lou: you are reaction to matt gaetz. >> i share the concerns matt gaetz and tucker carlson have about getting more involved in the middle east. i believe the president when he says he doesn't want to get more involved in the middle east and he wants to pull back. this is the first moment back after president trump had a tremendous victory. for the first time put iran on notice there was a new sheriff in town. the first day back they are going to spend their day debating these meaningless, toothless articles of war powers? it makes them look completely, totally unserious. this is the nonsense you are talking about where on the other side on pennsylvania avenue, you have got a guy trying to clean things up and defend erika. i don't want to be in any more wars. but i don't think -- i do think we should retallate if somebody kills scene american or attacks our interests abrought. i still think we should have the strongest military on earth. i just don't want to be using it all the time to police everywhere in the world. >> the president has been clear as he said to naught gates. nobody is

lou: you are reaction to matt gaetz. >> i share the concerns matt gaetz and tucker carlson have about getting more involved in the middle east. i believe the president when he says he doesn't want to get more involved in the middle east and he wants to pull back. this is the first moment back after president trump had a tremendous victory. for the first time put iran on notice there was a new sheriff in town. the first day back they are going to spend their day debating these meaningless, toothless articles of war powers? it makes them look completely, totally unserious. this is the nonsense you are talking about where on the other side on pennsylvania avenue, you have got a guy trying to clean things up and defend erika. i don't want to be in any more wars. but i don't think -- i do think we should retallate if somebody kills scene american or attacks our interests abrought. i still think we should have the strongest military on earth. i just don't want to be using it all the time to police everywhere in the world. >> the president has been clear as he said to naught gates. nobody is

do they want matt gaetz or leader mcconnell? >> let's start more broadly and what the president wants and what the president wants is what he always wants, which he wants fighters who quote/unquote look the part o there on tv or out there in the halls of congress on the floor of the senate defending him in sort of the most fiery feisty way possible. yes, does p wsident trumpt even rdan or a matt gaetz though he's frustrated with him now for his juarez lution bil making the case in the court of public opinion? absolutely if you go back to the mueller probe, he wasn't looking for the best legal expertise and flip through the documents and look for the best strategy. he wanted for someone to make their case on tv. that's one of the reasons why he ended up with ry giuliani. that's what the president wants. it's not what leader mcconnell was. it's unclear where that will e up robert: when you're at the pentagon and they see a president aboute to f an impeachment trial, does north korea, iran do they see a weakened president trump or

congressman matt gaetz and lee zeldin fire back next. need? need? i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. ♪ >> raymond: congressional democrats are furious with president trump for not getting their permission to strike terrorist mastermind qassem soleimani. >> the operation against soleimani in iraq was conducted without authorization or advance notification or consultation with congress. i'm a member of the gang of eight, which is typically briefed in advance of operations of this levels, and it was not. >> raymond: congressman matt gaetz and lee zeldin of the house foreign affairs committee, congressman gaetz, does the president need nancy pelosi or chuck schumer's permission to launch an air strike on a dangerous target? >> the president would need congressional authorization to start a war with iran, but as the president made very clear, this was an effort to protect our troops and to stop a war, not to start one. with the world is witnessing is

i expect matt gaetz and some republicans to join us. it's important on the war powers resolution it does not restrict the president from taking action on self-defense. the commander and chief has that right as president of the united states. what it restricts as a president to take offensive action in iran. >> harris: this just came in, the minority leader in the house, kevin mccarthy saying this. let's watch. >> today's war powers resolution cannot become law. by definition, it will never be said to the president, and it will never limit his constitutional authority to defending american people. it is a concurrent resolution. this is the type of resolution that we invite the soap box derby to the capital. this is a meaningless vote that only sends the wrong message. >> harris: a bit more from the former national security advisor tweeting "the 1973 war powers resolution is unconstitutional. it reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of how the constitution foreign affairs authority with the president and congress. the resolution should

