the united states commitment to nato is clear. as we speak, president trump's is developing plans to make sure the strongest military in the world becomes stronger still. mr.me are sure you secretary that in the united states, we are about the process of strengthening our military and restoring the arsenal of democracy working with members tocongress we intend increase military funding to make it possible for us to provide for the common defense of the people of the united states but also meet the obligations that we have with our treaty allies including in this his store treaty. america therefore i can say with confidence, america will do our part but europe's defense requires europe's commitment. as much as ours. at the whale summit in 2014, all 28 members of the nato alliance declared their intention to move towards a minimum security investment of 2% of their gross domestic product on defense within a decade. as a candidate for office, president trump's called attention repeatedly to the fact that for too long, for too many, t

made into the united states. and the japanese businesses -- and those japanese businesses have created a large number of jobs. the mutually beneficial economic relationship has been built by japan and the united states with president trump taking on the leadership, i am sure there will be measurable investments to be made. made. i am sure you would appreciate the speed, comfort, and safety with the latest technology. if you ride the train from washington d.c. to new york, japan -- we will be able to contribute to trump's growth strategy. there will be more new jobs in the united states. but to further deepen bilateral economic relations between deputy prime minister axel and the vice president of japan, there will be a dialogue to be held. and we have agreed on this. furthermore, in the asia-pacific where we see dramatic growth, we will expand free trade and investment which will be a big chance for both japan and the united states. but it must be done in a fair manner. never should a state owned company backed b

the united states chooses strength. the united states chooses friendship with europe and a strong north atlantic alliance. in the name of all of the sacrifices of the generations that have gone before, who have fought and bled and died for this alliance, with confidence and all of you, and firm alliance, i know the best days for america, for europe, and for the free world are yet to come. thank you for the honor of joining you today. [applause] >> mr. vice president, on behalf , on behalficipants of so many leaders from europe, on me thank you for choosing behalf of president trump, for this first important presentation of u.s. foreign-policy on foreign soil. we are grateful for that. thank you again. do come back if you year or the year after. >> thank you. >> this weekend, on american evening i'm ais two days after president lincoln's assassination and a week after robert e. lee surrender, general bullion sherman and joseph johnson met to discuss the union army's future. looking back on historic meeting. >> sherman to

the united states is the champion of democracy. president trump is a great businessman, but he didn't have any experience of holding public office like lawmakers and governors before. nevertheless, he won a year-long tough campaign and was elected as the new president of the united states. this is really what dynamism of democracy means. i'd like to congratulate him on his inauguration as president. the united states has been and will continue to be a country with the most abundant opportunities in the world, and this has been so and will remain unchanged in the future as well. that is exactly why many japanese companies, including automakers, have been establishing factories and producing in various parts of the united states. last year, japan made more than $150 billion new investment in the united states, and such investment has been creating many jobs in the united states. japan and the united states have been building mutually beneficial economic relations. under president trump's leadership, large-scale investments will be ma

the bond between the united states and nato -- between the united states and europe and the nato lines is very important today because we live in times of turmoil and instability and we need a strong alliance more than ever. and we are stronger when we stand together. during our meeting we discussed our progress in the fight against terrorism. nato continues to train security forces in afghanistan. we have started to train security officers in iraq and we support the u.s.-led coalition against isil but we agree on fair burden sharing in nato. this has been my top priority sense i took office. europeans cannot ask the united states to commit to europe's defense if they do not commit more themselves. and they are committing more. in 2016 after many years of cuts, we turned a corner. defense spending increased in europe and canada by 2.8% or $10 billion. but we still have a long way to go. all allies must speed up their efforts to spend 2% of gdp on defense. this will be an important point when allied leaders meet here in brussels in may. so mr. vice president, thank you for our excellent

so the united states exports to mexico would hurt more than mexican exports to the united states. at an agricultural goods, mexico's compliant rate is 20%. so this outcome would hurt the united states more than it would hurt mexico in terms of experts -- exports. and finally mexico's made it clear that it will respond to any u.s. import taxes with taxes of its own on trade. with my final comment, more productively, mexico is also aggressively playing the china carpet we've all heard the numbers that imports from mexico into the united states contain 40% u.s. content. china is only 4%. mexico is using that fact with the trump administration but mexico also realizes that the united states needs it to remain globally competitive. if the united states wants to reduce the trade deficit with china it needs to trade with mexico because we produce things together and produce things competitively together. and finally if taxes are imposed on trade with mexico, it's not going to leave those job to come back to the united states. it will lead those jobs to go to another low-cost producer in

