pence" and the co-authors says pence believes he's calling to function as a president in waiting andn save donald trump's soul. cnn contributor michael d'antoni is one of those authors and author of "the truth of trump." a pleasure to have you back on, michael. thank you for coming through. got the book. congratulations. sounds like by the time pence left high school he was on this path. >> yes. >> he wanted to be president. and so, how successful, though, has he been in that or hoping for a promotion? >> well, he is hoping for a promotion but he is now one step away from the oval office and he told people he went to high school with that he had this ambition and then when he went to college he said, god intends this to happen to me. and this has been the animating ambition of his life and it's a combination of fund raising skill. he's mad good at raising money. >> yeah. >> very conservative, pro business politics and then this christian right base. he says i'm a christian first. a conservative second. and a republican last. and the thing that bothered us as we investigate in him is

mike pence goes around saying i'm a christian. i'm a conservative.ublican in that order. he doesn't say i'm an american. i think he's a very divisive figure. he would like to impose a religiously inspired politics on our country. that means rolling back marriage equality, it means a ban on abortion, a whole host of policies that are religiously driven. he's very up front about that. >> he did some in indiana. where do you draw the line whether it's religiously driven and those are your values? >> think about our how country fits together. it fits together because we agreed that i'm not going to go tell you god tells me that i have the right vision and you are wrong. and their faith says that if anyone who doesn't believe as i believe lacks god's grace and literally will burn from hell. this is a tough thing to hear from the president. >> the supreme court is making some decisions along these lines who gets to decide which person's faith has the predominance there. we're seeing that in some of these decisions. there's a quote i want to read to you, th

mike pence was chosen for a reason.family in the korean war and talked about the bronze star his father earned and his own son's service in the u.s. marines. the kreern korean war was brutal coming out of the world war ii where many people wanted to turn an eye the other direction. away from war and away from the violence that was brought to tens of thousands if not millions of people around the world. the korean war was brutal. it went deep into the territory of north korea along the chinese border. they reached the armistice in 1953. there was brutal and it was bloody. it's until now, it's been largely forgotten for those who have yet to return home. the numbers are staggering. 7,700 u.s. soldiers missing from that war. and the remains of 5,300 u.s. soldiers still believed to be in north korea. the music continues. so does the ceremony in pearl harbor. tom and mark with me. tom, in washington, as you watch this and try understand what is next in the process? what does chairman kim do? what does president trump do? how

pence: thank you. thank you, and please be seated, be comfortable. director,ucey, commissioner, distinguished members of congress, to all the leaders from state and local level and especially to all of you who wear the uniform and serve on the front lines of law -- homeent and security and secure to come into your families, and especially to the precious families of our pollen officers, it is my great honor to join you here today as we pay tribute to immigration and customs enforcement and customs and border protection, you are heroes all. [applause] vice pres. pence: president trump convened this gathering to pay a debt of gratitude to all to secure stepped up our borders and enforce our laws. i've seen firsthand her current and selflessness. this year i had the privilege to meet with many ice and cbp officers at the head dow go port of entry in mcallen, texas, and even at ice headquarters, not far from here in our nation's capital. i know that you make and extort new difference in the life of our nation and to the safety and security of our people.

it is also amazing the folks saying mike pence once to run of theocracy, the fact that mike pence istive who wants to limit the size and scope of government. the only people who want to rule from above by instituting their moral preferences on society from the top down are the folks on the left who want to invade rights on a regular basis and force people to do things they don't want to do. it is more common on the left and the right, using their own theocratic tendencies which a lot of folks on the radical left the as a godlike figure. using that the aquatic tendency and projecting onto people like mike pence, quite disgusting. shannon: circle back to what you said earlier, fail to see it is precisely this kind of elitist bigotry that fuels trump and they wonder why their readership is declining and people continue to vote for candidates they believe are crazy. thank you for joining us, great to have you with us. the secretary of education as a new plan for school safety the same day we are getting a new look at what happened, a daring trek through hurricane to save the life of a yo

