the u.s. and across the globe. i hope my colleagues would open their eyes and see that this administration's actions fly directly in the face of those goals. i thank the witnesses again for joining us and i yield back. mr. gimenez. other members of the committee are reminded opening statements may be submitted for the record. i'm pleased to have a distinguished panel of witnesses before us today on this critical topic. i ask our witnesses please rise and raise their right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give before the committee on homeland security before the united states house of representatives will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. let the witnesses reflect the witnesses have answered in the affirmative. thank you. and please have a seat. ily i would now like to formally introduce our witnesses p. dr. isaac cardon, a senior fellow for china studdies at carnegie endowment for international peace and adjunct professor at john hopkins

u.s. companies facing expropriation. similar enforcement challenges were also seen with canada. ustr failed to enforce u.s. rights regarding eerie market access, and it took months of bipartisan urging to challenge canada's discriminatory digital services tax. however, this challenge, like so many under the trade posture, languished in consultations. we must recognize enforcement delays embolden trading partners to take similar actions. when mexico provided the united states with ample warning of their intentions to restrict u.s. biotech corn exports, it was met with slovak complacency. while the dispute panel eventually ruled in our favor, i am disappointed it took four years when the median engagement by the biden administration could have prevented the policy from ever going into place. standing up for science driven, rules-based trading regards a sense of urgency, and i am concerned the previous ministrations record of delaying enforcement will not only lead to similar issues under usm

the u.s.what do you mean? >> i am talking about the kind of diplomacy that will end the destruction of your country. mr. president, with respect, i think it is disrespectful for you to come to the oval office and litigate this in front of the media. right now you are forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. you should be thanking the president to try to bring an end to this conflict. >> say what problems we have. >> i have watched and seen the stories, and i know what happens is you bring people on a propaganda tour. do you disagree that you have had problems bringing people into your military, and do you think it is respect for to come to the oval office of the united states and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country? >> a lot of questions. let's start from the beginning. during the war, everybody has problems, even you, but you have nice ocean and don't feel it now, but you will feel it in the future. pres. trump:

the only u.s.n office and the 21st century when putin did not invade anyone was when donald trump was in power. in this case, just watch the full 46 minute video from today. because it is clear zelenskyy came in and tried to dictate u.s. foreign policy as if he was holding a full house when he doesn't even have a pair of threes. and to publicly challenge trump in front of the worldwide media in his own dojo, and his own house, that was 31 of stupid. so perhaps this was the breakup before the makeup, zelenskyy would be wise to apologize, sign the deal. but during his interview earlier, it appears that is not going to happen. overall 72% of american voters, this is a harvard whole, they want to negotiate a settlement to end this war so the media thinks there's a groundswell of support for zelenskyy to end this war, they're completely disconnected from the public again. and by the way, would it kill him to wear a suit when he goes to the oval office? this guy looked like he was about to go raise the r

absent that, u.s. support, um, is is something that i don't think anyone can count on at this point. >> is there anyone in the room who wants to to talk? the president into a greater support for ukraine? we heard from secretary rubio, which contrasts what he said when he was a senator. we know what the new national security advisor, walt, said before he took that role. keith kellogg as well. and his his military history. do you think there's anybody in this conversation who is saying, mr. president, we need to to take a different path than what we saw yesterday? >> well, number one, the most powerful people around trump on this issue and the loudest are clearly elon musk and jd vance. uh, and they are fully aligned with the president on throwing the ukrainians under the bus here. uh, and and in fact, to a degree, they've been driving that policy more than trump has. it is certainly true that there are many who privately believe that zelenskyy needs to be supported, that the americans should trust him f

