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AP News Radio
US: No reason for China to react to Taiwan leader stopover
"The U.S. is trying to tamper any anger from China over an upcoming stopover by Taiwan's leader. I'm Lisa dwyer. The Biden administration is stressing to China that upcoming unofficial stopovers to the United States by Taiwan's president Tsai ing Wen should not be used as pretext by Beijing to increase aggressive activities in the Taiwan strait and that such transits are routine. Tsai is tentatively scheduled to transit through New York on March 30th before heading to Guatemala and Belize. She's expected to stop in Los Angeles on April 5th on her way back to Taiwan. Following an August visit by then House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Beijing launched missiles over Taiwan, deployed warships across the median line of the Taiwan strait and carried out military exercises near the island. Beijing also suspended climate talks with the U.S. and restricted military to military communication with The Pentagon. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the plans stopovers are business as usual and consistent with long-standing U.S. policy. I'm Lisa dwyer
Mark Levin
John Kirby: How Russia & China Are Teaming Against the U.S.
"Peter doocy go cut 15 Russia and China It seems like this these two superpowers are teaming up now against the U.S. Why did President Biden let this happen Peter these are two countries that have long chafed As I said to Jeff They're chafing Wait a minute They have long chafes over there And Putin are chafing Did you know that mister producer Might want to send them some powder Anyway go ahead U.S. leadership around the world And the network of alliances and partnerships that we have This is not this is not something that these two countries just cooked up since President Biden got elected Actually Even going back to the today's and Nixon they were able to turn Russia and China into adversaries if not enemies India was aligned with Russia Pakistan was aligned with communist China and so be it Down the road Down the countries So diplomatically there are things that can be done and should have been done I want to educate the populist columnists here They can be done and should be done diplomatically To try and keep these powers apart but we failed And we also failed in the Middle East under Biden Because now Saudi Arabia is run into the arms of all countries Iran And China
AP News Radio
China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader
"Chinese leader Xi Jinping is meeting today with Russia's Vladimir Putin. Today's meeting in Moscow between the Chinese and Russian leaders is a political boost for an isolated Vladimir Putin after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes and Ukraine, on Fox News Sunday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. will be monitoring for news about what the two leaders say about Ukraine. China has not condemned Putin's invasion of Ukraine. They are still buying Russian oil and energy resources. And they have at least given tacit approval because they've taken the Russian claim that this is somehow an existential threat against Russia that the war is the west's fault. Beijing called for a ceasefire last month, but Washington said that would ratify the prevalence battlefield gains, dot org Washington
AP News Radio
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese leader Xi Jinping for high-stakes meeting at the Kremlin
"In the coming hours, the president of China's expected to arrive in Russia for a meeting with president Vladimir Putin and U.S. officials are waiting for an update. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to dominate the meeting between visiting Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow. U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says there are concerns China may agree to help Putin in the war effort. China has not condemned Putin's invasion of Ukraine. They are still buying Russian oil and energy resources. He tells Fox News Sunday experts
AP News Radio
China's Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role
"China's president plans to visit Moscow next week, a trip that will both boost Vladimir Putin and highlight Beijing's global ambitions. It's a big shot in the arm for Putin with his troops bogged down in Ukraine. His spokesman says Putin will host Xi Jinping for dinner Monday. China has tried to project itself as a neutral in the Ukraine war, though it's refused to condemn Russia's invasion, which it claims NATO provoked. The U.S. says it will oppose any bid by Xi to propose a ceasefire while in Moscow. Effectively, the ratification of Russian conquest. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby is urging Xi to also speak with Ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky to avoid any one sided proposals. Sagar Meghani, Washington.
AP News Radio
Why TikTok's security risks keep raising fears
"There's a push in Congress for legislation that could make it easier for The White House to ban the use of TikTok. At the same time, a Treasury Department group is studying the potential security threat posed by the Chinese owned app. More than 100 million Americans use the app for entertainment and information sharing, but it's come under fire from The White House, and many members of Congress, who say the Chinese government could use the app to gain access to user data or spread misinformation. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he was unable to confirm or deny a report that The White House sent off a letter to ByteDance, saying it either sells off TikTok or the app faces a ban. We have legitimate national security concerns with respect to data integrity. The Treasury Department's committee on foreign investments in the U.S. is also investigating the structural relationship between TikTok and its Chinese parent company. I'm Jackie Quinn
AP News Radio
Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on US drone
"The Biden administration is rejecting Moscow's claims that Washington provoked this week's confrontation that led to the downing of a U.S. drone in the Black Sea. The military's released a 42 second video of what it says is a Russian jet dumping fuel on the drone and then clipping the MQ nine's propeller. Just decimates the Russian lie about what they said happened or what they said didn't happen. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby notes the Russians say their jets did not hit the drone, claiming it went down on its own after a sharp maneuver. Moscow says the U.S. caused the incident by flying in restricted airspace. They can announce whatever they want. They can say whatever they want. Kirby says the drone was in international airspace over international waters. Russia's claims of restricted airspace are just that. We are observing them. They're not legal. Sagar Meghani, Washington.