the united states summit, we w -- the united states said, we w ill. and they help to get everyone signed up and said, we will set these benchmarks and we will start to remove trade barriers. why do you want to impose tariffs? tariffs are taxes on your own people. you want to reduce taxes, right? you want to reduce tariffs. the second thing is, about 20 years ago, an order to make an advanced manufactured good, you would have componentry for maybe four or five different countries. the raw materials, something would be made, a semi conductor in one country, robotics and together.hat all come about five different countries would form part of that. manufactured good. today, about 20 countries. so, if every country starts imposing taxes, the end good is going to end up twice, three times more costly. which takes it out of the accessible range for a lot of people. faster we canhe remove trade barriers, the faster we can get rid of taxes and terrace, the better. now, some countries are not complying. and do not comply. you have got to bring them along. you h

the united states. an extremely unfair transaction. we're going to work with mexico, we're going to make it a fair deal for both parties. i think that we're going to get along very well with mexico. they understand and we understand, you probably have noticed that ford is making billions of dollars of new investments in this country. you saw intel the other day announce that, because of what i've been doing and what i'm doing in terms of regulation, lowering taxes, etc., they're coming in with billions and billions of dollars of investment and thousands and thousands of jobs. general motors like-wise is expanding plants and going to build new plants. fiat chrysler was at a meeting where they're doing the same. we have so many people that want to come into the united states. it's actually very exciting. i think it's going to be a very exciting period of time for the united states and for the workers of the united states. because they have been truly the forgotten man and forgotten woman. it's not going t

the attorney general of the united states is the lawyer for the people of the united states, not donald trump's personal lawyer. it's called the rule of law, not the rule of trump. but it is the rule of law that is at stake when the nomination of senator sessions is in question to run the department of justice. i have told my constituents that senator sessions must be judged based on the totality of his record as united states attorney, as alabama's attorney general and as united states senator. a review of that record, including two days of hearings before the senate judiciary committee, demonstrates anything but the commitment to the equal and impartial administration of justice and an independence from the president that we must demand from the nation's top law enforcement officer. senator sessions' record spanning decades of public office reflects hostility to important constitutional rights, hostility to laws intended to protect people of color, hostility to laws intended to protect women, hostility to laws intended to protect the lgbtq community. and hostility to laws intended to

whoever the united states he? , it's the prerogative of the american people and we work constructively and honestly and loyally for the values continue to be shaped. that is what you do. and we are ever mined old that there are 150,000 dead american soldiers buried in between japan. america is mindful of that. all of those souls who fight and died for the values that made america great. and they will never leave and should never leave the asia-pacific region. of course the dynamic shifts. america is somehow expect dead to solve every problem around the world. i get the burden can sometimes be traveling to the american people. when you lose your job in chicago or detroit and jobs end up going to china or to eastern europe. sometime you don't feel as magnanimous as you might have china has lost 19 million manufacturing jobs between 1995 and 2005. automation, robotics, companies moving their manufacturing to achieve destination with low wages. it happens. the question is how do you live the time so that all votes are

they were coming to the united states and get a u.s. degree that they hoped would advance their careers in mexico. however, the difference is between student migrants and labor migrants were not clear. they could be confused for labor migrants in some situations, which student could take offense because of their own class prejudices. so they were a particular group of migrants, but they absolutely fall in the broader group of mexicans in the united states. were students from better backgrounds come in terms of wealth and their parents, were the way they were treated by the u.s. government, by immigration officials, with a different? jennifer: i would say so. for the laborers, it was very this pointess of, at in the 1950's -- i go forward on the way to 1996 and i-8 can explain that -- and i can expend it later -- but it was a process of screening who would be better laborers and agriculture at the time. it was very fluid with the bracero program. but it would only allow people period of time, only a season or two and and they were suppos

states, green cards, families living in the united states. they want to be able to go back and forth. a lot of them are students, thousands of students, for example, from iran right now from the seven countries. they want to be able to freely study here in the united states go back to tehran or other cities in iran right now. basically what this three panel has done is send a message, don't worry, what president trump announced only days ago, that's not going into effect. you'll be fine. >> that's right. it's also important to point out about this decision is that it doesn't say there are no rules. it doesn't say our borders are free and open to everybody everyone. all it says was that the law that was in effect before trump, president trump issued this executive order which has considerable vetting, considerable restrictions on travel, that's the law now. it's not that there is suddenly a free-for-all situation. you mentioned students. it's very important to this ruling -- >> let me interrupt you. because we just got a tweet from the preside