president berating a u.s. ally currently defending his country against an ongoing russian invasion, and the president having far harsher words for him and frankly, no harsh words for for vladimir putin. what what does that mean for america's relationship, not just with ukraine, but with the world? >> well. >> i think you saw a tragic and historic moment take place in the oval office, uh, in which 80 years of united states foreign policy has largely been turned on its head. i mean, for 80 years, since world war ii, uh, presidents, democrat and republican, democrat and republican have been consistent on u.s. foreign policy, on world leadership, on support for our alliances, on support for democratic values, and standing up to tyrants. and today, you saw that conversation where the president and the vice president spent most of their time defending putin and attacking the leader of a democracy. i never thought i would see that in my lifetime. >> david axelrod, i know that the american people have grown exhausted

the u.s.ss to ukraine's rare earth minerals. that ultimately didn't happen after that exchange. world leaders have been quick to jump in and show support for ukraine. the german chancellor and polish prime minister, spain's prime minister showing support for zelenskyy on x and if you think you had a rough day at work, you can imagine how the ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. felt. that was her facial expression and her physical body language as that exchange went down in front of the media. cbs news has been digging into some of the claims that were made in the oval today and here is what we found. the president claimed the u.s. spent more than $350 billion on the war in ukraine. cbs news confirmed team found that to be false. the u.s. government's ukraine oversight group reported congress appropriated 183 billion. of that 106 billion went directly to ukraine. the rest of the money went to funding the u.s. response to the war and aid to other affected countries. so this turn of events raises a

the u.s. government's ukraine oversight group reported congress appropriated 183 billion, 106 billion going directly to ukraine. the rest of the money went to funding the u.s. response to the war and aid to other impacted countries. in today's meeting at the white house, it drew media reaction from around the globe. i spoke to leon panetta, former cia director and white house chief of staff. >> i think it was a terrible and disturbing moment, to have the president and the vice president having a shouting match with an ally who is kind of fighting to save their democracy in ukraine and what it meant for me is that it kind of has turned our foreign policy on its head because for 80 years, since world war ii, the united states, both democratic and republican presidents, have pretty much stood for the same thing. they stood for world leadership, supporting our allies, standing up to tyrants, and supporting strong democratic values. today i think that was all turned on its head. >> so as president

friedrich merz has said the u.s. cannot rely on europe, cannot rely on the u.s. to enforce article five, for instance, of nato, as others have echoed. is that how europe should read this president, that they're on their own as well? >> well, i don't see how european leaders can, uh, can read anything other into what happened today, but that the united states is in many ways walking away from europe. and europe is on its own. uh, look, the message that went out from this meeting, uh, to the world is that, uh, united states credibility, uh, in dealing with our allies, uh, has taken a real hit. uh, and europe really? i know europe has been talking about having to basically support ukraine on its own. uh, not really believing that the united states would walk in the opposite direction. what happened today confirms their worst suspicion. they are the ones that are going to have to step up and help zelenskyy be able to save his country. >> david, gop lawmakers who support ukraine have been telling me for weeks that trump will not abandon ukraine because he doesn't want

the u.s. access to ukraine's rare earth minerals. that ultimately didn't happen after that exchange. world leaders have been quick to jump in and show support for ukraine. the german chancellor and polish prime minister, spain's prime minister showing support for zelenskyy on x and if you think you had a rough day at work, you can imagine how the ukrainian ambassador to the u.s. felt. that was her facial expression and her physical body language as that exchange went down in front of the media. cbs news has been digging into some of the claims that were made in the oval today and here is what we found. the president claimed the u.s. spent more than $350 billion on the war in ukraine. cbs news confirmed team found that to be false. the u.s. government's ukraine oversight group reported congress appropriated 183 billion. of that 106 billion went directly to ukraine. the rest of the money went to funding the u.s. response to the war and aid to other affected countries. so this turn of events rais

local governments across the u.s. are joining san francisco and santa clara county to sue the administration. it comes after trump signed an executive order aiming to stop federal funding to sanctuary cities. now, sanctuary cities have laws that prevent law enforcement from working with federal agents to deport undocumented immigrants. that includes san jose, oakland, santa cruz, and emeryville. the trump administration has responded by suing states and local governments that uphold sanctuary policies. an update now on the search for auspect in a recent officer involved shooting on the peninsula. investigators say an officer was ambushed in the hillsboro police parking lot on february 22nd. they've already asked anyone who may have had video from that day to share footage with police. but now they are specifically looking for footage of el camino real from west santa ynez avenue to hillsdale drive between 330 and 415. even footage from a few blocks east or west of el camino real is requested. a person of interest was

