house foreign affairs committee chair, michael mccaul joins me now. thanks for coming in this morning. >> thanks, martha. >> martha: congressman, you slammed the administration for withholding some weapons and you slammed the state department reports. do you see any evidence that it is reasonable to assess as the state department found, there are instances in the use of those weapons? those big bombs especially that are inconsistent with international law? >> there's a lot of confusion about what's happening on the ground. i can tell you the weapons we approved, i sign off on all foreign military sales and myself, the ranking member -- the chair and ranking member in the senate. that's four in the congress. we also passed the appropriations package. what we're worried about is sort of a defiance of congressional intent here that we passed these weap weapons out of congress, and now the president's holding them back. i would say most of theise weapons to answer your question, are precision-guided weapons and that means precise, and that means that it s

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michael mccaul was on the house floor on thursday speaking about why that legislation to push military aid israel is needed. [video clip] i'm really disappointed that for some in this country, and for the administration that the moral clarity has faded. that there ironclad commitment is not is not ironclad and in an about-face the biden administration is not withholding critical arms necessary for israel to win this war. this administration wants to dictate how israel executes the war that they were thrust into. they did not ask for this war, they did not start this war, hamas started this war. this recently, president biden said if they go into rafah, i'm not supplying the weapons period. that would be similar for us to say during world war two my father said you can invade all of the way up to berlin, but you cannot go into berlin to finish the job. imagine if we had done that with our allies back then? israel is in a fight for its very existence. this administration's public break with israel has only made negotiations and victory more difficult. [end video clip] host: gina city che

in the house of representatives, the chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, republican michael mccaulen showed a map of russia with marked areas where american attack missiles could reach, if the united states had the courage to authorize such strikes. the administration of the president, his adviser jake sullivan limited the use of weapons so that ukraine could not defend itself and retaliate against russia. that is why i would approve the use of long-range and short-range radio systems of referees, as well as hymars. while you, tie the hands of the ukrainians. for everyone, the official position of the usa, in particular the pentagon, is the same as at the beginning of the great war. it is impossible to hit russia with american weapons. at a press conference following another ramstein this week, defense secretary lloyd austin avoided answering whether he could ukraine, with the help of american air defense systems, shoot down planes that bomb kharkiv with missiles from russian territory. the united states continues to play the dubious game. the game called prevent escalation, accord

said it was a peaceful solution to the taiwan issue. canadian gen unless alex from 4 to 5 says michael mccaul is amongst those in washington who are using the island as a prophecy against china. to all he has to do is head on up to new york and see does ty, one have a seat in the united nations, which they don't? and this is a gentleman that thinks it's just fine to pump it $2000000000.00 of more hands on to an island that belongs to china, which is absolutely reckless. you know, i want to go back and talk about the joint communicate that was established in uh, january 1st of 1979, where it clearly stated in america would not try to arm this island at all. it also says that, you know, in the community, in 1979 that both wish to reduce the danger of international military conflict. it's going against everything that united states had negotiated back then. uh, does this up the anti? yes, this is american play book of you know, bomb bully or bank rep nations. this is what they're used to. this is the playbooks they've had a failed. uh, you know, excess. i see there in uh in the ukraine and their

because the, the house for and affairs committee chair, michael mccaul, the republican from texas says the sanctions legislation is in the works right now . and as we know, back in february sen, tom cotton of arkansas already introduced legislation to sanction icbc officials, if they even bother to open any probes more investigate. and in to us allies who are not, i, c, c, members, states. so worth noting, the us, russia, china, and israel are not icbc number states. that's fascinating and i'm glad you brought that up. by the way, according to twitter, something kind of fascinating may have happened overnight in the berlin, and we're trying to run this down and whether it happened officially, or unofficially, it's still something we're talking about. some creative messengers may have figured out a way to either change the iconic brandenburg date in, in berlin, which we've seen a 1000000 times and all the world war 2 movies we all grew up watching. or maybe they did it in such a way so that they can promote it on twitter either way, it's getting a lot of attention. the idea was, accordi