for the united states that is 3% that the united states charges with the rest of the world. mexico has a slightly higher rate so the exports would hurt more than those in the united states and of the agricultural goods it is 20% for this outcome would hurt the united states more than it would hurt mexico in terms of exports. finally mexico made it clear that it would respond to any taxes on its own. with my final comment, more productively mexico is also aggressively playing the china card and we've heard numbers imports contained 40% u.s. content and china is only 4% and mexico is using that fact with the trump administration but mexico also realizes the united states needed to remain globally competitive to reduce the trade deficit with china if needs to trade with mexico because we've produced things together and competitively. finally, if the taxes are imposed with mexico that isn't going to leave them to come back to the united states committed well to go to another low-cost producer in order to be able to compete globally and with that i will finish my remarks. thank y

in middle east. >> the united states support this two-state resolution. that is never been waiverred. what we are saying is let's not just talk about the old way of doing things. come to the table with all the fresh atmosphere perspective we have and say, okay, what can we do knowing all of the factors, knowing where we sit present day and how to move forward. >> madam ambassador. >> i said we support the two-state -- >> just to clarify you heard from the secretary general yesterday, there's no plan b. there is only the two-state solution as a path forward. you heard today his envoy repeat that same message. in your view, is there a plan b? >> i think, first 0 of all, two-state solution is what we support. anybody that wants to say the united states doesn't support two-state solution, that would be an error. we absolutely support a two-state solution but we're thinking out of the box ask is what does it tike bring the two sides to the table? what do we need have them agree on. the end of the day the exclusion so what will -- the solution will come from th

it is going to be a very period of time for the united states and for the workers of the united states. because they have been truly the forgotten man and forgotten woman. it's not going to be forgotten anymore, believe me. so, our relationship with canada is outstanding. and we're going to work together to make it even better. as far as the southern border's concerned, we're going to get that worked out, we're going to make it fair, but we are going to make it so that everybody is happy. it's very important to me. thank you. thank you very much, thank you, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

the united states is a great country or democracy. america will have to deal with their own divisions and discussions. i know that us europeans will specialize in making our own prizes. i think this is clear this is an american problem that will have to be dealt with americans footing this out. starting from the dangerous divisions we are seeing in the american political institutional and societal dynamics. i am confidant our american friends will find a way out of this tension and crisis. continue to be the great country that most of you recognize they have been and they will continue to be. it is up to us not to try the solve the contradictions of the united states but be clear where we are, be true to them and those of you that underlie it and this is also up to you in the chamber and many others in the european institutions. be strong and show leadership. we may have lost one important partner on some sides but this makes our leadership even more important, relevant and i would say in-dispensable. people are looking at the europea

i served as united states attorney 12 years, assisted united states attorney for a little over two years. ideag that time, the very of the great leaders in washington leading those departments i served under makes it almost impossible for me to conceive i might -- i am that person, and will have the opportunity and that responsibility. i understand the seriousness of it. i have an interest in law enforcement, i have an interest in the rule of law. so i want to thank those of you who supported me and had confidence in me and moving us forward. i want to thank president donald trump. he believes in the rule of law. he believes in protecting the american people from crime and violence. he believes in a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest. and within bounds, those are things that may from time to time, before us, the office of attorney general. and i look forward to lawfully and properly advancing those share.hat we as a body the american people believe in. the attorney general -- this is a law enforcement office, first and foremost. people expect us to be those wh

united states. what i would say for all of us here, and this actually includes myself, is that we have to ask ourselves, why is it that people behind thatleft they made the democratic decisions that they had, which we think we can't understand. how could you possibly vote for brexit? how could you possibly vote for donald trump? the fact is that the people have. these were the forgotten people. and just like we have have forgotten people in the united kingdom, there are forgotten people in the united states. they are the ones that pact that stadium on saturday to cheer donald trump after his first month in the presidency, because actually, they like what he says. we may not like some of the things that he says, and i certainly don't like some of the things that he said in the past he has do respect that stood on a platform that he is now delivering. he is going to go down on history as being the only politician who delivered on his promises. i know that is a a peculiar thing, that politicians actual

there will be even new jobs in the united states. with this bilateral be aionship, there will dialogue and we have agreed on this. , in asia-pacific ,here we see dramatic growth free trade and investment, this will be a big chance for both japan and the states. it must be done in a fair matter. should a state or company backed by capitals they should not make any economic intervention. free right to intellectual property should not be condoned. in asia-pacific region with japan and the u.s., there is leadership that could create free and fair markets based upon rules it should be built. trump and i have concerns on that bill. the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in asia-pacific that is the strong japan u.s. alliance. there is an unwavering alliance between the two countries. i am president trump will work together to strengthen our alliance that we have shared. increasingly difficult security environments we have tax ons about the article five. under the banner of proactive contributions to japan it will play a greater role. maint

