Trump news on Youtube Feb 8 2019

 Kellyanne Conway has a photo on her wall of the moment she was sworn into office

It is from Jan 22 2017, two days after Donald Trump's inauguration.  On the left stands Ms Conway, taking her oath to become the US president's counsellor

On the right, separated by a podium, is a gaggle of other senior White House aides

 Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer – at the time Mr Trump's chief strategist, chief of staff and press secretary – are all in the latter group

 "That picture's fun," Ms Conway says, spotting it from across her West Wing office

It is blown up big, two foot wide at a guess.  "Jared's behind the podium so you can't see him," she says, referencing Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's

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Trump, Xi unlikely to meet before March 1st trade deadline: U.S. officials - Duration: 2:10.

now with the rising speculation that US president Donald Trump in Chinese

President seizing pain will meet in Vietnam during the planned at North

Korea US summit Washington actually says that such a meeting is not likely to

happen before the March 1st deadline to reach a trade deal between the two world

powers Eason Jae has more speculation the u.s. president Donald Trump and

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Vietnam was shut down by US officials

on Thursday who say it's unlikely the two leaders will meet before the March

1st deadline said by the two sides to reach a trade deal

however White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow remained optimistic telling

reporters that the leaders of the two economic powerhouses could still meet a

later well the president said number times that he expects to meet with

President Xi on trade when and where is totally up in the air at the moment does

it depend on the meetings this week I wouldn't I wouldn't want to say one way

or another it might you know hopefully the meetings will go well president

Trump on Tuesday during a State of the Union address said any new trade deal

with Beijing must include real structural change to end unfair trade

practice as the US continues to press China to make major reforms Trump has

vowed to increase US tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese imports to 25

percent from the current 10 percent if the two sides cannot reach a deal by

March first watchers say the u.s. does not want to hold talks with China in

Vietnam to show that its focus currently lies on the hotly anticipated second

summit with North Korea they add that any misunderstandings that could arise

from meeting with China in Vietnam could lead to a negative impact on

denuclearization talks with North Korea from the upcoming second summit with

North Korean leader Kim jong-un to the March 1st deadline the next few weeks

will be intense for Trump and his administration

he's NJ Arirang news

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I don't wear a toupee featuring Donald Trump - Duration: 3:10.

hey in this room it's so hot in here maybe I'll start to believe it myself

she's a jackass jackass she's a jackass

Ah I don't know what I said Ah I don't remember

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

what I say is what I say I'm sorry we need money

I've been very nice to you although I could probably maybe not be

based on the way you have treated me

but i wouldn't do that

what I say this is what i say

so i spent a long time this morning

on making my shoes so beautiful so shiny

This is the legacy death destruction terrorism and weakness

wouldn't that be embarrassing

and we're gonna load it up with some bad dudes

believe me we're gonna load it up

I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created

I just sold an apartment for fifteen million dollars

to somebody from China

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

every woman lied

when they came forward to hurt my campaign

if Hillary Clinton were a man

i don't think she will get 5% of the vote

Russia if you're listening I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails

they are missing

President Obama he is the founder of ISIS

he is the founder of ISIS

Obamacare

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

i would build a great wall

and nobody builds walls better than me believe me

free trade can be wonderful if you have smart people

but we have people that are stupid

The American dream is dead

but mr. Trump you're not a nice person I think I am a nice person

we have losers we have losers

I don't wear a toupee I don't wear a toupee

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Don't Trust Trump's HIV Pledge: Feb 8 Debrief - Duration: 3:32.

Trump says he wants to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, but actions speak louder than words

-- he's actually gutting programs that would stop transmissions.

A new study shows that the kids of same-sex parents do better than the kids of straight

parents in school.

Brazil is erasing queer and feminist curricula from schools, but at least one US state is

expanding access to inclusive education.

We'll have the week's top LGBTQ news and how it affects you on Weekly Debrief.

Weekly Debrief is made possible by the folks who pledge their support on Patreon.

Head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out the

rewards available to backers.

In the State of the Union this week, Donald Trump pledged to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

But we all know what a promise from Trump is worth, and his words are pretty hollow

considering that his administration spent the last two years dismantling the very programs

needed to end HIV.

Last year Republicans tried to cut a billion dollars from HIV programs, which experts say

would have killed hundreds of thousands of people if Congress hadn't stopped them.

