it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin -- general mark milley. the secretary will deliver opening remarks and we will have time to take a questions. i will moderate those questions and asked that we follow questions due to our schedule today. it means finding new and innovative ways to support ukrainian military and people as they defend their country, their lives, and their freedom. it is where we first launched this important contact group in april. and since the first meeting, the u.s. has increased our military assistance by fourfold. yesterday, president biden approved the latest assistance to ukraine. it is valued up to $675 million. and it is the for ukraine since last august. the new package approves 1.5 howitzers, artillery ammunition and missiles. humvees and armored ambulances. nations around the world have stepped up as well. every time we come together to meet ukraine's self-defense needs, and every time contact group member announces another new security assistance package it is another sign of a free world's enduring support for uk

it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin -- general mark milley. the secretary will deliver opening remarks and we will have time to take a questions. i will moderate those questions and asked that we follow questions due to our schedule today. it means finding new and innovative ways to support ukrainian military and people as they defend their country, their lives, and their freedom. now, it is especially meaningful to be back here at the airbase today. ram signed is where we first launched this important contact group in april. and since the first meeting, the u.s. has reached our military expenses -- existence by fourfold. yesterday, president biden approved the latest lots of assistance to ukraine. it is valued up to $675 million. and it is the's 20th -- u.s. stocks for ukraine since last august. the new package approves -- one of five millimeter hauser's. artillery ammunition and harm missiles. -- home fee and --hum-v's and amulet systems -- nations around the world have helped stock up as well. every time we come together to meet ukraine's s

president biden and mark milley spoke marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. >> please stand for the arrival of the official party. ♪ >> the president of the united states accompanied by the secretary of defense lloyd austin. the chairman of the joint chief of staff, mark milley, and they chaplain of the military district of washington. ♪ >> please remain standing for the national anthem performed by the band directed by the kernel and the joint chorus directed by lt. col. randall patel. ♪ oh can you see, whose bright stars through the perilous fight, over the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, proved through the night that our flag was still there. oh say does that star-spangled banner it yet wave? o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. ♪ >> please be seated. >> dr. paul w admiral. specialist greg am benton, united states army. petty officer third class melissa rose farms, united states navy. master sergeant max bill kate, united army, retired. petty officer second class chris, united states navy. ca

. >> up next on c-span, defense secretary lloyd austin and mark milley spoke with reporters at a press conference. they spoke following a meeting with defense ministers from 50 other countries working with the united states to support ukraine. >> good afternoon, thank you for being here today. it is my leisure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin and joint secretary of -- mark milley. i will moderate questions and call on journalists, i ask that we limit follow-up questions to -- >> good afternoon everyone. we came into our fifth median of the defense of ukraine contact group with lots of momentum. we leave today with much more. i'm pleased to report today that this contact group is more united and resolved to support ukraine's right to defend itself. that means meeting ukraine's needs for today's battlefield. i am especially pleased by the emphasis today on positioning this contact group to support ukraine's self-defense over the long haul. it means finding new and innovative ways to support the ukrainian military and the ukrainian people, as they defend their country, their

mark milley. what is that all about >> our colleagues at nbc report that the chairman general mark milley will be in the hot seat if the republicans take the house in the midterms. gop lawmakers have a lot of questions for him, including the wirgt draw from afghanistan, whether the military has gotten too woke, and the readiness of our troops he has been a target in the party because his focus and criticism on former president trump. the caution that congressional hearings could escalate the death threats he's already receiving. >> thank you very much. >>> elite navy seal training turned deadly. next, the investigation into hell week and whether instructors have been pushing american soldiers too far. >>> and the founder of a $3 billion company is just giving it away who gets patagonia now and how the future profits will be used. ♪ we believe there's an innovator in all of us. ♪ that's why we build technology that makes it possible for every business... and every person... to come to the table and