AP News Radio
Moscow trying to retrieve U.S. drone after Pentagon blames Russian jet for crash
"Russia says it will try to recover pieces of a U.S. surveillance drone that went down yesterday in the Black Sea after an encounter with a Russian fighter jet. U.S. forces brought down the drone after saying a Russian jet hit and damage the MQ nine's propeller. Russia does not have the drone Pentagon spokesman pat rider yesterday. This morning a Russian security official says Moscow will look for the drones debris. Here in Washington, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told CNN the drone has not been recovered, and the U.S. already took steps to minimize efforts by other nations to exploit the drone's content. The incident has deepened the diplomatic rift. Kremlin
AP News Radio
2 Americans dead, 2 rescued after violent Mexico kidnapping
"Two Americans are dead after a shootout near Mexico's Gulf Coast, a relative says four Americans traveled from the Carolinas, so one could get a tummy tuck in a Mexican border town. The group was caught in cartel fighting Friday, all four were kidnapped. Mexican officials say two were killed, the two others found alive today. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. is working with Mexico to learn just what happened. Attacks on U.S. citizens are unacceptable. No matter where under what circumstances they occur. At the State Department. The two survivors have since been repatriated back to the United States spokes of a dead price as efforts are underway to bring home the remains of those killed. Sagar Meghani, Washington
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"john kirby" Discussed on WTOP
"This is WTO P news. After a brief meeting with Russia's foreign minister in India this week, Secretary of State Anthony blinken is now moving on to the next item on hesitant, the how to help Ukraine win this war with Russia. Meeting signals that the two countries are at least talking after more than a year of mostly silence, but there is no evidence this morning that Russia is going to stop fighting anytime soon, more from double DLP national security correspondent JJ green covering. So what does the intelligence say about what Russia's planning for Ukraine? We do think that the Russians are planning for more wider and deeper offensive operations when the weather starts to improve and the roads get better. Regardless of what they do in the spring. According to National Security Council, spokesman John Kirby, Russia's in a sense already been defeated. You heard the president talk about this when he was in Warsaw. Mister Putin has already failed. He's already lost in so many ways. Kirby said Russia wanted to absorb Ukraine. Decapitate its leadership. Take over its economic centers and strike deep inside the country. He's achieved none of those larger goals. Ukraine is still free. Job market continues to roar this week. The latest numbers from the Labor Department show a decline in jobless claims for the third straight week. Mark Hamrick senior economic analyst for bankrate dot com says this morning it's a sign he thinks of a resilient job market. So jobless claims are the numbers that we've been watching since early in the pandemic when they were in the millions when people were essentially rushing to get unemployment assistance. And the sort of break-even mark on this number is around 400,000. Typically, if it's above 400,000, that's seen as a sign of stress on the job market below 400,000 doing pretty well. Well, we've been below 200,000 new claims for unemployment assistance for the past 7 weeks. And all this, it's basically now been a year since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Mark also says this morning, the fed is sticking with its plan to raise
Mike Gallagher Podcast
John Kirby Defends & Promotes Gain-Of-Function Research
"They have gone from denying gain of function research to now defending it. Listen to John Kirby, this is one of Biden's big top spokespeople. This is a guy who's the state to the National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, answering a question about gain of function research. Again, keep in mind. Remember how Fauci was all indignant to Rand Paul. Why are you crazy? How dare you, you're crazy man, thinking that there's gain of function research and we had anything to do with it. Now, the official government position is, we not only defend it, we're enthusiastically behind it. Does the president believe that this type of gain of function research is proven? He believes that. It's important to help prevent future pandemics. Which means he understands. That there has to be legitimate scientific research. Into the sources of potential sources of pandemics so that we understand it so that we can prevent them as we can prevent them from happening, obviously. But he also believes. You were telling us there's no such thing. There's no gain of function. How dare you? Suggest the United States had anything to do with oh no, that's important research now.
AP News Radio
Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
"Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, governments and health agencies around the world are still trying to nail down the origins of the virus. I'm Ben Thomas with the latest assessments. Did the coronavirus originate in animals or perhaps a leak from a Chinese lab? There is not a consensus right now in the U.S. government about exactly how COVID started. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. If we have something that we believe can be reported to the Congress and the American people that were confident in, we will absolutely do that. But a person familiar with the Department of Energy assessment granted anonymity by The Associated Press to confirm its contents tells AP it concludes COVID-19 began with a lab leak. Albeit with low confidence in that assessment. Others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree and some scientists continue to posit the virus mutated and jump from animals. Kirby says we really do want to know what happened here because the president wants to make sure that we're postured to prevent any
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Biden’s test: Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters Year 2
"President Joe Biden is set to travel to Poland. President Biden will be meeting with allies to reassure them of the U.S. commitment to the region as Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine reaches the one year mark, as White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Fox News Sunday, the U.S. will continue its support of Ukraine. We are going to stay committed to Ukraine going forward. And I think when the president, when you see him go to Poland next week in Warsaw, he'll make that case before the entire world and the Polish people. The president has underscored his commitment to Ukraine for both international and domestic audiences, but it's a commitment that's testing the patients of a narrowly divided Congress. I'm Shelley Adler
The Trish Regan Show
U.S. Calls Off UFO Search
"A whole lot of trust in government these days. I think a lot of us felt a little burned by their constant transitory inflation nonsense. It turned out to be totally false. I knew it was. Way back when I think a lot of people were exhausted even by the whole Russia, Russia, Russia thing, and so when we find out that somehow, some way we manage to allow the Chinese to travel across our country with their spy balloon, 4000 miles for 8 days, and didn't bother to shoot it down until it was over the country entirely, yet managed to actually shoot down some unidentified foreign objects which apparently we believe are actually ours, it's a little weird, like we shoot down our balloons, but not theirs. Meanwhile, there's a whole mystery you see surrounding all this, because people are asking, if they were really ours, the why does nobody claim them? The national weather service has said, nope, not ours. Nobody's reported any balloons missing. So the government is telling us it's not a threat. Don't worry about it. While simultaneously calling off the search altogether and John Kirby, the spokesperson for the Department of Defense said, look, you know, we may never know. What's actually there we may never be able to recover that Intel. That's not exactly inspiring, confident. It feels like who's on first, right? We let the Chinese balloon travel all the way across the country. We apparently shoot our own down, and then we can't find them. Anywhere, we can't even verify, apparently, that they are ours.