states and even japan and the united states. hearing trump unequivocally support japan and with the trip that james mattis took here to south korea unequivocally stating the united states supports south korea in its efforts to push back against the north kore north korea regime, there is a general sense of relief among south korean officials that the united states isn't going anyway and that it is willing to work with the south korean government as it attempts to tackle the continued provocations from north korea. >> matt rivers live in seoul, south korea following the story. thank you for the reporting and context on this. we'll stay in touch with you. >>> u.s. and south korean officials believe the test was either a medium range intermediate range ballistic missile. it traveled just over 300 miles. take a look at this map. about 500 kilometers represented by the number one red line. >> north korea has missiles that can reach, and i want you to pay special attention to the graph and why it makes people so jittery. missiles that

i studied in the united states. i worked in the united states. i visited america more times than i visited france. it's a country i love tremendously. all of us, i suspect in this chamber, are well aware of the deep connection and affection that the british people have for america, and its people. but we're also aware of the challenges that exist in that country. and the contentious manner of the election that led to donald trump. that means, i think, that, of course, one would expect the leader of the free world to come to britain, but it's the terms and basis of which that it's done. and for those reasons, i think an official visit might have been appropriate. but to afford this man, after seven days, a state visit is why so many people have petitioned. i'm not going to give way. it's only five minutes. i'm here, really, because i want to remind the chamber about the path that america has taken, and the contribution of african-americans in the united states of america. i want to remind the chamber that there are many african-americans in americ

united states. here's some facts that i'd like to start with, then i want to ensure that some of my colleagues who can bring their wisdom and experience and perspective to this are able to do so. the first fact we should know is that we have record low levels of north-bund migration from mexico. in fact, more mexican nationals today are going south into mexico than are coming north into the united states. we have less than zero migration from mexico. total northbound apprehensions of any people from any country coming across our southern border are also at historic lows. and if there are any surges in people or populations coming across that border, it happens to be young children and families fleeing horrific, historic violence in the northern triangle of central america and those little kids, they're not trying to evade detection, they're not trying to climb fences, they're not trying to escape the border patrol. they are in fact turning themselves in, presenting themselves to boarer patrol agents

had trips to the united states. or refugees. people who have been waiting for years in some cases to be resettled in the united states. so you have these people who have been impacted who are following this closely to see what happens next for them. and for the majority of the people who have been watching this as we've heard from my colleague ben wedeman in baghdad. people are really stunned to be seeing this happening in the united states. it's not a country where people, you know, expected this to be happening. this sort of chaotic situation. it is something people would tell you they expect in countries in the middle east where they've seen that before. i've certainly heard that from friends in libya drawing that parallel to the days of muhammad gadhafi where rules could change overnight and people would be caught off guard when that happens. so people are following this. and, really, quite surprised to be seeing this happening in a country like the united states, robyn. >> and what about the sense of understanding, perhaps,

and the influence of the united states in the united states security council. that is why i am calling for the united states to use its influence and consider the crime that happened to yazidi's as a genocide. preserve the right of those who suffered the injustice and oppression from this terrorist organization. now after all of what you heard , would you be surprised just of the i was surprised united states president's decision and order to ban iraqis from entering the united states? isn't it strange that the president of the united states will equalize between the victim and the executioner. i am agreeing with any president of any country to have its own policy and shouted you to preserve the country security and safety and its people. , the terrorism on its land, on behalf of the whole , and paid thousands of souls and wounded as a price of this war. thousands of widows and orphans were left behind. iraqi soldiers blood were mixed with the american soldiers blood on the iraqi soil. appreciate that they gave exception for the minorities. but it is unjust is

he gets to meet the future president of the united states. on the drive to the airport of december 11th, they had a conversation became for both of them, gorbachev called it the secret password or secret hand shake. they talked about what they are going to do together if bush is elected president of the united states which bush felt was very likely. this conversation is so candid that neither of the sides ever published it in full. we had to put together this conversation from different sources and piece it together and it's translated in the book. they discussed entire spectrums of conversation, where they talk about a really good leader of poland and what to do with north korea. the main thing bush told gorbachev, they would pick up very quickly, he is on the same wave length, if bush becomes president of the united states, progress would be really quick on the same agenda they achieved with reagan, however, reagan is still president and they are still trying to achieve the start of the strategic arms control treaty while reagan is in offic

