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jennifer griffin at the pentagon joining us. er, what would acquiring greenland mean and do for our national security? reporter: stu, the visit to greenland yesterday as you mentioned coincide with president elect trump not ruling out using military force to take the mineral-rich strategic land mass at a cross roadstertorially as u.s., china and russia race to control the melting arctic. denmark and therefore greenland is a nee gnat toe ally and article for nato ally and any attack on a nato ally require as response from the rest of alliance. the move seen by danish leaders seen as a negotiating stunt irritated the danish prime minister. >> green land is not for sale and u.s. is absolute closest ally and greenland is for the greenland ick people. >> i don't think it's useful to talk about article 5 implications because the united states is not actually going to use force on a nato ally. it does undermine leverage that the u.s. has in terms of international rule of law. it brings us closer to the law of the jungle to what i call a

jennifer griffin. thank you.oey jones, retired marine bomb tech who served tours in iraq and afghanistan. all right. what do you make of first of all just the swiftness of this? the military is not known for being different than any other part of the government, hurry up and wait is the mantra. >> yeah, i think the swiftness is indicative of a man who served four years in office and learned a lot of hard lessons and had four years to get ready to come back. the american people may sit here and think that president trump has been working on this since november but the truth is he has been working on it since january of 2020. and i think that's why he announced as nominee so quickly and why many of them already have plans in place for the day that they get the job. i think you look at things like milley's portrait taken down. i don't understand where jennifer is coming from when seemingly no explanation. the rift is obvious. in trump's eyes whether right or not mark milley is in opposition of what trump believes to

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chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more. >> a pattern mustn't government beganl after president trump expressed concerns of a growing chinese influence over the canal. >> we are taking it back too. >> panama as president was asked about trauma's remarks and potential for u.s. invasion. panamanian government submitted a letter of complaint to the un security council rejecting president trump's claims thing it violated the own charter. unchartered. u.s. officials have warned china may be eyeing the can out the rich 40% of u.s. container ships traverse each of the year the fr head of the u.s. southern command general laura richardson this morning during the biden ministration. next i worry about, they look like civilian companies are or e owned enterprises that could quickly be changed over too military capability if they needed that too. >> at his confirmation hearing last week the new secretary of state marco rubio clarified with the president was referring to when he said china is quote operating the canal. quick sovereignty ove of the cas not been turned over t

jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, has trump responded to this yet?the trump transition team responded with a relatively tame statement "the trump administration looks forward to engaging our latin american partners to insure our southern border is secure and illegal immigrants can be returned to country of origin". nothing more from president trump himself and here are facts about the u.s. military presence in honduras. the military base was a key part of u.s. counter drug efforts in central america since the 1980s. the u.s. has about 1,000 american troops and military civilians based at sotteau kano air base and shares with the honduran air force and one of the few airports between the u.s. and columbia capable of landing large military aircraft. it is essential for the surveillance and interdiction of drugs emanating from south and central america. here's the honduran president's new year's day message. >> in the face of a hostile attitude of mass expulsion of our brothers, we would have to consider a change in our cooperation policies with the uni

jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. more, jennifer, is the defense department doing to help out? >> reporter: well, john, defense secretary lloyd austin was just asked whether the small amount of dod assets provided so far was the result of local and state authorities not yet asking for help. >> california has a lot of capability on its own but these are pretty significant fires. few requests have been made thus far. we stand ready to surge capability in as quickly as possible. >> reporter: the pentagon has provided ten navy helicopters. the national guard of california and nevada are each providing two modular air fire fighting systems which are loaded on c130 transport planes and drop flame retardant from 150 feet in the air, one unit can be 3,000 gallons and weighs 28,000 pounds. >> why not flood the zone, if you will, with more assets? >> it's a matter of also can those assets get in the air? we can surge assets and the president has directed this department to bolster whatever california needs, but we have to work w