AP News Radio
Latest downed objects could well be 'benign,' US says
"The Biden administration says the latest three objects down by the U.S. Military may have been benign. I Norman hall. White House national security spokesman John Kirby says the three objects down in the past week could be tied to some commercial or benign purpose, press secretary, karine Jean Pierre. The objects were indeed flying at lower elevation, and they were in civilian airspace. And we wanted to make sure that we protected that airspace. Pentagon officials gave some lawmakers a private briefing, Senate Republican Tom cotton of Missouri says the administration is sending Nick's signals about the objects, but Senate leader Chuck Schumer disagrees. I think some of our Republican colleagues are being at the very minimum premature and often just very political. Weather challenges and the remote locations of where the three objects were shot down have impeded recovery efforts so far. Norman hall, Washington
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White House: "No Indication of Aliens or Extraterrestrial Activity
"There's lots of lots and lots and lots of UFO stuff. Let's start with our favorite press secretary ever cringing here. Yesterday talking at The White House cut number 14. I know there's been questions and concerns about this, but there is no, again, no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns. Again, there is no indication of aliens or terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns, wanted to make sure that the American people knew that all of you knew that. And it was all right, let me ask you anyone. Anybody at all. Did your opinion change one way or the other because karine told you? And obviously they know that she's got a huge problem of credibility and therefore they set out John Kirby admiral Kirby actually knows his stuff. So admiral Kirby gave a press conference cut number 16. I don't think the American people need to worry about aliens with respect to these craft. Period. I don't think there's any more that needs to be said there. Thank you, John Kirby. Cut number 17 more John Kirby. There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft over Chinese in Chinese airspace. Even Chinese claimed aerospace. There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft in Chinese airspace. I love Kirby. Now you see Kirby is a pro. And Kirby has been doing this a long time. He's a spokesperson depending on he's an admiral. And they roll them out and just repeats with a correct emphasis airspace. Now we've got surveillance all over China, not over it, but we are on the legal outskirts. They can be on ours beyond the territorial waters of the United States. And I'm sure we have covert stuff, and they've got coverage. We're just not flying balloons over their country.
AP News Radio
US defends decision to shoot down 3 unidentified objects
"The Biden administration is justifying its decision to shoot down three unidentified objects. I Norman hall. White House national security spokesman John Kirby says the decision to take out the objects was based on what he calls the best interest of the American people. Kirby also denied Beijing's claims that the U.S. has been flying surveillance balloons over China. As for the source of the objects, White House press secretary karine Jean Pierre went out of her way to address speculation of a close encounter of the third kind. There is no, again, no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns. Norman hall, Washington
ToddCast Podcast with Todd Starnes
John Kirby: The U.S. Is Not Flying Balloons Over China
"John Kirby, wagon from The White House over the spy balloons cut number 13. Want to get your reaction to some breaking news out of Beijing, just in the last hour or two, the foreign ministry there has accused the United States since the start of 2022 of flying balloons ten different times over Chinese airspace. Can you respond to that accusation? Not true. Not doing it. Just absolutely not true. So the U.S., let me just push you a little further then. So the U.S. is not using these balloons technologies at all over China. That is right. We are not flying balloons. Over China. That is absolutely true. Okay, and then lastly then, just as will there be, will that viewpoint be expressed directly to Beijing beyond here on the front of the confines of morning Joe? When did the next conversation start between Washington and Beijing over a matter that's clearly inflaming tensions between the two countries? Well, two points there, Jonathan, first of all, we still have diplomatic relations with China. We still have an embassy there. It's not like all communications between us and the PRC have shut down. Obviously there are certain vehicles like military to military vehicles, which are not open to us right now, and that's unfortunate. But we do have the ability to communicate directly with the Chinese leaders and we have in private settings about our concerns over that spy balloon. All
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Biden to visit Poland for anniversary of Ukraine war
"The White House says President Biden will travel to Poland later this month. Press secretary karine Jean Pierre says the president will meet with Poland's president about bilateral cooperation. As well as our collective efforts to support Ukraine and bolster NATO's deterrence. The president is trying to rally allies as the one year anniversary of the Ukraine war approaches. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says the visit is meant to give Ukraine a boost too. We know the next weeks and months are going to be difficult and critical, especially for their armed forces in the United States is going to continue to stand by them. Russia is believed to be planning a renewed offensive in conjunction with the anniversary. Ed Donahue, Washington
WMAL 630AM
"john kirby" Discussed on WMAL 630AM
"Talk one O 5.9 wm AL Making sense of the news. In China radio, he's Eric cardi and I'm Gary McNamara, 8 6 6 9 red eye, you know, one of the criticisms we've given about The White House press corps that they, you know, they don't follow up and they don't. They don't really go after with any teeth, this administration, the way that they should. Change a little bit yesterday. Brian kilmeade on Fox and Friends. John Kirby was on by spokesperson John Kirby about the story that came out that The Pentagon's analysis is China took propaganda advantage of the way that we pulled out of Afghanistan. And that's a big done. Everybody knows this. I want to play the first part of this audio cut here to show you where this was going as Kirby tried to spin this into a positive. Here we go. Let's talk about the Defense Department's annual report because it is saying that Biden's fumbled withdrawal from Afghanistan was a propaganda gift to China. Do you agree with that? No, I do not. And I don't know that that's The Pentagon's assessment that it was a propaganda gift to China if anything. Nations like China and Russia took a look at what we did in Afghanistan. And we've talked about this many, many times over the last year. And had to marvel at the speed, the efficiency of the effectiveness that a very small number, a very small number of troops, Brian, you listen to me now and hear me out. It's a small number of troops we're able to move that many Afghans safely out of that country. No other nation in the world can do that. Now, when he said now, you hear me out, you listen to me. I go on the attack at that point. Yeah, that's the point where I said, all right, now you're trying to play me in some way. And the continued this way and listen to how this got. A small number of troops were able to move that many Afghans safely out of that country. No other nation in the world can do that. The way you withdrew is the issue admiral, the way our military moved in and out is a separate issue. Your Defense Department claimed as part of its annual report to Congress on national security developments. They suggest that China capitalized on the withdrawal to convince world leaders the U.S. is not a reliable ally. Stop Brian kilmeade talking. It's your Defense Department. The PRC employed multiple diplomatic tools and attempt to erode U.S. and partner influence. And it highlights the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The death of 13 and though how many people we got out, that's one issue. But the way we did it, the way we promised that government would stand up, the way we're going to leave in and have a transition, the disaster that took place is one of the many problems along with the soldiers that are suffering now by the way. Okay. And sorry just had some problems there with the, but he let me just see if we have it back here. Now for some reason I'm having problems with you two Bond. You ended that 20 year war, not you, but the administration is that China is using it and you could argue that Russia invaded Ukraine because of it. Brian, so the report said that China attempted to capitalize on it. That's a big difference from saying that they did or were able to capitalize on this. I mean, they spread propaganda about everything, Brian, you know that. But look, look at that. How do you rate the way we laugh? Look at how the community has rallied around Ukraine. China has not been able to succeed. With some sort of weakness by the United States. As a military officer, forget about the people that got out because the government collapsed that you promised wouldn't. How do you characterize the way we left Afghanistan? Because most clear thinking people say, worst in the embarrassment of Saigon. What do you say? I'll say the same thing to you, Brian here today that I've said to you many, many times in the past. We have admitted and acknowledged that not everything about the withdrawal was done perfectly that there were certainly mistakes made we've investigated those mistakes. We've owned up for those mistakes. The president never been briefed on it. The president has not taken a briefing. I know this for a fact. They had a report put together about what we're wearing in Afghanistan. The president wouldn't even take an oral brief on it. Why is that admiral? Was the right thing to do for the president to end our war in Afghanistan. Brian, it was the right thing to bring our troops home. It was right thing to be able to focus on other challenges like China. Russia thousand people in Afghanistan does not cleave get your eye off the ball. We have a massive military. You could have left a few thousand