here, the delegation is reported to be from the united states. in keeping with the festival theme, the russian hosts release hundreds of white doffs, the age-old symbol of peace. and the daytime entertainment climaxes with a spectacular display of precision formation. [music] [marching band music] >> delegates also sightsee in the kremlin during some of the daylight hours and this is the tipping -- cizzing ceremony as the boys selects the girls by throwing a scarf around them, sort of a soviet version of "drop the handkerchief." [marching band music] >> some are entertained at the ballet. [flutey music] >> outside in the streets and parts of the city, there is entertainment of all kinds. hold everything. it's undulating uallen. the curvaceous cutie. but it's back to the stadium for the grand propaganda finale. here is a symbol of destruction. the tail of the bomb looks like an american eagle. hope must be eliminated, the bomb and the eagle. the cards say peace in russian, peace in english, and peace in france. >> mr. allen, what percentage of the

to come to work in the united states and be united with the united states families. those have an interest in our immigration system. simply eradicating the opportunity for those people to come to th -- come to be united with american families and businesses implicates due process rights for the people in united states. there was an element of this it has to do with how free is the government to take away something issued to that person by the u.s. government without due process? disagree with a lot of decisions that came out of the guantanamo case for instance. constitution constrains our government's behavior. whether our government is behaving within the united states or outside the united hates, the point is -- that it it is -- united states, supposed to abide by fundamental -- principles.penc if you can violate rights in these environments it diminishes the importance of those values and principles. there was no way the government can behave and due process without discrimination. it can do all that and protect the country at the same time. host: new carrollton,

they see that as causing loss of life in the united states, a loss of support for the united states in the rest of the world. and breaking the united states and its allies apartp. all the iranians want to do is unravel that, they want to separate the united states from everyone else and we should not play into their hands. >> you played a diplomatic role behind the scenes in ohman, the sultan of ohman organized a dialogue. we'll talk more about that, there's a lot more to discuss, we'll take a quick break and be right back. so, guess what? we call it cranberry almond. give kind a try. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hea

us allies add immensely to the strength the united states can wield. most are pronounced in relative decline. the relative and absolute military capabilities of most european allies have fallen off a cliff over the past 20 years and that decline is adding tremendously to the difficulties we face in defense strategy, making a harder fight, we have to defend taiwan, japan, increasingly overmatched by russia or china. it is undercutting the ability of the allies to contribute meaningfully to expeditionary information in places like the middle east at a time the instability traditionally evokes those as pronounced as ever. we saw in the last 20 years the allies bled and sacrificed from bosnia to kosovo to libya to counter i still but they brought less intervention and it is a coalition strategy, that is a significant problem. it brings me to the fourth point, the book fleshes out nicely the issue of strategic policy. if you put the last issues together what emerges is we are rapidly approaching the point of strategic -- we and our allies simply cannot do t

the united states chooses strength. the united states chooses friendship with europe and a strong north atlantic alliance. in the name of all of the sacrifices of the generations that have gone before, who have fought and bled and died for this alliance, with confidence and all of you, and firm alliance, i know the best days for america, for europe, and for the free world are yet to come. thank you for the honor of joining you today. -- you all.ss y [applause] >> mr. vice president, on behalf of our participants, on behalf of so many leaders from europe, let me thank you for choosing on behalf of president trump, for this first important presentation of u.s. foreign-policy on foreign soil. andink that's what this was we are grateful for that. thank you again. can,o come back if you next year or the year after. [applause] defense secretary james mattis met with a number of free orders today that not all be.br on a topics.f sec. mattis: good evening, ladies and gentlemen. we anticipated we might not be able to get into af

states and to assert expensegreatness at the of the united states. host: what were you born? moscow. host: bob next in springfield, virginia. line.ican caller: good morning, mr. rumer, mean to ask excessively complex set of questions, one internalhas to do with russian politics and the other externally. you may be one, familiar with the idea floated ago by kirk weldon about reaching out between u.s. trying tond duma, and establish another alternative line of communication and support. i would like you to comment on putin's en vladamir absolute control and whether or not that relationship between is ress and the duma meaningful alternative? host: thank you, bob. dialogue between the two legislative branches, as well as between our nation in theory both represent the will respectively of the the russian le and people and especially in house representative where is our representatives are reelected every two years, they get to from constituents that reflect the will of the people seawater that political bodies have way of doing. the russian duma during