panetta worries what happened today may weaken critical u.s. alliances. the u.s. has spent more than $180 billion on the war in ukraine, about 106 billion of that going directly to ukraine, the rest to other affected countries and american operations relating to the war. >>> an economic blackout today is taking aim at big corporations and billionaires. the grassroots group behind it is calling on people not to spend their money at retail giants like starbucks and amazon for 24 hours. the hope is disrupting the economy and sending a message about what protesters call corporate greed. >> so when i saw about the economic blackout, i was like oh, this is something we can definitely stand behind and support. >> i would say it's good just in the sense of everyone sort of understanding their power. >> if enough people come together, we can definitely make a difference. >> an expert we talked to says the boycott is probably more symbolic and that its real world impacts could be limited because it will only last for a day. >>> the trump administration's federal firings hav

the u.s. disrespected are over. while house minority leader hakeem jeffries called the exchange shocking and extraordinary and urged the trump administration to show some. mature leadership. other responses largely fell along party lines as well. >> the president of the united states is a coward. who is vladimir putin's puppet? the vice president of the united states is a rogue and a coward. who is donald trump's puppet. >> and i think what president trump is trying to do. >> is bring the conflict. to a resolution. >> if the rug is. >> pulled out. >> and. >> putin becomes. >> the big winner in. >> a forced. >> cease fire. >> not only that disaster for ukraine, but if anybody believes that putin will stop at ukraine, that he doesn't have in his eyes the baltic states, poland and others, they are not students of history. >> international leaders have rallied behind president zelenskyy after the oval office clash. canadian prime minister justin trudeau says ukrainians have fought with courage and

there's no question the u.s. has been unwilling to offer any type of security agreement and be a backstop for a european forces in ukraine. they all point to the fact that vladimir putin has violated agreement after agreement after agreement. so now, as we head into the weekend, the president in florida at his mar a lago resort, the question remains, will this diplomatic channel reopen? is ukraine now alone? those answers are not clear. victor. >> all right. jeff zeleny for us at the white house. thank you. with me now is dan ryder. he's a political science professor at emory university and the author of how wars end. you are the right man to talk with this. talk about this with us. thanks for coming in. how wars end. do you think we just saw the end of u.s. support for ukraine? >> well, that is my great fear, victor. i think most americans, most politicians want america to continue to support ukraine. we understand it is a democratic government fighting for stability in europe against a brutal act of aggression.

all while driving demand in u.s. treasury. vent legislation and demonstrate common sense framework for digital assets as a bipartisan priority. this progress will build momentum and other crucial areas such as market structure for digital assets. i've having no regulation does nothing to stymie bad actors is pushing innovation beyond our shores. we need a regulatory clarity for digital assets to both protect consumers and to be a leader in the industry. thank you madam l chair. >> the chair recognizes ms. smith. >> thank you madam chair and ranking member thanks all of our panelists for being here today. i appreciate this very much having the opportunity to learn about, and hear your thoughts about what we need to do to provide a robust and reasonable regulatory framework for stable coin. i want to focus my questions on better understanding how consumer protection should work for stable quite and how they might work under the genius act in particular. so mr. masada, it let me ask you. under current law at financial institution