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"john kirby" Discussed on WTOP
"End of Russia's wrath in recent days. More than 60 civilians have been killed in and around zapper Asia in the past 9 days. Yesterday, strike came on the same night that an explosion tore through the only bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland. Moscow blamed a massive truck bomb calling it a terrorist attack. A psychological assault on a hated symbol of Russia's illegal land grab. Kyiv hasn't officially claimed responsibility. Russian president Vladimir Putin called a truck bomb attack on the only bridge linking Russia to Crimea, a terrorist act. After some nuclear nuclear saber rattling by Russian president Putin, President Biden warned that the risk of nuclear Armageddon is the highest since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. But in an interview, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says U.S. intelligence is monitoring Russia nuclear capability and readiness. We just simply haven't seen an indication that mister Putin has either made a decision to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or has done anything to get closer to that decision making process. Kirby was interviewed on ABC News this week with George Stephanopoulos. North Korea has been conducting exercises to launch nuclear strikes on key facilities in South Korea under the direct guidance of leader Kim Jong-un. That's according to state media. Reporter Alex Jensen has more from Seoul. We know North Korea considers recent military drills of South Korea involving the U.S. to be a threat and just last month the north authorized the preemptive use of nuclear weapons if it feels endangered. It's now claiming it's 7 missile tests in two weeks, where a simulation of what that might look like quote ballistic missile launching drills under the simulation of loading tactical nuclear warheads. A historic trial for the highest profile case in the January 6th attack on the capitol resumes this week, CBS News congressional correspondent Scott McFarland has more. Former Justice Department attorney
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"john kirby" Discussed on AP News
"President Joe Biden meets with family members of WNBA star Brittany griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul whedon, first face to face encounters that the president has had with the relatives. Nestled security spokesman John Kirby. This is going to mean remain at the forefront of his mind and his team's mind and they're going to continue to work this as hard as they can. We want these two individuals home. Back where they belong with their families, they should be there already. The administration adds Biden's meetings with the families are not an indication of any breakthrough with the Russians. Grinder has been held since February on drug related charges. She was sentenced last month to 9 years in prison and has appealed the punishment. Whelan serving 16 year sentence for espionage charges, he and his family say our false. The Justice Department asked a federal 11th circuit Court of Appeals to lift a Ford of federal judges orders that temporarily blocked investigators from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search, a former president Donald Trump's Florida resort last month. The department says judge aileen cannon's ruling is impeding the government's efforts to protect the national security and interfering with its investigation into the presence of top secret information at Mar-a-Lago. Immigration attorney Ivan Espinosa madrigal says the Republican governors of Texas and Florida likely broke federal law by transporting migrants unannounced to areas of the country, such as Martha's Vineyard. We are exploring civil and criminal legal avenues to hold the perpetrators and the states accountable. He adds Florida, Texas, can not ship
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"john kirby" Discussed on AP News
"Biden meets with family members of WNBA star Brittany griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul whedon, first face to face encounters that the president has had with the relatives. Nestled security spokesman John Kirby. This is going to mean remain at the forefront of his mind and his team's mind, and they're going to continue to work this as hard as they can. We want these two individuals home, back where they belong with their families. They should be there already. The administration adds Biden's meetings with the families are not an indication of any breakthrough with the Russians. Grinder has been held since February on drug related charges. She was sentenced last month to 9 years in prison and has appealed the punishment. Whelan serving 16 year sentence for espionage charges, he and his family say our false. The Justice Department asked a federal 11th circuit Court of Appeals to lift a Ford or federal judges order that temporarily blocked investigators from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search, a former president Donald Trump's Florida resort last month. The department says judge aileen cannon's ruling is impeding the government's efforts to protect the national security and interfering with its investigation into the presence of top secret information at Mar-a-Lago. Immigration attorney Ivan espinoza madrigal says the Republican governors of Texas and Florida likely broke federal law by transporting migrants unannounced to areas of the country, such as Martha's Vineyard. We are exploring civil and criminal legal avenues to hold the perpetrators and the states accountable. He adds, Florida, Texas, can not
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"john kirby" Discussed on AP News
"President Joe Biden meets with family members of WNBA star Brittany griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul whedon, first face to face encounters that the president has had with the relatives. NASA's security spokesman John Kirby. This is going to mean remain at the forefront of his mind and his team's mind, and they're going to continue to work this as hard as they can. We want these two individuals home, back where they belong with their families. They should be there already. The administration adds Biden's meetings with the families are not an indication of any breakthrough with the Russians. Grinder has been held since February on drug related charges. She was sentenced last month to 9 years in prison and has appealed the punishment. Whelan serving 16 year sentence for espionage charges, he and his family say our false. The Justice Department asked a federal 11th circuit Court of Appeals to lift a Ford of federal judges orders that temporarily blocked investigators from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search, a former president Donald Trump's Florida resort last month. The department says judge aileen cannon's ruling is impeding the government's efforts to protect the national security and interfering with its investigation into the presence of top secret information at Mar-a-Lago. Immigration attorney Ivan espinoza madrigal says the Republican governors of Texas and Florida likely broke federal law by transporting migrants unannounced to areas of the country, such as Martha's Vineyard. We are exploring civil and criminal legal avenues to hold the perpetrators and the states accountable. He adds Florida, Texas, can not ship