it's whining and then mark milley. he is like leon without the cool mustache.could not successful leave withdraw forces that wanted him to leave. pizza is afraid of him. no one else is. these are the people trying to bring us a one party state. for the next several minutes we will show you the face of joe biden's revolution. the next time you feel afraid for the future of this country and think these people want to hurt me because they do, remember who we are talking about here. you will feel better. we will start with joe biden's minister of information. he may be the most self-discrediting spokesman in the history of politics. she is literally beyond belief. here she is on monday. >> somebody unvaccinated comes over in a plane that's not okay and someone comes across the border and they're unvaccinated, that's okay. >> it's not when someone walks over. >> that's what is happening. thousands of people are walking in. some turn themselves over. some are caught. tens of thousands a week are not. >> tucker: it's not like someone just walks over the board. karine-

next on c-span, defense secretary lloyd austin and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley, speaking with reporters at a joint news conference in germany. general milley provided information on how the u.s. is aiding the fight. working with the united states to support ukraine. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here today. it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin iii and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley. the secretary and the chairman will deliver some opening remarks, and then we'll have time to take a few questions. i will moderate those questions and call on journalists and ask that we limit follow-up questions due to our schedule today. secretary austin. >> thanks, pat. good afternoon, everyone. we came into our fifth meeting of the ukraine defense contact group with lots of momentum. and we're leaving today with even more. i'm a pleased to report that this contact group is now even more united and resolved to keep up our shared support for ukraine's right to defend itself. that m

. >>> plus, why mark milley is in the cross hairs if the republicans take control of the house. >>> andifornia takes on amazon details of the new lawsuit filed today. >>> the facts, the truth, the "the news with shepard smith" back in 60 seconds ♪ we believe there's an innovator in all of us. ♪ that's why we build technology that makes it possible for every business... and every person... to come to the table and do more incredible things. >>> a north eastern university employee, did he stain an explosion? investigators are looking into that possibility after finding inconsistencies with the man's stories and injuries, according to new reporting police say the employee reported the incident around 7:00 p.m. last evening this was the scene on campus shortly after. police say the employee received minor hand injuries after opening a package that he says exploded sources told nbc boston the incident didn't involve an explosive device instead, they're describing it as an overpressurized case of some sort. officials say the package was delivered to holmes hall, which has a virtual reality ce

people like mark milley. anthony fauci, merrick garland.icans have the benefit of an entire academic system that advances this narrative from pretty much kindergarten on up. and since we have almost no true independent press corps left in america, they are not going to investigate or expose any of this. instead they either cheer or play defense for the regime. they are not going to inquire as to why 87,000 new irs agents why they are needed in america right now. instead they just went on about biden's great week. >> joe biden has been on a hell of a run, he has gotten a lot done. >> joe biden has done demonstrated competency to make him run on a contrast message of competency and we get stuff done. >> a pretty stunning two years for president joe biden's first two years in office. >> joe biden has had a long list of legislative wins during his first two years in office. >> laura: they pretend to care about norms and procedures, and they warned about how donald trump's behavior led americans to question our entire system always teetering on

find out whether voters agree in november >> ylan, republicans also have some interest in general mark milleyt is that all about >> reporter: yeah, tyler our colleagues at nbc report that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark l from afghanistan, whet milley be in the hot seat if republicans take the house they have a lot of questions, including on the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, whether the military has gotten too woke, and the readiness of our troops. milley has been an extremely controversial figure within the party because of his vocal criticism of former president trump. two defense officials told nbc that milley is aware of republican intentions, and cautioned that congressional hearings could escalate the death threats that he's already receiving. >> ylan mui, thank you very much reporting from washington for us >>> elite navy s.e.a.l. training turned deadly. next, the investigation into hell week, and whether instructors have been pushing american soldiers too far. >>> and the founder of a $3 billion company is just giving it away. who gets patagonia now and how