jennifer griffin is there with the latest. >> i've sat through a lot of these confirmation hearings and never have i heard one that got so heated right out of the gate. at first when pete heads -- pete hegseth arrived there were shouts of usa from the vets who had turned out to support him. but that's when the fireworks began. questions about allegations about the way he has spoken about and treated women in the wake of accusations of sexual assault,, financial mismanagement and the abuse of alcohol. >> the totality of your own writings and alleged conduct would disqualify any service member holding any leadership position in the military, much less being confirmed as a secretary of defence. >> a small handful of anonymous sources were allowed to drive a smear campaign and agenda about me because our left-wing media in america today doesn't care about the truth. all the well-to-do mr. chairman was to destroy me. and why do they want to destroy me? i'm a change agent and a threat to them. >> then there were questions of not one but two veterans organizations that he oversaw. >> in fact a

community college for two years at georgia tech then admitted to the class of 1947 same class as jennifer griffin'srandfather considered to leave. the class, world war ii was happening so he had to graduate early. 1946 and initially served aboard battleships the uss wyoming and mississippi for transferring into the submarine community. we almost lost young lieutenant carter he was on a submarine off the coast of china 1949 win he was almost knocked into the ocean grabbing onto a 5-inch gun on the submarine but he was selected to the elite power programming. he worked under admiral hyman rickover. then lieutenant carter he was slated for promotion. set for a career in the navy. the first -- 1953 then jimmy carter's father died. his life changed forever. he went down to visit his father , he new that his life was going to be changed forever when he died. and he decided he was going to be a farmer and of course from their, you know, state senator and of course government. president of the united states and commander in chief. mother its notable here at the navy memorial you see behind me -- martha. th

chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin starts us off tonight from capitol hill. od evening, jennifer. >> jennifer: good evening, bret. pete hegseth has been to war, he has been to combat and now president-elect trump's choice to head the defense department, 3.5 million people and half the nation's discretionary budget. faced what is known in washington as the mine fields on capitol hill. [chanting u.s.a.] >> the support of dozens of veterans soon turned into fiery questions regarding serious allegations of sexual assault. >> senator, i was falsely accused in october of 2017. it was fully investigated. and i was completely cleared. >> you entered into an nda, paid a person who accused you of raping her. >> republican senator joni ernst herself a sexual assault survivor and who many believe is a key vote to hegseth's confirmation followed up. >> will you appoint a senior level official dedicated to sexual assault prevention and response? >> yes, i will. >> then, there will were also allegations of past alcohol abuse. >> your own writings and alleged conduct would di

jennifer griffin is on capitol hill. what can we expect to see? zens of vets for pete have flooded into the room. those are people you just heard shouting usa and cheering for pete. this is likely to be one of the most contentious confirmation hearings of the trump administration and why they are starting first. the fireworks are likely to start right off the bat. pete hegseth will talk about returning the warrior ethos to the u.s. military but also know some other opening statements will get heated. tough questions about hegseth's qualifications. democrats are likely to focus on his abuse of alcohol in the past. treatment of women which led to him paying a financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault at a republican women's conference in 2017. no charges were brought and she agreed to sign a non-disclosure agreement. hegseth will be asked about past comments about women in combat roles. he doesn't think women should be in combat roles and that has riled 225,000 women currently serving. back to you, dana. >> dana: thank you so

jennifer griffin is reporting live from the pentagon. what did the new defense secretary say before his first day on the job. >> well, sandra, it's already been a very busy day at the pentagon, and defense secretary pete hegseth was met on the steps by chairman of the joint chiefs, general c.q. brown. >> today there are more executive orders coming and we fully support on removing dei inside the pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of covid mandate. iron dome for america. this is happening quickly. >> an executive order for a new space based missile defense shield for the u.s. homeland. another executive order is expected to ban transgender troops from serving in the military according to the new york post and could impact 14,700 transgender troops serving according to the palm center whose research military officials pointed us to, and executive order to reindate with back pay the 8,000 troops separated from service for refusing to take the vaccine during the pandemic and congress forced the biden administration to r

but what we heard from our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon that the 760 military police battalion was deploying yesterday to the border. there are a machines -- marines, i know, on ime peerl beach in san diego. will the troops make a real difference, do you believe? >> we still have not, but i know we're getting about 400 troops. we know we should be getting about eight helicopters. and you know what? when we had operation lone star with governor abbott, it was very beneficial. at the very end, it assists the border patrol to stop doing administrative duties that's taking their time instead of being out in the field and taking care of some of the issues. the asylum seekers were not much of a problem -- well, it was, because it was too easy to do it. however, the people or the persons going outside of the port of entry, that is what's the biggest concern. the people that were on the terrorist watch list, people that just came in without really a good purpose. now they're going to be able to, border patrol's going to be able to man the fields, do what they need to do and really, rea

chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin has that part of the story live from the pentagonning, jen. >> good evening, bret. the commander-in-chief was briefed and ordered to assist the california's governor. nevada providing two modular air fire fighting systems loaded on transport planes and drop fire retardant from 150 feet in the area. one unit can carry thousands of gallons and weighs 28,000 pounds. >> department of defense has four additional that could be used if needed. additionally the department is sending 10 navy helicopters with water delivery buckets to immediately assist with aerial suppression. >> it seems like fairly anemic federal assets to the largest fire in california history with the commander-in-chief out there. why not flood the zone if you will with more assets. >> well, jen, it's a matter of can those assets get in the air? we can search assets and the president has directed to department to bolster whatever california needs. but we have to work with california. and right now we can't get assets up in the air because the fires are so bad and winds ar

be flying transport flights to deport illegal immigrants and one marine officer told our own jennifer griffin forces will deploy with full combat load. quote, our response will be immediate. we are going to and ready to respond if the cartels shoot at us, we will not stand by. we will be taking whatever equipment we would send in a marine expeditionary unit were deploying overseas. 1500 soldiers and marines deploying to the southern border represents 60% increase from those already there. and sanctuary cities, ice agents have launched early morning raids effectively ending the biden era catch and release program where detained illegal aliens were given a court date and released under an honor system. trump's new border czar wants to deport 700,000 illegal migrants committed crimes. first 33 hours of president trump returning to office. ice agents have made as you see here over 460 arrests. last night the president sat down for his first interview since returning to the white house with our own sean hannity inside the oval office. >> we talk venezuela. that's a big abuser. but these are countr

jennifer griffin asked great questions at the pentagon briefing yesterday.and i think there will be a lot of questions going around about this response. >> dana: at this moment we just saw president trump at the funeral there for jimmy carter shaking the hands of al gore and his former vice president mike pence and he and the first lady, melania trump sitting down at the funeral. you think about the cost of some of these major natural disasters we've seen. even just this year. it is not just the cost of the finances that are going to take place. for example, los angeles is set to host the olympics in 2028 for example. there is a lot of expense coming across the board and then you have a very complicated situation in many states with insurance. and how do you see the trump administration taking that all on board while they also try to get one big beautiful bill done before the first 100 days. >> you are trying to cut, doge is trying to figure out where to cut back and they will have plenty of things to cut. the federal government is massive. but at the same t

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. in that interview with a russian tv state journalist, putin described president trump as business-like, smart and pragmatic but added negotiating would be complicated after a decree was signed in 2022. therefore, the russian president said there could only be preliminary outlines of a negotiation and not serious talks. >>> in the days since his inauguration, president trump has repeatedly callinged for a swift resolution to the war threatening to hit russia with now sanctions and tariffs if they did not negotiate an end. let's bring in california congress congressman amy bear a rah, member of the foreign affairs committee -- ami bera. congressman, welcome. >> thanks for having me on. mike: so secretary of state rubio's first foreign trip will be to panama. let's play him. >> the most expensive thing, relatively speaking, the most expensive thing we've ever built is the panama canal. >> and you're serious about a -- >> and, unfortunately, jimmy carter gave it away for one dollar. we're

jennifer rodgers. also, former trump white house communications director alyssa farah griffin and former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. jeff, do these firings pass muster? >> they are unprecedented in american history. new presidents come in and they replace political appointees like u.s. attorneys. and that is routine. trump has done that. biden did it. all presidents do that. but coming after assistant u.s. attorneys, career people who are not even accused of any misconduct, they simply were part of a case that was proceeding. and the president, the new president, didn't like those cases. so the idea that they could lose their jobs simply for doing their jobs in an appropriate way is, is is genuinely shocking. and it may well be illegal because assistant u.s. attorneys, unlike political appointees, do have civil service protection. and you just can't fire them because you don't like the cases they've been working on. >> jen, i mean, the acting attorney general said that these people can't be trusted to implement the president's agenda. >> yeah. so the president shouldn't have an agenda for criminal ca