ryan mitchell made a comment the was experienced because it didn't contribute to enough, but a wonderful time to phrase they said the parents are having dinner. the kids sit on another table, the europeans, all the kids here. i mean, it's obviously a very cultural way of describing it, but you think it's accurate? a very accurate. i mean the european union, we're talking about a bunch of really all elected individuals calling the shots here. they got it out of gore cli wrong. remember just weeks ago, you know, other news outlets like the dc, we're saying ukraine, we're going to win this europe. we're going to win this united front. we're going to win this winning watch. all they have one is see a guy, basically the center great. his country lose a generation of a young man. and well, i'm hearing that lindsey graham rolled into town and said, well there's not much upon the ground here in ukraine. but below the gra will gladly take that. i want to go back to the kind of the chinese aspect of it and then ski the munich secure to confront. uh, he actually spoke about meeting chinese official

ryan too. today is the last installment of andrea mitchell reports. after 17 years on msnbc.ing serving our community as chief washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for nbc news. but if i could, if you permit me, i just want you to know something. how extraordinary andrea mitchell is, how diligently, how passionately andrea mitchell takes her responsibility to serve. she's been reporting for more than 47 years. and you know what? no one, no one works harder. no one prepares more. no one cares more than andrea mitchell. her work ethic, her extraordinary depth of experience and intelligence are a gift to our profession. and it is an honor for me to work by her side and to learn from her every single day. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. i'll see you tomorrow night on nbc news saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. and andrea mitchell, thank you for the privilege of a lifetime of service. she's next. >> and right now on andrea mitchell reports president trump's plans to shake up e

mitchell, nbc news, munich. >> president trump's controversial pick to lead the department of health and human services has been confirmed after overcoming initial republican skepticism. ryan nobles is on capitol hill. this happened on a largely party line vote. >> reporter: that is right, lester. the lone gop vote against robert f. kennedy jr. was the former gop leader, mitch mcconnell. kennedy was quickly sworn in. he will preside over a $1.7 trillion budget that oversees important departments like the centers for disease control and the food and drug administration. kennedy says he will focus on c ending the chronic disease epidemic. he faced fierce push back over his criticism of vaccines. kash patel, trump's pick to run the fbi is expected to get a confirmation vote next week and not one republican has come out against him. >> president trump once again wading into the global trade war today.without setting off alarm bells, the ammunition, tariffs. they are not without setting off alarm bells, including in his own party. >> reporter: tonight president trump ordering his administration to investigate imposing tariffs on any country worldwide it deems to be employing un

ryan nobles, thank you. now to the unprecedented offer from el salvador's president to house criminals, including u.s. citizens, for a fee, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is following this for us. is this an offer the trump administration is actually considering or or could do? well, yes. >> according to the secretary of state, marco rubio, marco rubio was in el salvador yesterday. he's in costa rica today. and he was questioned about this today because when he was in el salvador, he met there with the president of el salvador, nayib bukele, who made this offer. now, this new president, a relatively new a couple of years in el salvador, has cracked down on the gangs, the criminals. he has made his reputation by building this enormous supermax prison, chris. and it's a prison that they are very proud of. he's a controversial figure, very charismatic, reelected because he made el salvador much safer and safer for business and for people to live in. but he's also cracked down on individual rights, and he's been a very tough leader as well. and in meeting with marco rubio, he promised to take more migrants from the u.s. that's something that they wanted. h