general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, spear heading this analysis, what kind of weapons,what should the ukraine military be capable of doing even once this war is over to defend itself against future aggression. so deep analysis, deep dive into all of this in coordination with the ukrainians, of course, about what kind of weapons they might need, what kind of strategy do they want? do they want to be a ground force, do they want to have air power, do they want to be strictly defensive, do they want an offensive capability? all of this on the table right now. now, it is a delicate matter of course because it puts the u.s. in the position of telling ukraine what it thinks it needs possibly, but ukraine of course sovereign nation, they could decide to move ahead and go to other countries and seek to get the weapons they believe they need. but right now this could lead to billions of dollars in additional multiyear contracts, long-term military training for ukraine by the u.s. it sets the stage essentially for beyond the war, but, let's face t also beyond a biden administrati

christopher cavoli and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states, general mark milley, the generals, in their turn , gave a high assessment of the actions of the armed forces of ukraine and assured of the continued support of the united states for the further provision of military aid to ukraine, the methodically planned us secretary of state anthony blinken called the counteroffensive of ukrainian troops, according to him, it became possible thanks to the support of the united states and other countries, since the offensive is still in the initial stage, the american official does not predict what it will lead to, we have seen significant progress of ukrainians, especially in the northeast, it is the result of our support, but first of all it is the result of extraordinary courage and resilience of the armed forces and of the ukrainian people, a document that gives a clear signal to putin not to win the war in ukraine. in kyiv , the head of the president's office, andriy yarmak, and former nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen presented the project of the kyiv

but without the brilliance or the cool mustache, mark milley is a buffoon. he couldn't even manage to successfully withdraw our forces from a country that wanted them to leave. mark milli's only victoriesm take place at lunch. pizza is afraid of him. no one else is . >> so these are the peopleg who are trying to brinusg us a a one party state. will for the next several minutes, we'd like to shou thw you the ft of joe biden's revolution. itu is heartening.fed the next time you feel afraid for the future oe f this countr, next time you think these people actually want to hurt me ,because obviously they do. remember who we're talking about. >>ll fee and you'll feel better. we're gonna start tonight with joe biden, minister of informatioiden'sn, a person cald karine jean-pierre karine jean-pierre may be the most self discrediting spokesman in the history of revolutionary politics. she makes baghdad bob , frome ht the saddam years look dignified. orshe's literally beyond belief. here she was on monday. somebody unvaccinated comes over on the plane.ccinated comes

well, us general mark milley also said that the war with russia is not over yet.me time, the united states realizes that the operational initiative still belongs to russia. after the us secretary of defense landed at the rammstein airbase, he announced two things about military assistance to ukraine worth $ 675 million and a demand from europe to be ready to provide further support. we openly declare that we will continue to help ukraine and in the long run. this means that we will help them develop success in the south and east directions. the members of the bloc agreed to provide critically needed assistance to support the ukrainian armed forces in the long term, among the issues that are raised at the ramstein training of the ukrainian military and the challenges that are associated with the execution of ammunition for western weapons systems used by the ukrainian armed forces. we see real and measurable successes of ukraine in using our systems, ukraine has hit more than 400 russian targets with us -supplied heim missile systems, devastating effect. this was t

, a fairly targeted military operation praised the ukrainian soldiers, the american top general mark milley noting their stances and progress, while moscow says minor tactical successes in various parts of eastern ukraine, russian lines of communication and supply channels are heavily strained directly affects the ability of the russians to create and maintain combat power russian command and control in their headquarters has been disrupted and they are experiencing great difficulty in replenishing their forces and compensating their combat losses norway announced during the meeting that it would contribute 160 missiles that will be useful in the fight as with land and sea targets, as well as night vision devices. germany has to look in winter clothes. by the way, ukraine recently sent a request for it to nato and jointly with the netherlands to train ukrainian sappers. i am very happy to announce that we are going to jointly conduct this mine clearance training. that is exactly what my colleague said. train the instructors, also provide the equipment and make sure that they will be able to