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i am stunned one of the three would be matt gaetz. here is pelosi thinking she is going to do something bipartisan. when we deal with situations like this. how did republicans act when we killed bin laden? we came together as americans. general petraeus said this is bigger than killing bin laden. why can't the democrats in congress understand that and give this president the respect and support he need. lou: certainly supporting this president, every republican in my judgment. every democrat should be supporting this president who is acting as an exemplar of any president we would have lead the free world. and he's doing so in ways that's of his detract tores thought never possible, achieving more than most of his supporters thought possible. it's been an extraordinary three years and promises to be an extraordinary another five. >> if this president gets another five years the next century will be the american century. if the democrats were able to win the white house and keep the majority of the house it would just be investigations

do they want matt gaetz or leader mcconnell? >> l's start more broadly and what the president wants and what the presint wants is what he always wants, which he wants fighters who quote/unquote look the part out there on tv or out there in the hal of congress on the floor of the senate defending him in sort of the most fiery feisty way possible. yes, does president tru want jim jordan or a matt gaetz h ev thous frustrated with him now for his juarez lution bill making the case in the court of public opinion? absolutely if you go back to the mueller probe, heki wasn't l for the best legal expertise and flip through the documents and look for the best strategy. he wanted for someone to make their case onat tv. one of the reasons why he ended up with rudy giuliani. that's what the president wants. it's not what leader monnell was. it's unclear where that will end up. robert: when you're at theag pe and they see a president about to face an impeachmental t does north korea, iran do they see a weakened president trump or a minor matt

before congressman lee zeldin and matt gaetz are here to react. as the speaker sends the articles of impeachment to the senate, alan dershowitz graduates and gregg jarrett going to give you everything you need to know about what happens next and i'm going to make a g suggestion that mitch mcconnell must listen to. and i mean must. i'm going to tell you what it is. this is shocking. investigative journalist lee smith is going to tell us that he has evidence that the obama administration sent notice to the now deceased terrorist qassem soleimani, and he is exclusively with those details. wow. and my can't miss angle on the state of the 2020 democrat field.d.it that's going to come a little later on in the show. but first, last week was a big one for the "ingraham angle," not only to go big interviews with the president and secretary of state, but we also shattered the liberal media narrative that nancy pelosi was somehow the political mastermind of strategy. s this entire gambit has been an entire embarrassing failure from day one. she's lashing out

before congressman lee zeldin and matt gaetz are here to react. as the speaker sends the articles of impeachment t to the stennett, allen graduates and gregg jarrett going to give you everything you need to know about what happens next and i'm going to make a suggestion that mitch mcconnell must listen to. and i mean must. i'm going to tell you what it is. this is shocking. investigative journalist lee smith is going to tell us that he has evidence that the obama administration sent notice to the now deceased terrorist qassem soleimani, and he is exclusively with those details. wow. and mike can't miss angle on the state of the 2020 democrat field. that's going to come a little later on in the show. but first, last week was a big one for the "ingram angle," not only to go big interviews with the president and secretary of state, but we also shadowed the liberal media narrative that nancy pelosi was somehow the political mastermind of strategy. this entire gambit has been an entire embarrassing failure from day one. she's lashing out at trump. this

until they can find out where the leaks are coming from. >> laura: matt gaetz matt gaetz, alexander vindman, we salute his service. nfc staffer, he was a star witness in the house impeachment trial. when you boil it all down, he didn't like the president's policy, or thought a policy towards ukraine bird >> i think it's important for the defense t framework, were all the evidence can be put into 1 of 3 boxes. either it's hearsay, at speculation and presumption, or is you just described its illegitimate policy disagreement that is fundamentally not impeachable. the defense team should have dealt with the bolton as she was on the front end today. if you look at the work that pam bondi did describing the illegitimate, sleaziness of the hunter biden deal, it renders the whole testimony. the president was right to ask these questions. >> laura: is there no doubt that the white house still has a problem with this nfc? the fact that we have individuals who take it upon themselves, like lieutenant colonel ven a man to speak to the ukrainian government on our behalf. don't get involved, that's not y