. >> that's my favorite photographic imagery of mike pence as he's absorbing what donald trump is saying about the national -- lee harvey -- pulitzer prize. he said pulitzer prides again. donald trump perfectly in his element talking about the "inquirer" and mike pence swallowing his tongue thinking wow, this is going to be my new life. mother -- so thus ends the republican presidential primary in 2016 on that high note and thus starts the general election. in july, they've got their main story obviously is their bread and butter mean celebrity exploitation stuff, dying cher broke and alone. you see on the side politics. there's trump, how i will save america from terror.

kasie, i don't know what mike pence is thinking when he stares adoringly at the speak as the president speaks, but i wonder if any of that is going through his head? >> reporter: let's just say that some of the behavior that we have, has been alleged against this president, is not necessarily anything that the mike pence that i have covered for many years would have ever approved of. katy, it's nice to see you. >> you too. >> iam kasie hunt in for ali velshi. rick gates, former trump deputy campaign manager, and manafort's longtime business partner, has just concluded his testimony and for the first time in the trial, we're hearing about manafort's time with the trump campaign. gates is cooperating with the special counsel's office, after pleading guilty to lying to investigators and he's not holding the back. he just confirmed previous reporting by nbc news that paul manafort promised a friend of his a job in the trump white house. for more on this, we're going to go now to ken dilanian, nbc's national security and intelligence reporter. he is, again, outside the courthouse for us. ke

mike pence would be worse. a scarier person.limits to the links the left will go to portray republicans as bad. no matter how much they hate trump, they will hate the next guy more. sb one why do you think it's so easily and openly discussed and mocked? the mainstream and the left, the idea of pence having a devout christian faith. omarosa said everyone wishing for impeachment might need to reconsider. we will be begging for the days of trump back. mike pence being directed by a higher deity no matter what. joy behar in february. >> it's one thing to talk to jesus. it's another thing when jesus talks to you. that's called mental illness, if i'm not correct. >> shannon: there was enough backlash that she ended up apologizing. >> i think vice president pence is right. i was raised to respect everyone's religious faith and i fell short of that. i sincerely apologize for what i said. >> shannon: why do you think it's okay to christian basham so much? >> there is a baseline level of hatred for christians on the cultural left it's mos

i disagree with '90s mike pence. elections are not referendums they're choices and i'm guessing that mike pence would argue that it's immoral to do what -- go down the path of voting against republicans if it means putting a clinton in office. so, this is where it gets real dicey about trying to apply morality to political situations. we have to stick with constitution. high crimes and misdemeanor, yes, everything else that's not what the founders intended. >> the president in a pa jurorty sense refer to him as, he does this interview with new york times is candid and saying when he's asked about trump and the republicans not saying a whole heck of a lot, essentially trust me, i've stopped this from being much worse. so no specifics chis what he said, quote, i can look myself in the mirror at the end of the day and say i avoided that tragedy, i avoided that tragedy, i avoided that tragedy. i advanced this goal. i advanced this goal. i advanced this goal. profound words. no, seriously, though, but with paul ryan, what

pence: good morning. please grab a seat. sec. mattis: i assure you, mr. vice president that is for you at not for me. you for welcoming the vice president ladies and gentlemen. [laughter] don't do anything like that when i talk alone, sir. shanahan, allry the members of the defense community here today, thank you for joining us. it is a great day for the pentagon when we have the vice president here of course. i would just tell you mr. vice president, it is a pleasure to have you back here at the pentagon today and it is with a great deal of gratitude on many issues, but specifically this issue for your leadership and what you have done to remove any obstacles in our path is only a vice president could do. space is one of our vital national interest. it is becoming a contested were fighting domain. we have got to adapt to that reality. it is on par with the air land sea and cyberspace domains in terms of it being contested. it is now a domain in which we must be equally prepared. it is no longer a new domain. compete, to be able to deter, and when. follow

