we have focused onjamal khashoggi and qasem soleimani and i am happy to do that. nigeria, which is a pressure cooker, where people are dying in their hundreds on a regular basis. similar scenarios happening in venezuela, we know about the political crisis but we do not know that thousands of the poorest venezuelans are being killed in the name of the war on crime, the african colombians are being killed by ca rter‘s african colombians are being killed by carter's and so on and so forth. this is what keeps me up at night and what is driving me and i wish to highlight the fact that we still have the possibility of acting, we do have norms and institutions. they may be in need of reform but we need to strengthen them. it is upon the secretary general‘s responsibility the security council responsibility to speak up. it is the responsibility of our leaders to speak up. people are dying because of the silence, because of the complicity values. we need to defend them actively and i am calling upon you and others to do the same. them actively and i am calling upon you and

because of qasem soleimani. the biggest terrorist in the middle east since van lawton, and the world is much safer a belief without him. and with that, i yield back. >> thank you mr. chairman. so every time you testified. i can't help but to think of those days when you are on this side. i can remember vividly, your thundering away that secretary clinton, and you know what, she showed up voluntarily. he sat there for 11 hours. so with you sir, we had to move heaven and earth to get you here today for just two hours. to me that shows disregard for the oversight responsibility of the united states congress. it is clear, the trump administration assistant to iran are reckless, and impulsive. even after iran emerged as a hotspot of the coronavirus outbreak on the verge of being a pandemic, you can only commit to two hours today. after the qasem soleimani strike, the iraqi pastor resolution, calling for u.s. troops to be kicked out of iraq. which is exactly what qasem soleimani wanted to do for 20 years. pushing the

troops were injured at the hands of qasem soleimani.in the days leading up to taking out qasem soleimani our embassy was attacked and we saw u.s. civilians end up getting killed and injured. at what point is it proportionate to take out the one person who is responsible for killing 600 u.s. troops and wounding thousands of others? i think the problem is that people are getting antsy at what a good job you have been doing. i saw it posed in the transcripts as now revealed when mr. mckinley was at the closed door deposition and he was asked about the state department under mike pompeo and has it gotten worse, and they were shocked that mckinley's answer was, no, actually the state department, it's gotten better and they thought that this guy who had just left, just retired from the state department was going to come in and throw you under the bus. even in that situation, that person comes to that situation of the house intel committee, used to be called the house intel committee, the house impeachment committee and posing that question an

impetus for this resolution was the strike the president authorized to take out iranian general qasem soleimani. madam president, iran has a long history of fomenting violence and conflict in the middle east and general soleimani was always right in the center of that. as head of the quds force of iran's revolution far guard corps, soleimani masterminded iran's terrorist activities for two decades. iran has been linked to one in six u.s. military deaths in iraq notably through the i.e.d.'s that have become so emblematic of the war on terror. this, madam president, was soleimani's work. he is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers and countless innocent civilians. and the threat iran poses to the united states personnel is an ongoing threat. at the end of december an iran-backed militia fired more than 30 rockets at an iraqi military base killing an american contractor and wounding four u.s. troops. days later iran-backed protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in baghdad conducting a two-day siege while the embassy before withdrawing. but the strike on general soleimani wasn't

does this feel you like the qasem soleimani was a turning point?o war and many republicans are very strongly against further military engagement in the middle east. they want to leave the middle east. constituencies are clearly complaining about it. in fact donald trump set the trend, coming out strongly against the iraqi war. it actually ended up being one of his strongest cards because the american public is so tired of these was in the middle east. how does this feed into how iran is behaving and will behave next? i do not think this signals a weakness of anything of that kind towards the iranians. it was written in the iranians. it was written in the constitution precisely because of founding fathers did not want to see the us pro itself recklessly is into conflict with other countries but the broader problem with iran, do not a significant change in that until donald trump and the economic warfare he is pursuing right now. that is the main driver that has brought the us and iran closer to warand in brought the us and iran closer to war and in