united states. it is a testament to the fact that the american dream is very much alive for those willing to work for it. >> all c-span programs are available at the span.org on our homepage or searching the video library. >> now, members of the british house of commons debate donald trump to the u.k. this portion of the debate is 90 minutes. >> listen and observe, but if i have any of stage the when, i will clear the public gallery. >> thank you very much. and it is a pleasure to serve under your company as a distinct parliamentarian, mr. walker. i beg to move that the petitions 178844 and 171928 are considered by this house. could i thank the petitions committe to allow me to introduce these petitions? there has been a great deal of misunderstanding about their nature. one is signed by nearly 300 people, which says that donald trump should be invited to make an official state visit because he is the leader of the free world and the u.k. is a country that supports free speech and does not believe t

my father was married in the united states. i studied in the united states. i worked in the united states. i visited america more times than i visited france. it is a country i love tremendously. all of this, i suspect could change but we are well aware of the deep connection and affection that people have for america and its people. we are also aware of the challenges that exist in that country. and the contentious manner of the election that led to donald trump. means, i think, that of course, one would expect the leader of the free world to come to britain but on the terms and basis for which that is done. for those reasons i think an official visit might have been appropriate but to afford this man, after seven days, a state visit is why so many people have petitions. i'm not going to give way, it is only five minutes. because i wanty to remind the chamber about the taken andamerica has the contribution of african-americans in the united states of america. i want to remind the chamber that there are many african-americans in america sitting at home in fea

made into the united states. and the japanese businesses -- and those japanese businesses have created a large number of jobs. the mutually beneficial economic relationship has been built by japan and the united states with president trump taking on the leadership, i am sure there will be measurable investments to be made. i am sure you would appreciate the speed, comfort, and safety with the latest technology. if you ride the train from washington d.c. to new york, japan -- we will be able to contribute to trump's growth strategy. there will be more new jobs in the united states. but to further deepen bilateral economic relations between deputy prime minister axel and the vice president of japan, there will be a dialogue to be held. and we have agreed on this. furthermore, in the asia-pacific where we see dramatic growth, we will expand free trade and investment which will be a big chance for both japan and the united states. but it must be done in a fair manner. never should a state owned company backed by stat

of the united states presidents decision and order to better wreckage of entering the united states? it is strange the president of united states will equalize between the victim and the executioner. in the beginning i am agreeing with any of any country to have its own policy incentives to preserve the country security and safety and its people. but iraq, the terrorism on its land, on behalf of the world, and paid thousands of souls and wounded as a price for this war, thousands of widows and orphans were left behind. iraq his soldiers blood were mixed with the american soldiers blood on iraqi soil. we appreciate that there was exception for the minorities, but it is unfair and unjust to list iraq with the countries that are considered as terrorists. iraq represents the front lines of the fighting isil organization and fighting terrorism in the world. the united states itself is taking the leadership to fighting terrorism on iraqi soil. and now iraq is classified as a country that's banned from entering the united states. we were and still looking forward to have a stronger ties of

states and for the workers of the united states. because they have been truly the forgotten man and forgotten women. not going to be forgotten anymore, believe me. so our relationship with canada is outstanding, and we're going to work together to make it even better. and as far as the southern borders is concerned we are going to get that worked out. we are going to make it fair. but we are going to make it so that everybody is happy. it's very important to me. thank you, thank you very much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much. >> the president of the united states, the prime minister of canada wrapping up a relatively short news conference. four questions, two american reporters, two canadian reporters. stressing the excellent relationship they both declared that the united states and canada have right now. the president vowing that that relationship will even get better in the years to come. the prime minister also saying that canada welcomes this new relationship that is emerging even though there are serious d

the president of the united states from suspending the admission of refugees from syria. >> let me go to the issue of immigration as a whole. do you believe there is too much immigration in the country? >> we should have a program in which american workers are given jobs first. the president campaigned on this and it's an issue the labor unions agree with us and members of congress agree with us. if you have an open job in this country, a u.s. citizen or existing legal permanent resident ought to have the ability to have the first application for that job. the problem is and the way the media cover this issue, present company excluded and they don't talk about the u.s. citizens and legal permanent residents and many of whom are living in poverty and many of whom who haven't had wage growth in 20, 30 years and it's time to talk about them, their families and their concerns and yes, we'll have a lawful immigration system that will enrich and benefit the country and the president agrees that should be a merit-based system where individuals come to the country and bring the benefits econo