defense, according to the published information, the head of the joint chiefs of staff , general mark milleyrsee this plan. currently, its development has only just begun; the plan is being developed in cooperation with the ukrainian ministry defense well, if president biden approves it, then the usa can sell weapons to ukraine and train ukrainian military personnel for years, well, at least for five years after the end of the war all that remains is to say that god forbid that the plan be prepared and developed, and then that president biden signs it and it comes into force, we are waiting. well, one should not think that germany is doing too little to stop russian aggression in ukraine by diplomatic means . during her speech in the bundestag, the minister of foreign affairs of ukraine, anna lena bervok, said that at the same time, she noted that now the main force that could derail the peace negotiations is the organization of the united nations. stressed that ordinary germans did not believe russian propaganda, which says that europe itself is to blame for what is currently being done in

are all obliged to maintain a high level of readiness said chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milleyilley visited a military base in poland that helps ukraine in military operations during the trip he inspected the air defenses of the base which includes the patriot missile system it can be used for defense if russia risks going to war with nato and attacks the base reports the voice of america well and according to estimates measures american troops in europe are not exposed to any increased threat but they must be in a state of readiness during war you you simply cannot say with a high degree of confidence what will happen next, he said, how do you evaluate such statements from the head of the nato joint staff, well, first of all, this is quite a magical statement for a high-level leader, because the biggest war since the end of the second world war is actually taking place in europe it is convenient for more than a million seven to conduct hostilities and of course, this just cannot but affect the actions of the oil countries and the eight deployed along the line e-e contiguity fr

guidance; in addition, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states , general mark milleyussian targets with the help of himax rocket systems; it is possible to integrate and how it is possible to integrate the efforts of various elements of equipment that create precisely those consequences that turn into the advantage of ukrainians on the battlefield and we are already beginning to see it. i think that ukraine is beautiful opportunities that they are using correctly and we will continue to be in contact to make sure that we provide exactly what is needed for success, the new $675 million aid package includes additional weapons , ammunition and equipment from the us department of defense stockpiles, secretary of state anthony blinken said during a trip to kyiv in addition to in addition, the usa plans to allocate more than 2 billion dollars for long-term investments, the total amount of support already reaches 13 and a half billion dollars. we also inform the congress about our intention to provide ukraine with another 1 billion dollars of financing of long-term support a

people are thinking, look, if republican voters, if the base is not going to listen to general mark milleypeople are not going to move the needle, what can i do to change the dynamic other than throw myself on a political hand grenade like liz cheney? so, there is this sense of not just cowardice, but the sense of futility to do anything about it. but this is a very, very dangerous moment for america. and you know, i don't want to -- i don't want to have my hair on fire here, but you know, when you have the former president of the united states with the largest mega phone on the right openly talking about the american people not standing for something, we've seen the potential for violence. in fact, it's not just potential violence -- we've seen crazied individuals who have sent pipe bombs to people in the media. we've seen people who shoot up fbi buildings. we've seen what happened january 6th. this is a real moment for people to put country over party, and yet it feels naive to think that it's going to happen right now. and i think mainly because they watched other people with great cred

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final briefing after the rammstein meeting was literally just announced by the american top general mark milleyd he is conducting a fairly concentrated, this is literally a quote counteroffensive progress of the stand and deliberate, yes, the successes of the ukrainian army are evaluated by the american military leadership, the intentions to continue to help with weapons and ammunition training have been confirmed there however, readiness to provide long-range artillery, as we just discussed with the expert that in the case of a target at a distance of more than 80 km, no and one more important topic of today was announced - united states secretary of state anthony blinken came to kyiv. this is his second visit since the beginning of the russian invasion. as reported only by itidpress, during a meeting with high-ranking ukrainian officials, blinken announced a new aid package worth more than 2 billion dollars for ukraine and 18 other european states that are most threatened by possible russian aggression , well, this is in addition to the aid previously announced by the head of the pentagon, ll