six weeks ago, on that high—ranking iranian general who was killed in a drone strike in iraq, qasem soleimani americans which substantially increase tensions between the two countries. well, today, eight republicans voted with the democrats in favour of this resolution, curbing the authority of the president in this regard. but as you correctly say, mike, it is largely symbolic because this vote, 35—a5, fall short of the two—thirds a supermajority thatis the two—thirds a supermajority that is needed to overrule a veto by the president, a veto which he has vowed to impose on this resolution when it all gets to his desk. having said that, supporters of this resolution will take some comfort, i think, from the fact that the number of republican senators who voted in favour of curbing the present‘s authorities in this regard todayis authorities in this regard today is double the number that voted in favour when similar piece of legislation, a similar resolution, came before the senate injuly of last resolution, came before the senate in july of last year. and, david, the president is saying this

the trump administration has insisted the general qasem soleimani was plotting attacks against americann the middle east. but as yet to provide comprehensive proof of the nature of that plot. david willis there. the us attorney general, william barr, has criticised donald trump for tweeting about high—profile criminal cases handled by his department. its work has come under intense scrutiny in recent days following the announcement it would seek a shorter prison sentence for mr trump's long—time friend, roger stone — who was found guilty of lying to congress. in an interview with abc news, mr barr insisted he always acted independently and urged the president to end his social media commentaries. to have public statements and tweets made about the department, about our people in the department, our men and women here, about cases pending in the department, and about judges before whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do myjob and to assure the courts and the prosecutors and the department that we're doing our work with integrity. and i'm not going to be bullied or influenced

whenever i see one of our young men and women missing an arm or leg they owe that to general qasem soleimani who killed hundreds of people and was responsible for the ied program that took the lives of so many and maimed so many of our men and women who were fighting in the middle east. he got to the point where he was wandering around really with impunity and not worried about what he was doing or that anyone would take action against him but let's look at the timeline he started by blowing up oil tankers and not nothing was done about it. the attack to the audie sortie fields where they were working and nothing was done about it and took down a drone of ours over international space and nothing was done about it and finally they ratcheted up for the fall 13 attacks on u.s. soldiers u.s. bases in iraq or these were men and women that we'd asked to go over there and push back against iran's attempted importation and 13 attacks they took and finally on one of those attacks somebody was killed. the president already laid down the red line that if an american was killed there was going to be a

the united states to the brink of war with iran by ordering the killing of iran's top general, qasem soleimani. no one here mourns soleimani's death. he was a ruthless killer. he has american blood all over his hands. but decisions over whether to attack sovereign nations or whether to send american troops to war, those are not decisions for the executive branch to make. these are decisions that the constitution vests only in the united states congress. and that's why we need to pass on a bipartisan basis the war powers resolution that is currently pending before this body. i want to come to the floor today to raise three issues for my colleagues, and i'll try to do it briefly surrounding the president's decision to use force against iran, what the implications are for us both as a body and as a nation. first, i just think it's always important when we're talking about this topic to level set. i think it's important for us to realize how much president trump has thrown away. this is a president who is running a master class right now on creating crises that didn't exist before he started flail

think about foreign policy, qasem soleimani, were talking about somebody who is producing amazing resultsthe domestic respectiv perspective,s actually in the middle of one of the best runs a president has had in my lifetime. >> martha: do you think the president can increase the percentage of black vote he got the last time around which was around 8%? >> my understanding is the latest polls i've seen is cut those in have to see where you can be, he can be between 14 and 16% in 2020, that would be pretty phenomenal. >> martha: happy birthday to your mom. senator scott tweeted a beautiful message to his mother and took your mom out for lunch. just tell me in a couple sentences why she was so influential on your life. >> she never gave up on may come as a guy starting a business in my mid-30s, she was my biggest supporter. running for office and winning a lot, she always grounded me. she was my harshest critic and my biggest fan. thank god for someone who will tell you the truth one almost no one else will. >> martha: i'm thinking you picked up a lot of the same qualities because you have th

let us talk about qasem soleimani killed.et's talk about we have more jobs available and you are going to lecture me and the president on tweets? get perspective. i do not understand this. it is results that matter not style. if your issue is with style, support obama because he can read the teleprompter smoothly. it is not about smoothness but what you're doing for america. this man has done more for america in three years the most presidents ever do into terms. host: if asked, would you return to the white house? guest: we have discussed this. right now with 3 million people listening and following to my show and social media i can be most effective on the outside. if -- god willing -- we get him reelected and he needs me, it is not something you say no to. it is not just an honor but a duty. the agenda has to be supported wherever i sit. host: his latest book "the war for america soul" is available online at amazon.com. the third book by dr. sebastian gorka. heard on salem radio and tess is joining us from north carolina.

