. >> -- >> this morning i saw president obama talking about gitmo, guantanamo bay, which by the way we are keeping open. >> that was president-elect trump back in february telling voters he'll keep guantanamo bay open. now president obama is reportedly racing to release detainees before he leaves office. dr. sebastian gorka will join us with reaction. that and much more ahead on "hannity." my heart beats one hundred thousand times a day, sending oxygen to my muscles. again! so i can lift even the most demanding weight. take care of all your most important parts with centrum. now verified non gmo and gluten free. if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works by focusing right in the gi-tract to help control damaging inflammation and is clinically proven to begin helping many patients achieve both symptom relief as well a

he has been promising to close gitmo since 2008 will, since before he was president. but with less than a molest in office it is almost certain he will not be able to keep that promise. right now there are 59 detainees at gitmo and 27 of them are considered too danger us to transfer. what we're talking about are the remaining 22 who have already been approved for transfer to other nations though none will be allowed to ernt the united states because congress will not allow it. listen to what white house spokesman josh earnest said last week. >> i wouldn't rule out additional transfers between now and january 20th p. >> so 40 prisoners at gitmo by the time mr. trump takes office. but mr. trump promised to fill it back up with quote unquote bad dudes. >> this morning i watched president obama talk about gitmo, guantanamo bay, which by the way, we are keeping open. which we are keeping open. and we will load it up with some bad dudes, believe me. we will load it up. >> compare that to what president obama said two weeks ago. he called gitmo a blot on our national honor w

i've been to gitmo. i'm going to tell you this is a very humane place they're treated. they're given far better accommodations than any prisoner in a federal or state prison in america. let's remember why they're there. they're not there for any other reason other than they are suspected of either killing americans or plotting to kill americans, and for us to release them as we have done in the past, results in a huge, huge disaster. we've seen some of these folks that were going to be released into a friendly country, and as soon as they got there, they returned back onto the streets and participated in plotting against americans. you know, you don't change the stripes of the tiger just because you put a fresh coat of paint on it. and not doing that with these guys. david: more executive action, president obama giving president-elect trump a pretty hypocritical piece of advice on this. take a listen. >> my suggestion to the president-elect is, you know, going through the legislative process is always better in part because it's harder to undo. david: governor, this cam

this morning i watched president obama talking about gitmo, right?hich by the way we are keeping open. which we are keeping open. [ cheers and applause ] >> and we're going to load it up with some bad dudes, believe me, we're going to load it up. >> that was president-elect trump out on the campaign trail promising to keep open the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. according to reports president obama is rushing to transfer detainees from the prison before he leaves office on january 20th. according to the latest report from the director on national intelligence, an alarming 30% of transferred gitmo detainees are confirmed or suspected of reengaging in terrorist activities. here is the author of "defeating jihad, the winnable war," dr. sebastian gorka. dr. gorka, this is serious. it can have tremendous consequences if these individuals are allowed to reengage in terrorist activities. >> absolutely, kimberly. let's be very clear here. these aren't bank robbers, and just because the facility is called the joint detention facility, it is not

gitmo transfers.doning more low-level drug offender offenders. >> he can bar offshore drilling in parts of the atlantic oceans. that means no more selling of the oil drilling rights, no more leasing. he's taken similar steps in the past to limit drilling in the waters off the u.s. mainland these steps would be difficult to reverse because he's relying on a 1953 law that allows h "time" do this, not taking executive action so that would make it more difficult for a president trump to reverse these. this news won't be welcomed by oil companies. trump said he wants to increase oil production so this will make it difficult for the next president for him to undo? >> what about klemen any this seems near and dear to him. pardoning 200 prisoners. it's the largest single-day act but it's not over. >> no, and brooke not only was it the largest single day act of clemency, it brings the number of clemencies, pardons, commutations when you compare it to the past several two term presidents. and we know from white

