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nikki haley did not handle. you have to have the support of the president when you're doing his kind of job. when you say something that disagree with him, is going to get rid of you. you cannot run the state department this way, because you have to know what you're doing, and nikki haley, she can say nice things about something, but if you don't have that experience and you don't have people who have the experience for 30 years at the state department, how she's going to run the state department when the president will say one thing and while she goes out there, she going to say something else. host: this is the headline from inside the "new york times," "i'm president and they're not," donald trump attacks, bringing crowd to its feet. he spoke last night at the kennedy center, making his quick trip back from his weekend hotel and resort in new jersey, and traveling to washington am he's back in new jersey this morning, taking i'm at the media, while also praising the veterans dating back to world war ii, inclu
nikki haley did not handle. you have to have the support of the president when you're doing his kind of job. when you say something that disagree with him, is going to get rid of you. you cannot run the state department this way, because you have to know what you're doing, and nikki haley, she can say nice things about something, but if you don't have that experience and you don't have people who have the experience for 30 years at the state department, how she's going to run the state...
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. >>> nikki haley requesting a new meeting after the launch. we will keep you updated on any major developments from that meeting. we've got it all covered today. i want to bring in nbc's kristin welker, following the latest from the white house, and hans nichols tracking information from the pentagon this afternoon. ha in hans, you and i have been talking about this since it happened. this is a more serious missile. to many, this demonstrates escalation in the situation. what are you hearing from the pentagon? >> well, that it is serious. mobile. and that it's new. what we have learned the last couple of hours, it was a two-stage missile. one booster that got it up and away and second that took it even further then allowed it to climb to 1700 miles above the earth. that gets you the range all the way to parts of alaska. the fact it is on a mobile launcher means there is less time for the u.s. to actually see what is going on. and that it is entirely new missile, one they haven't seen before. we kind of knew that last night because this is thei
. >>> nikki haley requesting a new meeting after the launch. we will keep you updated on any major developments from that meeting. we've got it all covered today. i want to bring in nbc's kristin welker, following the latest from the white house, and hans nichols tracking information from the pentagon this afternoon. ha in hans, you and i have been talking about this since it happened. this is a more serious missile. to many, this demonstrates escalation in the situation. what are you...
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nikki haley said the following.ake a listen. >> there are countries allowing, even encouraging, trade with north korea in violation of revolutions. such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the united states. that's not going to happen. >> what do you think she was talking about there? was she talking about china? >> i believe so. that's the way i would take it. it's important to have all of our options on the table, and we operate under the principle of dying here in this country. the diplomacy of military economics, we have a diplomacy of information electronics. as ambassador hailey brainstorms, we certainly have leverage in that particular region and how we choose to use it. i think it's important to send a strong message that we are willing to use any option which includes the stick part of the diplomacy and economics where we would apply pressure on chinese companies, on chinese individuals, on financial institutions. it's not something that we want to do, but it's something that
nikki haley said the following.ake a listen. >> there are countries allowing, even encouraging, trade with north korea in violation of revolutions. such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the united states. that's not going to happen. >> what do you think she was talking about there? was she talking about china? >> i believe so. that's the way i would take it. it's important to have all of our options on the table, and we operate under the...
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ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, says time is short. action is required and the world is on notice that more needs to be done terrain in kim jong-un. it appears the vast majority of the security council agrees. the question is, will it make a difference? >> the secretary-general strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range conducted by the dprk. this action is yet another reason violation of the security council resolutions and constitutes a dangerous escalation of the situation. >> outrage and warnings but no new sanctions yet from the united nations security council. meeting in an emergency session over north korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic mission. the u.n. has passed 15 resolutions and 11 years, making north korea among the most sanctioned country in the world. condemnation has so far done nothing to stop the regime of kim jong-un from testing missiles. in pyongyang, the dictator celebrated the launch, urging scientists to keep sending big and small gift packages to the yankees, sugge
ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, says time is short. action is required and the world is on notice that more needs to be done terrain in kim jong-un. it appears the vast majority of the security council agrees. the question is, will it make a difference? >> the secretary-general strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range conducted by the dprk. this action is yet another reason violation of the security council resolutions and constitutes a dangerous...
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during the meeting the american ambassador to the un, nikki haley said that north korea's missile testof conflict over the world. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is at the un, and has been telling me about the divisions in the security council over how to deal with pyongyang. what we saw today was the united states really being joined by many of the western nations and japan and calling for tougher pressure on north korea. nikki haley said the window of a diplomatic solution was closing, and the united nations needed to use —— the us needed to use military options to defend themselves and its allies. that was on the table. she went on to say that other measures could include the us stopping trade with those who do business with north korea, and that the us would be looking to a resolution in the coming days to impose new sanctions. 0n the other side, you had russia and china, who, first off, were very critical of the united states talking about the military option. they said that was unacceptable. russia and china have a joint initiative. they basically wa nt a joint initiative. they bas
during the meeting the american ambassador to the un, nikki haley said that north korea's missile testof conflict over the world. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik is at the un, and has been telling me about the divisions in the security council over how to deal with pyongyang. what we saw today was the united states really being joined by many of the western nations and japan and calling for tougher pressure on north korea. nikki haley said the window of a diplomatic solution was closing, and the...