terry, thank you. >>> back here in the u.s. tonight, the newest federal workers cut involve meteorologists and scientists at noaa, the federal agency that includes the national weather service. hundreds of workers already laid off. they're bracing for more. at least 10% of the workforce expected to be cut. now, noaa monitors and forecasts routine and extreme weather nationwide, of course tracking hurricanes, tornados, and other potentially life-threatening events in our country. >>> when we come back tonight, the measles now being reported in at least nine states, texas to new mexico, new jersey. what we've learned tonight. >>> also, amid these soaring egg prices across the u.s., what mcdonald's is doing this weekend. the $1 price tag. >>> and tonight, the countdown to the oscars here on abc. robin roberts standing by with cynthia erivo, demi moore, and timothee chalamet all right here tonight. “talk” by selena gomez and benny blanco ♪ ♪ i need your arms around me, ♪ ♪ i need to feel your touch ♪ ♪ hey! ♪ ♪ baby, i'm tired of w

access to ukraine's rare earth minerals, and no guarantee the u.s.ntinue defending his country. white house officials say that is partly because trump felt disrespected and didn't like how zelenskyy shrugged and rolled his eyes during that oval office exchange. >> maurice: okay, ed, so zelenskyy left the white house, walked out of there, then what happened? >> reporter: well, cbs news has learned ukrainian officials called the white house this afternoon after zelenskyy's departure trying to restart the talks, but they were told trump didn't want to talk to him again today. multiple european officials also called top aides asking about the future of the rare earth minerals deal and whether or not it has any potential to continue, and we are also told tonight, importantly, there is no talk of pushing for zelenskyy to step down or for the u.s. to support someone else to lead ukraine. >> maurice: okay, ed o'keefe at the white house tonight, thank you. >> john: this evening, in an interview on the fox news channel, zelenskyy was asked if he owes president

our anne makovec has reaction from a former u.s.kraine. >> joining us now is steven piffer, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. thanks so much for joining us today. really curious what was going through your mind when you watched this unfold at the oval office. >> well, it was a bad day for ukraine. it was a very good day for moscow. it's also been a bad day for american national security interests because if ukraine loses, the russian threat to europe and the united states becomes that much greater and what i'm puzzling to try to figure out is if you go back and look at the oval office session, why did the vice president, j.d. vance, almost intentionally it looked provoke a fight? it looked like the conversation was going fairly well and then mr. vance jumped in and really seemed to be pushing for a fight. i don't understand that. >> you know diplomacy, spending two years as the u.s. ambassador to ukraine. what might normal people not know about the relationship that is important to consider right now? >> well, i think the relations

how should the u.s. government, future administration, assess the threat of malign foreign influence and act on their view of the rat? >> i view this as a persistent asymmetric competition between the u.s. and authoritarian challengers in the information domain. we have to understand the nature of the competition, that it is persistent, and adversaries are choosing tools they believe suit their interests. democracies depend on healthy information environment in order to thrive. they depend on the idea citizens concerned the truth and we can use it to govern ourselves and autocrat have no need for a healthy information environment to thrive or that is why they resort to these tools. open information environments -- over the long run. in the short term they create certain vulnerabilities. that is what adversaries are exploiting. it is to resist the temptation to respond in a tit-for-tat way because we are perpetuating the conflict on territory that is more advantageous to the adversary and do an audit of o

agencies across the u.s.ederal employees again demanding that they list five tasks they completed at work this week. this time the email gives federal employees the option of responding that they can't elaborate because their work was classified or sensitive. >> gio: also right now, blake lively's subpoena for phone records amid her ongoing legal conflict with "it ends with us" director justin baldoni, quote, overly intrusive and disproportionate to the needs of the case. baldoni's team saying the judge put a stop to the actress' egregious attempt to invade their client's privacy. that's another quote. lively's team responding by asking, what are they hiding? >> janai: and get this, a seven-planet parade has ushered out february. so, mars, jupiter, uranus, neptune, mercury, saturn, and venus were all aligned and visible from earth after sunset last night. the event is known as a planet parade. all the stars align, and the spirits were out protecting us, right, whit? [ laughter ] >> whit: yeah, chris connelly