and we've cut the population in gitmo from 242 to 59. the politics of fear is what prevents any detainees from being transferred to prisons in the united states. even though as we speak we imprison dangerous terrorists in our prisons and we have even more dangerous criminals in all of our prisons across the country. even though our allies oftentimes will not turn over a terrorist if they think that terrorists could end up in gitmo. even though groups like isil use gitmo in their propaganda. so we're wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in cuba. that's not strength. until congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history. and i will continue to do all that i can to remove this plot on our national honor. [ applause ] number 4, we have to fight terrorists in a way that does not create more terrorists. for example, in a dangerous world terrorists seek out places where it's often impossible to capture them or to count on local governments to do so. and that means the best op

even though groups like isil use gitmo in their propaganda.we are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in cuba. that's not a strength. until congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history, and i will continue to do all that i can to remove this block on our national honor. [applause] pres. obama: number four, we have to fight terrorism in a way that does not create more terrorists. for example, in a dangerous world, terrorists seek out places where it is often impossible to capture them, or to count on local governments to do so, and that means the best option for us to get those terrorists becomes a targeted strike. so we have taken action. -- we have taken action under my command, including withdrawals, -- including with drones, to remove terrorists from the battlefield, which has prevented real threats to the american people. [applause] pres. obama: under rules that i have put in place and made public, before any threat is taken outside of a war zone, there must be near

he did however -- he knocked down prisoners in gitmo from several hundreds to 60, and there are lot of empty cells. soledad: he did draw down the troops as he said he was going to. >> he drew down the troops and that was an accomplishment, but he was blasted for it. trump blasted obama, saying the draw down led to the growth of isis, and obama never effectively rebutted that. soledad: climate change. >> he gets the highest marks of anything he has done in his presidency. he got ahead on the movement climate change. he decided it was going to be a big priority, especially the second term. he pushed the paris agreement. he pushed up the requirements for cars to use less gas, clean air act, tried to close down or restrict energy plants that were spewing out pollution. he did a lot of it by executive orders, because a lot of the repblican party doesn't believe climate change is happening, at least officially. this is real leadership about an issue that doesn't just affect our country but affects the whole world. >> this is what chills me. this is what scares me to the bone. all of this can

if you lose, you go to gitmo.verybody who loses goes to gitmo. >> when you said that -- >> geraldo is going to gitmo. thank you for the chocolates. >> i like newt because he says the honest thing. didn't he say, it's weird? why would he care? >> there's a reason behind it. >> it's a decoy. >> it's near and dear to his heart. >> his other baby. >> kids are involved. >> it would be like -- >> i think he thinks arnold is going to well. >> by the way, he is having a news conference next week, i think next thursday. trump is going to have a news conference, which he hasn't had one since hillary clinton. >> what a great problem. >> he doesn't need to. he won. >> he shouldn't talk to the american people and the press? >> it's an interesting problem to have. this is the first pop culture president. the first president that came directly from intereentertainme >> truth in advertising and therefore -- >> greg will be the next one. >> all right. don't go anywhere. facebook friday is up next. your insurance company won't repl

gitmo and israel.re they trying to do with guantanamo bay and how would they get to closing it? >> pete, you know about gitmo having served there. the bottom line is, obama is trying to deliver on a political promise, not making national security decision with that. the people should not be back in the wild trying to kill americans and others. so essentially now, he's supposed to release them to countries that will control them in some way. instead the only countries that will take them are countries that support terrorism. he's releasing them back in the wild and giving the enemies free draft picks. >> we've got the numbers of the recidivism rate. the amount of detainees. the bottom number is a key one. the total confirmed or suspected. upwards of a third detainees go back to the fight and could be higher. how are they looking at this through the lens of political promise and not a national security imperative? >> he wanted to turn terrorism into a law enforcement issue. he wanted to bring all those g

the gitmo releases. again, these were the hardest of the hard in terms of those that remained in gitmo. to talk about releasing them at all seemed to be dining russly frivolous, no. >> absolutely. and he's been doing this quietly all along. he let a bomb maker go to bosnia who had no other employment, doesn't have any other skills. in bosnia there is a 50% unemployment rate. he has been doing dangerous things all along. but what's interesting is before the election he and michelle obama spoke about a peaceful and civil transfer of power. and they have been anything but models of i have i -- models y when the trumps went to the white house and they snubbed them and didn't allow them to take photos. david: but trump said later on, i like the guy. we seem to have this relationship. but it does seem he's changing his tune dramatically. the epa ruling on off-shore drilling is another example of that. >> for more than a year the media talked about the size of trump's ego, it's clear obama's ego might be twice