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"Launching a hotline in website to help people seeking information about reproductive rights. Governor Ned Lamont says the hotline is a direct reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn roe V wade. This is state that's not going to allow anybody to take away the fundamental rights of our women and girls. And that's not going to happen. It's not going to happen to our watch. People can call one 8 6 6 CT choice for information about abortion services in the state and connect with necessary resources, officials caution they are not offering legal advice. Four suspects are behind bars after police and semi valley California allegedly caught them right handed stealing a catalytic converter more from Daniel martindale. Someone called 9-1-1 early Thursday morning after hearing what sounded like a catalytic converter being cut out of a car parked in a residential neighborhood. They heard right, responding officers found the cutoff catalytic converter floor Jax I saw in war tools in the suspect's vehicle, the four suspects all from Los Angeles were arrested. I'm Daniel martindale. The Biden administration is putting off a planned test of a minuteman three intercontinental ballistic missile. In an effort to avoid more tension with China, China has been conducting intensive military exercises near Taiwan, furious over House speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this week to the island nation, which Beijing considers part of its territory. National security spokesman John Kirby says the test isn't in anybody's interest right now, and it will be rescheduled. Stocks are ending the first week of August mixed after a better than expected jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded in late trading to erase earlier losses after starting the session 200 points down, trading turn volatile is a stronger than expected July jobs report, renewed fears of more aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial rose 76, the S&P 500 lost 6 points, and the NASDAQ fell 63. And Warner Brothers announcing the merging of HBO Max and the discovery plus streaming services. I'm Brad Steven. And Dodd to these Pellegrini in the Bloomberg newsroom. We do have earnings just out this morning from Berkshire Hathaway and the conglomerate is reporting second quarter operating income of 9.2 just about 9.3 billion versus 6.69 billion, and that's a year on year comparison insurance underwriting operating profit, $581 million, and that is up 55% year on year again. Those are Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly results just out. Absolutely sizzling jobs report. We got yesterday showing the USC economy created just about twice as many jobs as expected. And Randy krasner, former fed governor, now a professor at the University of Chicago's booth school, says the fed is getting ready to hike rates again next month. Certainly 75 basis points will be on the table for the next meeting. And browser also says rising wages are another reason to worry about inflation. And Bloomberg opinion columnist, Muhammad Ali and says this will be an even bigger inflation headache for the fed. It's good for the worker. It's good for the economy. However, it means that core inflation will prove to be much stickier coming down. And all this has some traders betting the fed may not wait until September 21st meeting to high grades again. The last time the fed hiked rates between meetings was in April of 1994. New York City rushing to get more people vaccinated against monkeypox more on that from Bloomberg's Courtney home. Denise the city is doubling capacity to give the vaccine by opening 5 new clinics and planning one more to be centrally located in Times Square. Tens of thousands of doses of the vaccine have already been distributed and tens of thousands more appointments were booked up on Friday. The city has also set aside more doses for those with known exposure to monkeypox. Denise? Thank you, Courtney. Bloomberg's Courtney done a whole reporting. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on Bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than a 120 countries. In the newsroom, I'm Denise Pellegrini. This is Bloomberg. This is Bloomberg business of sports. The cold hard truth about the Olympic journey is not really been financially incentivized in the same way that many other professional sports are. Is there some basketball that involves EVA, global, our licensing arm, think four 50, all of those things will make up what that looks like. Money in sports. It's one of the reasons why I enjoy Monday night countdown and talk about some of the more interesting aspects of business exports and you're talking sports, discipline is the bridge from being good to ultimately being great at whatever it is that you're trying to be or as your profession. Bloomberg, business of sports. From Bloomberg radio. This is the Bloomberg business of sports show where we explore the big money issues in the world of sports on Michael Barr. And I'm scarlet fu. And we have got a lot to talk about. Joining us later in the show will be former NBA star meta Santa fort R test. Our test, that's a three. Formerly known as
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"john kirby" Discussed on WTOP
"And now chew the top story tonight, breaking news from the Senate would just voted nearly unanimously to expand NATO by admitting Finland and Sweden. On this vote, the yeas are 95, the nays are one and one senator responded present. WTO's Mitchell Miller has more from the hill. Maryland democratic senator Ben cardin is one of the many lawmakers from both parties who say the decision is one that will get the attention of Russia, as it continues to attack Ukraine. Expanding NATO at this moment is a clear message to mister Putin that we stand with the democratic countries of Europe. But Missouri Republican Josh hawley suggests U.S. allies haven't been pulling their weight in terms of financial commitments. This isn't to say that the United States should abandon NATO. But it is to say that our European allies really must do more. Halle was the only senator to vote no, adding Finland and Sweden to NATO would be the broadest expansion of the alliance since 7 members were added in 2004. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller, WTO news. Now the Ukraine, one day the Russian government threatens nuclear war the next day, they call for peace. So what should we believe national security correspondent JJ green has more? Well, this is a part and parcel of the Russian approach since even before they invaded back in February. John Kirby coordinator for strategic communications with the National Security Council. He said, this is business as usual for Russia. They say one thing and then they do another. It's classic Russian behavior. So how does Ukraine, the U.S. and the rest of the west deal with that? We do not take it face value any claims that they are interested in peace and stability in Ukraine is certainly not peace and stability in Europe. Ukraine says the only way to end this conflict is a complete strategic defeat of Russia's military. JJ green, WTO news. President Biden signed an executive order that aims to make it easier for women to travel to get an abortion if they live in a state that no longer allows them. The order also addresses abortions for pregnant women facing medical emergencies. Executive order makes sure healthcare providers comply with federal law so women don't face delays or denials of medically necessary care. And this executive order advances research and data collection to evaluate the impact
Bloomberg Radio New York
"john kirby" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Is Bloomberg radio Now a global news update A judge is keeping title 42 in place for the time being A Louisiana judge is keeping his injunction in place for the policy that's been used nearly 2 million times to deny migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. due to COVID restrictions If the injunction had been lifted the Biden administration was expected to end the policy Wall Street is flat at the close after the S&P 500 briefly fell into bear territory stocks trimmed losses in late trading as recession fears continued to rattle markets The S&P 500 recovered earlier losses to finish just in the green at the closing bell the Dow gained 8 points to 31 to 61 Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says the situation is constantly changing in Ukraine They have made some incremental progress in the Donbass It is slow It's uneven and the Ukrainians continue to push back He was pressed on who controls what at this time The Pentagon confirmed another weapon shipment to Ukraine this week costing $100 million Hillary Clinton agreed to share since debunked data on a link between Russia and Donald Trump in 2016 that bombshell testimony came today from her former campaign manager Robbie mook in a trial involving a Clinton campaign lawyer accused of lying to the FBI The Johnny Depp defamation trial is on break until Monday Testimony wrapped up for the week Thursday with jurors hearing from several witnesses about Depp's character and his use of drugs and alcohol the Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing ex-wife Amber Heard saying her claims of domestic violence have hurt his career She is countersuing I'm Rebecca Hughes An Alabama inmate back in custody after more than a week on the run is being ordered to provide a DNA sample The district attorney of Lauderdale county said it's in relation to Casey white's escape He fled with corrections officer Vicki white and they made it all the way to Indiana before being caught I'm Brian shook Conditions.