i think if it's a mike pence's policies enacted by donald trump mike pence is not president. >> and id our viewers, this is a president who's now lied about a payment to a porn star for an alleged affair, there's a whole other scandal involving the 1998 playboy playmate of the year karen mcdougall. are we in a period now where the conduct of a president's personal life, talk about democrats presidents at another time i suppose, doesn't matter anymore for people whom religion is very important? >> two observations to make. one, i think what we found out in late '90s and the american people have not a lot of tolerance for moralizing. what they care much more for is what happens. and what a president is actually doing. and with bill clinton in the late '90s you saw republicans take a bath as a result of moralizing with him and with democrats you see perhaps something similar happening with those core conservative voters. second observations is with the voerts, these are not flippant voters. they're -- they have core convictions. they vote on issues and for time and time again, they have

mike pence. [applause] ♪ vice pres. pence: thank you all. thank you.hank you for that kind introduction. thank you for your leadership. let's give another round of applause to the 2016 republican lawyer of the year. congratulations. [applause] it really is an honor to be with all of you today here at the republican national lawyers association. i came here today just to say thank you. thank you for the work that you have done supporting this administration. thank you for the work that each and everyone of you do to hold up republican ideas and principles in the law and before i get started, that may bring greetings and thanks as well from the 45th resident of the united states of america, i bring greetings from president donald trump. [applause] vice pres. pence: it really is a privilege to be with all of you today because for a brief moment in my life, i too was a republican lawyer. [laughter] i really was. that just know the role each and everyone one of you play in the life of the nation. principles and ideals in your profession, but i also know the

are there presidential ambitions on behalf of mike pence? 2024ng forward to potentially, is the vice president a president in waiting? is it something he really wants to do? mr. lewandowski: i do not know because the vice president, i think many of you know, is a man who has deep, deep faith. before he undertakes a challenge like running for president, he would consult his family, his wife and children, first, and he would ask for god's guidance. i truly believe that. i do not think anybody could speak on behalf of mike pence until he and his family and his religious beliefs have come to the decision that it is the right for -- right thing for him in the country to do. when i had the privilege of sharing the vice presidential selection committee and went through candidates being considered for vice president, i called a number of them personally, governors and senators and business executives, and when it came to the name, mike pence, i called a mutual name from indiana to ask if governor pence would be considered -- would he consider being

but for mike pence, again, i keep wondering, when is mike pence going to speak out.supported roy moore when with all of those accusations were coming forward in that campaign. to go from where he went in 1999 to where he is right now, not that long later, not that much later, shocking turnaround, that now he is defending this guy. you have others saying, well, it is just between him and his wife and god. it is not what he was saying, it is not what franklin graham was saying, it is not what a lot of republicans who are defending donald trump were saying in 1999. >> but there's this attitude that i heard frequently justifying the current sins because of the past sins. well, because he did it, it is okay for him to do it now. we just don't care because he got away with it, so why not let our guy get away with it, too, which i think that shows just a very hollow core of your actual beliefs. >> coming up on "morning joe", donald trump's attack on john mccain's status as a war hero wasn't a one-off from the 2016 campaign. he was peddling that message back in 1999. that mo

and listen, you said pence believes ta he can save trumps soul. and a person close to you told you here's a quote. the vice president believed he could bring trump to jesus. and was willing to do whatever was necessary to help save his soul. really? >> this includes a astounding displace of hypocrisy. this is a man in mike pence who declares himself a man of faith. a true christian. yours truly he says nothing about roy moore. or children locked up and separated from parents. this is a fellow who when he was governor said there should never be a religious test for immigration. and yet when donald trump proposed to bar muslims from american ports of entry, he went along with it. there's -- in george wills estimation, he's the most cia dent figure today. in some ways he is. donald trump is the man he professes to be. the grabbing persuasion. mike pence accepts all of this. all of this depraved behavior. and says and does nothing. you lock at this guy standing behind the president at the events, i don't think you can see a more expressionless person.