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mahmoud abbas nikki haley picked the wrong day to complain about her job.ng fireworks and having fun she was in meetings all day long thanks to kim jong-un. heather: carly shimkus with 24 seven sirius x m -- >> nobody likes to work a holiday except us. the national security team was very busy after north korea announced it successfully tested its intercontinental ballistic missile, and nikki haley appeared frustrated with the situation sending this tweet saying spending my forth in meetings all day, hashtag thank north korea, she is peppered with criticism, some calling that tone deaf. what did you think you were signing up for exactly? jennifer says doctor, apparently, surgeons work on holidays, pilots work on holidays, fire department worked on holidays, get over it, it is your job. a little back lash for saying that. she has a lot of meetings, they called for an emergency meeting regarding this missile launch. very busy lady. rob: i always love it when the 21 is in the news. >> colin kaepernick traveled to ghana to visit ancestral roots. he sent this vid
mahmoud abbas nikki haley picked the wrong day to complain about her job.ng fireworks and having fun she was in meetings all day long thanks to kim jong-un. heather: carly shimkus with 24 seven sirius x m -- >> nobody likes to work a holiday except us. the national security team was very busy after north korea announced it successfully tested its intercontinental ballistic missile, and nikki haley appeared frustrated with the situation sending this tweet saying spending my forth in...
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nikki haley demands action and says the u.s.use military force if necessary. >>> face to face, president trump arrives in europe ahead of his upcoming first meeting with russian president vladimir putin. but the cloud of russian election meddling is straining relations along with the wars in ukraine and syria. will the president stand up to putin? >>> pulling back, president trump renews threats to retreat from existing trade deals that he says do not benefit the u.s. now china and mexico are talking about a trade deal of their own as germany's leader criticizes trump's trade
nikki haley demands action and says the u.s.use military force if necessary. >>> face to face, president trump arrives in europe ahead of his upcoming first meeting with russian president vladimir putin. but the cloud of russian election meddling is straining relations along with the wars in ukraine and syria. will the president stand up to putin? >>> pulling back, president trump renews threats to retreat from existing trade deals that he says do not benefit the u.s. now...
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nikki haley said the window of a diplomatic solution was quickly and if the us needed to use militaryhemselves and its allies, that was on the table. she went on to say that other measures could include the us stopping trade with those who do business with north korea, in violation of un resolutions, and, key, that the us would be looking to a resolution in the coming days to impose new sanctions. 0n the other side, you had russia and china, who, first off, are, you know — were very critical of the united states talking about the military option. they said that was unacceptable. and russia and china have a joint initiative. they basically want the world powers to start speaking to north korea, to have a suspension of north korea's nuclear programme, in exchange for the us and south korea suspending theirjoint military exercises. so the russian and chinese think that is the route to go. they say sanctions have not been working, so they are not on board with further sanctions. nada, it seems like the stakes are much higher this time around? absolutely. the security council has tried for
nikki haley said the window of a diplomatic solution was quickly and if the us needed to use militaryhemselves and its allies, that was on the table. she went on to say that other measures could include the us stopping trade with those who do business with north korea, in violation of un resolutions, and, key, that the us would be looking to a resolution in the coming days to impose new sanctions. 0n the other side, you had russia and china, who, first off, are, you know — were very critical...
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>> chris, i would not put nikki haley and chris christie in the same position at all. it was uncharacteristic of how she has conducted herself since she was put in this position. >> do you think it was a joke? >> i don't even want to assess what she was trying to do. i think she probably misstepped frankly. with chris christie, he did what he did deliberately. this is classic chris christie. i think a lot of the coverage of this has been overblown. he did this, he's done a lot of things like this throughout his tenure as new jersey governor. he is coming up on the end of his term. this is his last hoorah. he will probably still be a public figure and i'm sure donald trump will appreciate what he's done here. >> ashley parker, what do you make of this? particularly in the place we are now. it seems like everything we thought we know about how politics can and should be conducted has gone out the window. >> i think erin is right. in governor christie has done a lot of this stuff before and early on in different moments and when his approval ratings were higher. people lo
>> chris, i would not put nikki haley and chris christie in the same position at all. it was uncharacteristic of how she has conducted herself since she was put in this position. >> do you think it was a joke? >> i don't even want to assess what she was trying to do. i think she probably misstepped frankly. with chris christie, he did what he did deliberately. this is classic chris christie. i think a lot of the coverage of this has been overblown. he did this, he's done a lot...
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nikki haley demands action and says the u.s. will use military force if necessary. >>> face to face, president trump arrives in europe ahead of his upcoming first meeting with russian president vladimir putin. but the cloud of russian election meddling is straining relations along with the wars in ukraine and syria. will the president stand up to putin? >>> pulling back, president trump renews threats to retreat from existing trade deals that he says do not benefit the u.s. now china and mexico are talking about a trade deal of their own as germany's leader criticizes trump's trade policies. will he be isolated at the g20 summit? >>> and states of defiance, opposition to the president's voter fraud commission is growing with more states rejecting requests for voter information. and tonight there is more backlash, a lawsuit in federal court. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i'm jim sciutto, and you're in the situation room. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news.
nikki haley demands action and says the u.s. will use military force if necessary. >>> face to face, president trump arrives in europe ahead of his upcoming first meeting with russian president vladimir putin. but the cloud of russian election meddling is straining relations along with the wars in ukraine and syria. will the president stand up to putin? >>> pulling back, president trump renews threats to retreat from existing trade deals that he says do not benefit the u.s....