if they believe now that essentially u.s.g stopped, not there anymore, that will have a detrimental effect immediately on the dynamic at the front line, at the very least. katrina: why do you think president zelenskyy needs to do at this point? an interesting contrast after the meeting, president trump statement, he disrespected the united states of america and its cherished oval office, he can come back when he is ready for peace". whereas president zelenskyy's statement was, we went to work for peace. what is he going to do now? guest: he is not in a position with a lot of bargaining power. so, in that sense, it is frustrating and unfortunate to see president trump communicate the way he does vis-a-vis ukraine, that has been fighting for its survival for more than three years. but there is a grain of truth there. we don't have bargaining although we would have liked to have it. zelenskyy would have to react to this new reality. come to grips with it. and russia as all of the u.s. has a force to be reckoned with. this is a v

this after the president yesterday announced that the u.s.ld impose an extra 10% duty on chinese imports. that's on top of the 10% tariffs that trump charged at the beginning of this month. trump says this additional tariff would go into effect next week. today, china's ministry of commerce said it firmly opposes the move and will take any measure necessary to defend its interests. the white house has said the duties are a response to china's role in the fentanyl trade. major u.s. indices ended the day in the green. it was a positive end to a mostly losing month. the dow jones rose 601 points, nasdaq gained 302 and the s&p added 92 points, also adding a 1% gain. meanwhile, tesla wrapped up its second worst month on record after it tumbled 16% this week. microsoft is hanging up on its calling and messaging service skype, after a 21 year run. micah ma'a says it will officially shut it down in may. skype won the attention of millions of people in the 2000, but it stumbled after the mobile phone era and has not gone back up in popularity. microso

ukraine tells the u.s. that, hey, your man is lying to you. and then president trump responds with the equivalent of he wouldn't do that. you don't know him like i do, all the way down to new reporting that reveals that one issue that set off the president was the way that vladimir zelenskyy was dressed. president trump ended the meeting by noting that it would all make great television. and then he kicked the ukrainians out of the white house. these scenes and the yelling and the finger pointing, they really would fit in a soap opera if not for the reality that right now, russia is still attacking ukraine daily, and we're three years into an invasion that has killed tens of thousands of ukrainians. and for changed many more. and europe and the free world are now left asking, is the u.s. still on our side? here's where the president says he stands. after all that. >> we're not going to keep fighting. you're going to get the war done or let them go and see what happens. let them fight it out. >> our guest on this have unique perspectives. major

he would have the u.s. fighting on t wng side of history. he is a coward under the coward of vladimir putin. i am truly ashamed. >> c-span's washington journal, a live forum inviting you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and public policy. from washington, d.c. to across the country. coming up saturday morning, we're getting your reaction to the contentious meeting between president donald trump and president zelensky which took place in the office today where president trump confronted him for shot showing enough gratitude. join our conversation with your phone calls, text and social media comments. center for strategic and international studies europe, director max burtman we'll talk about the meeting between president trump and ukraine president delens cut this happened robin rutowig on the impact of potential doubts the program as house republicans seek their budget plan. c-span's washington journal, join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning on c-span, c-span now our free mobile app or online at c-

this could be a defining 24 hours for the u.s. not just in these russia-ukraine peace talks but also in its global positioning in its relations with its long-time allies going forward. first, the fireworks. >> you're not in a good position. you don't have the cards right now. with us you start having cards. >> i'm not playing cards. >> you're gambling with -- >> reporter: then the fallout. >> yes, i think it was not good. i think it was not good because had a lot of different dialogues. >> reporter: ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy last night telling fox news he regretted the oval office showdown that stunned the country and the world. >> i'm not aligned with putin. i'm not aligned with anybody. >> reporter: his vice president interjecting. >> what makes america a good country is america engaging in good diplomacy. that's what president trump is doing. >> reporter: zelenskyy telling vance trump violated a cease-fire. >> he broke the cease-fire. he killed our people. what kind of diplomacy? what do you mean? >> i'm talking a