(laughter) and today space force, got a boost from vice president mike pence no surprise. pence say huge fan of space strks the farthest you can get from being alone with a human woman. (laughter) now, yes, in a peach to the defense department pence outlined the mission that will take us to the stars. >> president trump proclaimed that the united states stands in his words at the birlt of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space. >> stephen: what a stirring call to something we're already doing. (laughter) yeah, since the 1960s in fact, pence's speech reminded me of jfk's immortal words. >> we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, if the because they are easy but to distract from robert mueller. (laughter). >> stephen: yes. (cheers and applause). >> stephen: 2 is powerful. it is powerful. so powerful. then pence laid out exactly the administration's plan, what they need to put it into actions. >> the second step this report calls for cion ofn elite group of joint war fighters specializing in the domain of space who will form the b

so we haven't heard much from pence why? >> we haven't.president was tweeting this week and did some television interviews about his legal woes, even addressing the issue of impeachment in that fox news interview, it begs the question where is vice president mike pence? he was out of d.c. traveling to texas and louisiana, reporters traveling with him asked him questions about reaction to the manafort and cohen news. listen to his nonresponse. i asked the vice president's office about his nonresponse there. they said this. president trump has already addressed that matter. vice president pence is focused on advancing the president's agenda for a growing economy, a safer america, and re-electing republican joermajorities in th house and senate. i spoke to sources close to the vice president that said this is a strategy that worked for them, keeping their head down. one person that's close to vp told me this is, quote, mike being mike. so they found that over the last 20 months or so in the white house that not engaging on a lot of the issues

a boost from vice president pence. he is a huge fan of space.from being alone with a human woman. there were 6-6-6 does not seem like enough options to us. we made a few of our own. space force. mars has cleaner water than flint. in space, no one can hear you collude. one small step for man, really small hands for a man. >> just in case you missed stephen colbert. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. "new day" starts now. >>> the national anthem kneeling controversy is alive and well in the nfl. >> the president does not agree with the tactics of some players that have been taking a knee. >> wouldn't you love to see the nfl owners say get that son of a [ bleep ] off of the field. >> i'm ready to get this weekend out of the way. >> a state of emergency in charlottesville one year after the deadly protests. >> this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> in is "new day." 6:00 here in new york, erica hill with us, a lot of breaking news overnight that gets to who we are as a

pence, nothing to report.h, trump is like we're going to go up there and we're going to have sex with those aliens! and pence is like there will be no sex with aliens. not until after marriage. anyway moving on to another frontier. the gender pay gap. it's a problem all over the world and it turns out the problem starts earlier than you think. >> "the new york times" reports on a study that shows daughters do more chores than sons. >> and that could contribute to gender inequality in pay. girls do about 45 minutes of housework a day, boys do about half an hour. girls are more likely to be paid for cleaning. boys are more likely to be paid for personal hygiene like brushing their teeth and taking a shower. >> trevor: now, now, now, now, now look, now look, look, wait, wait, wait. don't boo, voted. i know, i know this doesn't sound fair. but if you have ever smelled a 15 year old boy, you know that the showering money is totally worth it, okay. not that i smell 15 year old boys, i have just heard things. i have

when it came to mike pence, i called a mutual friend in indiana, and i asked would governor pence be considered to be vice president we offered it to him and everybody else was almost an immediate yes. mike pence through the intermediary said, i want to spend the weekend with my family , talk to our children, and i want to talk to god and see if this is the right thing for us. he took a weekend to think about if he even wanted to be vetted to be considered to be the vice president, because that's how strong his faith is. before mike pence whatever make a decision to decide if he wants to run for president, he would have a discussion with his family and look internally and decide is this the right thing for his family at the time and is the right thing for the country before he made that decision. i couldn't speak to it because it would be a decision mike would make with a very close group of people. reporter: if god told him that the right thing to do was to run against donald trump, he would do it? mr lewandowski: i think mike pence has been a phenomenal partner in the semester asia