but on some of these things, gitmo is an interesting example.ically when he's trying to do is say there are so few people that are going to be left here that the cost will be so high that republicans and president trump, who has talked about waste and government spending, may actually decide to close it. he's looking for ways to make his legacy stand up even if president trump isn't going to say, yeah, i'm keeping obama's policies. >> i just want to pick up on this question of the mood. is the sense whether it's the president or his top aide, is there a feeling there that the barbarians are at the gate and about to take over? >> i think there's a division between some people in the staff and obama himself and maybe some of his more senior advisers. certainly i think they're still at the staff level, still coming to grips with this idea that there was such a rejection of the president's legacy and that so many things that they've been working on are probably going to be at stake. the president himself is taking a bit of a more measured view of th

even though groups like isil use gitmo in their propaganda. so we're wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in cuba. that's not strength. until congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history, and i will continue to do all that i can to remove this blot on our national honor. [ applause ] number four. we have to fight terrorists in a way that does not create more terrorists. for example, in a dangerous world, terrorists seek out places where it's often impossible to capture them or to count on local governments to do so. and that means the best option for us to get those terrorists becomes a targeted strike. so we have taken action. under my command. including with drones. to remove terrorists from the battlefield, which protects our troops and has prevented real threats to the american people. [ applause ] now, under rules that i put in place and that i made public, before any strike is taken outside of a war zone, there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed

right now there are 59 detainees at gitmo and 27 too dangerous to transfer. remaining 22 have already been approved to transfer to other nations, though, none will be allowed to enter the united states because congress will not allow it. of those 22, the obama administration intends to transfer 17 or 18 of them. this is what white house josh ernst said about it last week. >> i wouldn't rule out additional transfers between now and january 20th. >> if all those plan, 40 prisoners at guantanamo baby the time mr. trump takes office, he's promise today keep the prison open and fill it with some quote, unquote, bad dudes, very sharp departure from the ongoing efforts of the obama administration to shut it down, heather. heather: turn to the coal industry now, how is the white house targeting the coal industry? >> on monday the obama administration set final rules to reduce, these are rules that are designed to really reduce the environmental impact of coal-mining on the nation streams, not only would it maintain buffer zone blocking all coal mining within a hundre

for example, the president's continued attempts to close gitmo.alling it a blot on our national honor. saying that adherence to the rule of law is not a weakness but in fact is our greatest national strength. also on the muslim issue, arguably, the most controversial part of donald trump's campaign platform. listen. >> united states of america is not a country that imposes religious tests as a price for freedom. we're a country that was founded so people could practice their faiths as they choose. united states of america is not a place where some citizens have to withstand greater scrutiny or carry a special i.d. card or prove that they're not an enemy from within. we're a country that has bled and struggled and sacrificed against that kind of discrimination and arbitrary rule. here in our own country and around the world. >> this was not the fiery president obama we saw in on the campaign trail but this was the lawyerly president obama making the careful case for why he believes his policies are the ones to carry forward and looking long term. i

gitmo is a petting zoo for terrorists. right there is cuba, a huge repre repressive is a prison for its citizens. as for trump's tweets, we have been arguing as a country for decades, the media for transparency. his tweets with what he thinks at the moment. that's about as transparent as you can get. good or bad. >> unfiltered assess to the people to take his message. he has been able to use that successfully. dana, your thoughts on this? >> when governor richardson it's a clash of civilization and helps isis, one, that's true if we let it. we don't have to. should we do nothing different? i don't know if that's true. i think there should be changes. i also wonder when he says that it's helping isis recruit, i would love to see some background on that. >> yes. sources. >> who is saying that? >> is that written in a fortune cookie somewhere. >> is there a ittemp agency that -- >> like, if our intelligence community came forward and said these terrorista terrorists to become -- >> i was radicalized -- >> they are being disho