Trump fired his advisors on HIV/AIDS shortly after taking office.

He wants to kick everyone with HIV out of the military.

And he's trying to kill Obamacare, which drastically expanded LGBTQ access to health

care.

Just a few months ago, a coalition of HIV nonprofits laid out a plan to end the epidemic

by 2025.

Their recommendations include stuff like safe injection sites, sex education, more access

to PrEP -- the kind of stuff that this administration has been working nonstop to undermine.

Maybe this pledge is a change of direction.

But I wouldn't count on it.

Also this week a new study shows that children raised by same-sex parents perform better

in school and are more likely to graduate than the kids of straight parents.

In part, that's because same-sex couples tend to have more financial resources when

they choose to become parents, which provides more advantages to their kids.

In Brazil, the new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro revealed plans to remove all references

to LGBTQ people from textbooks, along with references to feminism.

Brazil has thousands of schools with no water, electricity or plumbing, but getting rid of

women and gays is apparently Bolsonaro's solution.

But here in the states, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just signed a bill requiring more

inclusive curricula.

Schools will now portray political, economic, and social contributions of people with disabilities

as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

That's thanks in large part to the work of Garden State Equality, so great job New

Jersey.

This is only the second state after California to require this kind of inclusive curriculum.

And with federal education controlled by the same kind of right-wing homophobes as in Brazil,

state legislation is probably the best way to improve queer representation.

To my knowledge, there's no coordinated national effort right now to pass similar

bills in other states or countries.

I could be wrong, but I've searched and haven't found anything.

So maybe it's time to start one.

This week's action item: Write to your elected officials, whether you're in the US or abroad,

and ask them to introduce legislation requiring LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum.

California and New Jersey are providing a model that works, so let's see if we can

replicate that success around the country and around the world.

As always let me know about stories that need covering @mattbaume on Twitter and in the

YouTube comments.

Thanks to everyone who makes Weekly Debrief possible with a monthly pledge of Patreon

-- head over to Patreon.com/mattbaume or click the link in the description to check out the

backer rewards.

And I'll debrief you next week.

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Trump Admin To Roll Back Regulations On Predatory Payday Lenders - Duration: 5:08.

Donald Trump has an unhealthy obsession with Barack Obama.

In fact, the only real thing that Donald Trump has done since becoming president of the United

States is rolling back all of the good things that Barack Obama did while he was president,

and this week is no exception.

Donald Trump's consumer financial protection bureau announced that they're going to be

revising the regulations that Obama put in place against predatory payday lenders.

Specifically, they want to take away the regulation that said that payday lenders have to determine

whether or not somebody is even capable of paying back one of these payday loans before

they make the loan.

That helped a lot of people from entering a cycle of endless debt, which is what these

predatory payday lenders had based their entire industry on.

That's what they did.

They would get people to come in hand over their car title or you know, a pay stub showing

this is how much they make.

They'd give them $500 and say, you've got one week to pay us back.

If they didn't pay him back in one week, not only were they hit with fees and interest

rates, that could be up to 50 percent, but after that week they were hit with interest

rates that went into the hundreds of percents trapping people in an endless cycle of debt

and making that initial loan that they took out, you know, double and triple and quadruple

in a matter of weeks.

That $500 loan became a $4,000 loan in a month or two, and Obama was trying to put an end

to that.

The regulation they put in place.

The CFPB said, you cannot give them money if you determine that they will never be able

to pay you back, but now Trump admin comes along and says to hell with whether or not

they can pay you back, loan them the money, and then go from there.

Charge them these astronomical interest rates.

Go ahead and rip them off prey on the poorest communities in this country, which as we've

discussed countless times over the years on ring of fire.

That is exactly what they did.

They would set up shop in poor communities and just watch that cash come rolling in,

trapping people in what has been described as an endless cycle of debt and Trump's trying

to take us back to that why?

Because he hates Barack Obama so much and of course the people he's put in government,

including those at the CFPB, uh, they also are good friends with the payday lenders and

they want them to be able to make as much money as possible because they have also made

money off the payday lending industry through their campaigns.

And this is political payback.

This is what you get.

You give enough money to the right people in Washington DC.

They will deregulate the hell out of you so you can continue to screw over American citizens

at every given opportunity in the payday, lenders knew that their day would come, all

they had to do was wait, and now they're getting rewarded.

There is a positive note here.