vice president mike pence discussed supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the confirmation process. the confirmation hearing is set to begin on september 4. this is 35 minutes. [applause] thank you, thank you very much, appreciate you being here for this exciting day. and for making this luncheon possible. thanks to all of you and all of our more than 6000 members throughout the country. 2016, to electin mike pence and donald trump and therefore made this day possible. [applause] mike pence is a lawyer, who has served his native state of indiana as a congressman and governor. he serves as vice president of the united states for more importantly for today's discussion, in accordance with article one, section three of the constitution, he serves as president of the united state senate. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the 40th president of the united states, -- the 48 vice president of the united states -- [laughter] 48 vice president of the united states, vice president, vice president, we are only on 48th vice45 -- the president of the united states, mike pence. [applause] ♪ >> tha

i want to thank mike pence and karen pence. and our incredible first bloody for hosting this evening. we are meeting with those who believe in the power of prayer. if you didn't, we would have a big story. i want to say special thank you to paula white. falwell, gerald scott, tony perkins, and everyone here tonight. so many great leaders, incredible leaders. these are the words we want to hear. i also understand that tonight is the 58th wedding anniversary so we have a very big wedding anniversary. where are they? that's great. congratulations, that's something. a party for you. we can look at it that way. we are also joined by secretary alex a czar, secretary ben carson. and ambassador sam brownback. before going any further, i want to extend our prayers and condolences to the victims of the tragic shooting in jacksonville florida. that was a terrible thing indeed and how it happens, nobody really knows. but they have done an incredible job down in jacksonville as they always do it or not and through -- always do in florida an

pence: it is my great honor to join you here today at the pentagon. youme begin by bringing greetings from your commander-in-chief who has proved to be a great champion of the armed forces of the united states committed to strengthening security here on earth and in space or it i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america. president donald trump. [applause] in his inaugural address to the nation, president trump proclaimed the united states stands in his words at the birth of a new millennium. ready to unlock the mysteries of space. since day one of our administration the president has kept his thomas. to restore america's proud legacy of leadership in space, believing that space is essential to our nation's security, prosperity, and our very way of life. last year, after it had lain dormant for nearly a quarter-century, president trump revived the national space council to reinvigorate and coordinate space activities across our government. it is my great honor, as vice president, to serve as the chairman of the national s

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it is the truth about michael pence.nce believes that he could save trump's soul. the person close to you told you that the vice president actually believed he could bring trump to jesus and like jesus he was willing to do whatever was necessary to help save trump's soul. really? talk to me about that. he says nothing when children are locked unand separated from their parents. he said there should never be a religious test for immigration and when donald trump so there's george will's investigation. he is the grabbing persuasion. mike pence accepts all of this behavior he has no expression on his face because he is there and never expressed his own values. >> it is like morality is transitional. >> it talks about how the worst moments come over the morality. >> thank you, douglas. we'll be right back. p? try garnier micellar water. garnier micelles act like a magnet to absorb makeup and impurities. without harsh rubbing, remove stubborn makeup, cleanse and soothe even sensitive skin. garnier micellar water. make the swi

they are the pence caucus. they really want president pence. lisa: they don't think they will get president pence. i was talking about this last night in my monologue. they think they will get hillary or leapfrog pence and go straight to nancy pelosi. that's not how the system works. >> that would be very funny if somebody has to whisper in maxine waters' ear, you know if trump gets impeached and removed it will be president pence. hillary does not bust through the wall like the kool-aid man and is suddenly president by the 75th amendment to the constitution that exists in her mind. lisa: it's so true. she's not even the 46th president. she's 45. she is erased from everyone's memory. people like maxine waters, that's the last thing she wants because mike pence is popular on capitol hill. he's so conservative. >> probably more -- definitely more conservative than the president. again, i think it's all so premature. yes, the clouds got darker this week with manafort going down and cohen flipping and then the deal today with immunity for the guy w

pence will also be arriving shortly. take a look now. senator john mccain traveling to the capitol one last time. let me bring in kelly o'donnell, joining me here live. who are you seeing? who are you talking to? >> reporter: well, this is so far been a day where there is the community of the capitol, which is something that living here and covering this place, we understand, but it may not be as well-known around the country. the u.s. capitol is, in many ways, like a college campus. it is a city within the city. today is a chance for the people who work here, from staff members who are in the political realm, to the staff that carries out the operations of the capitol, those are not political jobs, to pay their respects. today, it is notable that it is the vice president who will represent the administration. mike pence has been on good terms with john mccain for a very long time. i know that he has spoken with the senator's widow, cindy mccain, and expressed condolences and affection for the family. that'll be part of what we'll see pl