on gitmo, it doesn't appear as though obama is going to be able to close gitmo over the next month but he wants to draw down the population to a point where it's financially unfeasible to keep this whole facility up and running for 40 detainees. he wants to put the pressure on trump, on republicans to say how can we keep spending this money to keep the facility open. >> he's with his family in hawaii, the president-elect is in palm beach with the family vacationing. vacationing i say quote/unquote, he had dinner with someone special but before we go there, ryan lizza, let's remember what he said about carlos slim. >> carlos slim as you know comes from mexico. he's given many millions of dollars to the clintons and their initiatives so carlos slim, largest donor of the paper from mexico. reporters at the "new york times," they're not journalists, they're corporate lobbyists for carlos slim and for hillary clinton. >> well, it turns out apparently according to reports that mr. trump had dinner, right, with carlos slim, the mexican go zillionai go zillionare. what does that tell us about

with only weeks left of his final term, president obama looking to fulfill his promise of closing gitmo but nearly a third of the former detainees are apparently returning to terror. 208 of the 693 detainees released from gitmo are confirmed or at least suspected of returning to terrorism according to the office of director of national intelligence. well, captain chuck nash, retired u.s. navy captain, fox news military analyst is here to talk -- respond to all of this. 1/3 is a lot of terrorists that could be doing harm to americans. >> it's a pretty high recidivism rate, david but when you look back and do it by the numbers, there were 780 at the high point under the bush administration. he bequeathed 242 prisoners or detainees, i should say, to president obama. now we're down to 59. and on monday, the obama administration told congress under law, they have to, gave them 30 days notice, they want to release 11 to 18 more, which would leave us about 41, prisoners detainees left, of those 41 to 42, 27 are so hardcore nobody would think about letting those guys go so it is not going to cl

he also renewed calls to close gitmo, a campaign promise he's still been unable to fulfill. and while the president didn't mention donald trump by name, many points were in direct contrast to some of the statements and proposals from his sucor. >> we are a nation that stands for the rule of law and strengthen the laws of war. when the nazis were defeated, we put them on trial. we are a nation that won world wars without grabbing the resources of those defeated. we helped them rebuild. we didn't hold on to tritory other than the cemeteries where we buried our dead. so rather than offer false promises that we can eliminate terrorism by dropping more bombs or deploying more and more troops or fencing ourselves off from the rest of the world, we have to take a long view of the terrorist threat. and we have to pursue a smart strategy that can be sustained. today's terrorists can kill innocent people, but they don't pose an kexistential threat to our nation, and we must not make the mistake of elevating them as if they do. that does their job for them of the it makes them more imp

on some of these things, gitmo i think is an interesting example. basically what he's trying to do is say, there are so few people that are going to be left, that the costs will be so high that republicans and president trump who's talked about waste and government spending may decide to close it. he's -- he's looking for ways to make his legacy stand up even if president trump isn't going to say, yeah, i'm keeping obama's policies. >> i want to pick up on the question of the mood. is the sense,whether it's the president, that the barbarians are at the gate and about to take over? >> there may be an opinion of obama himself and senior advisers, at the staff level they're still coming to grips with the idea that there was such a rejection of the president's legacy and that so many things they've been working on are probably going to be at stake. the president himself is taking a bit of a more measured view of this. he's in conversation with president-elect trump a lot trying to explain the theories behind some of his actions. i think he hopes -- we d

retiring help was frustrated the white house and defense secretary never talked to him about closing gitmoase of some dangerous characters from gitmo on his watch. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. general kelly is one of several men who devoted their lives to serving our nation through the military, and now may continue their service in the white house. supporters say those retired generals have experience and know how to get results. of course, critics are questioning whether so many members of the military should have such a large influence in the executive branch. both sides of that argument coming up. i'm about to start the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. so in 30 days, my future self will thank me. thank you. i become a model?!? yes. no. start the challenge today and notice more beautiful hair, skin & nails or your money back. >>> the number of generals in president-elect trump's administration is rising. look at this photo from two years ago. twoof these commanders are close friends and are also on trump's team. this is john kelly here. former assistant