There is still with this proposed rule change, a 90 day comment period.

So I encourage every single person out there to get on the consumer.

Financial Protection Bureau is website.

Submit a comment and let them know that this decision to change this rule will be an absolute

disaster for the American economy and that you do not in any way, shape or form.

Support this rule.

Change our voices right now.

We have a chance to be heard, so let's not waste it.

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#1 Trump Rejects Socialism in Landmark Address - Duration: 5:47.

As you all know, President Donald Trump stood up to a resurgent wave of socialism in America

during the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, telling Congress and the nation, "America

will never be a socialist country."

The president reviewed his administration's successes, most of which have been antithetical

to socialism.

He charted a course toward American greatness and away from the failures of communism.

Since taking office in 2017, Trump has lambasted socialism and communism on the world stage.

On Feb. 5, facing members of the Democratic Party—many of whom are socialists—the

president confronted, for the first time, the ideology's encroachment on America.

Trump said,

"Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country."

He also went onto say,

"America was founded on liberty and independence–not government coercion, domination, and control.

We are born free, and we will stay free," he added, drawing a standing ovation from

the Republicans.

"Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country."

As Republicans chanted "USA, USA" in response to the president, Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed

socialist, fidgeted in his seat, his lips tight and his hand propping up his chin.

A small number of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, stood up and

applauded.

Trump prefaced his remarks about socialism by pointing to Venezuela, a once-wealthy nation

that has been crippled by socialist policies.

Democrats in Congress have floated similar policies for years and have intensified the

push beginning in the 2018 midterm election cycle.

Prominent members of Congress, including presidential candidate Kamala Harris, are

backing socialist policies like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal that would open

the floodgates to massive government expansion into the health care and energy sectors.

While calls for socialist policies received a significant amount of media attention during

and after the 2018 election, the proposals are not new to American politics.

"Obamacare" nearly achieved the socialist dream of the total government takeover of

the entire health care insurance industry, paving the way toward the goals enshrined in Medicare

for All.

Under the guise of progressivism and other causes benevolently named, socialism–the

preliminary stage of communism–has penetrated deeply into U.S. politics, higher education,

the sciences, and culture.

Trevor Loudon, an author and contributor to The Epoch Times who has spent more than 30 years

researching radical left, Marxist, and terrorist movements and their covert influence on mainstream politics said,

"It was great to see him throw down the gauntlet and name the problem because the

biggest political problem is the danger of socialism and communism right now.

"A quarter of his audience were socialists, so he was throwing down the gauntlet to the

left wing of the Democratic Party—which is now the main leading wing—and telling

them that their agenda was not acceptable."

The Congressional Progressive Caucus was co-founded by Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist.

The caucus swelled by 26 seats after the 2018 election to a roster of 100 members.

Many members have links to the Democrat Socialists of America and the Communist Party of USA,

according to Loudon's research. And as many of you know, Trevor Loudon is also the author of many of Declassified's stories right here on this channel.

The bulk of what Trump has achieved during his first two years in office either rolled

back socialist policies or prevented the ideology's further encroachment on America.

The president took steps to protect religious freedom, insulating against socialism's promotion

of atheism and attacks on religion.

He also spearheaded the passage of a major tax-cut package and ordered an unprecedented

purge of government regulations.

The moves were a major blow to socialists' moves to expand the government via new regulations,

and to fund that growth by raising taxes.

William Gairdner, an author and independent scholar, said,

"[Trump] sees that America has been rushing toward the socialist brink for a long time,

perhaps since the middle of the last century and very much accelerated during the Obama

presidency, which was scary for anyone who believes as he does and certainly as I do

that socialism is not going to go." He also said, "That was strategic.

He wanted to cut the Democrats off at the pass."

Trump's choice of Venezuela stood out, considering

that examples of socialism's failures abound.

The president has taken a tough stance on Maduro's regime and intensified pressure

on the socialist dictator to step down.

In January, Venezuela's National Assembly declared Maduro's presidency illegitimate.

Juan Guaidó, the assembly's leader, stepped forward as an interim president.

Maduro refused to give up control.

Trump immediately recognized Guaidó, triggering a virtual global referendum on socialism.

Free-world nations, like Germany and Australia, sided with Guaidó.

Socialist and communist regimes, like those in China, North Korea, and Cuba, backed Maduro.