mike pence loves space. sometimes mother even lets him wear rocket ship pajamas.hat's how much he -- [ laughter ] i watched this whole announcement this morning and i was impressed by the fact that mike pence was somehow able to make an announcement about interspace warfare boring. that's hard to do. [ laughter ] but i will admit he did have his g to disruptursre baseupremacy in space as never before. our adversaries have transformed space into a war-fighting domain already. and the united states will not shrink from this challenge. [ applause ] >> jimmy: that's right. somehow mike pence is still the whitest one up there. [ laughter ] and of course no one is more excited about this than darth trader, donald trump. [ laughter ] this was a tweet today. "space force all the way." i've been laughing about it all day. i don't know. i keep thinking of it. that should be their slogan, "space force all the way." they're already working on a logo for the space force. in fact, the trump campaign sent an e-mail to their donors asking them to vote on a possible space force lo

vice president mike pence announced the new branch yesterday at the pentagon.he goal of the force is to protect the u.s. from emerging threats while combatting space-age advancements by china and russia. at the announcement, the vice president outlined a pentagon report delivered to congress later in the day. the 15-page proposal has a plan to pave the way for the space force including the creation of a u.s. space command over seen by a four-star general, but the proposal did not offer an estimated cost of the project. mike pence, who was joined by defense secretary james mattis at the event, echoed the president's call to have the new service in operation by 2020, less than two years from now. >> now the time has come to write the next great chapter in the history of our armed forces, to prepare for the next battlefield where america's best and bravest will be called to deter and defeat a new generation of threats to our people, to our nation. the time has come to establish the united states space force. the united states space force will strengthen our securi

just being introduced by vice president mike pence. we will now dip in here and watch as president trump enters the east room of the white house for what we could definitely call a morale booster, spirit-booster event. the white house calling it a salute to heroes. obviously i.c.e. is at the forefront of discussions of immigration. here is president trump. [applause] >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you. [cheering] thank you very much. that is really for i.c.e., i have to tell you. that is not for me. that is for i.c.e. please sit down. we're here today to salute the incredibly brave patriots who keep america safe. the heroes of i.c.e. and cbc. to everyone here today from immigration and customs enforcement, customs and border protection, i want to let you know that we love you, we support you, we will always have your back. i think you know that. [cheers and applause] i want to thank a truly loyal friend of i.c.e. and cbc, our wonderful vice president, mike pence. thank you, mike. stand up. stand up. great, mike. [applause] gr

, pence said, "the military will start forming the u.s. force by the end of 2018." then trump was like, "consider it my going away present." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] but it was interesting. we finally learned about the space force chain of command. according to trump, it will go e.t., yoda then groot." [ laughter and applause ] that sounds right to me. >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: actually, he had a a few points during his space force speech, mike pence is kind of talking like an alien. listen to this. >> and let me begin by bringing greetings, from your commander from the 45th president. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what? why would you talk like that?sa. he's one of them. [ laughter ] they've infiltrated the space force already." [ cheers and applause ] "i bring greetings." [ laughter ] i bring greetings. i saw that rudy giuliani told cnn the russia investigation could help republicans in the midterms. 'cause americans are getting tired of all the drama. then america was like, "we've had 62 seasons of 'real housewives.' we never get

senate house peeker of the house, paul ryan and mitch mcconnell and mike pence.hour. at 1:00 p.m., the public will be invited to view mccain's casket and pay their respects throughout the rest of the day and evening. >> we see now the beginning of this ceremony taking place on capitol hill. the casket carrying john mccain will be greeted by a armed force barriers. inside he will be placed on a cat a pumt. >> that catapult has great historical meaning. it was built in i believe 1865. it was used by president abraham lincoln and for every other person that has lied in state, 30 people before mccain, they have lied on that catapult. >> hastily built in 1865, but lynn don johnson, john kennedy puts him in some extraordinary company. nancy cordis is outside the capitol. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this scene is very reminiscent of what we saw in arizona when mccain's body and his casket was removed from the hearst at the arizona state capitol, greeted by a military honor guard and his family. then it will be taken into the rotunda of the capitol building.