even though groups like isis use gitmo in their propaganda. so we're wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in cuba. that's not strength. until congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history, and i will continue to do all that i can to remove this blot on our national honor. [ applause ] number four, we have to fight terrorists in a way that does not create more terrorists. for example, in a dangerous world, terrorists seek out places where it's often impossible to capture them, or to count on local governments to do so. and that means the best option for us to get those terrorists becos a targeted strike. so we have taken action under my command, including with drones, to remove terrorists from the battlefield, which protects our troops and has prevented real threats to the american people. [ applause ] under rules that i put in place and that i made public before any strike is taken outside of a war zone, there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or inju

when it comes to gitmo, he's been wanting to close git moasm that's something that has not fully workedfor him the way he wanted it to, but he still once again, he's being presidential. as we were talking, his day with the japanese leader abe, they're working on issues of trying to show the world how reconciliation can look years after what happened at pearl harbor and also talking about a world without any nukes, a hope for that. so he again is trying to set an example and keep his legacy in place as much as he can until that last moment that he is president in washington, d.c., next year. >> woodruff:>> sarah:>> sreenive there other historical examples of presidents taking diplomatic or policy stances on their way out? >> sure they do. jor h.w. bush sent american troops into maula for humanitarian reason, but in his case he said, is this okay with you, and bill clinton said yes, i'm for that. dwight eisenhower before he left the presidency in 1961, he broke diplomatic relations with cuba for a long time. but the difference here is you've got donald trump, who began right after the ele

we traveled to gitmo together. i'd never been to gitmo before. to have an expert like kelly to explain to me and hear her question what's going on there and how important it is and was and continues to be in the fight -- and the fight that she led to make sure we don't have terrorists on our own home soil here. the fact that gitmo is still open i think and is still functioning to keep those very dangerous folks off of our shores is, i think, a tribute to kelly's leadership. in terms of new hampshire, you know, i know you're going to realize as you move away from here how you've impacted the people where you live and in your home state. but just kind of multiply that all around the nation. and we have a huge debt of gratitude to you and to your family for being here for six years but as i've told you repeatedly since the election, this is not the last time we're going to hear from kelly ayotte or about kelly ayotte. and that to me is a very strengthening thing when i talk about my friend. so i'm not going to say goodbye because i don't think we'll

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southern command responsible for gitmo and border security and assisting in drug interdiction. the working for robert gates and he has been advising jeh johnson in recent months. there is no under estimating the bond these two marines feel for each other. >> obviously he felt the pain of combat very, very deeply. thank you very much, jennifer griffin at the pentagon. >>> a very special museum exhibit involving the royal family and pretty tacky holiday sweaters. why it is all for a good cause, the final 30. >>> time for our final 30, do you ever wonder how the british royal parter would look if they through a tacky christmas sweater party? even some of the corgies got in on it. and do you have one of those christmas sweaters? >> i don't think i have one quite that tacky, but -- >> i think we can muster up something here in studio please please plea. >> america's news headquarters starts right now. . >> we are waiting to see if the trump transition team announces another cabinet position here today. >> plekt trump holding at least three high level petings today at trump tower. he

even though groups like isil use gitmo in their propaganda. so we are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in cuba. that's not a strength. until congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history, and i will continue to do all that i can to remove this block on our national honor. [applause] pres. obama: number four, we have to fight terrorism in a way that does not create more terrorists. for example, in a dangerous world, terrorists seek out places where it is often impossible to capture them, or to count on local governments to do so, and that means the best option for us to get those terrorists become a talker did strike -- become a targeted strike. so we have taken action. -- we have taken action under my command, including withdrawals, to remove terrorists from the battlefield, which has prevented real threats to the american people. [applause] under rules that i have put in place and made any threat is taken outside of a war zone, there must be near certainty that no civ