>> there is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by qasem soleimaniand we don't know precisely when and we don't know precisely where, but it was real. ( laughter ) >> stephen: (as pompeo) "hello, 9-1-1? hello! i'm being robbed! i don't know precisely when, and i don't know precisely where, but i do have the address of a guy i want you to kill. this-- this is real!" hello! hello! hello!" ( piano riff ) ( applause ) even republicans were concerned about the vagueness of the justifications, so on friday the president went on the fox news to clear things up? >> don't the american people have a right to know what specifically was targeted without revealing methods and sources? >> well, i don't think so, but we will tell you that probably it was going to be the embassy in baghdad. i can reveal that i believe it would have been four embassies. >> stephen: he believes it would have been four embassies. do we really want to live in a country where we bomb people because of what donald trump believes? we're talking about a guy who believes that windmills cause

comes nearly six weeks after the president ordered the killing of iran's top military leader, qasem soleimani. some republicans crossed party vote in favor of th resolution. president trump is expected to veto the measure. in other news now, the u.s. and the taliban have negotiated a weeklong truce in afghanistan. it has been held as an important breakthrough, but not yet a peace agreement. u.s. troops won't withaw until violence levels decrease. il of the bushfires burni australian state of new south wales are nowontained for the rst time this fire season, according to the rural fire service. the flames had been raging since september, burning more than a million hectaresf land and destroying many homes. heavy rain has fallen in the state last week which has put out many brush fires. former white house pecommunications director takes is returning to-- hope hicks is returning to 1600 pennsyania avenue. she is expected to serve as counselor to the president and report to jared kushr. the 31-year-old left the administration two years ago to to work for t fox corporation, which owns mr. trump's

let's quickly move on to the case of qasem soleimani, the revolutionary guard commander of the quds forcesrgeted in a us drone strike — many call it an assassination. you weighed in on that, you said that, as far as you could see, it did not measure up to any legal act under international law, in direct opposition to the position taken by donald trump's white house and administration. you have to be careful with your political capital and the way you spend it. do you think it was wise for you to get involved in that? yes, absolutely. look, i think the targeted killing of general soleimani has breached many international norms that are at the heart of the un system, that are at the heart of the un charter. the un charter was predicated on the notion that we should do all we can to prevent armed conflict and that the use of force should be very much narrowed down to very few scenarios. the targeted killing of mr soleimani completely swept away the standard related to extraterritorial use of force by a state. it targeted the state officials, while in the past it was mostly nonstate actors or

tweeted an apology to iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei for the u.s. strike ainst general qasem soleimani>> mm-hmm. >> you wrote, "i deeply regret --" this is according to a google translation, because you wrote it in farsi. "i deeply regret the violence on behalf of a man that most americans never ved for. avoid power. sincere man, michael moore, american citizen." why did you feel the need to apologize to ayatollah khamenei? >> bause i do not want the assassination of a human being done ar my name, with my tax do i want them to know in iran that we americans do not do that. we are not at war with iran. we have made life so miserable for the iranian people since 1953, when our cia and the british mi6 overthrew and helped to stage the coup that removed ire democratically elected prime minister o. and they have every righthere. to be upset. that doesn't justify anything the ayatollah's done. m-have friends -- i have f i have a filmmaker friend who's under house arrest. and he's probably to be under house arrest and not actually in jail. >> yeah, only because i and other members of the acad

