and threaten to call it all off then nine days later trump council meeting accusing kim of hostility but just the next day the white house said things were back on track on the first of june washington officially announced the summit would go away . but the world's key players have all been responding as you might a suggest to the talks china said history was made at the summit site korea well they.

and threaten to call the summit off nine days later trump council the meeting accusing came of hostility for the next day the white house said things were back on track and on the first of june washington officially announced the summit would indeed go ahead. now while the singapore summit promised to guarantee the north security in exchange for his denuclearization yang might have reason to remain wary as mad as d.f. explains. what's not to like a new nuclear disarmament deal potentially one less country with nukes where all bets are off one of us and we have this truly historic moment on film you can. believe you. can. so why does kim jong jr seems to suspicious could be anything poison assassins or trump just waiting to backstab him the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal come to think of it america's nuclear deal to seem to last exactly as long as the incumbent president take the rainy and deal brok obama his partner has worked on it for years so much work so much effort just for trump to tear it all up don't forget obama negotiated the arendelle one of the worst d

threaten to call it off then nine days later trump council the meeting accusing kim of hostility but just the next day the white house in pyongyang said things were about on track on that on the first of june washington officially announced the summit would go ahead well the world's key players have all been responding to talks could be expected china said history was made at the summit site korea is also here what it sees as a new way forward and the e.u.'s foreign policy chief say the meeting should but denuclearization of the korean peninsula is achievable japan though as you can see there said the pressure needs to be kept on the north until concrete steps towards this argument are seen and some of the guests we spoke to aren't completely sold on america's out of their. there is a strategy tryst all mr trump thinking i think what he's now doing is actually finding a middle way for ensuring america's national security by trying to get into it do you north korea and we effect some call instrumental effect on north korea along the way of the talk now means even the nuclearization wi

and threaten to call it all then nine days after about trump council live meeting accusing kim of hostility but just the next day the white house. said things were back on track on the first of june washington officially announced the summit would go ahead when the world's key players have all been responding to the talks china said history was made at the summit site korea has also hailed what it sees as a new way for. word the e.u.'s foreign policy chief sees the meeting should the denuclearization of the korean peninsula is achievable to perm though said pressure needs to be kept on the north until concrete steps towards disarmament are seen and some of the guess we spoke to are all valid positive about america's altitude either there is a strategic tryst. mr trump for ukraine i think what he is now doing is truly finding a middle way for ensuring america's national security by trying to get it would do north korea and if some call instrumental effect on north korea along the way of the talk now means even the nuclearization will not be completed do you know just hand on puno from now on

threat to call it all off but that nine days later trump council meeting accusing him of hostility but the next day the white house in pyongyang said things were back on track by the first of june washington officially announced that the summit would go ahead after all now let's bring in one hundred dollars a political analyst in china specialist who we've been discussing this rollercoaster ride to get to this point welcome back to say the e.u.'s foreign policy chief has said the summit shows the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula is possible do you share that optimism off the wall today. well i think that there was a historic moment. that's kim jong un's.

threat to call it all off but that nine days later trump council the meeting and putin came of hostility but the next day the white house in pyongyang said things were back on track by the first of june washington officially announced that the summit would go ahead after all now let's bring in andrew leigh on the political analyst in china specialist who we've been discussing this rollercoaster ride to get to this point welcome back to r.t. the e.u.'s foreign policy chief said the summit shows the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula is possible do you share that optimism after what you've seen and heard today. well i think that there is a historic moment. that's. a strategy of course it's got a hold of the prospect and i stress the word prospect of complete the zation but it's a question of how and when and by you know by by what date. all these are left open because what we have seen in the joint. declaration between came between president in chairman kim is the intention intention of the to apply sation and intention that america would. be kind of confrontational tactics

and threaten to call it all off then nine days later trump council meeting accusing kim of hostility but just the next day the white house said things were back on track on the first of june washington officially announced the summit would go ahead but the world's key players have all been responding as you might suggest to the talks china said history was made at the summit site korea well they hailed it as a new way forward on here the foreign policy chief sees the meeting shows that denuclearization of the korean peninsula is achievable japan though has said that pressure needs to be kept on the north all until concrete steps towards this argument our senior political analyst chris bambery told us he's skeptical about the deal that's been signed going into the work through said that they were going to insist america is going to insist on the complete. all of the potential of that had to be signed up to in this agreement of course you know there's a general wish to achieve that down the road but there's no real commitment to that in this document but i think the biggest thing is yo