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as leader of the guadalajara cartel in the '80s, u.s.icials believe he was behind the killing of dea agent kiki camarena in 1985. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ trump administration officials are blaming ukrainian president zelenskyy for possibly imperiling a peace deal with russia that president trump was trying to broker. that may be in doubt after the public oval office dispute between trump and zelenskyy over whether putin could be trusted. cbs's erica brown is at the white house with the latest. erica, the blowup is getting a lot of coverage for all the right reasons, but a lot of this meeting started and was going kind of like a regular meeting. >> that's right, john, it did. it got off to a diplomatic start with president trump greeting zelenskyy here at the white house when he arrived. the two shook hands in the oval office, exchanged pleasantries, and it was civil in the beginning. then things took a turn for the worse when vice president vance interjected as president trump was discussing russian president vladimir putin. vance said that a path forwa

how much money is the u.s. going to put into the fund created today and how does this provide long-term security for ukraine? pres. trump: we do not know exactly how much because we will put in some money that we will be taking and sharing in terms of revenue. a lot of money will be made from the sale and the use of rock earth. our country does not have much raw earth. money. a lot of money will be made from the sale. and from the use of a broader earth. our country does not have much raw earth. we have a lot of oil and gas. we have a lot of oil and gas but we don't have a lot of raw earth. what we do have this protected by the environmentalists. that can be unprotected but still it is not very much. they have among the best in the world in terms of raw earth. we will be using that, taking it, using it for all of the things we do, including ai and weapons and the military. it will very much satisfy our needs. it is something that worked out really well. we have a lot of oil and a lot of gas. but we don't have r

the importance of access to foreign markets here in the u.s., in your testimony you highlighted the u.s. is facing its fifth consecutive annual trade deficit. in fact, we're up to about $100 billion now, largest in the world. what will happen if our corn and soybean farmers fail to pass a farm bill that doesn't have funding? >> thank you for the question. as we've emphasized several times, the importance of getting that funding for map is crucial. mr. weinzierl: in continuing to open up markets and maintain the relationships with countries that we're current marketing to. i think that's the one thing that with a lot of uncertainty around trade, if we can have that as certainty, that will definitely help in putting boots on the ground all over the world. mr. nunn: i hope we can get more done here in the next four months. look, you know this, a bushel of corn today runs about $4.09 on a good day. a bush ofle soybean probably about $10 +. the challenges we have are these prices are reflective of a severe decline in farm communities. sixth generation farm kid from iowa here. this is a defic

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panetta worries that what happened yesterday may also weaken some critical u.s. alliances. the u.s. has spent more than $180 billion on the war in ukraine. about $106 billion of that went directly to ukraine. the rest to other affected countries and american operations related to the war. meantime president trump says he will impose tariffs on canada and mexico starting this coming tuesday while doubling an existing 10% tariff on all imports from china. trump claims these import taxes will force countries to crack down on drug smuggling into the u.s. economists say those tariffs could especially hit hard here in california since our economy relies heavily on imported goods. sooji nam spoke with one bay area small business owner worried about passing on those costs to customers. >> reporter: jeff leopold is the owner of standard 5 and 10 ace hardware in san francisco. the business has been operating since 1939. being a source for neighbors when they need tools and hardware parts. but with president donald trump imposing a 10% tariff on goods coming in from china. >> made in china. >>

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the u.s. currently does not have an official language. despite more than 30 states already passed, laws designating english as their official language. the changes consistent with trump's hardline immigration stance, including his executive order ending birthright citizenship scientists and researchers are warning that the trump administration's firing of hundreds of workers at. >> the agency that provides the u.s. government's weather forecasts. we'll put american lives at risk. kron four's gayle ong is live in the city with some reaction about how these firings might impact the bay area. gayle. >> jagr and the agency provides crucial weather data for emergencies. and we're told that weather service's across the country, including here in the bay area, are already short-staffed. so experts say that these cuts are putting lives at risk from tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and wildfires. >> the latest federal cuts by the trump administration include hundreds of employees of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa and th