WTOP
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"Think twice before they do but I got press secretary John Kirby said that Russia gave the U.S. in advance notice about the launch They would double TLP for war on these stories and the minutes ahead by the time I was four 18 The rich honor and the WTO traffic center All right some good news if you're traveling on the antelope with the beltway headed south through Tyson's toward merrifield and falls church they are beginning the process of picking up the work sound Again for now just be careful as you approach the 66 interchange that's kind of where they're at right now that it's kind of a complicated maneuver since they have the ramp open They may have to stop traffic to get the barrels out of the roadway safely and then get that little lane closure cleared as well So just be careful headed south on the outer loop towards 66 on the interloop of the beltway the work center was right at 66 block in the right lane and both exits to eastbound and westbound 66 still waiting on the all clear for that As of late that was not causing a delay and again the diversion takes you up to route 7 as a result Maryland side of the beltway inner and outer loops in Montgomery and prince George's county sharing good shape The overnight paving project on U.S. 15 nerd point of rocks ridge in point of rocks road should find that work sound clearing from the roadway they just reopened the westbound span of the bay bridge you've got three lanes westbound two lanes eastbound and delays that with the stop traffic on the westbound side quickly or have wrapped up in cleared so a much better ride there as well The Maryland lottery's new skee ball scratch offs could have you rolling in dough because you could win up to $30,000 instantly Play new skee ball scratch offs and have a ball please play a responsibly rich hundred WTO traffic We'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies out there today with highs near 70s so temperatures moving in the right direction our average high now around 70°.
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"Friday April 8th I'm Tim McGuire At least 52 people are dead after a missile hit a train station full of people trying to flee eastern Ukraine The dead include 5 children according to the governor of danette Panko says thousands have been gathered at the station trying to get out Many of the injured and critical condition he says some having lost limbs The remnants of a rocket were pinned with the words for the children in Russian Russia's defense ministry denies the attack claiming it was a Ukrainian missile that hit the train station Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called that unconvincing Particularly when the ministry actually announced it and then when they saw reports of civilian casualties unannounced I'm Ben Thomas Supreme Court Justice designate katangi Brown Jackson was at The White House celebrating her confirmation It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments For a black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States But we've made it Jackson will take the bench later this year filling the seat of retiring justice Stephen Breyer CNN reports that two days after the November 2020 election Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows laying out strategies to overturn the results of Trump's father lost the strategies according to CNN were used by then president Donald Trump's team spreading down about voter fraud filing suits and pressuring local state and federal officials to order recounts and ignore official results CNN reports a select House committee investigating the January 6th attack on the capitol has that text The committee has also interviewed former president Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner This is AP news Nissan and NASA are working on a new type of battery for electric vehicles It'll charge quicker and be lighter and it's safe says Nissan It's so stable it can be used in pacemaker says the company which calls it a game changer It's an all solid state battery and it'll replace the lithium ion battery now in use For a 2028 product launch it'll be about half the size of the current battery and it'll charge fully in 15 minutes instead of hours Nissan's partnership with NASA involves the testing of materials Nissan says both it and NASA need the same kind of battery I'm Rita foley The State Department says it can't do a complete accounting of gifts presented to U.S. officials by foreign governments during the final year the Trump administration because Trump's executive office didn't provide the information on what the former president and his family were given by foreign leaders in 2020 I'm Tim McGuire EP news Dedicated logistics is looking for truck drivers regional and dedicated routes for class a CDL Get a $10,000 sign on bonus paid in your first year dedicated logistics is a pet friendly company For more information go to ship DLI dot com You said Sunday he will move to dismiss a murder charge against a woman who allegedly gave herself an abortion Lazelle Herrera was a breath dismiss a murder charge against a woman who allegedly gave herself an abortion Lazelle Herrera was arrested Thursday in Rio Grande city after a star county grand jury indicted her for murder for causing the death of a fetus or embryo through a self induced abortion The district attorney says his office will move to dismiss the charges in a statement Diego and Ramirez says in reviewing this case it is clear that miss Herrera can not and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her The statement goes on to say the issue surrounding this matter are clearly contentious However based on Texas law and the facts presented it's not a criminal matter I'm Julie Walker On his 100th day in office New York City mayor Eric Adams tests positive for COVID a spokesman for the mayor says Adams who is vaccinated woke up Sunday with a sore throat took a rapid test that came back negative then took the more reliable PCR test that came back positive He had no other symptoms but has started taking antiviral meds and canceled all public events for.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"john kirby" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Pentagon has issued part of a report that warns Russia may begin using threats of nuclear weapon use it back to Scott details It yeah Paul the U.S. is saying for the most part the Russian ground attack has stalled because of the ferocious fight being put up by Ukrainian ground forces Now U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken here This could horrifically go on for some time But when all is said and done an independent Ukraine will be there And at some point Vladimir Putin will not And Pentagon spokesman John Kirby and an exclusive Bloomberg interview says causing a shift in tactics You're seeing by the Russians on the ground is a full on commitment to military operations They continue to hammer cities like car key charity Mario Kyiv with long-range fires that's a fancy Pentagon word for bombardment by missiles and rocket systems And then talk of nuclear weapons Bloomberg Jody Schneider If the war continues and the longer continues we'll increasingly ramp up that rhetoric about nuclear threats And Pentagon says it does not mean usage but verbal threats as Jody said as Vladimir Putin feels more cornered And in that effort presidents Biden and she meet tomorrow Bloomberg's Anne Marie horndon The in game is still the same There's still very much devoted to suppressing cases and not letting cases come in So you're not going to see a reopening of China anytime soon when it comes to international borders but you are definitely seeing a tweaking of the policy So that business factory supply chain isn't impacted as much Now that is Bloomberg's Emma O'Brien talking about president Xi Jinping pledging to reduce the economic impact of his COVID fighting measures while reiterating the commitment to his COVID zero policy Emma says the goal is to minimize the impact and social development Moderna has asked the FDA for approval of a fourth dose of its COVID vaccine for adults Pfizer earlier filed for people over 65 and Hong Kong chief executive Carrie lam is saying that she has a very strong feeling that people's tolerance of the stiff restrictions in the city is fading and financial institutions are losing patience In San Francisco I met Baxter This is Bloomberg All right Eddie and now for something totally different Sports with Dan Schwartzman Dan O let's talk barsa an important win in the Europa League Oh yeah and as a fraud fan I was very happy to watch it Doug they advanced the quarterfinals of the two to one win on the road at Galatasaray to win two to one aggregate Marcia getting goals from pantry and Obama young.