congressman, matt gaetz. matt gaetz, let's look at this and i would say the issue would john bolton is over and i'm looking at that could general c. your thoughts. >> i thought it was very smart for the president's legal team to start this entire trial with their best evidence and that was an indictment of adam schiff's credibility. time and time again, adam schiff has been proving a liar, whether it was the misrepresentation of a transcript, whether with the misrepresentation of the whistle-blower, whether it was trying to conceal for many members of congress, a lot of this investigation that was occurring. you mentioned john bolton. i think it was just a little suspicious, sean, that you got john bolton, who sat totally quiet during the house investigation, not wanting to make some type of grand entrance into the senate trial. you don't restart an investigation in the middle of a trial, and i hope our senators see that and move us past this national nightmare of impeachment. >> sean: your take on both those

until they can find out where the leaks are coming from. >> laura: matt gaetz matt gaetz, alexander vindman, we salute his service. nfc staffer, he was a star witness in the house impeachment trial. when you boil it all down, he didn't like the president'smp policy, or thought a policy towards ukraine. >> i think it's important for the defense to provide that framework, were all the evidence can be put into 1 of 3 boxes. either it's hearsay, at speculation and presumption, or is you just described its illegitimate policy disagreement that is fundamentally not impeachable. the defense team should have dealt with the bolton issues on the front end today. if you look at the work that pam bondi did describing the illegitimate, sleaziness of the hunter biden deal, it renders the whole testimony. the president was right to ask these questions. >> laura: is there no doubt that the white house still has a problem with this nfc? the fact that we have individuals who take it upon themselves, like lieutenant colonel vindman to speak to the ukrainian government on ouro behalf.ai don't get involved, tha

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congressman, matt gaetz. matt gaetz, let's look at this and i would say the issue would john bolton is over and i'm looking at the congenital liar. your thoughts. here he goes again, and his new bff. >> i thought it was very smart for the president's legal team to start this entire trial with their best evidence and that was an indictment of adam schiff's credibility.e time and time again, adam schiff has been proving a liar, whether it was the misrepresentation of a transcript, whether with the misrepresentation of the whistle-blower, whether it was trying to conceal for many members of congress, a lot of this investigation that was occurring. you mentioned john bolton. i think it was just a little suspicious, sean, that you got john bolton, who sat totally quiet during the house investigation, not wanting to make some type of grand entrance into the senate trial. you don't restart an investigation in the middle of a trial, and i hope our senators see that and move us past this national nightmare of impeachm

i applaud matt gaetz. i worked with him on this issue. we had an amendment just like this in the national defense authorizing act. that's one thing i was fighting for that we didn't get to try to reassert congressional authority. >> yes, and gaetz one of the three republicans i believe who did vote. he said he did so despite the president's opposition to it. before i let you go, iraq, the iraq prime minister has conveyed secretary of state mike pompeo that they want to begin talking about a process for removing u.s. troops from iraq despite the fact that the fight against isis goes on. the president raised the possibility of imposing sanctions on u.s. ally iraq in response to that to force their hand. would you support such a measure if iraq demands the u.s. withdrawal? >> i would not support sanctions. look, this is an underreported part of this story. the consequences of the decision to kill soleimani. we have handed along a sort of back door victory here. number one, there were protesters in the streets of iran, protesting their govern

joining me is congressman matt gaetz. congressman, great to have you with us. i want to get your reaction to the president and another record trade deal. another record week of achievements. >> what was so notable to me. as the democrats were signing the sham articles of impeachment our president was signing phase one of the china deal that will totally reset the world economy in favor of the american work. the establishment of both parties have been unwilling to confront the economic threat china poses economically and militarily. and the democrats through this impeachment are trying to make our country weaker. lou: how do you walk around that chamber with these people who are so hateful and willing to live in a cesspool of deceit? trying to bring down a man. they are venal. work at his heels. it's insane that the national left-wing media continues to toll rate it quote comment what they know d continue to tolerate it what they know is pure hate and an effort unending it seems to overthrow this president. >> i tried to be a happy warrior. but i think what prov