people like mark milley, mark m anthony fauci, merrick garland, and of course, theseil mer post americansthe benefit of an entire academic system thatom advances this narrative from pretty much kindergartner's upe . and since we have almost nomost true independent press corpsame, left in america, they're not going to investigatet go or exp. any of this. instead, they either cheer or play defense for the regime. so they're not going to inquire as to why 80 , seven thousandw r new irs agents, why they're needed in america right now. >> instead, they just oh, about biden's great week. >> this has been a i mean, joe biden has been a hell of a run. he has gotten a lot done. i mean, incredible. biden h >> what joe biden has done demonstrated competency. they can run a contrast message of competency and we get stuff done versus crazy really caps off a pretty stunning two yearse . orn' president joe biden's first two years inyears in office. hd >> biden has had a long list ofw legislative wins during his first two years in office. >> they pretend to care about norms and procedures and they warned

one of the best recent defenses came from general mark milley when he was peppered by questions aboutl marx, lenin and i personally find it offensive that we're accusing officers to be, quote, woke because we're studying some theories that are out there. >> he's right. we cannot be strong and afraid of ideas. disagree all you want. let's have a vigorous not protected speech, buffer we cannot elevate feelings over facts and there is no right not to be offended by a speaker on campus or a library book. to break out of that loop of finger pointing, we all need to do a better job of consistent live defending free speech in the first amendment, especially when the mob of the moment comes from someone on the other side of the aisle and that's upon further review. >> john avlon, thank you for that. >> the fed raising straights .75 percentage point for the third consecutive time. christine romans breaking down how this hike will impact your wallet. >> a truck crash leaving this florida highway looking like a football game after a tailgate. yeah, i'i'm really excited. alright, that sounds grea

. >> laura: now amazingly, secretary austin and general mark milley, the same two who oversaw the debacleour withdrawal from afghanistan, are still in biden's cabinet. but incompetence gets people killed. the pentagon is still putting american lives at risk. this time not just dozens outside of an airport but perhaps millions here at home. we all want the best for ukrainian people. they have suffered lately. it's a terrible tragedy. but you can't run u.s. foreign policy on emotion alone. by the way, one poll more than any other, looking toward the midterms may be the bellwether for the prospects of the democrats. 64% of the country now say that we are headed in the wrong direction. this is a good time to remember what biden promised on the campaign trail. >> i said i'm running for three reasons. one, to restore the soul of america, the decency and the honor of this country. to rebuild the backbone of the country. the backbone of the country, the working women and men, the middle class. the third reason that iran was to unify the country. to unify it. >> laura: the country is getting unifi

ukraine in over the next years, this was the 20th package announced by lloyd austin and general mark milley as part of a presidential drawdown, as in drawing down u.s. weapons and sending ukraine immediately. they announced it in germany. the $675 million announced today includes more artillery to fight ukraine's eastern front where it has made gains in the last couple of days. austin: allies to increase military production to fight against a pressure that poses a challenge to all of them. >> ukraine is fighting for its life. it is fighting for its democracy and its freedom, but the stakes reach far beyond the lines. they reach us all. nick: general milley was cautious to say it was too early to give an assessment. he said russia's strategic goals had been defeated, but he made comment that russia was making tactical gains in eastern ukraine, especially in the donbass. judy: finally, there was a warning from the u.s. about russia's occupation of that nuclear power plant at zap arisia. nick: secretary austin called the occupation "deeply reckless, and could have grave consequences." it is eu

they don't have any data when mark milley or lloyd austin warns up about terrorists or white rage, heindication that this demographic is violent is that they die at twice their numbers in the general population in iraq and afghanistan on behalf of their country. and that's why they feel that they are not going to join the military. they are 50% less. they are not meeting the recrew. recruitment the army isn't. it's not the maga people. it's not that demographic they are going after for 120 days in 2020, burned down $2 billion worth of property. they killed 35 to 40 people. 1500 police officers. 14,000 arrests. i mean, gee, jesse, they tried to burn down the historic st. john's episcopal church burned down a federal courthouse and burned down a police precinct. they tried to storm the white house grounds. it was all coordinated by blm and antifa with pretty much exemption. there is not mitch mcconnell is not leading a bunch of angry conservative mob out to the supreme court threatening justice kagan and sotomayor by name the way chuck schumer is. not maga people showing up at the home