Russia, which is not socialist on paper, has been propping up socialists and communists

in South America for decades.

The Kremlin backed Maduro.

Thank you very much for your company on our very first podcast.

So what were your thoughts on the State of the Union Address? Thank you

for tuning into this episode, and we look forward to your company on the next.

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Trump's Leaked Private Schedule Causes a Stir | The Daily Show - Duration: 5:17.

This weekend,

the groundhog wasn't the only adorable fur ball

that came out of hibernation.

President Trump made a rare appearance

on a non-Fox News program.

And you can tell that he was tired

because at times, he actually made sense.

Would you let your son Barron play football?

Uh, it's very... It's a very tough question,

and it's a very good question. If he wanted to, yes.

Would I steer him that way? Uh, no, I wouldn't.

-Why? -I just don't like the reports

that I see coming out having to do with football.

I mean, it's a dangerous sport.

I really think that, as far as my son...

well, I've heard NFL players saying they wouldn't let

their sons play football, so, uh, it's not totally unique.

But I would have a hard time with it.

That's right, Trump doesn't want his son to have brain damage.

Which is strange,

because usually fathers want their children

-to follow in their footsteps. -(laughter)

But that was... that was a thoughtful response

from the president.

And really different from how he usually talks about football.

Today, if you hit too hard-- right?--

they hit too hard, "15 yards! Throw him out of the game."

They had that last week. I watched for couple of minutes.

Two guys just... really beautiful tackle.

Boom! "15 yards!" The referee gets on television.

His wife is sitting at home. She's so proud of him.

They're ruining the game.

Used to see these tackles, and it was incredible to watch.

Right? Now they tackle. "Oh, head-on-head collision.

15 yard..." The whole game is all screwed up.

Football's become soft like our country has become soft.

-(cheering) -It's true.

"It's true, folks. Totally true, folks.

"And what's the deal with seat belts?

"Back in my day, you went straight through the windshield,

"into the other guy's car, and that's how you made friends.

Fun fact: That's how I met Rudy Giuliani."

(laughter)

Basically, what Trump is saying is that he's cool

with other kids playing football,

but he doesn't want his little guy hurting his brain.

Safety first. And if he had it his way,

football would be even more dangerous.

Yeah, there'd probably be coconuts getting dropped

on the players' heads, a ball that just bursts into flames

at random times, a mid-game purge.

(deep voice): For the next five minutes,

all crime is legal between the 20- and 50-yard lines.

Now, Trump didn't just make football news this weekend.

He also commented on the other violent crisis

threatening Americans: Syria.

You see, the president wants to pull out,

so that he's not stuck paying support for years.

He knows how this goes.

-(laughter) -And a lot of senators...

a lot of senators, led by Mitch McConnell,

are worried that if America pulls out of Syria,

ISIS could regain power.

But luckily, the commander in chief has that figured out.

You could, in that vacuum, see a resurgence of ISIS...

Sure, and you know what we'll do?

We'll come back if we have to. We have very fast airplanes,

we have very good cargo planes-- we can come back very quickly.

(laughter)

I love that his rationale is:

"We have very fast airplanes. We can just go back."

Like America can just back into Syria

like a mom checking on her son

to see if he's doing drugs in his room.

Just like, "Okay, ISIS, we're going now. Bye-b... Aha!"

But believe it or not, his views on football and Syria

weren't the biggest Trump news of the weekend.

No, the story everyone was talking about was this.

NEWSMAN: Axios says a White House source

leaked President Trump's private schedule

from the last three months.

It indicates he has spent about 60% of his time

in "unstructured" executive time.

Axios sources say much of that is spent

in his private residence watching TV, reading the papers

and phoning aides and other people.

In response, press secretary Sarah Sanders says

while the president spends much of his average day

in scheduled meetings, events and calls,

there is time to allow for a more creative environment.

"A more creative environment"?

That is not cool, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

You're supposed to be defending the president,

not making him sound like he spends all morning

-in a Montessori preschool. -(laughter)

Right? He spends time in "a more creative environ..."?

'Cause now I'm just picturing Trump in his briefings

like: "The duck goes..." "Quack!"

"The dog goes..." "Woof!"

-"ISIS goes..." -"Boom!"

"And The Donald goes..." "No collusion!"

(laughter)

-Now... -(applause)

now, predictably...

predictably... many people were upset at the news

that the president spends nearly two-thirds of his day

not doing anything.