matt gaetz, i think this is important. the president said something. you are surrounding yourself with some of the same people as your predecessors. i don't think that's a good idea. that was revealing, because it showed the president thinking, wait a minute. i don't know if i can trust you. then, we have the whole issue of all of the corruption. you know, the president does have a sworn duty to faithfully execute the laws of our land. they never once talked about it, matt. >> if anything, it proves that the president was entirely correct to be skeptical about ukraine and whether or not corruption would impact u.s. investment in that country. democrats are really scraping the bottom of the barrel if they think that lev parnas is their star witness. we've all successfully smoked out that the steele dossier was a part of a foreign interference campaign against our democracy. it may very well be with these russian payments to lev parnas as part of a disinformation campaign. as this moves to the senate and we look at witnesses, sean, one witness i want to

congressman matt gaetz is back with me. congressman, it seems like we are hearing a lot about the nsc these days and bolton is connected to all of it. >> the good news is since mr. o'brien is in that role we have seen a lot of turnover at the nsc and we are draining the swamp. and the nsc has not been exclude from that reform effort. does anyone find it suspicious that john bolton has bullet testimony and we didn't mare a people from him. now all of a sudden when we are here on the eve of a motion to dismiss the impeachment, all of a sudden there are bombshell revelations. trish: i finds it suspicious and deliberate. it's about a lot more than money. maybe it publisher wanted to get it out there because it would help sell copies and the timing. but i think it's about something bigger. he holds a grudge. i think this is revenge. >> i don't believe john bolton is particularly thrilled with his tenure at the white house. i view the world like the president does through realistic read on our foreign policy. i asked the presiden

i will be joined by matt gaetz for reaction. look at this. tammy bruce, lisa boothe, lawrence jones. kt mcfarland coming up on iran. i'm steve hilton, this is "the next revolution." friday nancy pelosi caved again saying they will send articles of impeachment to the senate in a few days. iran confirmed it shot down the ukrainian passenger plane. here is how i see things sat the end of a me men to d -- the enda momentous week for the trump administration. i don't think there has been proper recognition of the substance what this president is doing. it doesn't fit into the establishment traditional ideological boxes. that's why they waste our time with pointless political games with impeachment. the democrats, never trumpers and their lackeys branded him a war monger. but his strategy has been consistent with day one. he's anti-war, but he's also anti-weak. he doesn't want to put his head in the stand like the isolation nuts. he was the same over syria. a missile strike if you use chemical weapons. you saw it in north korea. fire and fury, then

matt gaetz, i think this iso important. the president said something. you are surrounding yourself with some of the same people as your predecessors. i don't think that's a good idea.. that was revealing, because it showed the president thinking, wait a minute. i don't know if i can trust you. then, we have the whole issue of all of the corruption. you know, the president does have a sworn duty to faithfully execute the laws of our land. they never once talked about it, matt. >> if anything, it proves that the president was entirely correct to be skeptical about ukraine and whether or not corruption would impact u.s. investment in that country. democrats are really scraping the bottom of the barrel if they think that lev parnas is their star witness. we've all successfully smoked out that the steele dossier was a part of a foreign interference campaign against our democracy. it may very well be with these russian payments to lev parnas as part of a disinformation campaign. o as this moves to the senate and we look at witnesses, sean, one witness i want

during the hearing, congressman matt gaetz on his game also rebuked the democrat star witness right to her face. great moment for him, take a look. >> when you talk about how liberals want to be around each other and conservatives don't want to be around each other so they have to spread out, you may not see this from the ivory towers of your law school, but it makes actual people in this country -- you'll get to interrupt me. now let me also suggest that when you invoke the president's son's name here, when you try to make a little joke out of referencing barron trump, that does not lend credibility to your argument. it makes you look mean, makes you look like you are attacking a family. the minor child of the president of the united states. >> keyword minor child, and the professor issued a half-hearted, phony apology but make no mistake that it was a mitigated disaster for the democrats. this was worse than the schiff show, how stupid do they think we are? they are bringing three liberal, trump hating professors who live and work in their ivory towers all trying to convince us that