found out the contents of the resignation letter that the chairman of the joints of joint chiefs -- mark milleyot send -- after that office where a photo op it was a chilling moment to me as a journalist to find out that the chair of the joint chiefs believe the president of the united states was doing grave and irreparable harm. there's a middle east where it's, not mine. gray venerable harm to the country, to our interests, in joining the international order. really, it was just a wow, we are really in trouble, moment, for me. >> peter -- same question to you. what surprised me the most? >> i think that's right. . one of the things that was really interesting -- we get as much as we could over for years to report everything that was going on in that white house. i would surprise this is how much we didn't know at that time and how much there was still off to learn after we left office -- we learn more about stories we thought we knew about. we learned stories we -- never knew a thing about. small example, the greenland thing. remember what happened, which -- by greenland, a one-off bubble, qu

the pentagon doesn't bring any data whatsoever, secretary austin, chairman of the joint chiefs mark milleyey say white rage and white privilege infected the military and root it out. why wouldn't the army not meet its recruitment? it's 50% of its recruitment is method. 50%. why would only 45% express confidence in the myrtle? and when you have a candidate in south carolina for the democratic senatorial position and she says she's terrible things, stereotypes a whole demographics about white or the diversity, equity and inclusion officer in the pentagon blasts white people as a collective or people on msnbc-or cnn say that after covid is over i don't want to associate with white people anymore or i'm so glad they are approaching to be minority status, why wouldn't you have people go out and shoot people in memphis or baton rouge? so this is what they told us happens because they said word matters and filters down to the street and incites people to do things that are terrible who are not stable people. that's what they are doing because they are projecting right on to republicans what they'

mark milley said war crimes cannot be hidden after he was informed of the burial site. a u.n.ights team will investigate the deaths of the people whose bodies were found there. >>> paypal says it will not renew its big sponsorship deal with the phoenix suns unless owner robert sarver cuts ties to the team the nb suspended and fined sarber after a probe found patterns of lewd, misogynistic, and racist speech during his time owning the team >>> in london, people can once again queue up to view the queen's coffin, but there's a catch. the wait has soared now to more than 24 hours, more than a day officials are warning people to prepare for cold weather overnight and few breaks to sit down, as they try to keep the line moving. >>> tonight on the news, the final preparations for the queen's funeral on monday and which world leaders are expected to attend. join me, yeah, me, tonight at 7:00 eastern on shep smith's news back to you. >> looking forward to seeing you at 7:00 tonight, tyler thank you very much. i'm sure you're looking forward to being here. >>> coming up, gena sanchez h

the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley, spoke before the president. >> terrorroy us. it will never destroy the idea that is america. the idea that we are all americans regardless of where we came from, what our last name is, regardless of the color of our skin or the religion we follow. doesn't matter if we're male or female. none of that matters. we are all americans. it was an attack on all of us, attacked because we were born free and equal with. >> reporter: the side of the pentagon that was struck is undergoing renovations. normally there's about 20,000 people that work on the pentagon each day. the side that was struck was filled with people. there could have been thousands more killed. lucas tomlinson, fox news. arthel: thank you, lucas. first lady jill biden spoke in shanksville, pennsylvania, honoring the brave passengers who took on their hijackers on united flight 93. charles watson has that story. charles? >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, arthel. certainly, an emotional and solemn ceremony this morning honoring the men and women who put their lives