They think he should be working hard in the Oval Office,

studying policy, military strategy,

you know, really tackling the nation's problems head-on.

But I'll be honest, I disagree.

Because, I mean, it's not his place...

Basically, what I'm saying is,

I'm cool with other presidents working hard,

but I don't want my little guy hurting his brain.

Safety first.

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Trump Attends National Prayer Breakfast, Heart-Shaped Sausage - Monologue - Duration: 3:28.

-Let's get to the news. President Trump spoke

at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning,

specifically, "Are you going to finish that?"

[ Laughter ]

That's right, President Trump attended

the National Prayer Breakfast this morning,

and he even brought Count Chocula.

[ Laughter ]

According to new research, eye contact is not needed

in order to have an enjoyable conversation.

"Yeah, we know," texted millennials.

[ Laughter ]

A motorist in the UK was arrested yesterday

after he crashed his car while swerving to avoid

hitting an octopus he claimed to have seen in the road.

Officials became suspicious

when they couldn't find any squid marks.

[ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ]

That's accurate. [ Cheering ]

You reacted accurately to that joke.

[ Applause ]

I also kind of hated it.

[ Laughter ]

HBO has released new photos

from the upcoming final season of "Game of Thrones,"

and I have to say -- yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]

Although, be careful, because I have to say,

those photos, pretty big spoilers.

[ Laughter ]

Two elderly women in Canada this week

got into a physical fight after they both wanted to sit

in the same chair during a game of Bingo.

One of them even lost an eye... 26.

[ Laughter ]

[ Scattered cheers ]

Well, I mean, on the same night as "squid marks,"

you guys are -- [ Laughter ]

You guys are a pretty lucky audience.

[ Laughter ]

Oh, this one actually counts as well.

[ Laughter ]

A company in England has begun selling

a heart-shaped sausage ahead of Valentine's Day.

It's the perfect way to tell that special someone

that you want to bang her.

[ Laughter, cheers and applause ]

Those --

[ Applause ]

[ Chuckles ] I don't know.

[ Laughter ]

Campbell's Soup recently received

official trademark rights to the word "Chunky"

for its brand of soups,

while Trump has trademarked it for his brand of suits.

[ Laughter ]

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson claimed yesterday

that he was the first choice to host this year's

Academy Awards before Kevin Hart.

Unfortunately, he also did questionable things in his past.

[ Laughter ]

Officials in Turkey recently found an ancient Bible

that is believed to be 1,200 years old.

It's so old, the first half is just called "Testament."

[ Laughter ]

That joke kills when I do it at the Catskills.

[ Laughter ]

Oh sure, Mrs. Maisel does it, it brings down the house.

[ Laughter ]

It's just called "Testament."

[ Cheers and applause ]

[ Laughs ]

[ Applause ]

Tip your waiters, tip your waitresses.

[ Laughter ]

And -- [ Laughs ]

And finally, Haagen-Dazs has started selling

alcohol-infused ice cream,

so if one of you wants ice cream,

and one of you wants alcohol, you're these two.

[ Laughter ]

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Trump Admin Determined to Overthrow Venezuela's Maduro - Duration: 10:49.

It's The Real News Network I'm Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore.

A bipartisan Senate resolution supporting President Trumps policy to recognize the self-proclaimed

president of Venezuela, Juan Guiado, fell through on Wednesday because the Republicans

did not want to include a line that would prohibit the U.S. from taking military action

in Venezuela.

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez were the co-authors

of the resolution.

Senator Menendez wanted to include a line in the resolution reaffirming the War Powers

Act, stating that the resolution should not be constructed as authorization for the use

of military force in Venezuela.

Senator Rubio refused and withdrew the resolution altogether.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis has now offered and expressed his support for the idea of the

Vatican mediating between the government of President Maduro and the opposition in Venezuela.

Now originally, the opposition had rejected all negotiation offers from Maduro.

Recently though, there has been some reports that Juan Guiado might accept Pope Francis'

offer.

Joining me now to discuss all of this today is Mark Weisbrot.

Mark is the Codirector of the Center for Economic Policy and Research and he joins us from Washington,

DC.

Mark, good to have you with us.

Thanks for inviting me, Sharmini All right, Mark.

Let's start with the Senate resolution on Venezuela.

What do you think this means, that the resolution has now failed, and the assertion of the War

Powers Act, which basically says that only Congress can declare war on another country?