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let's talk to ambassador nikki haley. there were conflicting reports about what happened inside president trump's much-anticipated meeting with president vladimir putin. sergey lavrov said trump heard and accepts putin's statements that russia did not meddle in the u.s. election. is that true? >> we got two very important leaders together and said okay, it's time for them to meet. this was long time coming. what we know is that when president trump meets with a leader, things do start to move. from my standpoint and a lot of the administration, it was important. what he did was bring up right away the election meddling and he did that for a reason. one, he wanted him to basically look him in the eye, let him know that, yes, we know you meddle in d in our elections. we know you did it and cut it out. i think president putin did exactly what we thought he would do, which is deny it. it is what it is. they're always going to have two different stories on this they're going to have two different stances on this at the end of
let's talk to ambassador nikki haley. there were conflicting reports about what happened inside president trump's much-anticipated meeting with president vladimir putin. sergey lavrov said trump heard and accepts putin's statements that russia did not meddle in the u.s. election. is that true? >> we got two very important leaders together and said okay, it's time for them to meet. this was long time coming. what we know is that when president trump meets with a leader, things do start to...
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ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. when we spoke with her yesterday, we asked her if president trump accepted russian president putin's assurances that he didn't meddle in the u.s. election. >> i think we need to be realistic about what happened. you had two men walk into the room. you had two men who knew the exact same thing, which is russia did meddle in the elections. i think president trump wanted to make sure that president putin was aware that he was acknowledging it, that he knew it. i think president putin did what we all expected him to do, which was deny it. and i think that is what it is. president trump still knows that they meddled. president putin knows that they meddled, but he's never going to admitted to it and that's all that happened. >> dickerson: given that the president knows the russians meddled, what consequences will they face as a result of that action? >> i think you're going to have to ask the president. that's one of the first things, confronting them, letting them know we know this happen
ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. when we spoke with her yesterday, we asked her if president trump accepted russian president putin's assurances that he didn't meddle in the u.s. election. >> i think we need to be realistic about what happened. you had two men walk into the room. you had two men who knew the exact same thing, which is russia did meddle in the elections. i think president trump wanted to make sure that president putin was aware that he was acknowledging it, that he...
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we know nikki haley met with the security council that emergency meeting. what's come out of that?s the latest and what moves should the u.s. be making here >> i think it's a tricky situation. we don't want start the world's first nuclear war by any sense be the clear that trump and his administration are taking a harder line against north korea after the recent nuclear missile launch. top american general in south carolina said today that self restraint is the only thing holding the u.s. and south korea back from going war with north korea and i think this shows they're seriously considering options if north korea doesn't stop and listen to the un sanctions >> during they say administration, the president made an issue of china on the campaign trail but the relations between the u.s. and china seem to have coalesced a bit. how much is china's cooperation weighing into whatever move the president makes next? >> it's interesting, because back in september before he was even president, he said during an interview with cnbc he would use economic leverage over china to sort of coerce t
we know nikki haley met with the security council that emergency meeting. what's come out of that?s the latest and what moves should the u.s. be making here >> i think it's a tricky situation. we don't want start the world's first nuclear war by any sense be the clear that trump and his administration are taking a harder line against north korea after the recent nuclear missile launch. top american general in south carolina said today that self restraint is the only thing holding the u.s....
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nikki haley saying that, we do not trust russia, and so nothing's changed in terms of our relationship. there are the russians, sergey lavrov, suggesting that donald trump has accepted putin's claim there was no russian involvement in the election and then thirdly and finally, the president's view. ambiguous and shifts from day to day. one day, as in polpoland, russi definitely hacked, next day, he wants to work with the russians or cyber security. the most strange to understand is the president's, but it makes a bit more sense if you root it in the context of domestic politics. i suspect the reason why donald trump will not come out with a clear line either way with russia is because he's aware of the controversy back home. if the president were sow accept totally and unambiguously that russia interfered with the election, the implication is that russia interfered with the election to help him. and he cannot accept that. not only because that would be politically damaging for him but i suspect also psychologically cannot accept that that is true. so what he's desperate to do is draw a
nikki haley saying that, we do not trust russia, and so nothing's changed in terms of our relationship. there are the russians, sergey lavrov, suggesting that donald trump has accepted putin's claim there was no russian involvement in the election and then thirdly and finally, the president's view. ambiguous and shifts from day to day. one day, as in polpoland, russi definitely hacked, next day, he wants to work with the russians or cyber security. the most strange to understand is the...
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in the are you say nikki haley is not going to to veer from her script that's what it seems like to many the observer. a new one point four billion dollar arms deal sealed by president trump with taiwan has sparked fieri and china which argues that the move to contradict earlier pledges by the trump administration. about you that taiwan is an inseparable part of china we firmly oppose the export of arms to taiwan and we stress that nobody can weaken or determination to uphold the territorial integrity and sovereignty and we oppose any external interference in the domestic affairs we urge the u.s. to abide by its commitment to the one china principle and to stop to taiwan and military contacts in order to avoid further damage to our relations and enable corp in other fields the new deal includes multiple types of a missile iles torpedoes technical support history and much criticism not least because the us does not even recognize taiwan as a sovereign state although the current administration is no different from its predecessor and in sending arms to taiwan experts say trumps honeymoon p
in the are you say nikki haley is not going to to veer from her script that's what it seems like to many the observer. a new one point four billion dollar arms deal sealed by president trump with taiwan has sparked fieri and china which argues that the move to contradict earlier pledges by the trump administration. about you that taiwan is an inseparable part of china we firmly oppose the export of arms to taiwan and we stress that nobody can weaken or determination to uphold the territorial...