we will hear from vice-president mike pence this morning. we did see roberta mccain, 106-year-old mother of john mccain, be wheeled in earlier, just a few minutes ago. certainly, many past staff members, members of the president's cabinet will come. it's notable senator mccain has not been up here on capitol hill for the past year, since he was diagnosed with brain cancer last summer, the last time he was up here on capitol hill was in december of last year. of course, one of his parting memories here on the hill was that very memorable last vote that he made when he gave that thumbs down on the floor of the u.s. senate, voting against his party, really bucking the white house voting against the repeal of the affordable care act. lots of memories up here that many people, of course, will be sharing over the course of the ceremony. >> we are looking at live images inside the capitol. thank you for that. that's the first used to hold the coffin of president abraham lincoln. that's what you are seeing there, that black platform. we are told it'

i've asked of vice president mike pence to offer address at the ceremony honoring senator mccain at the capitol at the request of the mccain family, but also authorize military transportation of senator mccain's remains from arizona to washington, d.c., military pallbearers and of course and transport during his service at the u.s. naval academy. finally, i've asked general john kelly, secretary james mattis and ambassador john bolton to represent my administration that

vice president mike pence announcing a new branch of the u.s. military.my son's hero, neil degrass tyson. a famed astro physicist, author of a brand new book, accessory to war. thanks for joining us. do you think this is the right idea, or is it science and space better left in the private hands of elon musk and yourself? >> well, the concept of a space force is not new. plus, as a thing to do, we've done something like this before. you might remember, you wouldn't remember, you might have read, that during the second world war the army had a branch of itself called the army air force and once we learned that this theater of operations, this sphere of operations had fundamentally different needs, different training, different technologies, different personnel required to operate in that space, if you will, the air force then, split away from the army and became its own branch. this need, is in response to the fact that space in particular, lunar space, sort of new word for many people, the space between the earth and the moon, to the extent we conduct bus

mattis and the vice president of the united states, michael pence. [applause] >> well, good morning. [applause] good morning. please grab a seat. [applause] i assure you, mr. vice president, that is for you, not for me. [laughter] [applause] please, please. thank you for welcoming the vice president, ladies and gentlemen. [laughter] they usually don't do anything like that when i'm talking alone, sir, i assure you. but, mr. vice president, deputy secretary shanahan, judge silva, all the members of the defense community here today, thank you for joining us. it's a great day for the pentagon when we have our vice president here, of course. i will just tell you, mr. vice president, it's a pleasure to have you back here at the pentagon today, and it's with a great deal of gratitude on many issues, but specifically this issue, for your leadership and what you've done to remove any obstacles in our path as only a vice president can do. space is one of our vital national interests in the sense of our use of space, our operations in space, and it is becoming

. >> vice president mike pence announced yesterday announced plans to create a space force as the fifthbranch of the military. in his remarks the vice president called for congress to provide $8 billion to create a space force. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome secretary of defense james madison and the vice president of the united states michael pence. [applause] ... >> it is a pleasure to have you back here at the pentagon today and it is with a great deal of gratitude on many issues but specifically this issue for your leadership and what you've done to remove any obstacles in our path as only a vice president can do. space is one of our vital national interests in the sense of our use of space, our operations in space, and it is becoming a contested war-fighting do main, and we have got to adapt to that reality. it is on par with the air, land, sea and cyberspace domains in terms of it being contested, and it's now a domain in which we must be equally prepared as all of those other domains, it is no longer a new domain, it is a domain, and we have got to be able to compete to det

denies the charges defended by even jellicoe christians like vice president mike pence pastor andrew bronson is an innocent man. there is no credible evidence against him after july nato meeting trump thought he had a deal to secure brunson's release instead brunson was placed under house arrest while his trial continued outraging trump the u.s.