the us assassination of general qasem soleimani injanuary catapulted the countries to the brink of wartollah ali khamenei described the strikes as a "slap". that slap, however, had repercussions. anticipating a further us response, ukrainian passenger plane was misidentified as a missile and shot down, killing all on board. it took three days for the government to admit their error, sending people back onto the streets in protest. finally, there is the issue of candidates, or lack thereof. iran's hard—line vetting body of the guardian council has rejected 20% of applications to stand in the elections, most of whom happen to be reformist or modernists close to president rouhani, so with the prospect of a hardline parliament and a more conservative government, it is likely that tensions with the west will rise. television presenter and friend of caroline flack, laura whitmore, clashed with a photographer yesterday in an incident filmed by her boyfriend. the love island presenter — who took over after caroline flack stepped down in the wake of her arrest for assault — was in cape town air

the united states to the brink of war with iran by ordering the killing of iran's top general, qasem soleimani. no one here mourns soleimani's death. he was a ruthless killer. he has american blood all over his hands. but decisions over whether to attack sovereign nations or whether to send american troops to war, those are not decisions for the executive branch to make. these are decisions that the constitution vests only in the united states congress. and that's why we need to pass on a bipartisan basis the war powers resolution that is currently pending before this body. i want to come to the floor today to raise three issues for my colleagues, and i'll try to do it briefly surrounding the president's decision to use force against iran, what the implications are for us both as a body and as a nation. first, i just think it's always important when we're talking about this topic to level set. i think it's important for us to realize how much president trump has thrown away. this is a president who is running a master class right now on creating crises that didn't exist before he started flail

the terrorist responsible for killing the sergeant was qasem soleimani. he provided the deadly roadside bomb that took chris's life. soleimani was the iranian regime's most ruthless butcher. a monster who murdered and wounded thousands of american service members in iraq. as the world's top terrorist, soleimani orchestrated the death of countless men, women, and children. he directed the december assault and went on to assault u.s. forces in iraq, was actively planning new attacks when we hit him hard. the u.s. military executed a flawless precision strike that killed soleimani and terminated his evil reign of terror forever. [applause] our message to the terrorist is clear. you will never escape american justice. if you attack our citizens, you forfeit your life. [applause] in recent months we have seen proud iranians raise their voices against their oppressive rulers. the iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, stop spreading terror, and start working for the good of its own people. because of our powerful sanctions, the iranian econ

the very targeted killing of qasem soleimani and the maximum pressure strategy the u.s.arked on a general has very much doubt when hardliners in -- has very much galvanized hardliners in iran. because of that, the hardliners are now more empowered than they normally would be. at the same time, that would suggest that on the surface, we will have a much more belligerent edge on the country. we will have numbers of parliament who work, back in 2015, very opposed to the nuclear deal, who are some of the most ardent voices against any kind of negotiation with the u.s. with those guys back in parliament, of course, we are going to reenter that kind of mood of having a country generally controlled by find more -- by far more orthodox right-wing voices. anthe same time, there's argument to say with all branches under one political banner, it is much easier to make a unified decision about engagement with the u.s., which is something that could happen further down the line in back channels. it is quite a complicated situation when you look beneath the surface. guy: we are going

terrorists responsible for killing the sergeant was qasem soleimani. he provided the deadly roadside bomb that took chris's life. he was the most ruthless butcher. he murdered thousands of american servicemembers in iraq. as the world's top terrorists, the orchestra to the deaths of countless men, women and children. the december assault and went on to assault u.s. forces in iraq, he was actively planning new attacks. the u.s. military executed a flawless precision strike that terminatedimani and his evil reign of terror forever. [applause] president trump: our message is you will never escape american justice. if you attack our citizens, you forfeit your life. in recent months, we have seed -- seen proud iranians raise against the oppressive rulers. the iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and needs to work for the good of its own people. because of our powerful sanctions, the armenian economy is doing very poorly. we can help them make a very good and short recovery. quickly -- let's see which road they choose. it is