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ambassador to nikki haley. clearly they were directed at china not only was this arebuke of north korea, it is a warning of countries that are doing business with north korea, especially china. saying, yeah, these countries also think they're going to be doing business with the u.s., and as she put it, that is not going to happen. we've seen the u.s. critical of
ambassador to nikki haley. clearly they were directed at china not only was this arebuke of north korea, it is a warning of countries that are doing business with north korea, especially china. saying, yeah, these countries also think they're going to be doing business with the u.s., and as she put it, that is not going to happen. we've seen the u.s. critical of
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ambassador nikki haley warned that military action is on the table as a result to aggression from north korea. what happens next? we have an expert on that country and a biographer of kim jong-il. we have the founder of geopolitical futures. they both join us now. first you, michael. as an expert in north korea, what is the point of this exercise. the kim regime obviously thinks it has some strategic purpose. what would that be. >> when you're trying to analyze north korea, trying to read a book upside down in a mirror underwater. you have to read backwards. but i realized is this. north korea has always asserted their right under their sovereignty, just like the u.s., to engage in shipment and sales of weapons. what we are seeing, in my opinion, incidentally or by
ambassador nikki haley warned that military action is on the table as a result to aggression from north korea. what happens next? we have an expert on that country and a biographer of kim jong-il. we have the founder of geopolitical futures. they both join us now. first you, michael. as an expert in north korea, what is the point of this exercise. the kim regime obviously thinks it has some strategic purpose. what would that be. >> when you're trying to analyze north korea, trying to read...
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ambassador nikki haley is sure to be asked about all of this on "state of the union." that interview airing tomorrow at 9:00 eastern on cnn. we'll be right back. at panera, a salad is so much more than one thing. more than one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. >>> a key meeting between president trump and chinese president chi jixi jinping took earlier today. they discussed trade to north korea. the two countries are not on the same page on how to resolve the threat. here now cnn's andrew stevens. >> a man i've gotten to like and respect. >> reporter: it was hailed as a budding bromance, all smiles as chinese president xi jinping and donald trump met at trump's mar-a-lago resort in april. a key issue for the two leaders, north korea. trump famously said he'd listen to xi explain chinese-korean history for ten minutes and made him realize, quote, it's not what you think. but in the months since, trump's had a lesson in real politics. this week's missil
ambassador nikki haley is sure to be asked about all of this on "state of the union." that interview airing tomorrow at 9:00 eastern on cnn. we'll be right back. at panera, a salad is so much more than one thing. more than one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. >>> a key meeting between president trump and chinese president chi jixi jinping took earlier...
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so nikki haley said that the kind of clear and sharp. military escalation from north korea meant a diplomatic possibility was really. closing in on site and so she said that the united states would use military force if necessary to protect its allies. she said the us would cut off trade with those who do business with north korea in violation of un u. s. resolution un resolutions. up but on the other side you had the russian and chinese who said for example russia said it any further sanctions would be unacceptable. out they wouldn't work to reach a solution and the chinese ambassador. said that really the proposal they have with russia is to kind of suspend north korea's. buildup of its arsenal in exchange for the u. s. in north and and south korea stopping it joint military exercises and he thought that would be the best way forward. cemented the u. s. is talking about yet more sanctions against north korea off to say many years of sanctions which don't seem to have stopped north korea and its missile program. what is that that hasn't
so nikki haley said that the kind of clear and sharp. military escalation from north korea meant a diplomatic possibility was really. closing in on site and so she said that the united states would use military force if necessary to protect its allies. she said the us would cut off trade with those who do business with north korea in violation of un u. s. resolution un resolutions. up but on the other side you had the russian and chinese who said for example russia said it any further sanctions...
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what nikki haley is doing today and what donald trump and rex tillerson will do at the g-20 meeting latere is no indication north korea has ever responded in a way the u.s. role -- would have wanted to to show strength. president trump believes the key to this is with china. if he can get china to strangle the north korean economy, that will then bring them in line. what you see in the last couple of days is u.s. officials saying, we will call out china and we will also call out all the other countries around the world that bring in north korea and guest workers and any sort of business with them. saying listen, if you do business with north -- with north korea, you're aiding and abetting a criminal regime. shifting to include china and then put even more pressure on the rest of the world, that is what we expect to see in these at differenty and -- and the rest of the week. >> we are seeing a huge shift. kevin, i want to see you in this as well. if you look at the timeline between china and the united states, donald trump finding an arms deal with taiwan, which he must know will -- the u.
what nikki haley is doing today and what donald trump and rex tillerson will do at the g-20 meeting latere is no indication north korea has ever responded in a way the u.s. role -- would have wanted to to show strength. president trump believes the key to this is with china. if he can get china to strangle the north korean economy, that will then bring them in line. what you see in the last couple of days is u.s. officials saying, we will call out china and we will also call out all the other...
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nikki haley understands you have to be clear and direct.he may get a call from the white house but they should probably be listening to her more than the other way around. >> julian, the narrative we heard from secretary tillerson was that the president pressed vladimir putin on election meddling. if he accepted the denial, how firm could that press have been? >> well, if he did accept the denial or he didn't follow through on what happens next, then will there be continued sanctions for the russian interference? then he didn't really press them. he just talked about it and he almost did his duty to try to get some of the pressure off. that is not really pressure. you know? there has been much effort to actually create pressure on the russians. not simply for what happened, but to make sure there isn't more intervention in 2018 and 2020. the pressure is not simply saying something to the russian leadership but imposing sanctions or taking other measure. look. when president trump wants to be clear and his attacks on the media and his attack
nikki haley understands you have to be clear and direct.he may get a call from the white house but they should probably be listening to her more than the other way around. >> julian, the narrative we heard from secretary tillerson was that the president pressed vladimir putin on election meddling. if he accepted the denial, how firm could that press have been? >> well, if he did accept the denial or he didn't follow through on what happens next, then will there be continued...