council. president trump wants to move the ball forward from day one his call that institutions are countries who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council announcement and the trump administration officials called out the council for what they described as open hostility to israel and its unwillingness to denounce human rights violations by other member states for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and assessed full of political bias when a so-called human rights council cannot bring itself to address the massive abuses in venezuela and iran and it welcomes the democratic republic of congo as a new member of the council ceases to be worthy of its name the two defended the united states record on human rights saying no country has provided as much aid or worked as hard to defeat tyranny and said the u.s. would continue to pursue human rights from outside the u.n. h r c. now to some other stories making news around the world israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the gaza strip early wednesday militar

council. we could have withdrawn. we made a good faith effort to resolve the problem. we met with masters. last september, in president trump's speech, he called states to' support human rights council reform. we led a session on human rights' council reform cohosted by the british and dutch foreign ministers. our efforts continued through this year where my team met with war than 125 member states and circulated draft text. almost every country we met agrees with us in principle and behind closed doors. the human rights' counsel needs systemic changes. no other country has had the courage to join our fight. council hasn on the gotten worse, not better. one of our goals was to prevent the world's human rights' abusers from gaining membership. year, the democratic republic of congo was elected as a member. the drc is known to have one of the worst human rights' records in the world. even as it was being elected to -- continue tos be discovered. what happened? the council would not have a meeting on the human rights' conditions in venezuela. why? because venezuela is a member of the human rights' counsel as is cuba as is china.

trump jr. >> that appears to be false. now, his co councilsays these shifting storie from trump and his lawyers illustrate why trump should not testify his story keeps changing. >> it was all denied. >> this is the reason you don't let the president testify. if -- you know, our recollection keeps changing or we're not even asked a question, someone makes an assumption. >> joined by wall street journalist shelbey holiday, who's covering this story. is this the reason not to let him testify. >> seems like a good reason, you have recollection problems. who knows what would be said to the special council if trump sits down with them. this trump tower revelation is really important for a number of reasons. a lot of layers to unpack. whether the president is being honest with his lawyers, it looks like he's not and the record has to be complaininged over and over and over again. also, sarah huckabee sanders was caught in a tough place today. she had to answer the question, why didn't you tell us t was involved in the drafting of that statement. >>

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who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israe

experts, theynd write, express concerns over trump's disruption. council meeting in quebec, that is day one. it is day two. right that his attitude is often is irritating to world leaders as his policies. they write that two officials acknowledge trump does not see thees and adversaries in traditional way, nor any reason to couch is for use in diplomatic niceties. he often describes countries historically aligned with the u.s. as "allies who take a drainage of the nation." trumpcare's little about the traditional world order, said officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. there is still time for resolution, but i'm wringing my hands for the 2020 presidential election. brett, from searchlight, nevada. caller: i think russia should be allowed back. at one time they were our ally. you know? would you are showing on tv think donald trump, i didn't vote for him, but i think he is getting things done. goes, i don'tia have a problem with anybody in russia. anybody on the phone have a problem with anybody in russia? i would like to hear about it. host: th

finally, we're thankful for the work of the united states advisory council and human trafficking. this march president trump appointed nine members to the council. each member is a survivor of human trafficking. representing many different backgrounds, experiences, and advises the trump administration on federal antitrafficking policy programs. the council serves as a model. one other governments consider creating as well. help guide the creation of any trafficking policies, and ensure government has a victim centered approach to resolving this. and today, we also have the incredible, extraordinary opportunity to honor ten individuals who have committed their lives to this effort. and often have put their own lives at risk in doing so. the 2018 tip report heros will be recognized formal in a few moments. i want to personally thank them and exprez my admiration for the tremendous work each of you do. to this year's heros, we salute you. [ applause ] every year , we focus on a critical thing. local communities stop traffickers and provide support to victims. human traffic is a global problem, but it's a local