general mark milley who suggested that kyiv could fall to the russians in as little as 72 hours.months on, the russians are calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists to use as well they're threatening nuclear weapons, if needed. >> i think it is necessary to support the proposal of the ministry of defense and the general staff to conduct a partial mobilization in russia. i repeat, we are only talking about a partial mobilization. >> partial mobilization. what we are talking about 300,000 people. so, more troops in the shot term but much more than that as i mentioned could be on the table in the future as vladimir putin now says he will not rule out the possible use of nuclear weapons to defend russia's acquisition of ukrainian soil, which to hear those on the ground tell it could be a very big mistake. >> and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can also blow in their direction. >> strong words there by the russian leader. meantime, back here at home president biden makes a visit to the big apple to deliver remarks before t

using the military in washington during protests there and having the chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley, being there for that infamous photo op near lafayette square. this isn't on the same scale as that, but what is the responsibility as you see it of president biden to adhere to norms, especially as they had been so eroded by trump and you also have biden talking in this speech about the importance of respecting institutions. >> yeah, i mean, i think the president has a real opportunity or has in his entire administration for a reset to your point. you even had general milley saying that he as a general officer should have chosen differently in that moment when he walked across, you know, from the white house to the plaza, i forget what it's called, you know, in that moment. like he -- and the reality is that rank and file members of the military really don't feel like they have even that ability to say no. but, you know, i think it doesn't do us any favors as a country if we're not -- you can't criticize a prior administration and not also hold yourself to a much higher standard, you

the former president's national security team including joint chiefs of staff chairman general mark milley trump would ignite a conflict with iran in the final days of his presidency. "one administration official told trump before the 2020 election that if he lost he should strike iran's nuclear program," the authors report. "milley at the time told his staff it was a what the f are these guys talking about moment." they write, "now it seemed frighteningly possible." what do you make of this? >> i can't understand reading all these books, reading all these stories, why these people -- and this book says they considered it. didn't all get together and stand up there and tell the public what was going on and quick. i know the rationale was you have to have the guardrails, we have to be there to be the guardrails for the american public. but when this kind of stuff is going on, at a certain point don't you owe it to the public to say something? >> and congressman baker and glasser also report that trump once abruptly phoned jordan's king abdullah ii to inform him he was "going to give you the

you go forward to 2020 and his clash with the chairman of the joint chiefs mark milley.or me as a reporter, getting a hold of milley's resignation letter, in which he called the president of the united states a threat to national security, he said you're doing great and irreparable harm to the country, it is still mind blowing. judy: was there one point when you felt the country came closest to coming o the rail? we are clearly focused on january 6. but there were other moments as well. >> that is exactly right. all of 2020 in many ways was a catastrophic year for this country. the manipulation of a public health crisis, a once in a century pandemic, to exacerbate the divisions within american society, to turn something like a piece of cloth worn over the face as a public health measure into a badge of partisan this is a terrible tragedy for the american people, no matter where they live. i think the testing of institutions that we wrote about that existed, donald trump seriously considered in a five hour meeting in the white house after he lost reelection imposing marti

when we found out that contents of the resignation letter, that the chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milleyo of, it was a chilling moment to me as a journalist, to find out that the chairman of the joint chiefs believe that the president of the united states was doing grave and irreparable harm. those are millies words, not mine. grave and irreparable harm to the country, to our interests, and ruining the international order. really it was like, wow, we are really in big trouble. >> peter, any question to you? what surprised you the most? >> one of the things it was interesting, we did as much as we could in four years to report everything that was going on in that white house, but what surprised us is how much we didn't know at that time and how much there was to learn after he left office. we learned more about stories we thought we knew about. we learned about stories we never knew a thing about. small example, you remember one time i don't know if you're buying -- i thought it was a one of thought bubble. if there is out like it was a months long, years-long effort. in fact, prompted by