. -- qasem soleimani.ncellor.it as he resigned after refusing prime minister boris johnson's demand to fire all five of his most senior treasury aids. the prime minister swiftly appointed his deputy as the new chancellor. but his office says it cannot confirm the budget will go ahead as scheduled on march 11. the u.s. has raised the stakes in its battle with huawei, alleging the child -- chinese company engaged in decades of intellectual property theft. the new charges depict a company that has won international standing by stealing trade secrets and lying to authorities. huawei and their cfo are facing charges of fraud and evading u.s. sanctions on iran and north korea. the charges ratchet up the potential penalties the company could face if convicted. the coronavirus is threatening the biggest hit on japan's economy since 2014. economists predict a one quarter slump could turn into a recession. gdp figures due out later are expected to show annualized contraction by as much as 3.8% due to a sharp drop in

let us talk about qasem soleimani killed.'s talk about we have more jobs available and you are going to lecture me and the president on tweets? get perspective. i do not understand this. it is results that matter not style. if your issue is with style, support obama because he can read the teleprompter smoothly. it is not about smoothness but what you're doing for america. this man has done more for america in three years the most presidents ever do into terms. host: if asked, would you return to the white house? guest: we have discussed this. right now with 3 million people listening and following to my show and social media i can be most effective on the outside. if -- god willing -- we get him reelected and he needs me, it is not something you say no to. it is not just an honor but a duty. agenda has to be supported wherever i sit. host: his latest book" the war for america soul" is available online at amazon.com. the third book by dr. sebastian gorka. heard on salem radio and tess is joining us from north carolina. mornin

the terrorist responsible for killing sergeant hake was qasem soleimani, who provided the deadly roadside bomb that took chris's life. soleimani was the iranian regime's most ruthless butcher, a monster who murdered or wounded thousands of arican service members in iraq. as the world's top terrorist, soleimani orchestrated the deaths of countless men, women, and children. and went on to assault ussault ted states forces in iraq, and was actively planning new attacks. that is why, last month, at myre ion, the united states military executed a flawless soleimani and term hiskilled evil reign of terror forever. our message to the terrorists is clear: you will ner escape american justice. if you attack our citizens, u forfeit your life! in recent months, we have seenia proud ir raise their voices against their oppressive rulers. the iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, stop spreading terror, death, and destruction, and start working for the good of its own people. because of our powerful sanctions, the iranian economy is doing very poorly. we can help them make it veryg

an effort to curb the white house but the administrations just a for killing iranian general qasem soleimanid severely limit the military's ability to defend the u.s. isitive financier jho low facing new charges related to malaysia's 1mdb scandal. they are accused of criminal conspiracy with the former prime minister as an inquiry into the potential loss of billions of dollars. u.s. policymakers estimate $4 million have gone into the investment fund. the accused conveys 20 years in jail. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quick take by bloomberg, powered by 27 other journalists and analysts i more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: thanks so much for that. still ahead, singapore prepares a strong package to tackle the coronavirus crisis. here more for my exclusive interview with the cochair of the city state virus task force later. why emerging markets may outperform u.s. equities once they a but dies down. we discussed the outlook and next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we are closely monitoring the emergence of the coronavirus, which could lead to disruption

live in our hearts forever. ( applause ) the terrorist responsible for killing sergeant hake was qasem soleimani, who provided the deadly roadside bomb that took chris's life. soleimani was the iranian regime's most ruthless butcher, a monster who murdered or wounded thousands of american service members in iraq. as the world's top terrorist, soleimani orchestrated the deaths of countless men, women, and children. he directed the december assault on united states forces in iraq, and was actively planning new attacks. that is why, last month, at my direction, the united states military executed a flawless precision strike that killed soleimani and terminated his evil reign of terror forever. ( cheers and applause ) our message to the terrorists is clear: you will never escape american justice. if you attack our citizens, you forfeit your life. ( applause ) in recent months, we have seen proud iranians raise their voices against their oppressive rulers. the iranian regime must abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, stop spreading terror, death, and destruction, and start working for the good of i

just want to ask about your thoughts on the impact of the killing of the irradiance commander, qasem soleimaniks things have settled a bit. we paused our operations and have been closely coordinating with the government of iraq. there have been nearly 20 rocket attacks on iraqi bases hosting coalition troops in the past three months and we will a lwa ys the past three months and we will always do what we have to do to defend ourselves, but we want to get back to training and advising iraqi forces, helping them to catch isis re m na nts forces, helping them to catch isis remnants and we believe that nato is a strong partner in this goal. coming back to the humanitarian concerns, and we had all been hearing about the killings and massacres in idlib province. shouldn't the us, as part of that group, be doing more to stop this? well, everybody should follow the un security council resolutions and come to a settlement in syria as soon as possible and all military sides should not want to have... should not target civilians other. but that is the diplomacy and that is what most people would like to