KOMO
"john kirby" Discussed on KOMO
"Is closing its embassy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and temporarily relocating core diplomatic staff to another city White House principal deputy press secretary karine Jean Pierre repeated warnings a Russian attack on Ukraine could happen this week We're in the window when an invasion could begin at any time The Kremlin is still denying it plans to invade and Russian president Vladimir Putin is appearing to leave the door open for diplomacy Pentagon spokesman John Kirby We still don't believe that some final decision has been made The White House says President Biden is on track to announce his nominee to replace justice Stephen breyer on the Supreme Court by the end of the month Ryer is set to retire when the court's term ends this summer Those are your political insights I'm Elizabeth schulz ABC News Although he calls the current situation dangerous the British leader urges continued talk over Ukraine These are your world headlines from ABC News While on a trip to Scotland prime minister Boris Johnson said there is still time for president Putin to step back and what we're urging is for everybody to engage in dialog for a conversation to take place For the record Moscow continues to deny it has any plans to invade Ontario's premier has announced that Canada's most populous province will lift its COVID proof of vaccination requirements into weeks not because of protests but because he says it's safe to do so And Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is tested positive for COVID four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected 74 year old Camilla whose self isolating was triple vaccinated I'm Tom rivers at the ABC News foreign desk in London Northwest news radio traffic from the dubin law group traffic center That earlier car fire in Olympia that was blocking two lanes up on 5 near boulevard roads southeast That's been cleared a way now and traffic is still very heavy from lily road southeast So watch for some slowing through that area in linwood still watching on northbound four O 5 and I 5 two right lanes now blocked due to a crash causing a stop that go back up from filbert road and a crash in linwood on door bound 5 just north of one 64th street that's over on the right shoulder causing a distraction Our next northwest traffic at 7.
WTOP
"john kirby" Discussed on WTOP
"In President Joe Biden's new order sending 3000 U.S. troops to Poland Germany and Romania is just the latest U.S. move and the tensions between Russia and the west over the crisis that's ongoing in Ukraine President is valid no American service members will fight in Ukraine but he faces the overwhelming challenge you're figuring out how to stop Russia from invading its neighbor This morning WTF national security correspondent JJ green on the president's latest actions Those troops are going to be about 3000 a thousand of them are going to be sent to Romania another 2000 are going to be split between Germany and Poland The reason they're being sent there according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is to give their allies the U.S.'s allies a sense of calm there to understand that they are there to help them These are NATO countries that these troops are going to they're not going to be working under the NATO flag unless things change And they're going to go there essentially to provide the support for these countries And I understand that the 1000 troops is going to be composed of a striker brigade which is very specific skills that it brings to bear in the situation They're going to be going to Romania The others are the 82nd airborne in the 18th airborne are going to be spread out in a couple of locations They're going to be working essentially using their skill sets to provide what it is that they bring to those countries to make sure that they can cover themselves Also there was some F-16 fighter jets that were sent to Estonia as well as a part of this expansive U.S. troop presence The idea is to spread them out put them in the places where they're necessary to help the allies that have requested and need help Okay and so how do they factor into possible combat in Ukraine They're not going to be involved in Ukraine in combat They're not even going to Ukraine They're not going to be involved in combat there I don't think they're going to be involved in combat anywhere unless there is an attack in these other countries The objective is to go to these NATO countries to bolster their ability to deal with some type of situation in their countries but they are not And Pentagon press secretary John Kirby made it clear They're not going to go to Ukraine and they're not going to be involved in combat Have we learned anything more about Russia's plans for that region Russia's continuing to move troops into the region and satellite photos are providing the proof of this The Kremlin does not look like a country that's backing down from this and even though the U.S. leadership is dropping the term eminent from its description of a possible invasion of Ukraine It doesn't mean that an invasion is not coming We will remind it during a news conference by Ukraine's foreign minister dimitro kuleba Russia has multiple ways that it can attack and destabilize their country and the region And he says they've already been very successful in hitting and targeting Ukraine's economy Their cyberattacks there's disinformation there are a number of different ways they can bring to bear this what they call hybrid warfare And this is essentially a part of their plan anyway in the region because they've been doing it for 8 years plus and the folks.