do you feel like the u.s. is on your side, that the president of france is on your side at this moment? pres. trump: go ahead. >> what did he say? pres. trump: he wants to know do you think that -- sort of a stupid question. i guess i wouldn't be here if i wasn't. >> i think that the united states on our side from the very beginning of occupation. and i think that president trump on our side and -- and, of course, i'm sure that united states, president will not stop support. this is crucial for us. it's important for us. the president speaks about the people and the soldiers which are diagnosis but they came to our territory. they came to our land. land. they started this war and they have to stop. can president trump -- i hope yes with some other allies to stop putin withdraw these enemies -- withdraw these troops from our land. you asked about the history -- i think if president will stop putin if president trump will bring peace to our country, i think he will be on the war. pres. trump: we've had very, ver

in a memo sent to staff wednesday, u.s. attorney general pam bondi revealed she had disbanded the foreign influence task force, a unit dedicated to investigating violations of the foreign agents registration act. bondi did not elaborate, but figures on the republican party's conspiratorial far right have accused the government of abusing farah to unfairly target political operatives like paul manafort, trump's 2016 campaign chair, who was indicted in a probe into russian influence in that year's us election. also on wednesday, the day of her swearing in, bondi disbanded task force klepto capture, an initiative started in 2022 to enforce sanctions against russia. who's all that good for shutting down the foreign influence task force, shutting down enforcement of the foreign agents registration act, and getting rid of the task force that enforces sanctions against russia? who are all those things good for? why do we do those things and so urgently? her first day on the job. here's another one which happened that same day. quo

now, i know before this meeting that ten u.s. senators met with zelensky and they told him this is going to be a three step process. you're going to sign the mineral deal today. you're going to be appreciative of the mineral deal that will ensure u.s. presence in your country. that will help you. the president will advocate for european troops that will be there for security reasons. that was discussed this morning as well. the second phase of this would hopefully be a cease fire, and maybe that could have possibly, maybe happened today. and then after that, a negotiated settlement, which would have been the hardest part. so it's not like he went in there today not knowing what the agenda was. >> and i asked him specifically that because i had the same intel that that not only did the senators say that, including senator graham, but also the white house and in their interactions with the ukrainians, have been saying it for days and weeks, saying that this is a step in the process. you do the minerals deal first, and then we talk

i think the u.s. is doing all it can to help the ukrainians at this time.oubtedly of course the russians are responsible for this monstrous invasion of ukraine and i think that's fully reflected of course in the u.s. position today. >> trace: 15 seconds, wrap us up, what do you think? >> i will just say, because i was in the oval office, one of the most crazy things i've ever seen is the ukraine ambassador to the united states putting her head in her hands as zelenskyy kept digging his hole deeper and deeper. >> trace: and that's exactly right. and that picture is one of the great pictures we saw today. thank you, we appreciate it. up next, you information coming in about the mysterious deaths of oscar-winner jean hackman and his wife. that breaking information on what we are learning is next. later in the nightcap, the whole world got to watch trump and zelenskyy's oval office fight over how to handle the war in ukraine. a rare move to invite the cameras to the conversation. was it a good idea? was that meeting one that warranted publicity in the name of t

and i don't want the u.s. for us. you know, this is very, very clear that americans are the best of our friends. europeans are the best. our friends. and putin with russian, they're enemies. >> counterparts. >> this after a day of infamy at the white house where trump and vance behaved like bullies, kind of ganging up on someone on the playground, treating zelenskyy like a child. in that televised meeting that the world will never forget, it all went downhill when zelenskyy correctly laid out some of the facts about how putin has broken his word on invading ukraine. not once, not twice, not three times, not four. actually, as he laid it out even more. >> he occupied it. uh, our parts, big parts of ukraine, part of east and crimea. so he occupied it on 2014. so during a lot of years, i'm not speaking about just biden, but those times was obama, then president obama, then president trump, then president biden, now the president trump. and god bless. now president trump will stop him. but during 2014, nobody stopped him.