armed supplies, and that's according to the head of the us delegation to taiwan. congressman michael mccaul, who confirmed a $2000000000.00 military aid package to the island try one unlike ukraine will be getting new weapon systems. not old ones, especially own russian weapons, it will be a new stock that will be supplied to tie one so far away. this technology is, by the way, and i think the majority that package being held up the most, most of that are the sixteen's. well, let's discuss this further now with canadian journalists, alex report or fi who joins us live from china. alex, great to have you on with us. what do you make of this distinction made by congressman mccall and the meaning behind that have the stakes in the confrontation, the potential confrontation with china, been raised a sure, and i must say. he's quite reckless with his statements. all he has to do is head on up to new york and see does taiwan have a seat in the united nations, which they don't? and this is the gentleman that thinks it's just fine to pump 2 $1000000000.00 of warheads onto an island that belongs to

, as the chairman of the us house of representatives committee on foreign affairs, republican michael mccaulthe restrictions on the use of american weapons by the defense forces of ukraine. mccall hung up a map in the committee before secretary of state anthony blinken's speech military bases on the territory of the russian federation, which are within the range of american weapons available in ukraine. how it was, look. i marked the application areas. will you change this policy so that ukraine can fight without its hands tied behind its back? as you know, over the past two years we have rallied 50 countries to stand up for ukraine and provide it with the weapons it needs for self-defense, to repel russian aggression, when it comes to attacks on targets outside of ukraine, we don't approve of that, but ukraine ... will have to make her own decisions and i want to make sure she gets the equipment she needs. and continuing the topic of american weapons further, can the us lift restrictions on strikes against russia and how can this permission affect the situation on the battlefield? we will t

the us supplied weapons of the us house of representatives, committee on foreign affairs chief, michael mccaul. it seems insistent, the key of should strike russian territory with american weapons. lastly, ukraine. we have a really bad situation going on. as you know, this is a sanctuary zone that the russians have created. and what they're doing is they're lining up all their artillery and rockets and missiles just across the train border that they then use to attack the ukrainians. however, you already ministration and jake solve and have restricted the arms use. so if your credit cannot defend itself and fire back that russia your colleagues from house intelligence committee, the adjuster leaves the statement in which they are calling for an inspiration to allow your brain to use american a weaponry on the military targets on russian territory. would you support that? because right now they have weapons, but they have restrictions to you that i think we need to allow your brain to prosecute the work the way they they need to be able to find back. we discussed it though they would fall by us

already started calling the white house, to of the pentagon, and it's not only steven skyley, it's michael mccaul, it's also the chairman of the congressional intelligence committee, thorner, so these are very serious politicians. which form, which are represented by the republicans, and the problem is just when we were talking about whether we have a two-party system will support us, we are supported by a non-partisan system, and the situation here is that the republicans, even possibly in this case, and we heard it from michael johnson, who did a lot to make sure that this last supplemental passed, the military financial assistance of 61 billion dollars, they can now make an even greater push for further military support of ukraine. now the democrats can do it, i won't go into details, but some certain sociology tells them that it is necessary to support in i think that the return u.s. secretary of state blinkin from kyiv to washington and certain conclusions he drew from this trip and the influence of republicans , including democrats, with whom we met at the signs of the stripes and so on, fo

we have heard from the likes of the house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul republicanm texas, who says this will block any chips sold to huawei. saying that intel and, our two companies they are worried about being a little too close to china. for qualcomm's's sake, they say their business with huawei is already pretty limited and will surely shrink down to nothing over time. it has been allowed to sell older 4g network trips to huawei, but again, not 5g and advanced chips. huawei doesn't rank in the list of top 10 customers for qualcomm or intel according to bloomberg's supply chain analysis. u.s. is also said to be considering sanctions against six chinese firms they suspect could be supplying chips to huawei. u.s. also of course, we have been reporting that they have been pressing allies like japan, like south korea, netherlands, germany, also amped up pressure and not sell to companies like huawei. , chief north asia correspondent stephen engle there in hong kong . the former u.s. treasury secretary steven mnuchin says he is still interested in buying tiktoks u.s.