Yes.

Well, this resolution was going to say that the sense of the Senate resolution that they

recognize they agree with the recognition.

Of Guido as the president of Venezuela.

But Rubio, who is really the point man, he's kind of leading this whole effort in the administration,

has been for quite a long time, he didn't want to have language, which is just standard

language, which restated the actual law of the United States.

There was nothing in the resolution that should be construed as supporting military intervention.

So mainly, the significance is it shows how extreme this group, Rubio, Bolton, Trump and

Elliott Abrams, how extreme they are and how they really want to keep this option, as they

say, "on the table," even though even threatening it like they do is a violation

of the UN Charter.

So I think that's important.

But the sanctions are also important.

So there's pushback in Congress against the military.

I don't think most of Congress would want–the vast majority of Congress wouldn't support

military action at this point.

But I think we shouldn't get too distracted by that because that's not the most likely

possibility.

The most likely possibility is what's actually happening.

There's very severe sanctions on the country that are killing people.

And that's been happening, as I've said before on this show, since August of 2017,

there's been this financial embargo, which has decimated the oil industry and severely

restricted the imports that pay for medicines and food.

And so, this is continuing.

And then, of course, in the last week or so it's been increased to something that's

more like a trade embargo, where you Venezuela won't be able to sell its oil to the United

States or in other countries who are allied with the U.S.

So they're trying very hard.

But I have to emphasize that the U.S. government, the Trump administration, is really bent on

overthrowing this government.

They don't want a negotiated solution.

All right, Mark.

Now, speaking of basic needs of the people of Venezuela, food and medicines and so forth,

several governments have offered aid to Venezuela.

In fact, the Colombian-Venezuelan border apparently has aid waiting to enter the country, but

Maduro Is denying it.

What do you make of that?

Well, I don't have full information on that, so I don't really know what are the circumstances

that would cause the government to deny it, or if they're just blocking it, or if there

are other things going on.

All right, Mark.

Many efforts are underway to negotiate and come to a resolution in Venezuela, a peaceful

resolution.

Pope Francis has offered to mediate, so have the governments of Mexico and Uruguay, which

are organizing a meeting in Montevideo today as we speak.

So give us a rundown on who's who and whether Juan Guiado will accept these negotiation

offers by the Vatican and Mexico and Uruguay.

Well, the Pope's offer to mediate was very important, because that's something that's

not so easily avoidable.

So far, the administration has not made any response and that's very telling.

And it's too bad we don't have more inquisitive journalists in some of the larger media, because

they should be asking the administration, "What do you think about this offer from

the Pope?"

And the opposition doesn't want to negotiate at all.

And they keep saying that.

And of course, Pence said that just yesterday or the day before, and Guiado himself has

said, that there's not a time for dialogue because they're working together.

But when Guiado was asked in an interview, just today I think it was, about the Pope's

offer, he had a somewhat more ambiguous response.

He said that he would welcome the Pope to come to Venezuela and he would welcome any

efforts by the pope.

But he didn't say anything about agreeing to the mediation.

So I'm guessing that he won't agree to it, because Rubio doesn't want it.

This shows, again, this is how important that this extremist view that you have in this

administration that really wants this extralegal, winner-take-all, mostly likely violent regime

change, and doesn't want anything that involves negotiation.

Now there is something in Uruguay today, and that's a meeting that's called the International

Contact Group.

And that includes the European Union, eight member states separately, France, Germany,

Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, and four countries from Latin

America, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Bolivia.

So that's a somewhat more mixed group and there are a number of European states who

don't like the regime change effort.

But that group is still–the Trump administration has the upper hand.

So what they're really resisting is the places where there's more neutrality.

So that would be Mexico and Uruguay and also the Pope.

But in order for the Pope to mediate, he's got to get something from the opposition side,

an agreement from them.

And that's where you have, again, the U.S. pressure trying to prevent any kind of real

mediation.

And they're going to try and prevent a contact group from doing that.

Right now they do have a very strong position in there because most of those are countries

that are completely in line with the regime change operation.

Now, Mark, parallel this Monday, Canada hosted the Lima group meeting and they passed a resolution

which Chrystia Freeland, the Foreign Minister of Canada, is calling the Ottawa declaration.

This group seems to have a lot of force, particularly with the Liberal government of Canada, spearheading

and doing the bidding for the United States there.