human rights council. the trump administration claiming the group is biased against israel and fails to hold human rights violators accountable. u.s. ambassador nikki haley calling the council a cress pool of political bias and a protector of abusers. >> this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of the hypocritical and self-serving organization that makes a mockery of human rights. >> the u.s. withdrawal comes one day after the u.n. human rights office criticized the separation of children from their parents, calling the policy unconscionable. >> trump officials rolling out new rules for small business health insurance plans, making it easier for them to skirt requirements of the affordable care act. the so-called skinny health care plans let small businesses ban together to buy health insurance. the association plans cost less but provide fewer benefits because they are regulated the same way as large employ

who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israe

council. president trump wants to move the ball forward from day one it is called institutions or countries who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council announcement and the trump administration officials called out the council for what they describe as open hostility to israel and its unwillingness to denounce human rights violations by other member states for too long to human rights council of its name the two defended the united states record on human rights saying no country has provided as much aid or worked as hard to defeat tyranny and said the u.s. would continue to pursue human rights from outside the un h r c. question we heard there the trump administration's criticism of the human rights council does it have a point where it certainly does nikki haley reports mentioned the council has repeatedly criticized israel but not for instance iran and venezuela and seems to be a double standards i would also add that countries such as saudi arabia and egypt which have a very bad human rights records themselves actually members of that counc

human rights council that's why it's pulling out of the body president donald trump has been threatening to quit the council if it wasn't reformed. reports. special a year ago the u.s. ambassador to the united nations criticize the u.n. human rights council for what she called its hypocritical behavior and nikki haley said the u.s. would quit the council if it didn't change its ways it's hard to accept that this council has never consider. a resolution on venezuela and yet adopted five biased resolutions in march against a single country israel it is essential that this council address it's chronic anti israel bias if it is to have any credibility it is correct to criticize the state of israel for its actions as said by rabbi law you can you can challenge the israeli government's policies we thought being until the mighty comet such as this a permanent agenda item investigating israel's treatment of palestinians and the us is recent failure to prevent the un general assembly from condemning israel's use of force in gaza finally made the trumpet ministration say enough on tuesday but when

council. as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the unit

who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined now israe

who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented bias against israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel and against the rest of the world combined now i

>> the 20 page letter that was sent from the trump lawyers to the special council saying, yes, the president unlike what sarah sanders said in the past, that the president did dictate that first misleading statement regarding that trump tower meeting with don jr. who wanted dirt on hillary clinton. don junior said he didn't speak to his father about the statement. the president may have commentsed through hope hicks. if the president didn't do anything wrong, surely he speaks to his son. >> i don't know. i mean, the facts are murky, only thing that's quite clear is that the letter and the statements by sarah sanders and jay seculo are completely contradictory. >> yes. >> she said -- and she used the exact words. the president didn't dictate the letter. the response to the trump tower meeting. the 20 page letter says he did dictate it somebody's wrong. i don't know who's right and who's wrong. the -- now, hope hicks has testified repeatedly before, i believe, both the senate judiciary committee and the mueller investigation. she was intimately involved in this, i would suspect her view would

[applause] >> on behalf of aged just on the president's council on physical fitness, we want to thank president trump for his tremendous leadership and to thank ivanka, who has really brought a new sense of purpose to the pdent's council. this vital50-yeaold organization and this focus that the president talked about on youth participation in sports.

council . as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias for a long time we've heard the trumpet ministrations speak highly critically of the united nations and specifically the un human rights council but now we have the dramatic move of the usa officially withdrawing from the un human rights council not being a member of this body that it's been a long critical of now we've heard from mike pompei o secretary of state and he specifically cited criticism of israel by the un human rights council as a reason for the usa withdrawing from the council's continued and well documented by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel and against the rest of the world combined now israel has thanked the

we will continue to lead on human rights outside the misnamed human rights council. >> while the trump administration cites what it says are failures of the council and bias against israel, the announcement comes one day after the human rights commissioner blasted the trump administration's child separation policy. >> in the united states, i am deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents' actions. the american association of pediatrics has called this cruel practice government sanctioned child abuse. the thought that any state would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable. i call on the united states to immediately end the practice of forcible separation of these children. mr. president, people do not lose human rights by virtue of crossing a border without a visa. >> seems like every international agreement that we are part of during the trump administration, we are leaving. >> one of the interesting points about human rights council as i spoke to people about this, the united states within the human rights