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nikki haley is talking right now the u.s. ambassador just after china let's listen. it showed that north korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. they had cast a dark shadow of conflict on all nations that strive for peace. yesterday that came from the same vicious dictator unresponsive in in a coma. the true nature of the regime was painfully brought home with the images. as they transported them from a prison he should never be in. he is but one person at of millions who have been killed, tortured, or deprived of their human rights by the north korean regime. two americans the death of one innocent person can be as powerful as the death of millions. all men and women are created in god's image to head depravity towards one is the sure sign to do much more harm. the nature of that is clear. only in the scale of the damage it does could become different. that's what yesterday's escalation is so alarming. if north korea well treat an innocent young student the way it treated him we should not be surprised if it acts barbaric late on a larger scale. they do
nikki haley is talking right now the u.s. ambassador just after china let's listen. it showed that north korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. they had cast a dark shadow of conflict on all nations that strive for peace. yesterday that came from the same vicious dictator unresponsive in in a coma. the true nature of the regime was painfully brought home with the images. as they transported them from a prison he should never be in. he is but one person at of millions who have been...
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ambassador nikki haley has put north korea and bourgeoning crisis there from consensus at this summit. president trump will meet with fortunate of china and you expect some tough words between two of them. nikki haley suggesting that china ought to impose stronger economic sanctions against north korea which the north korea's closest ally. otherwise she suggest the u.s. reserve the right to take military action. of course president trump will also meet as peter alexander mentioned with president putin. that meeting will be closely watched for the optics and what will have to say in particular. will he raise the question of russian interference in the elections. thousands of protesters will be here. those protests have turned violent. the question is whether that will be the backdrop. >> a lot of diplomatic testing. >>> the u.s. is responding to north korea's test launch of a intercontinental ballistic missile which could potentially reach the united states. defense secretary james mattis spoke with his japanese counter part underscoring an iron clad commitment to japan. the u.s. launc
ambassador nikki haley has put north korea and bourgeoning crisis there from consensus at this summit. president trump will meet with fortunate of china and you expect some tough words between two of them. nikki haley suggesting that china ought to impose stronger economic sanctions against north korea which the north korea's closest ally. otherwise she suggest the u.s. reserve the right to take military action. of course president trump will also meet as peter alexander mentioned with...
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nikki haley said this earlier today. >> the world is on notice.t together, we can still prevent a catastrophe, and we can rid the world of a grave threat. if we fail to act in this way, there will be a different response. >> but the russian deputy ambassador to the united nations is disputing whether the test was, in fact, an icbm, matthew. how could this complicate that meeting? >> look, don. the simple fact is as it has been stated headline after headline, this is the problem from hell. the united nations security council has imposed sanctions, multiple resolutions and it hasn't solved the problem. china and russia have been part of that conversation. we have a forceful ambassador, but it won't change the basic interest that dictate russia and china's position. i want to comment on two things putin brings to the table. you asked earlier to add to jill's point, putin has been late to every meeting with every world leader that he has ever held. now that is so much of a pattern. he has been late with the pope. he was late to president obama, intent
nikki haley said this earlier today. >> the world is on notice.t together, we can still prevent a catastrophe, and we can rid the world of a grave threat. if we fail to act in this way, there will be a different response. >> but the russian deputy ambassador to the united nations is disputing whether the test was, in fact, an icbm, matthew. how could this complicate that meeting? >> look, don. the simple fact is as it has been stated headline after headline, this is the...
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that your words mean something and when nikki haley says the world is zero notice how are we as americans in the world supposed to take that. well i think this is important that the administration have one messenger and that perhaps should be the secretary of state i think it's important that we be calm and collected find a way in this g twenty meeting the president and the chinese president. sit down and really say ok you said you were going to help me on north korea mr president of china you really haven't done that much you need to do more you need to put more pressure if you're not going to do it then we really are going to go a different path but just be patient don't talk about preemptive military strikes that's not going to work that's a major escalation we've got american troops there south korea and twenty five million we don't want a brush fire that could escalate into a nuclear catastrophe well the president has pointed out that china has increased its trade with north korea since the meeting down in mar a lago florida and i think the question really begs tonight mr ambassador
that your words mean something and when nikki haley says the world is zero notice how are we as americans in the world supposed to take that. well i think this is important that the administration have one messenger and that perhaps should be the secretary of state i think it's important that we be calm and collected find a way in this g twenty meeting the president and the chinese president. sit down and really say ok you said you were going to help me on north korea mr president of china you...
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nikki haley saying the u.s. is not looking at military action but possibly trade sanctions against china if it doesn't crack down on north korea economically. meanwhile, that meeting with president putin, what will president trump say there? will he talk about the allegations of russia meddling in the u.s. elections? and thousands of protesters expected here in hamburg, in previous summits there have been violent altercations with police. will that be the scene as president trump faces some of his most difficult diplomatic days >>> the united states is responding to north korea's first test-launch of icbm one that could potentially reach the united states. james mat tis talked to japan. a government width effort to identify more options. janice, what's the latest on these rising tensions? >> reporter: well, this is a new type of missile, not seen before, said to be capable of reaching the united states. so it does push tension to a new level here and the u.s. as ever trying to find ways to respond to it. preside
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as nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. suggest overnight, if you look at taking trade action against china, which might be popular in the u.s. to try to push china to take economic action against north korea, that could ratchet up very, very quickly and for example many u.s. automatic towed manufactuauto manufacturers have huge interests in china. the chinese know that. so if it ends in a trade war with china, that would be extremely economically damaging for north america and the whole world honestly. so there are no good options because at the same time, it is pretty clear now that the north korean leader is determined to gain nuclear -- a nuclear missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland and clearly no u.s. president is going to be prepared to accept that. >> we'll certainly continue you're coverage of the president's visit to poland and of course look forward to the g-20 summit. keir simmons for now, thank you. >>> switching gears a bit, a federal judge are is expected to rule on an emergency motion against the pre
as nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. suggest overnight, if you look at taking trade action against china, which might be popular in the u.s. to try to push china to take economic action against north korea, that could ratchet up very, very quickly and for example many u.s. automatic towed manufactuauto manufacturers have huge interests in china. the chinese know that. so if it ends in a trade war with china, that would be extremely economically damaging for north america and the whole...