How effective do you think that group is and how does that group weigh against the one

that's meeting in Montevideo today?

Well, there's no distance between the government of Canada and Trump.

And the same is true for most of the Lima group as well, and it's controlled by people

who…

Well, I should say that there is one difference.

The Lima group is not in favor of the military intervention.

But again, that's not the main thing that's going on right now.

So the Lima group and the government of Canada are very much supporting the regime change

operation, and they won't be supporting negotiation in the immediate future.

And I think, as time goes on–the opposition thought the coup was going to happen immediately,

like a week ago, and that's kind of what the U.S. and its allies were counting on,

something that would be really quick, and it's not turning out that way.

And so, if the government remains in place in Venezuela for a while, there will be other

European countries realizing, and other countries perhaps in Latin America, that a negotiated

solution is necessary.

So I think that is a possible scenario going forward.

And as I mentioned, there's at least a dozen members of the house that are pushing back

not only against proposed military intervention or threatened military intervention, but also

against the coup itself and even the sanctions.

All right, Mark.

We'll leave it there for now.

I thank you so much for joining us, and looking forward to your comments next week.

Thank you.

And thank you for joining us here on The Real News Network.

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WELCOME UP THERE, DOWN THERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WELCOME,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO "THE LATE SHOW."

I'M YOUR SHOWS STEPHEN COLBERT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THERE'S EXCITEMENT.

IT'S ELECTRIC IN THE AIR.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN AMERICA BECAUSE REMEMBER TRUMP'S THREAT

FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION?

>> IF THERE IS GOING TO BE PEACE AND LEGISLATION, THERE CANNOT BE

WAR AND INVESTIGATION.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> STEPHEN: WELL, BYE, BYE,

PEACE BECAUSE, LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER BEING DIRECTLY

THREATENED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE

DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCED A NEW INVESTIGATION INTO PRESIDENT

TRUMP'S FOREIGN FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND RUSSIA TIES.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT WORKED OUT.

YES, TRUMP DREW A LINE IN THE SAND, BUT YOU KNOW A GOOD WAY TO

ERASE THAT?

A BLUE WAVE.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )

♪ CAST ALSO IN THE SAND ♪ YESTERDAY, THE HOUSE

INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED A FIVE-POINT INVESTIGATION

THAT'S GOING TO DIG DEEP INTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN OUR

POLITICAL SYSTEM.

THEY ARE LOOKING INTO EVERYTHING.

AS ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, ERIC SWALWELL, PUT IT, "WE ARE

GOING TO TAKE AN M.R.I. TO ANY RUSSIAN FINANCING THAT THE TRUMP

ORGANIZATION AND THE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE HAD."

(AS COMMITTEE MEMBER) "YES, WE'RE TAKING AN M.R.I. TO

THE FINANCES, A CAT SCAN TO THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE, AND, WE

DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, BUT SOMEONE ALREADY GAVE US A URINE SAMPLE."

( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ALLEGEDLY.

WE DON'T KNOW.

>> Jon: ALLEGEDLY.

>> Stephen: WE DON'T KNOW.

AND THEY'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT INTERFERENCE BY RUSSIA.

SWALWELL EXPLAINED HE WAS WORRIED OTHER COUNTRIES MAY HAVE

TRIED TO INFLUENCE THE PRESIDENT, SAYING "WE ARE NOT

GOING TO BE SO NAIVE TO ASSUME THAT TRUMP'S FAITHFUL TO THE

RUSSIANS."

WELL, COME ON!

WHY WOULD TRUMP BE UNFAITHFUL TO THE RUSSIANS?

HE'S NOT MARRIED TO THEM.

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

OH, OH!

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.

THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MET TODAY TO START

BUILDING A CASE TO PURSUE TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) REMEMBER THOSE?

DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE?

>> Jon: I REMEMBER THAT!

>> Stephen: OH, MY GOSH.

WERE WE EVER SO YOUNG?

( LAUGHTER ) WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO FIND OUT

WHAT'S IN THEM!

DID PUTIN CLAIM TRUMP AS A DEPENDENT?

( LAUGHTER ) DID TRUMP CHECK THE BOX TO

DONATE $3 TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH?

( LAUGHTER ) DID HE LIST HIS STATUS AS

"MARRIED" OR "YEAH, BUT I'M NOT DEAD"?