crisis book identifies a in social and economic mobility here in the united dates -- united states. i'm pleased to have him on this program. book,tulations on the just out today. i wish you well with it. a lot of challenging topics in this book. the biggest one hits you right in the face. the biggest problem we have in the united states right now is that our people are too complacent. i'm going to let you define that right now for the viewers. tyler: people are seeking to much safety and security. at the individual level, this is fine. we enjoyed safety and security. but at the aggregate level when everyone does this, we end up with a nation that is not sufficiently dynamic. we have people moving across state lines at much lower rates than before. we are free to let our kids go out and play, but over medicating ourselves. rates of productivity growth are much lower than they used to be. ian: i get complacency when you talk about a middle-class perhaps. i can even understand complacency when you talk about the wealthy. when you talk about those that -- populism int the u.s., just lik

united states will be the second. and the fifth economy, largest economy in the world will be mexico. this is goldman sachs' projection. so, mexico is on the move, has a very solid, reliable economy. it's a very solid partner of the united states. and this is why, through the book, i try to bring in the message to us public opinion, to the regular citizen in this nation, the middle classes, what really mexico is, how mexico is doing a great effort to overcome poverty, to bring in the jobs and the opportunities to our own people. because i see a lot of misunderstanding on that and misinformation in relation to that. some say that mexican government is promoting our people to come to the united states. that's absolutely false. i mean, it would be stupid for me as president, or for felipe calderon as president, thinking like that when we need our people, when we need that talent, when we need that energy to build up a powerful, competitive economy. and plus the fact that those who come here, it's because they have a job

president of the united states. it is a testament to the fact the american dream is very much alive are those willing to work for it. >> all c-span programs are available at c-span.org on our homepage or by searching the video library. >> this afternoon, new america hosts a conversation on african-americans and the trump administration. we are live at 12:15 eastern right here on c-span2. over on c-span a look at the future of trade between the us, canada and mexico. we are live at the atlantic council at 12:30 eastern. >> the australian ambassador to the united states talked about relations between the us and australia and international trade policy at the chicago council on human affairs. this runs about an hour. >> it is my pleasure to welcome the ambassador to the chicago council on global affairs. in an effort to take your mind off the record-breaking heat wave that at the moment is across the east coast of australia, we have taken the opportunity to turn the temperature down a little bit for you in chicago. it

the immigration policy of the united states is, of course, a matter for the government, the united states, but on the face of it, this executive order has consequences for some british citizens. for this reason, i spoke yesterday to the u.s. my honorablen, and friend, the home secretary, has today spoken to general kelly, the secretary of homeland security. i am able to provide the following verifications. thateneral principle is all british passport holders remain welcomed to travel to the u.s. assurances from the u.s. embassy that this executive order will make no difference to any british passport holder, irrespective of their country of birth, or whether they hold another passport. in any case, the executive order is a temporary measure that is intended to last for 90 days until the u.s. system has added new security precautions. this is, of course, highly controversial policy which has repeat, thisnd, i is not an approach that this government would take. let me conclude by reminding the house of the vital importance of this country's alliance with the united states, which i am sure o

state united states. one, their lives were at risk from terrorists because they stood with us, guys like me. i fought in iraq. and two, they went through about a two year vetting process. they got an airplanes and were detained, one guy was placed in handcuffs when he got to this country. we found out about this and we contacted a large number of lawyers, started to find out these were happening. these guys came to jfk, with some simple questions like can we see our clients, what is the law here, i got to tell you, my heart goes out to the patrol guys that are trying to implement this order because the way the white house did this, they didn't know. we can find out what happened to these people so we filed fundamental rights as the government the changes, we want to find you and talked about who you are. >> tucker: and i've been detained by foreign governments twice. the bureaucracy is not something you want to get involved with in any country. i feel bad for the people you just described. we can carve ou

and the united states senate agreed. only two months after his nomination, the senate confirmed him by a unanimous voice vote. and nearly a third of those senators on both sides of the aisle are still serving in the senate today. a unanimous vote. as president trump asked on tuesday, can you believe that? [laughter] vice pres. pence: oh, yes, you can. when you look at judge gorsuch's record ever since, in his decade on the 10th circuit, he has established himself as a fair and impartial judge, who has been faithful to the constitution. he's well known as a keen legal thinker and, just as important, a clear legal writer. it's evident to all that he's a man also of high character and courage, indispensable qualities for a jurist. over the past few days, it has been amazing to see the outpouring of support for those who know judge gorsuch and his work from the ethics and public policy center. a "dedicated originalist and textual list who writes with clarity and verve." the "wall street journal" praised him as a distinguishe