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also, china and russia can veto anything that nikki haley proposes.t's significance there was no resolution ready to be delivered today. because they have not worked out the behind the scenes endless talk that usually takes place at the security council. every korean and north korean leader back to 1994 have ignored the u.n. security council. what makes us think that anything they will say rhetorically if it did pass muster that was so watered down that china or russia would not veto it and never have an impact on kim jong un. >> hans, that brings me back to you and the military options. as andrea paints a bleak picture for the prospects of diplomacy working, first of all, what do we know about the medium range missile that was launched and what are the kind of military options that would be presented to the president if the crisis escalates? >> well, the variety of options that the pentagon has they don't like to talk about publicly. they're so secret. it could be a decapitation, a lot of things that they plan for. here's what every reporter in the p
also, china and russia can veto anything that nikki haley proposes.t's significance there was no resolution ready to be delivered today. because they have not worked out the behind the scenes endless talk that usually takes place at the security council. every korean and north korean leader back to 1994 have ignored the u.n. security council. what makes us think that anything they will say rhetorically if it did pass muster that was so watered down that china or russia would not veto it and...
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secretary nikki haley facing backlash for this tweet.ames north korea for forcing her to work on the fourth of july. from nikki haley to chris christie, members of congress, do they have a legitimate beef or are taxpayers just not getting their money's worth? we'll take a look at this issue when we come back. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. (vo) living with ammonia odor? not a pretty picture. (vo) luckily, tidy cats lightweight with new ammonia blocker tackles tough odor, even ammonia. so long stankface! (vo) ammonia like that? there's a tidy cats for that. >>> some republican leaders are in the hot seat this morning for some questionable decisions making for pretty bad optics. first you have u.n. ambassador nikki haley complaining about working on the fourth of july with this tweet. spending my 4th in meetings all day
secretary nikki haley facing backlash for this tweet.ames north korea for forcing her to work on the fourth of july. from nikki haley to chris christie, members of congress, do they have a legitimate beef or are taxpayers just not getting their money's worth? we'll take a look at this issue when we come back. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money aleia saved by...
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has warned north korea that quote the time for talk is over nikki haley any security council resolution that does not significantly off the ante against the hermit kingdom is pointless it comes after north korea on friday test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile and additional security council resolution that does not significantly increase the international pressure on north korea is. the time for talk is over and while donald trump has accused china of being unwilling to seriously terkel the north korean issue the president he wouldn't let the situation continue as it has been. on sunday the u.s. flew two supersonic bombers over the korean peninsula the b. one is its quickest plane and also has the largest internal payload the earth craft were flanked by south korean fighter jets in what's been seen as a show of force in the wake of the recent missile launch by. an with tensions running high in the region china has been flexing its military muscle too during a military parade marking the ninetieth anniversary of the people's liberation army the country showed off some of its n
has warned north korea that quote the time for talk is over nikki haley any security council resolution that does not significantly off the ante against the hermit kingdom is pointless it comes after north korea on friday test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile and additional security council resolution that does not significantly increase the international pressure on north korea is. the time for talk is over and while donald trump has accused china of being unwilling to seriously...
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nikki haley insisted the meeting be open hoping to make it difficult to defend the rogue nation. china faces intense pressure now since chinese ambassador is this month's security council president as part of the regular rotation and beijing accused of economically supporting neighbor providing the truck used to launch tuesday's icbm. >> there are countries that are allowing even encouraging trade with north korea in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. such countries would also like to continue their trade arrangements with the united states. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: haley says the u.s. is prepared to take military action but prefers not to. and will propose a new resolution in the next few days that would punish any nation doing business with north korea, saying if we stick together, restrict the flow of currency and oil to the rogue nation and singled out china which she says supplies 90% of the imports to pyongyang but china and russia have veto power on the security council so any action that would single them out might be a long shot. lou? lou: ri
nikki haley insisted the meeting be open hoping to make it difficult to defend the rogue nation. china faces intense pressure now since chinese ambassador is this month's security council president as part of the regular rotation and beijing accused of economically supporting neighbor providing the truck used to launch tuesday's icbm. >> there are countries that are allowing even encouraging trade with north korea in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. such countries would...
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in the are you say nikki haley is not going to to veer from her script that's what it seems like to many the observer. but u.k. prime minister has rejected widespread calls to resign despite of falling ratings so a group of activists decided to get coverage when they got together on facebook to arrange an event with the optimistic title to resolve may's leaving drinks it was supposed to happen in a small pub in london but off the thousands signed up the party was moved to st james' park. now the prime minister is facing a growing backlash over the handling of the deadly ground. her refusal to lift a seven year cap on public sector salaries and her strategy. went to meet the people hoping to guide me to the exit. well we're to gathering that stuff to reset means leaving drinks which obviously is an imaginary events where people have gathered to celebrate the british prime minister leaving downing street and while it's clear that's theresa may has indicated that she's not going anywhere the people gathering here are saying it's time for her to go to resign my still still prime minister but
in the are you say nikki haley is not going to to veer from her script that's what it seems like to many the observer. but u.k. prime minister has rejected widespread calls to resign despite of falling ratings so a group of activists decided to get coverage when they got together on facebook to arrange an event with the optimistic title to resolve may's leaving drinks it was supposed to happen in a small pub in london but off the thousands signed up the party was moved to st james' park. now...