. >> where was mark milley? isn' mt a great defender ofr of democracy. where were the changes? dee who'sone els upholding our sacred system of government? >> where are they nodding along, too embarrassed toalways speak? now is the time to speak. w they're alwayselcomes show welcm on this show. always.eae they're always invited here. jackson hinkley's the in the meantime, we turn to jackson hinkley's, the host of. the deibert jackson hinkelom inon youtube, joins us now. >> jackson, thanks so much for coming on . so there's something really o look, i understood people are partisan on tv. there's a lot of pressur youe ta take your side side.le but for biden to get up there and say the single biggest threat to our country is anyoneh who opposes me in the coming midterm elections and the media to not along makes you thinke cs we've crossed some kind of line. we have crossed the line, tucker, and it's so interesting that anyone in the media today would be saying that they liked what joe biden said in that speech because it was a dictator inspired speech. no dict only that, but it see

the 2020 election, pompeo was so alarmed by the rise of conspiracy theories that he told general mark milley the crazies have taken over. how widespread was the feeling that it's better to play an insider and try to rein in the track record then leave, and for those who stayed, remain silent about their concerns, how should their actions be viewed. >> that's a consistent theme throughout our interviews. we conducted three injured interviews all after he left office. we can hold anything back all wasn't office, but we decided that there was so much that we didn't know who when we were recording in realtime because it was worth going back and figure out what happened. one of the things that we heard again and again and again, people who around trump, not a true believers, for the people who went to work for, who are otherwise statute republicans or what have you, they were concerned about this very thing that you talk about. when should they stop working for him. i will point of the trade-off to heart. they did not like some of the things that he was, doing but they did worry that if they, lef

the process is being led by the chairman of thejoint chiefs gen mark milley, it is at an early stage an interesting thing happened last night. we had the congressman from south east pennsylvania, brendan boyle, a democrat on the programme. he sits on a committee that underwrites all these checks. and it has a listen to what he said about bankrolling ukraine into the future. if kevin mccarthy becomes the speaker of the house with a narrow republican majority, even though about 60—65% of his republican colleagues support aid ukraine, a sizeable minority do not and they are the most vocal, most enthusiastic trumpist members. i have a real concern that a speaker mccarthy would be willing to put a bill on the house floor that former president trump and a vocal minority within his caucus disagree with. is president biden writing checks the congress is not going to cash? well, republicans do not yet have majority _ well, republicans do not yet have majority in — well, republicans do not yet have majority in congress and so the $11 billion— majority in congress and so the $11 billion that _

millie has spoken with general mark milley, has spoken with the general who is his russian counterpartnths ago. there have not been a lot of phone conversations since then. there definitely, both millie and austin, are both talking to the ukrainian counterparts. but we still do not appear to be at the point where either side is ready for the negotiating table. the u.s. wants ukraine to win -- to win as much land, reclaim as much land as they can before they appear and sit down at any kind of negotiating table with russia and ukraine certainly wants to do the same thing. nobody wants to -- but the problem is nobody wants to negotiate from a position of weakness. so for russia, it becomes quite difficult as well. this is -- we're definitely at this point now in uncharted territory because you know, i think we've all so underestimated the ukrainians and keep continuing to do so, even after they stopped the invasion in -- they beat the russians back from kyiv but nobody thought that they would be able to survive, you know, in the eastern part of the country. but the russian advance there w

last night i spoke with mark milley to speak about the department of defense resources that he has deployeds an all of government, all of community effort to address the needs of a community that has been struck so devastatingly by this storm. >> mr. secretary, when you look at the scope of the devastation from the coast of southwest florida, from those barrier islands that took the first hit and now moving frankly all the way up to south carolina and north carolina, as well, what's the first order of business with a challenge this big? >> the first order of business is to make sure people stay safe. that is the key. they must listen to local officials in their community to understand what they should do and what they shouldn't do. we also have a website at fema, it's ready.gov, it's really important to follow instructions. you know, to stay put. don't think it's safe just because you think so. you have to get that official notice. we've seen people hurt thinking that the waters are at a level that are navigatible, in fact, we end up in a search and rescue operation. got to stay safe. that'