he recognized israel, withdrawn from the iranians nuclear deal, taking action to eliminate qasem soleimani, opposed the boycott investment championed by those who want to diminish israel, issued an executive order to curtail anti-semitism on college campuses, and just yesterday president trump released a groundbreaking peace plan. most importantly president trump fulfilled a decade promise in recognizing jerusalem as the capital of the state. past president have made this promise and failed to deliver. president carter said "we support jerusalem as the capital of israel. the embassy should be moved to jerusalem." said as soon as i take office, i will move the and bessie to the city of -- embassy to jerusalem. in 2008 barack obama said jerusalem will be the capital of israel. i have said that before and i will say it again. president trump fulfilled that promise last year. recognizing jerusalem as the capital and moving the embassy shows the israeli people they have the support of united states of america. we should be proud of this close friendship and the work the president has done to so

qasem soleimani. revealing the u.s. was close to military conflict with iran. at an off the network lunch with news anchors, an event cnn was barred from attending, the president said the u.s. was closer to war with iran than the public actually knew. now you'll recall the president and his team struggled for days to justify the killing of soleimani with mr. trump first claiming the iranian general was about to blow up embassies, a claim that differed from what his own top generals were saying. now the president, we're also told, explained to these anchors earlier today at this lunch that he plans on giving another speech tomorrow after his expected acquittal in the senate impeachment trial. the white house officials all day long, they have been scrambling to tell reporters today that plans are not set for that speech just yet. so once again, wolf, the president has thrown his team a curveball just ahead of tonight's state of the union speech. wolf? >> all right. we'll wait for the president to leave the white house and drive up to capitol hill. you know, jake,

. >> president, i think president trump's decision to take out general qasem soleimani was [inaudible] to date even in a single strike, the president defended american life and showed iran and terrorism and most important he spilling american blood is something tham will come at a price unlike what we've been going through with his predecessor and the redline did not mean anything but now everyone knows that it means something in the result is not where the best negotiatinggo position with iran since 1979 and iran's escalation which includes saudi arabia and oil facilities in the killing of an american citizen that is in its for now. some democrats would have you believe that a vote for a war powers resolution pretending as though the president is resting or rushing to war and it is just not happening. the facts i are not there and there is no war with iran and the airstrike is not a war and punishing iran for killing an american citizen is not a war nor has the sole money strike started us war as democrats would have you believe. it's been three weeks nowin sine the democrats first t

with the advice of his advisors to eliminate one of the worst terrorists in the middle east, qasem soleimani, who was plotting to burn down the american embassy in iraq and also threaten the lives of american troops, to take him off the battlefield. this is clearly within the president's authority under the constitution. it really isn't a matter of whether congress needed to give him the authority to do that or not. i think we all agree that the president, as commander-in-chief, has to have his constitutional authority to defend american lives and american interests when -- and we don't have, when congress doesn't have the time or frankly not built for speed when it comes to addressing to threats of national security like that. we do have a shared responsibility, but primarily the responsibility of the congress can be exercised through our appropriations authority. we can literally cut off the funds that the executive branch would use to conduct operations if congress sees fit. but if this resolution succeeds, it will tie the commander-in-chief's hands while the threat posed by iran and terr

the strike against qasem soleimani has reminded those hostile to the united states that we will not stand idly by while u.s. personnel are threatened. it has removed a top terrorist leader from the arena, a leader responsible for the deaths of hundreds of americans. and it has reduced although not -- certainly not eliminated the risk to our men and women in uniform deployed in the middle east. i believe the president's action was justified. and i think this resolution is an ill-advised and potentially problematic response to the president's action. madam president, with soleimani's evil influence removed from the middle east, iran has the chance to chart a new course, to rethink its participation in terrorism and its oppression of its own people. i hope, i hope, madam president, that iran will moderate its activities. but of course, we have to be prepared for the likelihood that it won't. we have to continue to ensure that our words and actions make iran and any other hostile nation think twice before attacking american citizens. and we have to continue to ensure that our military and int