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us ambassador at the united nations as well, nikki haley. sol united nations as well, nikki haley.ink all the signals are pointing to the same direction. i hope that also with getting more and more information on what is really going on on the ground in ukraine, that also helps to formulate the position that would be for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of the free and democratic world. it remains to be seen... where the us is an actor as well. you say the us is the main actor. there is also additional concerns about, that the is retreating. your own former acting president of ukraine said earlier this year of us withdrawal from global leadership. he said, expert further destabilisation, especially in eastern europe. he isn't the only one saying that. we see that russia and china have got this new alliance which president xijinping and china have got this new alliance which president xi jinping says will be defining factor in the new world order within the next ten years.” think right now it is the time for get
us ambassador at the united nations as well, nikki haley. sol united nations as well, nikki haley.ink all the signals are pointing to the same direction. i hope that also with getting more and more information on what is really going on on the ground in ukraine, that also helps to formulate the position that would be for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of ukraine and for the benefit of the free and democratic world. it remains to be seen... where the us...
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nikki haley will be a guest for jake tapper today. i want you to listen to part of her interview. >> what he did was bring up right away the election meddling and he did that for a reason. ni president putin did what we thought he would do which is deny it. >> two things here. yes, we know you meddled in our election. we don't know that yet to be what happened in that meeting. second, cut it out. effectively and maybe this is a direct quote from what president obama said last year and was criticized by the trump for saying to vladimir putin. is this an assumption on the part of ambassador haley or does she potentially know something or counterparts don't? kelly, what is your take? >> perhaps she does know something, but if she does, if she has been told this, why aren't we hearing it from the people themselves? now rex tillerson spoke to reporters off camera but audio was recorded and i've gone over his comments multiple times and he did not say once whether trump agreed to accept putin's denial that russia was not involved in america
nikki haley will be a guest for jake tapper today. i want you to listen to part of her interview. >> what he did was bring up right away the election meddling and he did that for a reason. ni president putin did what we thought he would do which is deny it. >> two things here. yes, we know you meddled in our election. we don't know that yet to be what happened in that meeting. second, cut it out. effectively and maybe this is a direct quote from what president obama said last year...
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ambassador to the united nations nikki haley tweeting discord yesterday. spending my fourth in meetings all day yesterday. thanks, north korea appeared u.s. and south korean forces held drugs after the tests are north korea. meanwhile kim jong il and says he would never negotiate on the program and of course president trump trying to get the chinese involved in all of this. lori: president trump traveling to poland ahead of the g20 seven in germany. the president to reaffirm the commitment to poland. meanwhile, set to meet with vladimir putin this friday in germany. the white house says there's no specific agenda, but experts say election hacking and syria could come up when the two leaders meet. trade too well, back at home illinois without a bunch of other states and their shutdowns after failing to meet a july 1st deadline. lori: tracee carrascas joins us with more on this. reporter: a two-year stalemate about to come to an end without a little drama. republican governor was signed or vetoed a budget plan that gave final approval from the general assemb
ambassador to the united nations nikki haley tweeting discord yesterday. spending my fourth in meetings all day yesterday. thanks, north korea appeared u.s. and south korean forces held drugs after the tests are north korea. meanwhile kim jong il and says he would never negotiate on the program and of course president trump trying to get the chinese involved in all of this. lori: president trump traveling to poland ahead of the g20 seven in germany. the president to reaffirm the commitment to...
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washington is very upset with the madeira regime just today united states ambassador to united nations nikki haley denounced this vote washington has promised that it will slap sanctions on venezuela as a result of this vote washington is very upset with venezuela's relationship with cuba in the first place but also upset with this relationship with moscow and beijing you should also know that this election and the crisis in venezuela should be seen in a wider context it's no secret that over the past decade washington has had been upset with the turn to the left in south america but now you see that last year of the president of brazil dilma rousseff was impeached and removed from office her predecessor of the silva who was expected to run for the president presidency of brazil next year was just convicted in argentina the person east of leader cristina de kirchner is now under investigation after serving a term in buenos aires fortunately. able malise and bolivia is still in power but washington sees south america as its backyard and it sees as a primary interest destabilizing the caracas based
washington is very upset with the madeira regime just today united states ambassador to united nations nikki haley denounced this vote washington has promised that it will slap sanctions on venezuela as a result of this vote washington is very upset with venezuela's relationship with cuba in the first place but also upset with this relationship with moscow and beijing you should also know that this election and the crisis in venezuela should be seen in a wider context it's no secret that over...
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ambassador nikki haley, representatives from other countries as well, are preparing to speak. ambassador haley requested the meeting, along with officials from south korea and japan. we will monitor the event and bring it to you live if there are major developments. this comes as president trump prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin and second meeting with the chinese president on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in germany. china is north korea's biggest ally, and today president trump tweeted trade between china and north korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter, so much for china working with us, but we had to give it a try. north korean state-run media released video of this week's missile test. china and russia in a joint statement yesterday called on kim jong-un regime to freeze its nuclear weapons program, and for the u.s. to stop holding military exercises with south korea. hours after the statement, officials confirmed they had conducted a joint missile test their own. russia and china both hold veto power on the security
ambassador nikki haley, representatives from other countries as well, are preparing to speak. ambassador haley requested the meeting, along with officials from south korea and japan. we will monitor the event and bring it to you live if there are major developments. this comes as president trump prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin and second meeting with the chinese president on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in germany. china is north korea's...