WTOP
"john kirby" Discussed on WTOP
"President Joe Biden's new order sending 3000 U.S. troops to Poland Germany and Romania is just the latest U.S. move in the tensions between Russia and the west over the crisis that's ongoing in Ukraine President has vowed no American service members will fight in Ukraine but he faces the overwhelming challenge you're figuring out how to stop Russia from invading its neighbor This morning WTF national security correspondent JJ green on the president's latest actions Most troops are going to be about 3000 a thousand of them are going to be sent to Romania another 2000 are going to be split between Germany and Poland The reason they're being sent there according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is to give their allies the U.S.'s allies a sense of calm there to understand that they are there to help them These are NATO countries that these troops are going to they're not going to be working under the NATO flag unless things change And they're going to go there essentially to provide the support for these countries And I understand that the 1000 troops is going to be composed of a striker brigade which is very specific skills that it brings to bear in the situation They're going to be going to Romania The others are the 82nd airborne in the 18th airborne are going to be spread out in a couple of locations They're going to be working essentially using their skill sets to provide what it is that they bring to those countries to make sure that they can cover themselves Also there was some F-16 fighter jets that were sent to Estonia as well as a part of this expansive U.S. troop presence The idea is to spread them out put them in the places where they're necessary to help the allies that have requested and need help Okay and so how do they factor into possible combat in Ukraine They're not going to be involved in Ukraine in combat They're not even going to Ukraine They're not going to be involved in combat there I don't think they're going to be involved in combat anywhere unless there is an attack in these other countries The objective is to go to these NATO countries to bolster their ability to deal with some type of situation in their countries but they are not and Pentagon press secretary John Kirby made it clear They're not going to go to Ukraine and they're not going to be involved in combat Have we learned anything more about Russia's plans for that region Russia's continuing to move troops into the region and satellite photos are providing the proof of this The Kremlin does not look like a country that's backing down from this and even though the U.S. leadership is dropping the term eminent from its description of a possible invasion of Ukraine It doesn't mean that an invasion is not coming We were reminded during a news conference by Ukraine's foreign minister dimitro kuleba Russia has multiple ways that it can attack and destabilize the country and the region and he says they've already been very successful in hitting and targeting Ukraine's economy Their cyberattacks there's disinformation there are a number of different ways they can bring to bear this what they call hybrid warfare And this is essentially a part of their plan anyway in the region because they've been doing it for 8 years plus.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"john kirby" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"At the university of Hong Kong says the horse this a quote the horse has bolted Russia has verbally fired back at the U.S. regarding Ukraine the United Nations Security Council today a Russian ambassador Vasily of Asia says that creating hysteria The president himself is resilient who have said themselves that they do not see in this activity that we are being talked about today as a threat Yeah through a translator of course a U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield says the troops at the border say at all You've heard from our Russian colleagues that we're calling for this meeting to make you all feel uncomfortable Imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had a 100,000 troops sitting on your border And president Joe Biden says ready for any contingency We continue to urge diplomacy as the best way forward But with Russia's continuing his build up of its forces around Ukraine we are ready no matter what happens Yeah this is a U.S. UK ready sanctions on Russian oligarchs and The Pentagon has now come out clarifying the president's comments over the weekend that he is sending 8500 service members to Eastern Europe and the near term the fence department spokesman John Kirby says they are NATO support It's really a multi tiered approach here But the president has been very clear We're not going to see American troops on the ground in combat with the Russians in Ukraine Well Kirby did not set a timeline either And Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken with French president Emmanuel Macron at the statement says they agreed to maintain contacts and discussed the possibility of meeting in person UK prime minister Boris Johnson has been put on notice by his own conservative lawmakers after the government's Sue grey report said too little was thought out and given to conditions faced by Britain's while the elite party at ten downing Johnson in parliament today I want.
WMAL 630AM
"john kirby" Discussed on WMAL 630AM
"J. Simpson was stabbed this past week with the vaccine shot. That's right. He O. J. Simpson got the vaccine before your mom did. It's really nice to see S. Oh, he's got it. He was all excited about it. He tweeted a photo of himself getting the vaccine, he says, Get your shot. I got mine. He's got a face mask on that says the juice. So that way, although his face is covered, you know who would It's amazing to me that he still thinks that people want to see him in the spotlight. I guess we do talk about him in every tweet and remember what he joined Twitter. Actually, I think you would ever having the conversation of Should we follow him? I was like now. We shouldn't. We can't. But he still makes news. Yeah, I like his his Twitter videos that again They're all kind of like vaguely threatening. Hey, there. America. Remember me like, Yeah, We remember RJ. We see a buddy um, so anyway, so now he's a He's a leader. He's one of these people. He's a Kamila Harris like you get the shot. You do it in public, and you do it to inspire others. So O. J. Simpson inspiring. Million's this week. Also inspiring is Thea Extent to which our government has no idea what is doing the Pentagon. This is a real headline. Pentagon Halts Plan to Offer Cove in 19 vaccinations to get mo detainees amid backlash why did it have to get here? The Pentagon on Saturday, Fox News reports. Announced that it was quote, pausing a plan to give Cove in 19 vaccinations at Guantanamo Bay. After accusations from Republicans and 9 11 survivors that it was prioritizing terror suspects over Americans. Defense Department press secretary John Kirby. John Kirby is back at the Defense Department, he says, quote no Guantanamo detainees have been vaccinated. We're positing the plan to move forward as we review force protection protocols. We remain committed to our obligations to keep our troops Safe, Uh, they apparently Beverly had planned on vaccinating the 40 detainees. Gitmo and again before your grandma gets vaccinated they were going to do, uh, war criminals and included in this is the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or chaos them so Is it possible that chaos, um would get a vaccination before 9 11 survivors. That is where we are in this country. Once again, we have failed to shoot KSM. Uh, this time with the vaccine. So what? Like who in their right mind thought this was a good idea. The claim was the prosecutors were concerned that they weren't gonna be able to move forward with the war crimes hearings at the base, which let me say when did the 9 11 attacks happened? When did they occur? All that was almost 20 years ago. And we're still awaiting war crimes hearings that get mouth Right now. And you're telling me the pandemic is the thing that slowed down the pace. 19 years in all of us in the pandemic arrives and you're like, Oh, boy, we were really hurtling towards a resolution on these war crimes. But then the pandemic can't really slowed. Things down. Can't wait till we get a vaccine so we could get these guys back to trial. What? And here's the other thing. To me. It seems like jail cells was the perfect way to socially distance. I'm pretty sure even if they got cove ID there are there would be ways. If you're in jail to keep you from infecting the general population, which is not very large on Gitmo. This we're talking about soldiers there, Which, of course you want them to be safe went up, vaccinate the soldiers. About that. Look, let's save the vaccine for now. No vaccines for the war criminals and Gitmo. But as soon as there is enough vaccine that is after each and every American who wants one gets vaccinated. We should send Dr Fauci down there and he could administer the vaccine to KSM. They could just wear two masks. They'd be safe. They just mask double Medscheme found she could torture those guys. He could put them all into masks. Make it so they can't breathe. You know, maybe get some more information out of him. Um All right. So it just So you know, your government is paying attention to you ever so slightly 7 23 I w e mail where Washington comes.