during the hearing, congressman matt gaetz on his game also rebuked the democrat star witness right to her face. great moment for him, take a look. >> when you talk about how liberals want to be around each other and conservatives don't want to be around each other so they have to spread out, you may not see this from the ivory towers of your law school, but it makes actual people in this country -- you'll get to interrupt me. now let me also suggest that when you invoke the president's son's name here, when you try to make a little joke out of referencing barron trump, that does not lend credibility to your argument.ar it makes you look mean, makes you look like you are attacking a family. the minor child of the president of the united states. >> keyword minor child, and the professor issued a half-hearted phony apology but make no mistake that it was an hemitigated disaster for the democrats. this was worse than the schiff show, how stupid do they think we are? they are bringing three liberal trump hating professors who live and work in their ivory towers all trying to convince us th

matt gaetz of course, probably one of the president's most intense defenders. he voted with the democrats today on the war powers resolution. joining me now democratic congresswoman of new jersey. she's a u.s. navy veteran who voted for the war powers resolution today. explain to me your vote today, congresswoman. >> as you mentioned, i'm a navy veteran. i was a helicopter pilot and i flew throughout the middle east. and i just feel very strongly that if our soldiers and sailors will be brave enough to go overseas to fight for this country, we in congress have to be brave enough to engage in these debates. i was on active duty when we passed the 2001 and 2002 aums and i don't think anybody at the time would have thought we would still be fighting under the 2001 aumf now in 2020. >> what do you say to those who say this shows division externally to iran or that it was playing politics in the words of your fellow freshman max rose to bring up a war powers resolution? >> you know, a lot of us have fought for this country over the years. i don't think we play polit

with support from three republicans, including -- this may surprise you -- trump ally matt gaetz who says the president might have preferred he voted differently. i'll bet. he's probably right on that one. that as we may be much closer tonight to the next step in impeachment, the senate trial. nancy pelosi says that she'll send the impeachment articles to the senate when she is good and ready. but suggesting that could be soon. sources are telling cnn that she hasn't tipped her hand, but she is telling people privately to stay close. and there is news tonight about one of the president's favorite -- i want you to listen to this. i was just talking to chris about it. okay. this is one of the president and his supporters and the maga and far right conspiracy theorists, this is one of their favorite conspiracy theories. it involves, of course, hillary clinton, his attempt to smear her with false accusations that she did something wrong when the government decided not to block the sale of a company called uranium one. well, now the justice department is saying -- this is the trump justic

gaetz, your thoughts, congresswoman? >> we served together, and i have a lot of respect for him. but i disagree about this particular vote, because of the timing if nothing else. there were no hearings on this resolution. he did not go through regular process. it is a concurrent resolution, which is similar to resolutions that we pass here authorizing the boxcar derby to be held on capitol hill. it has no force of law. it was clearly the democrats trying to send a messaging bill, they don't like the president and want him to be reelected, and want to approve of what he did. and iran needs to see a show of unified strength from america. he needs to see congress coming alongside this president when our troops and embassies are threatened and stand as a unified front against him. so i think it was poor timing. it was the wrong idea. and i could not support this. >> trace: congresswoman, a little bit more breaking news coming in, laura ingraham finished up her interview with the president, she asked him directly about how sp

i think matt gaetz would be one of them. >> ed: what do you think about some of those players being added to the president's team if there is a senate trial and how do you reach your own decision to say, look, i'm going to stay being an advisor on the inside, not the outside. >> ed: the president has a really good lawyer in pat cipollone. there is a political component to this and i am a huge john ratcliffe fan. in addition to being an incredible lawyer, he was the attorney in texas, understands the politics, just harry and house intel, he has conducted the depositions, he's defended the positions. if there needs to be as someone with a political background to understand the chronology of the process, radcliffe would be fantastic. the president would win of the vote was today. i don't like surprises. i do not like when this is, i do not know what they are going to say. if the vote were today, the president would win. my advice to him, go with the defense team you've got now. radcliffe, jay sekulow, and get to the vote as quickly as possible. it's just not good for there to be a lot of sur