then we heard from michael mccaul who confirmed this who said they are really trying to tighten these restrictions and allow no american-made ships to get to our way, making it very difficult for them to make this advanced technology. president xi jinping has arrived on the second leg of his european tour looking to bolster ties. his arrival comes 25 years after the deadly bombing of the chinese embassy of belgrade. they were the channel never forget the attack. staying with geopolitics. they state the u.s. and hamas should be able to resolve this over a cease-fire in gaza. israeli forces edged closer to the city of rafah. president biden has condemned this as part of the ceremony to remember victims of the holocaust. >> on the sacred jewish holiday. i have never gotten. you have you. quick suddenly, hamas agreed to the truth without that happening. to do this deal to release the hostages but it's also setting itself up to try to complete his operation as well. the u.s. definitely wants this as we reported prime minister netanyahu is aware that president biden does not want that were

pope what we do know is one congressman that is michael mccaul, a republican from texas, he says they are essentially going to block all semiconductors sales to huawei. he said qualcomm and intel have gotten a little too close to china. that might not be the total effect. qualcomm has said that their shipments to china and huawei have two in two a trickle. in the future, they see a getting less. but nevertheless, the u.s. really focusing on huawei not getting advanced chips. right now qualcomm can sell, has been able to sell chips that go into 4g phones, but not more advanced like 5g. you are going to see, according to the sources, potentially the u.s.-biden administration going after six chinese companies with sanctions for providing ships and chipmaking equipment potentially through a third in huawei. yes, it's tightening of the screws on huawei by the biden administration. haslinda: you have to wonder if huawei will push back. chances are it will. what form might that take? stephen: this has been something that huawei has been phased through the trump administration and the biden a

before your committee the house foreign affairs committee, you and your colleague mike hunter michael mccaul with biden holding weapons to israel. watch this. >> what specific weapons you plan to hold beyond the 2500-pound bombs. >> we john martin will do more than what president biden has done for israel to defend it itself. >> we know the history are you planning to withhold more weapons. >> we made known for a long time are concerns of a full on military assault of rafah and we've been in talk with those weapons in those discussions continue. >> if you decide to withhold more weapons from israel we you give us advance notification. >> with manuel and bob beyond previewing for congress. maria: look the administration keep saying they have the ironclad support for israel but the actions do not prove that. >> their actions are terrible in no one's done more than us to support israel, no one soundboard to support hamas in a long time other than iran in the way that they have been supporting hamas and the policy changes that obama was doing and they get interrupted because red president trump

the delegation led by house foreign affairs committee michael mccaul vowing to support taiwan promisingapon deliveries for taiwan, your reaction to this? >> i spoke to chairman a call just before he left he told me his purpose in leading the bipartisan delegation was to make certain the new administration under president lai who intends to continue most of the policies of the previous administration, president xi where he was a vice president and chairman mccaul wants president lai to understand fully that the house of representatives and the committee that he leads an bipartisan support is behind is a administration and is going to do two things for them, see that they can get them the ammunition that they need and also encourage the department of defense to increase their training of the taiwan military and they want them to know that they have their support and that's why he's there so early in this administration just a matter of a week old, that's a great mood by chairman mccaul in a sense of large signal, there is two entities in our government and the deal with foreign policy and

led by house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul with a message to xi jinping of chinas its own. >> we need to do everything we can to make it possible for him to see that the risk outweighs the reward. the risks are too high. >> it was the first u.s. visit to taiwan since the inauguration last week of his new president who is grateful sped up u.s. military support. new bill including aid for the self-governed island was passed by congress last month. >> everyone here is an important force in friendship with taiwan to help taiwan strengthen its self-defense capabilities. >> beijing not only conducting war games, which include fighter jets, equipped with live missiles. but also launching political attacks on the u.s., saying actions like the congressional visit defy washington's one china policy. >> china is firmly opposed to this. and will take measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. >> washington is bound to provide taiwan with a means to defend itself, the biden administration remains ambiguous whether troops would be dispatched if china

