman is trump's nominee. hearing is tomorrow.ng in the settlement that friedman raises money for and that his name one on one an illegal settlement on palestinian privately owned land and the israeli supreme court has asked for its demolition. >> they're good on that, the courts over there. thank you howard, jane, and jeremy. >>> when we return, let me finish trump watch. you're watching "hardball." there's no party like a lobster party, and this is the lobster party. red lobster's lobsterfest is back with 9 irresistible lobster dishes. yeah, it's a lot. try tender lobster lover's dream and see how sweet a lobster dream can be. or pick two delicious lobster tails with new lobster mix and match. the only thing more tempting than one succulent lobster tail, is two. is your mouth watering yet? good. because there's something for everyone, and everyone's invited. so come in today. the market.redict but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your

david friedman ambassador to israel. heather wilson for air force secretary. phillip billeden for navy secretary.eden for navy secretary.den for navy secretary. defense secretary mattis answered a few questions on u.s. relations today. he was asked about russian infl influence. >> thank you, sir. what does russia need to stop doing in order for the u.s. to work with it? chairman of the joint chiefs is meeting with his russian counterpart for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. can you trust the russians? >> jennifer, i think the point about russia is they have to live by international law just like we expect all mature nations on this planet to do. and what we will do is we will engage politically. we do not or not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground or a way forward where russia, living up to its commitments, will return to a partnership of sorts here with nato. but russia is going to have to prove itself first and live up to the commitments they have made in t

ambassador to israel, david friedman, is a longtime supporter of israel's settlements. for years, ds served as friends, of american which has raised milillions of dollars toto support illegal jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. arizona senator john mccain called austral university are thursday in efforts to smooth over elections with australia after president trump insulted australia's prime minister and hung up on him over the weekend. on saturday, trump complained to prime mininister malcolm turnbul about the terms of her refugee deal between the u.s. and australia and told him that the conversation was the worst call life are that he had had with a foreign leader that day. the united states have pledged to exact and resettle over 1200 refugees from a detention center in australia under president obama. president trump has selected june a hassle to be the new deck of the director of the cia. she was responsible for running a secret eia black site in thailand where prisoners were waterboarded and tortured. the intercept also repororts she played a rolee in th