tonight, republican matt gaetz one of three republicans to join nearly every democrat in voting yes. >> this is real stuff to real people and if they're going to put their lives in harm's way, if we are going to do this as a nation we at least should have a conversation. >> reporter: meanwhile, tonight, pelosi under pressure from democrats sai she'll send the articles of impeachment to the senate when she's ready. but it is likely to be soon lester >> kasie hunt on capitol hill, thank you. >>> also tonight, we are tracking violent storms across a 2,000-mile stretch from the south to new england. al roker is here al, what are you looking at tonight >> lester, it's an early spring pattern instead of being january. we have ten states, 31 million people at risk for tornados, hail and damaging winds this is all part of a system pushing a flood threat from texas to michigan violent storms for the southern plains. snow developing behind it on saturday that severe threat moves to the east ten states, 18 million people again, the threat of tornados, real problems with snow, two to six inches

three republicans voting yes including matt gaetz, one of president trump's strongest allies in the house. >> i did not say he was wrong killing soleimani. it did say if any president wants to drag our nation into another middle east war, that they require the approval of the united states congress. that's something i deeply believe. >> reporter: multiple people who have spoken to president trump say he's furious over thursday's vote. the president defended his decision to kill iran's top military leader at a rally last night. >> they're all trying to say, how dare you take him out that way. you should get permission from congress. these are split second decisions. you have to make a decision. >> reporter: trump going directly after top democrats. arguing they can't be trusted. >> we didn't have time to call up nancy who is not operating with a full deck. can you imagine calling crooked adam schiff, he's so crooked. he's so crooked. shifty schiff. they want us to tell them so they can leak it to their friends in the corrupt media. >> reporter: house democrats choosing a resolution that wi

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tonight, republican matt gaetz one of three republicann voting yes. >> this is real stuff to real people and if they're going to put their lives in harm's way, if we are going to do this as a nation we should have a conversation >> reporter: meanwhile, tonight, pelosi under pressure of democrats said she'll send the articles of impeachment to the senate when she's ready. likely soon. lester >> thank you. >>> also tonight, we are tracking violent storms across a 2,000-mile stretch from the south to new england. al roker is here al, what are you looking at tonight >> lester, it's an early spring pattern instead of january, we have ten state, 31 million people at risk for tornados, hail and damaging winds a flood threat from texas to michigan. vie slent storms for the southern plains. snow developing behind it on saturday that severe threat moves to the east ten states, 18 million people again, the threat of tornados, real problems with snow, two to six inches in the midwest. storms of two to five inches of rain flash flood watches in the midwest and records possible from houston to clevela

another one was from republican matt gaetz of florida who voted with democrats on this in terms of limiting the president's ability to move forward in any sort of military confrontation with iran. watch this. >> i represent more troops than any other member of this body. i buried one of them earlier today at arlington. if the members of our armed services have the courage to go and fight and die in these wards, wars, we should have the courage to vote. engaging in another forever war in the middle east would be the wrong decision and that's why i'm voting for this resolution. >> martha: as a veteran, what is your response? >> i have respect for congressman gaetz and his independent thinking, just as i have respect for all of my colleagues. i deployed to afghanistan as an infantry platoon leader. i have seen firsthand the horrors of war. i've seen people i love and was entrusted with leading got hurt. i am the first person to raise my hand and say i don't want war. in fact, i take this so seriously that i do not believe we should be dealing with this matter with politics and resolutions that

>> well, i had good relations with many republicans, people like mark meadows, matt gaetz, jim jordan, some of the president's closest allies, and i will continue to reach out. the challenge that we aren't focused on the things that would bring us together. we should have an infrastructure built. that's not that controversial. we should do something to lower the cost of prescription drugs. we should get out of these bad wars. the problem -- and i don't want to lay all the blame on the president. but the problem is the president has chosen not to lead on those issues where you could have common ground and has chosen to lead for his base. and it's very hard for a country to come together when you have such a polarizing president. >> final thoughts here, if there's no impeachment which it doesn't appear to be, will this all backfire for the democrats if president wins re-election in november. we talk about 2020. that's this year. that's now. >> i don't think this backfires for democrats. it would backfire for this country if this president after all of this is reelected and eight years o