house foreign affairs chairman michael mccaul leading a bipartisan delegation to meet with die want's today after a stern warning from beijing advising against that trip. it also comes on the heels of china conducting military drills around the island. nbc news ryan nobles is the only american television network with the group joining us from taipei. deterrence, ryan, seems to be the driving factor. what did chairman mccaul tell you in that exclusive interview after the meeting? >> reporter: we're hearing that word over and over again during this trip to taiwan, chris. deterrence seems to be the main objective here. the citizens of taiwan, and we've had the opportunity to talk to quite a bit of them over the past few days. they're very happy with the status quo. they appreciate the fact they're a self-governing island, not asking for outright independence. they're also not interested in china encroaching on these freedoms they've come to enjoy. they're very nervous about the idea that china may invade and take over and forcibly unify this island with mainland china. the united states

congressman michael mccaul said, "did someone say 'blonde toupee?'ghter ] anyway, i just wanna get loco on cinco de mayo." and finally, marjorie taylor greene said, "did someone say 'loco'?" [ laughter and applause ] there you go, so that's -- they couldn't hear. ♪ it's hard to hear. it's hard to hear in congress. >> steve: unbelievable. [ applause ] >> jimmy: well, after taking a a day off, former president trump's hush money trial resumed today. and during the proceedings, he apparently keeps passing handwritten notes to his lawyers. yeah, well, we actually have a a few right here, and they're pretty interesting. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: for instance, this one says, "does uber eats deliver to court?" [ laughter ] yeah, this next one says, "are you my best friend? check yes or no." [ laughter ] i mean, pay attention. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: and finally this one says, "don't tell anyone, but i got a 16 ounce bottle of diet coke in my tie." [ laughter and applause ] well, guys, the "jeopardy! masters" tournament kicked off this week. and this is w

that euro 2024 tournament, which will begin in june us house foreign affairs committee chairman michael mccaul and the bipartisan delegation of lawmakers arrived in taiwan on sunday the sixth congress members are all set to meet with taiwan's new president, who was inaugurated last week. lai ching-te was being rebuked as a dangerous separatist by beijing. his election triggered the largest military exercises and more than a year around the self-governing ireland, which we're held in the past few days, leaders from china, japan, and south korea wrapped up. their trilateral summit in the last few hours, chinese premier li can japanese prime minister fumio kishida, and south korean president you're young all hell talks in seoul aimed at boosting dialogue, trade, and mutual cooperation. the three nations haven't held this meeting in more than four years. so it is significant sin as mike, but area has been following developments for us and joins us live from hong kong, mike, some pretty positive reaction as well coming from all three sides. it seems yeah, makes absolutely. i think that could be the

tune in to "later this morning" and martha had speak with senator chris coons and michael mccaul abouttate of the war in gaza, plus martha sits down with george stephanopoulos to talk about "the inside story of presidents in crisis". >> whit: former president trump holding a massive rally on the jersey shore. maryalice parks joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, trump left the new york courtroom for the jersey shore. it's an area that he knows well. he insists that he thinks he can win new jersey, even though in 2016 and in 2020 he lost the state by double digits. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: out of court and back on the campaign trail, donald trump buoyed by thousands of supporters overnight. his team boasting it was the biggest crowd they've seen this year. >> today we're expanding the electoral map because we are going to officially play in the state of new jersey. >> reporter: the former president taking advantage of the weekend before returning to that new york city courtroom monday, as the criminal hush money trial goes forward. his supporters sayi