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ambassador to nikki haley. clearly they were directed at china not only was this arebuke of north korea, it is a warning of countries that are doing business with north korea, especially china. saying, yeah, these countries also think they're going to be doing business with the u.s., and as she put it, that is not going to happen. we've seen the u.s. critical of china, over the couple of days they used the term of aiding and abetting in this role of this crises. even though the u.s. has over statements on north korea, us ways of putting pressure, itself threat of military action which was brought up clearly today, it still seems to believe that the real leverage is with china economically. its made it clear it's beginning to continue putting on that pressure, even if that meaning potentially sanctionsing china or companies that we saw last week with the chinese bank. >> china and russia, are they working on this together, michelle if. >> yeah, i mean they were very aligned today in the security counsel meeting.
ambassador to nikki haley. clearly they were directed at china not only was this arebuke of north korea, it is a warning of countries that are doing business with north korea, especially china. saying, yeah, these countries also think they're going to be doing business with the u.s., and as she put it, that is not going to happen. we've seen the u.s. critical of china, over the couple of days they used the term of aiding and abetting in this role of this crises. even though the u.s. has over...
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ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. >> president putin knows that they muddled.but he's never going to admit to it and that's all that happened. >> that's her strong opinion. he is one to leave it on the table for sure. if you listen to her come you know she's a straight shooter. the president wasn't finished talking about russian meddling cybersecurity. how bout this week. put and i talked about an impenetrable cybersecurity unit so that hacking another negative things will be guarded. obviously a sharp review not just democrats, but republicans. marco rubio among them. let me share what adam schiff had to say about that and what he felt like the president left on the table in his discussion with bob mayor putin. >> there's a strange agility to think the president took such a position privately with vladimir putin that he took a book with the day before. why on earth would she do that? why would you go with that negotiation and undermine your position. >> let me only share one more deliverable for the g20. has agreed to conduct a military exercises in 2018. clea
ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. >> president putin knows that they muddled.but he's never going to admit to it and that's all that happened. >> that's her strong opinion. he is one to leave it on the table for sure. if you listen to her come you know she's a straight shooter. the president wasn't finished talking about russian meddling cybersecurity. how bout this week. put and i talked about an impenetrable cybersecurity unit so that hacking another negative things will be...
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ambassador nikki haley who is so incredible.crowds in her life and she said boy, those are really big crowds. crowds of people lining the streets all the way over here. it's really a special place. when i heard about this, i said i want to do that one. but i really wanted to do it not because of location, but because as you know, i am a big believer and admirer of the people in law enforcement. from day one. [applause] we love our police. we love our sheriff's, and we love our ice officers. they have been working hard. thank you. they have been working hard. together we are going to restore safety to our streets and peace to our communities. we are going to destroy the vile criminal cartel ms 13, and many other gangs, but ms 13 is particularly violent. they don't like shooting people because it's too quick, it's too fast. i was reading one of these animals was caught and explained they like to knife them and cut them and let them die slowly because that way it's more painful and they enjoy watching that much more. these are anim
ambassador nikki haley who is so incredible.crowds in her life and she said boy, those are really big crowds. crowds of people lining the streets all the way over here. it's really a special place. when i heard about this, i said i want to do that one. but i really wanted to do it not because of location, but because as you know, i am a big believer and admirer of the people in law enforcement. from day one. [applause] we love our police. we love our sheriff's, and we love our ice officers....
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even you just, a little while ago, reading out of the newspaper, about nikki haley, you are misleading people. it was never said, you guys get your news out of the "washington post", and the other one, and it's all lies. you report about news that's all lies. host: i got to jump in on that point. what i read was a piece from national review, is nikki haley the alternative secretary of senate we put the information out there, and then give you a chance to respond. we're not making anything up. that's what's being published or printed. caller: well, people are calling in and taking it that this is happening. it's not happening. host: what do you mean this is happening? what's happening? caller: no, it's not. it ain't been said that she's going to be the person, ok? host: we didn't -- caller: but still some people believe it. host: but we didn't say that. we read the essay that basically said, is she now the spokesperson for american foreign policy? we never said rex tillerson was stepping down. we simply shared what national review is saying, to get that information out there, and give y
even you just, a little while ago, reading out of the newspaper, about nikki haley, you are misleading people. it was never said, you guys get your news out of the "washington post", and the other one, and it's all lies. you report about news that's all lies. host: i got to jump in on that point. what i read was a piece from national review, is nikki haley the alternative secretary of senate we put the information out there, and then give you a chance to respond. we're not making...
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nikki haley said them enduros sham election is another step toward dictatorship she added that they will not the u.s. won't accept an illegitimate government and the then israel and people and democracy will prevail rhetoric like that does does that suggest that the u.s. and other maybe other side bodies such as the e.u. has expressed similar thoughts is there a danger concern you think they're going to interfere in the venezuelan business well the reality is that the u.s. assad regime change in minister since the election is the idea that they're going to intervene. to be put to be pretty straightforward they have been engaged in regime change we saw under barack obama declaring venezuela a clear and present danger to the u.s. sanctions being imposed on individuals in venezuela we saw trump administration continue to impose those sanctions and threaten new sanctions i think that none of that is productive in the context of venezuela it simply segments in the existing positions what is needed is if possible intermediaries such as the vatican. dado the former spanish prime minister the of
nikki haley said them enduros sham election is another step toward dictatorship she added that they will not the u.s. won't accept an illegitimate government and the then israel and people and democracy will prevail rhetoric like that does does that suggest that the u.s. and other maybe other side bodies such as the e.u. has expressed similar thoughts is there a danger concern you think they're going to interfere in the venezuelan business well the reality is that the u.s. assad regime change...