fox news learned that he want uponses to transfer up to 22 gitmo prisoner and excusing executive powers pan offshore drilling in the waters of the united states. and they are in hawaii and traveling with the president. kevin. >> reporter: you are right. the president is trying to burnish his legacy on the way out of the doors and leaving the congressional law makers with a lengthy clean up to do list once he is gone. and a number of the things we heard the president doing. among them he will continue to try to empty the prison. nearly two dozen detainees are approved too leave. many gop leaders want that prison open for now. >> his goal is to have the number be so low he tries to get congress in the future, boy, we are spending money for folks and there is no matter to save american people. he is trying to reduce the prison population. 78 pardon and 153 commutations and bringing to 148 the number of pardons since he was in office on. and you pointed out yesterday. the executor director that bans oil exploration. the president talking about the deal with canada it said that agreement wou

and pay raise and language to ban the closing of gitmo. mattis will have to meet president-elect trump's order toy rebuild the military. >> this is a look how the cabinet is shaping up. the vice-president elect pence mike pence. ross for commerce secretary. and mattis for defense secretary. bets devosfor education secretary. and time price is for house health for human serbses. elane chao transportation chief and steve mnucitch for treasury secretary. y we are waiting for different names to come up. state department role is a big one. mitt rom no is on that short list and there are other names. they will need congress' approval and we'll discuss the president back lash and whether or not it is fair. >> during that victory tour mr. trump stopped by the carrier plant in indiana and celebrating the decision by the company to keep taxpayer jobs in the u.s. the president-elect suggest that companies need to think about a move. >> companies are not going to leave the united states without consequences. it's not going to happen. i.e., tell you ri

president obama made it his mission to close gitmo during his time in office. right now 20 more terrorists are cleared for release and awaiting placement. >> the new york times is being call the out for falsely claiming no u.s. troops died in the search for disgraced army sergeant bow bergdahl. he walked away from his post back in 2009 before being held captive by the cal tan. six young soldiers were killed while looking for him. he was returned in a controversial prisoner swap you remember five years later. now he is asking president obama to pardon him of all desertion charges. should bergdahl be forgiven? send us your comments on facebook and twitter or send us an e-mail@fox first.com. >>> karma for colin kaepernick. he kneeled during the anthem at chicago's soldier field. then went on to have one of the worst games in nfl history. he had four passing yards against the chicago bears then he got benched as the 49 errs lost their 11th game in a row. the historically awful game after dozens of veterans urged him to stand for the anthem. we will have highlights

but on the plus side, if this is trump's idea of torture, gitmo is about to get a lot fancier.t, the torture sommelier is recommending a merlot-boarding paired with an aged brie." you don't want to know where they're putting the brie. we shouldn't be surprised. trump seems like the kind of guy who feels like one fancy dinner gives him the right to screw you. and to rub salt-- ( applause ) trump rubbed salt in wounds because it looks like trump is going to pick former texas governor rick perry for secretary of energy. he will be replacing stanford-educated nuclear physicist and jack of diamonds ernest moniz. good shot. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so what are perry's qualifications to lead the department of energy? well, for one, he does have energy. ♪ god bless texas the promised land ♪ >> stephen: wow! if he is half as good as being energy secretary as he is at dancing, there's going to be a lot of nuclear waste spills. ( laughter ) man, he could not look any stupider. >> stephen: i apologize. i apologize. was he dancing to "green acres" >> jon: that was "green acres." >> stephen

our restrictions on transferring gitmo detainees. mr. obama will leave office in a month after failing to shut the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. he was never able to fulfill his goal. president obama said it makes gitmo, a permanent fixture of our struggle against terrorism. a controversial provision backed by democrats that would require women to register for selective service was left completely out of the bill. the president said he signed the bill because it, quote, provides vital benefits for military personnel and families, and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe. it also authorizes a troop pay increase of about 2.1%. even though mr. obama only requested a 1.6% pay raise. to put that in context, that's about $550 more per year for junior level enlisted troops, and $1,800 for mid-career officers. it also bolsters the number of troops in the army, marines and air force. the grand total is about 23,000 additional troops. mr. obama initially wanted 16,000. the bill will take effect on january 1st. l