the united states' commitment to nato is clear. as we speak, president trump and our administration are developing plans to ensure that the strongest military in the world in the united states becomes stronger still. becomes stronger still. let me assure you, mr. secretary, that in the united states, we're about the process of strengthening our military and restoring the arsenal of democracy. working with members of congress, we intend to increase will congress, we intend to increase military funding to make it possible for us to provide for the common defense for the people of the united states, but also meet the obligations that we have with our treaty allies, including in this historic treaty. america, therefore, i can say with confidence -- america will do our part. but europe's defense requires europe's commitment as much as ours. at the wales summit in 2014, all 28 members of the nato alliance declared their intention to move towards a minimum security investment of 2% of their gross domestic product on defense within a decad

includes the united states, canada and mexico. if you want to solve the problem of immigration, helping to strengthen the mexican economy is actually a way to do that. there is a contradiction in terms of what the president has said so far, pulling jobs back from mexico into the united states in an interconnected society, that can be helpful but overall, the negatives outweigh the positives. he's got to approach this as a hemisphere, to find a path forward. we will see what happens in new mexico. it could be beneficial for the united states in the long run and i think it will help our economy as well as our partners in canada and mexico. host: in maryland, alec is a democrat, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. donald trump went on the record issay that the united states not so innocent in our actions abroad. i am very curious -- the first question i have is i have a number of conservative colleagues who would agree with that statement. but i am curious to hear your thoughts on why it is easy for individuals to acc

states were once recipients of united states foreign assistance. now, i think the best way to justify foreign assistance to understand the history of it, so let's go through it a little bit here. we're going to go back in time. let's go to the end of the second world war. europe is in ruins. japan is in ruins. and the united states, had it based like most great powers in history, would have either abandoned those nations to themselves or the united states would have conquered them and made japan a colony or made germany a dependent on the united states. instead, through the marshall plan, the u.s. rebuilt western europe and in particular germany, through additional assistance the united states provided aid to rebuild postwar japan. in the japanese case between 1946 and 1952, the united states invested $2.2 billion or $18 billion in today's dollars in japan's reconstruction effort. that amounts to more than one-third of the $65 billion in goods that the united states exported to japan just last year, in one year alone. what is the result of this aid

. >>> and now sh, this morning, a panel discussing muslim extroomism in the united states. >> and joining us on the triangle of the terrorism, and homeland security from duke university, and associate professor from the stanford school of public policy there. and mr. chanzo, let's talk about the report, the muslim american involvement in extremism. what surfaced last month. what did you find? >> we found that in terms of the number of perpetrators that violent muslim extremism reached a peek in 2015. a highest level number of arrests and incidents that we had, and then it had dropped by 40% in 2016. that is one of the key findings. why? what were you looking at exactly. as far as extremism, why did you see that drop do you think some >> wl shle with, we tracking th since 2011. we have collected data going all of the way back to 9/11. so we have seen two spikes. one around 2008, and 2009 and we attribute that to what is going on in somalia and the attraction of a couple of two dozen young somali americans who traveled over to somalia to join the civil war there. that is what we saw in 2015

good for the united states. do you think that that eventually it will change in the future? >> i had a very, very good conversation, as most of you know yesterday with the president of china. i think we are in the process of getting along very well, and i think it will be very much of a benefit to japan. we had a very, very good talk last night, and discussed a lot of subject. it was a long talk. we are working on that as we speak. we have conversations with various representatives of china. i believe that it will all work out very well for everybody. china, japan, the united states, and everybody in the region. as far as the currency devaluations, i have been complaining about that for a long time. i believe that we will all eventually and probably very much sooner than a lot of people understand or think, we will be all on a level playing field because that's the only way it's fair. tha that's the only way that you can fairly compete in trade and other things, and we will be on that field, says and we will all

states and be recycled in the united states and become permanent residents of the united states. so you know we are talking before about what i had to go through to become a permanent resident. these 1200 people who came to australia illegally that were us really going to be taken in by the united states. now, i can't see any of state for the united states and that deal whatsoever. we have muslim lawbreakers that were illegal immigrants that australia said we don't want you.erica and america is going to take those people. i'm never quite worked out why that deal would've been done. nevertheless, that deal was done by president obama and secretary carey. with prime minister malcolm. but one thing happen. to spoil all that.ppen, donald trump unexpectedly won the election in november. and five days later the decision was made by malcolm to, and outd formally announce this deal that have been made a couple monthsee earlier with president obama and secretary carey. and really it was because r lcolm was looking for a way of boxing in president to be trump of presenting the deal as a do