russia, and now china, congressman michael mccaul.he foreign affairs committee of the house of representatives met with the new president of taiwan, li, and almost immediately put a cowboy hat on his head. however, the most interesting thing came later: makol actually officially exposed the americans’ deception regarding the claim that the united states allegedly adheres to the one-china principle. at the same time he brought zelensky down to the sinful earth. i will quote: taiwan, unlike ukraine, will receive new weapons systems and the latest technologies, as we do in ukraine. imagine zelensky's face. and how can he then trust the hegemon, who for 2 years convinced ze that he is the most important in this world, suddenly this happens. in general, the usa found the following. simpletons, but in the person of the taiwanese separatists, and now they will give them weapons, and then abandon them. actually, makol does not hide this, he said that taiwan is an important ally for the national economic security of the united states, because

foreign affairs michael mccaul literally read secretary of state blinken like a child at the hearings for the white house’s ban on strikes deep into our country, and did it like he was taking an exam. look, mccall brought the hearing to the russian congress card. ukraine began to explain in great detail to blinkin about the so -called protected zone that moscow created. at least 300 km, with a radius of action, which i’ll just remind you of, maximum 550. blinken responded by saying that he would encourage strikes against russia. he and biden will not, but at the same time he said that kiev can make its own decisions in order to effectively defend itself. at the same time, blinken tactfully kept silent about the fact that american missiles are already being guided by american satellites. in general, the word is up to the pentagon and biden. so far there seems to be no official permission, but the white house administration now faces a very difficult choice: give the go-ahead to the third world war or... still stop, well, just to understand: speaker of congress mike johnson and chairman

listen to the dialogue that took place between the head of the house foreign affairs committee, michael mccauln defend itself and repel russia, which is why i would agree to the use of long-range systems. will you change this policy so that ukraine can fight without its hands tied behind its back? as for supporting attacks outside of ukraine, we have not done that, but ukraine will have to make its own decisions and will make them, and i want to ensure that it gets the equipment that it needs, what we see here is flashing here. defend yourself, well, weapons are still possible to give, but in general, when hostilities are ongoing , well, i don’t want to repeat that this is a world war, a hybrid one, that is going on... against our country in a situation where there is a constant dispute about what to give to whom, what is there allow, but it turns out that something has already been allowed a long time ago, they just don’t talk about it, this says a lot, that is , this is such a wonderful house for us, which says that someone should sit there seriously and decide what to do next, for now this

foreign affairs committee chair michael mccaul was on the house floor on thursday speaking about whyhat legislation to push military aid to israel." [video] >> i'm deeply disappointed for some in this country and for the administration that the moral clarity has faded. that their ironclad commitment apparently is not in fact ironclad. in an about-face the biden administration is now withholding critical arms necessary for israel to win the war. this administration wants to dictate how israel executes the war that they were thrust into. they did not ask for this work. they did not start this war. hamas started this work. -- war. president biden said, "if they go into rafah, i'm not supplying the weapons, period." that would be similar for us to say during world war ii, "you can invade all the way up to berlin but you cannot go into berlin to finish the job." imagine if we had done that with our allies back then. israel is in a fight for its very existence. this administration's public break with israel has only made negotiations and victory more difficult. host: gene in chesapeake, vi

i want to compliment the chairman, michael mccaul, working to get legislation to condemn the international criminal court, pass sanctions, force them to understand that if they're going to act against their ally, if they're going to take an unprecedented step of issuing warrants against the prime minister for alleged war crimes that we will sanction them and that they will have no welcome mat in the united states. by "sanctioning" we mean all the actors involved would not be welcomed here, their families would not be welcomed here, their visas would be revoked, and other penalties and measures including any funds that potentially flow from the united states to get to the international court which are not supposed to occur but do through these various n.g.o.'s, that we take all the steps we can to undermine an international criminal court that has no basis. but while that is going on, remember this, at every stage of the war from october 7, the regime of egyptian president al ceci has undermined israel's war effort in an effort to help the jewish state from defeating hamas. the financial in