the white house has also freed terrorists from gitmo, struck a nuclear deal with iran and failed to act with bashar al assad crossed president obama's red line in syria. joining me now for reaction, lieutenant colonel ralph peters. thank you for joining us. unbelievable when you look back at the failed foreign policy of this administration certainly putting america in a week weaker national security position. >> well, kimberly without the least exaggeration, we can say that president obama has been the worst foreign policy president in our entire history, whether you look at the middle east, north africa, the south china sea, north korea, venezuela, history oomph in c-- triumph in cuba. we'll be paying for it for a long time. >> it's problematic because we have president-elect donald trump going to be in a position on january 20th where he's got to deal with russia. president obama appears to have tried to and failed to box him into a one on one with vladimir putin. we have a mess that he's made that i think really is his he built it legacy in syria, one of the worst humanitarian crisis

. >> in fact, he may even send some enemy combatants to gitmo if they're captured in theaters where they not going to be normal prisoners of war. >> let's hope so. also, obama's legacy is not just a legacy of american retreat. obama went out and made deals with countries that don't share our interest or values with iran, with cuba, for instance, and donald trump may take a very different view of those arrangements. donald trump also may not view american casualties in the same way that president obama did. obama told jeffrey goldberg at the "atlantic" he saw the problems in the middle east as a problem within islam and americans are sometimes collateral damage in that fight. i don't think donald trump will see it the same way. >> one quick phrase, obama's speech was a defense of the idea of leading from behind. and that's what he has done for eight years. the question is, will donald trump lead from the front and reassert world leadership in the united states. >> that's a good question. i don't know the answer to that, dan. i think he's in many ways, mimicked president obama's rhetoric a

there are currently 59 gitmo detainees, and some are too dangerous to transfer. we'll see what donald trump has to say about this. the suspect behind the terror attacks that killed 12 people and injured 50 more in germany. german police say they arrested the wrong man. what we know about the man who is at large and the efforts to capture him. >> and donald trump is vowing to eradicate terrorists from the face of the earth. that's different from the obama administration. lieutenant generally mcnerny is here to weigh in. >> beefing up measures at home. we'll see how chicago is responding to the big christmas market in dealey plaza. >> we can expect more threats of this kind. this is the reality. there is no front line like in world war i or world war ii. the front line is when you leave your house in the morning on when you go to a christmas market in downtown berlin. o the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is prove

he compared gitmo to auschwitz. he praises hezbollah. he leaked a memo of an army device that jammed ieds. we're calling him a hero? when president obama said, reagan is rolling -- >> let's do this. stay right there. you accurately point out divisions that are being pushed, pedalled. you talk about assuage being praised by conservatives. president obama widening the divide. skip this one. listen to this. >> there was a survey some of you saw where -- this is just one poll but credible source. 37% of the republican voters approve of putin. over a third of republican voter s approve of vladimir putin, the former head of the kgb. ronald reagan would roll over in his grave. >> greg, now, liberals are saying, assuage was ours and republicans are saying, wait a minute, reagan is ours. it is flipped. >> it's flipped. he is right. i think president reagan would g go, i can't believe this is happening. now we're embracing the former head of the kgb. replace russia with mexico. replace trump with hillary. mexico tampered to get hillary in. we woul

he says, we'll capture them, we won't close gitmo.ere are other ways than waterboarding. >> mattis doesn't believe that you have to torture someone to get information out of them. >> you can define torture in many ways. >> one thing that wasn't talked about is many of the attacks, ft. hood, chattanooga, san bernardino, orlando. >> and the reason that we talk about waterboarding so much is that because it's right on the line. you talk about defining torture. we don't torture but right on the line was waterboarding. it's the most talked about thing. and how often did we do it? a couple of times and we will not shut up about waterboarding. no one is going to do it. it's off the table, basically. now it's become a way -- >> hold on. >> there have been more u.s. soldiers and special forces and operators waterboarded than any of the enemy because in order to be in those groups, it's part of the training. >> i'm with you, kimberly. that's why it's either do it or not. but we've talked about -- >> then why talk about it? >> it's a way to sign