gaetz. my jaw dropped your do you know why he said he supported this authorization? because he's got a lot of military. i have military. suggest stop with the disparagement. it just feels like we're only not patriotic when we don't support of republican president. >> host: thank you, brenda. >> guest: a few things. number one, you certainly did not hear any disparagement, personal disparagement from me. i don't question the patriotism of the motives of my colleagues here and thank you for being engaged. i think whether we agree or disagree, we need to be engaged in these debates and i'm sorry for your loss. i can tell you there is no one who wants war the least except those soldiers like myself and the winds, i am wearing the bracelets for just one of the green berets that i've lost that have to go fight them. to answer your question directly from an eminence standpoint, the chairman of the director of cia were clear that they did not -- well, i can't go into too many details, but that the e

but there were three republicans who voted for it including matt gaetz of florida who has always been one of the president's most staunch supporters in the house. >> representative gaetz said though he does support president trump ask, that he still thinks it's is prudent for congress to be consulted. but this was a pretty symbolic resolution. it doesn't have much power behind it. president trump doesn't have to follow it and there is nothing that says he has to, even though speaker pelosi has tried to maintain that it has real teeth to it. jon: the white house is saying there was about to be an attack on american interests in the middle east. >> we had specific information on an imminent threat. and that includes attacks on u.s. i am bassies, period, full stop. >> you said you didn't know precisely when and where. >> those are inconsistent thoughts. we don't know which minute or date could have been executed. soleimani * was plotting large scale attacks against american interests and those attacks were imminent. jon: they didn't want a benghazi on its watch and therefore they ordered

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before congressman lee zeldin and matt gaetz are here to react.

and democrats feel like this was justified, there are plenty of republicans, including somebody like matt gaetz, one of the president's closest allies, who has been weary about taking action against iran, introduced a bill that there should be no military involvement against iran, absent and affirmative from congress, it's not for sure that he's going to galvanize a bipartisan measure, it's not sure that he will get all republicans on his side. arthel: how does iran impact the trump administration's foreign policy going forward? >> well, gosh, sort of galvanizes foreign policy that has been i would say a little bit hard to understand for many of us over the last few years, again, the president came to office not wanting to be put troops in harm's way, most of his actions militarily have been with air strikes and not boots on the ground, now we are sending 3500 more people troops into the region, i suppose going into his reelection drive, this really kind of puts a definite foreign policy and i say up until now, some internal disagreement in the president's own mind that mirrors the field

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-- by a member of your party, it is just stunning that that one person amongst those three would be matt gaetz. >> and one thing you have to note too is there are more democrats vote ising against the republicans and once again here's pelosi thinking shoos going to do something bipartisan and really we e see really and when we deal with situations like this remember how did republicans act when we killed bin laden we came together as americans. and remember what general petraeus said this is bigger than killing bin laden and why couldn't democrats in congress understand that? and give this president the respect and support he needs in a time of crisis like this? you should put party aside and be an american at this moment. >> and certainly porting this president every republican in my judgment frankly every democrat should be supporting this president. who is -- who is acting as an a exemplar of any president we would have lead the free world and he's doing so -- in ways that many of his detractors thought never possible achieving more than most of his supporters thought, thought possibl

the one surprises florida congressman matt gaetz voted in favor of the measure, says the courage members have the congress ought to have the courage to vote for or against them and he announced he was voting for the resolution. this is mostly a campaign document. it's nonbinding, does not tie hands, but does allow democrats up for reelection say they voted to stop the president from further actions against iran. bret? >> bret: heard how speaker speaker pelosi speak about this about the nonbinding aspect, it's the congress' expression about this issue and it's something the president cannot veto, right? >> republicans call it toothless because it has no possibility of becoming law, the house at the end of the president saying, hey, we don't approve you doing further military action against iran. but it doesn't force him to veto it. on the senate side, they are working on a war powers resolution that would have teeth to it. we'll see if it has the votes. that's by tim kaine who was on your show last night. bottom line this is nonbinding so allow the republicans are calling it a palooka doc