good evening, day 505 of the trump administration and special council robert mueller has filed new charges against the former trump campaign chairman. it is even more clear tonight that paul manafort is in a world of trouble. earlier today manafort was indicted on charges of on vuks of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice for allegedly trying to tamper with witnesses in his case. as we reported, mueller's team is seeking to be manafort's bail revised or taken away skpierl over he's allegations. there was a response saying the accusations of attempted witness tampering are based on the thinnest of evidence. it will be june 15 before he'll know whether he'll head immediately to jail. manafort arson longtime associate konstantin kilimnick. around april of this year, the defendants and kilimnick knowingly and intentionally cop spider to per wait another person to nunes, delay and prevent testimony. a source familiar with the case called the indictment brutal for manafort. paul's problem is he doesn't have anything to trait. cooperating isn't an option because he didn't really collude wit

trump wants to move the ball forward. from day one he has called out institutions or countries that say one thing or do another. that is the problem at the human rights council. as president trump said at the general assembly, it is a massive source of embarrassment to the u.n. that some governments with egregious human rights efforts sit on the human rights council. we have o'dowd that there was once a noble vision for the council. -- we have no doubt that there was once a noble vision for the council. there are now a poor defender of human rights. worse than that, the council has become an exercise in shameless hypocrisy, with many of the world's worst human rights abuses going ignored and some of the series offenders sitting on the council it self. and aly thing worse council that does almost nothing to protect human rights is a council that covers for human rights abuses and is an obstacle to progress. the human rights council enables abuses by absolving wrongdoers through science -- through silence. a look around the world today demo rates the council has failed and its dated objective. the membership includes authoritarian governments such as china, cu

[applause] >> on behalf of aged just on the president's council on physical fitness, we want to thank president trumpor his tremendous leadership and to thank ivanka, who has really brought a new sense of purpose to the pdent's council. this vital50-yeaold organization and this focus that the president talked about on youth participation in sports. we know that kids who participate in sports have that are economic outcomes, better education outcomes, and are better leaders. we are committed to improving youth participation in sports. we want to thank all of the great athletes and members of our community who are joining the president's council on physical fitness. this is a tremendous amount of time they will devote. the privilege of meeting with all of them. they are so excited to get to work and determined to deliver results for america's kids. thank you so much for the honor of supporting the council on physical fitness. [applause] president trump: i just see johnny act here. he beat the yankees so badly that they gave him millions to join the team and then he won that, too, didn't he? and come he

to long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias as president trump said at the un general assembly is a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council and the council's continued and well documented by skins israel is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere in the secretary general would have much preferred for the united states to remain in the human rights council the u.n. human rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide and now we've heard from the executive director of human rights watch mr kenneth roth he responded saying quote the trumpet administration's withdrawal is a sad reflection of its one dimensional human rights policy defending israeli abuses from c

un human rights council to long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with the greatest human rights records sit on the human rights council and the council's continued and well documented bias against israel which is unconscionable. since its creation the council has adopted more resolutions condemning israel and against the rest of the world combined israel has thanked the united states for their move withdrawing from the council and there have been widespread reactions from elsewhere and the secretary general would have much preferred for the united states to remain in the human rights council the un's human rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide and now we've heard from the executive director of human rights watch mr kenneth roth he responded saying quote the trumpet administration's withdrawal is a sad reflection of its one dimensional human rights policy defending

human rights council. the trump administration claims the group is biased against israel, fails to hold human rights violators accountable. u.s. ambassador nikki haley calling the council a cesspool of political bias and a protector of abusers. >> this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of the hypocritical and self-serving organization that makes a mockery of human rights. > the u.s. withdrawal comes one day after the u.n. human rights office criticized the separation of children from their parents, calling the policy unconscionab unconscionable. >>> fbi agent peter strzok escorted out of the bureau friday as part of an ongoing internal investigation of his conduct. he is still, though, an fbi employee. strzok played a lead role in the hillary clinton e-mail probe. he later worked on the russia investigation until his disparaging text messages about president trump and his supporters were discovered. strzok