we begin with report -- remarks from vice president pence. ♪ >> at ease. ,embers of the joint chiefseadership of our armed forces, distinguished members of congress, and all who wear the uniform of the united states, especially the storied 10th mountain division. [applause] is a great honor to be here today with all of you. as our president, with the strong support of congress, will take decisive action to make the strongest military in the history of the world stronger still. [applause] all of you have chosen to be part of something larger than yourselves. you have chosen to serve in the armed forces of the united states of america, and let me assure you, you have a champion in the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] it is true. no higherdent has priority than the safety and security of the american people. from the very earliest days of the administration, your commander-in-chief has been fulfilling his solemn oath to provide for the common defense. president trump always puts our armed forces, and your families, first. [applause] i ha

he sets out plans for the creation of a sixth branch of the military and mike pence has called for $8pondent in washington, chris buckler, has been following developments. donald trump really wants to see this new branch of the military setup, the first there would be for 70 years. and he's been talking about the space force for a number of months now. he even seems to like the phrase itself, he uses it a lot in rallies. what vice president mike pence was doing today was setting out the details as to why this is needed. that's because both the president and vice president need to get congress to agree to this. so he was setting out exactly why this space force is necessary. he was talking about other countries, saying that there are countries like russia, china, iran and north korea, that are all developing technology that could lead to problems for the us in space, for example, anti—satellite technology. so mike pence gave us an idea of how this is being viewed by the administration, they talk about it really potentially turning into a battlefield, of this being a war—fighting domain

that's what we'll hear when the vice-president pence speaks at the pentagon. we should get a re if you'll recall, this has not been without controversy. some critics say it could harm peaceful space exploration and within the military some say it just adds another level of bureaucracy and a lot of what a space force could cover is already covered by the air force. today -- in the past several days defense secretary james mattis has been down playing some of that controversy. here's what he had to say. >> we are in complete alignment with the president's concern about protecting our assets in space that contribute to our security, for our economy. we are going to have to address it as other countries show a capability to attack. >> reporter: so not quite a glowing endorsement, but ultimately congress will have the final say in whether or not a space force happens. >> and we will see if the president gets the martians to pay for it. thank you. >> they are slapping strict new sanctions on russia. once implemented it would cut off hundreds of mflz illions of dolla

vice president mike pence also weighed in does this imply then this trade was far from over. well it would appear to do so that was a very strong tweet from the vice president on the issue of the american policy basically of the threatening tone there saying that president trump should not be tested this must be seen in the light as well as the statement we heard there from the turkish foreign minister saying that they can be talks as long as there are no threats no dictation but what we heard from mike pence was rather threatening tweet with regards to that american pastor and that would lead us to indicate that this trade dispute is far from over the issue of sanctions against turkey the issue of tariffs against turkey still may be very much on the board as far as the trumpet ministration is concerned or at my kind of there in washington d.c. mike thank you. a suicide attack on an education center in afghanistan's capital has killed more than fifty two people many of the victims were teenagers studying for their university entrance exams it happened in a mainly shared neigh

vice president mike pence will be there.john kelly, secretary mattis and john bolton. he will not be there and he's in washington right now. >> there's a couple things going on there. clearly president trump doesn't -- never has had much of a high opinion or respect for that matter for john mccain. famously during the campaign said as far as war heros he prefers people that weren't captured, something that wasn't simply a slip of a tongue. he had actually said it on "60 minutes" in 1999. it was a deeply felt lack of respect. the feeling ran both ways. mccain -- as you see really quite a moment again, his casket about to come out of that hearse and to go into the capitol building for the last time. john mccain as he planned these events made it clear through friends that he didn't particularly want the president of the united states taking part in this. >> even from the grave refusing to build a bridge with the president. that relationship was just too fractured. as jon mentioned, we're getting our first look at the casket. i

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