larry kudlow is of course the head of the americas those of course the head of the economic council for president trump i think economic council for president trump i think actually in this instance trump is right in this instance trump is right and what the about of our administration what the about our administration did was abominable but as larry kudlow said he was abominable but as larry kudlow said he said look said look these trade of these trade agreements the mint's they want fair there is no say one thing as a trade fair there is no such thing as a trade war which was when when we were being we were he not being penalized all the way all the way along along so so now now all we are all we want we want is is open open markets markets and for a fresh fresh trade which which hasn't hasn't been and it being an existing existence i think so i think that the think that the c. of the of this is yet another indication that actually it's another indication that actually trump trump was right right well we'll have to keep an eye on it it seems to me we'll have to keep an eye on it it seems to me hilary

trump. also the security council a warning for south sudan sanctions are coming if the fighting doesn't stop. and did italy the political deadlock appears to be over with a populist government set to be sworn in very. welcome to the news of the united states is imposing steel and alan minium tariffs on the european union canada and mexico stoking fears of a global trade war now the trumpet ministration claims the move is justified saying reliance on imported metals is a threat to national security but its targets are some of america's closest allies and their threatening retaliation french president called the u.s. action illegal his foreign minister says america first is becoming america alone mexico's economy minister described the terrorists as in comprehensible and a worst case scenario there's also opposition at home republican senator bob corker call the move an abuse of all thora t. he urged the president to cooperate with u.s. allies white house correspondent kimberly hell get his more. u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross made the announcement from paris where he was attending an ann

one more, pastor bernard used to be a member of donald trump's council of clergy members said separatingmmigrant families at the u.s./mexico border is a moral atrocity. it is heart wrenching to see children ripped from their parent's arms by border patrol agents. it's a calculate aid tack on children to discourage potential border crossers. franklin graham, this was his version of also criticizing the policy though he did not blame the president specifically. here is reverend graham. >> i think it's disgraceful, terrible to see families ripped apart. i don't support that one bit. and i blame the politicians for the last 20, 30 years that have allowed this to escalate to the point where it is today. >> so, not quite a criticism, bishop curry, but what do you make of the biblical justifications being used for this child separation policy? >> well, first i think barber said and others have said first of all the policy or practice of separating children from their parents literally taking babies from their mother's arms, separating families, that is fundamentally profoundly un-christian and

president trump wants to move the ball forward from day one he has called the institutions or countries who say one thing and do another and that's precisely the problem with the human rights council as president trump said at the u.n. general assembly there's a massive source of embarrassment to the united nations that some governments with egregious human rights records sit on the human rights council for too long to human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias washington has long had a troubled relationship with the un human rights council the us has frequently accused the body of being biased against israel and while not being tough on other countries sees as authoritarian israel welcomed america's withdrawal with prime minister binyamin netanyahu calling it a courageous decision now the head of the human rights watch has said it only reflects a commitment on the part of the united states to defending crimes committed by israel and while the u.n. secretary general expressed regret over washington pulling out the u.s. envoy to the organization claimed there was no other option as rights groups blocked attempts at reform it i

trump. they say the special council lacks the, quote, requisite need to personally interview the president and there is a high legal bar they need to meet in order to override presidential privileges. the attorneys argue that president trump's actions are not objecting instruction, writing, quote, it remains our position that the president's actions here by virtue of his position as the chief law enforcement officer could neither constitutionally or legalitily constitute -- legally constitute obstruction because that would amount to him obstructing himself and he could if he wished terminate the inquiry or exercise the power to pardon if he desires. adam schiff tweeted the president's legal arguments would render whole sections of the constitution mute and allow the president to obstruct an investigation into his own wrongdoing. nobody is above the law, not this president, not any president. the president's newest attorney, rudy guliani, claims that constitutionally speaking the president could end the russia probe if he wanted to. he says at the same time it wouldn't be a great idea because i

trump. england council. >> i want to welcome you. as most of you know, politics -- not just for political candidates. who haveosted figures extensive experience commentating on presidential politics. -- we i did to welcome are delighted to welcome bill kristol. bill began his political career working on the senate campaign in 1976. i was in high school. and alan keyes in 1988. he went on to serve as chief of staff to secretary of education l bennett during the reagan administration. and later as chief of staff to vice president dan quayle, joining the first bush administration. before starting the weekly standard, mr. kristol led the project for the republican future. served on the faculty at harvard university kennedy school of government and the department of political science at the university of pennsylvania. he has published in areas ranging from foreign policy to constitutional law. he is a regular commentator on abc's this week and special events and election coverage and frequently appearing on other leading political shows.