( LAUGHTER ) AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR

TRUMP TO STOP IT, BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT THAT AN OBSCURE

PROVISION IN THE FEDERAL TAX CODE GIVES THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

COMMITTEE UNILATERAL POWERS TO REQUEST TAX INFORMATION ON ANY

FILER, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YES.

>> Jon: THERE IT IS.

>> Stephen: KEEP IN MIND, VERY IMPORTANT --

THAT'S AN "OBSCURE" PROVISION OF THE FEDERAL TAX CODE-- UNLIKE

THE PARTS WE ALL MEMORIZED IN GRADE SCHOOL.

HERE WE GO!

(SINGING) "IN...

THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED FOR EACH

TAXABLE YEAR A TAX EQUAL TO 3.8% OF!"

WHY AREN'T YOU GUYS SINGING WITH ME?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WAS I THE ONLY ONE WHO -- >> Jon: I KNEW IT!

>> Stephen: YOU KNOW ALL THE SONGS!

YOU CAN'T STUMP THE BAND.

>> Jon: YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> Stephen: AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

ACCORDING TO ONE COMMITTEE AIDE, "THE TAX RETURNS ARE ONLY ONE

EVIDENTIARY PIECE OF THE LARGER PUZZLE ABOUT TRUMP'S FINANCES."

A LARGER PUZZLE?

I DON'T CARE HOW LARGE IT IS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EASY TO SOLVE.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) (AS TRUMP)

"I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE, PAT.

IS IT 'WITCH HUNT'?" ( LAUGHTER )

( PIANO RIFF ) BUT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE

PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION TO AVOID APPEARING PARTISAN.

ONE MEMBER SAID, "THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE METHODICALLY.

THERE CANNOT BE AN OUNCE OF 'LET'S GO GET HIM.'"

THAT'S VERY PRUDENT.

ALSO, LET'S GO GET HIM!

( LAUGHTER ) WE ARE WAY PAST AT T DECORUM HER

GUYS!

WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF A BURNING BUILDING, YOU DON'T

STOP AT THE DOOR TO SAY, "NO, AFTER YOU.

NO, AFTER YOU, I INSIST.

OOPS!

WE'RE DEAD."

( LAUGHTER ) BUT THIS MIGHT TAKE A WHILE,

BECAUSE TRUMP HAS TOLD HIS TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO READY

PLANS TO DRAG THE EXPECTED DEMOCRATIC REQUEST OUT FOR

MONTHS AND WELL INTO THE 2020 CAMPAIGN.

WAIT, HE WANTS HIS TAXES RELEASED DURING THE 2020

CAMPAIGN?

(AS TRUMP) "I WANT THIS TO LAND RIGHT

BEFORE THE ELECTION.

I HATE THIS JOB.

GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE."

( LAUGHTER ) TRUMP IS NOT HAPPY.

I CAN YO UNDERSTAND.

>> Jon: IT'S A TOUGH JOB.

LOT OF ACCUSATIONS.

>> Stephen: TRUMP'S NOT HAPPY.

YESTERDAY, HE COINED A NEW CATCHPHRASE TO DESCRIBE THE

INVESTIGATIONS.

>> IT'S CALLED PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT.

>> STEPHEN: YES, PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) IT'S LIKE SEXUAL HARASSMENT,

ONLY REPUBLICANS TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

AND, TODAY, HE SINGLED OUT HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

AND MAN SEEING THE WARM BROWNIES COME OUT OF THE OVEN, ADAM

SCHIFF, TWEETING, "SO NOW CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF

ANNOUNCES, AFTER HAVING FOUND ZERO RUSSIAN COLLUSION, THAT HE

IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT EVERY ASPECT OF MY LIFE, BOTH

FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO REASON TO BE

DOING SO.

NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!

UNLIMITED PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT, DOT DOT DOT DOT...

...DOT DOT DOT DOT, THE DEMS AND THEIR COMMITTEES ARE GOING

'NUTS.'" YES, THE DEMS ARE GOING "NUTS,"

LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE "CRIMES" THAT YOU DEFINITELY "DID."

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

( PIANO RIFF ) HE CONTINUED, "THE REPUBLICANS

NEVER DID THIS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA."

HAVE BEEN YOU BEEN HUFFING THE AQUANET?

WE WERE ALL ALIVE THEN.

NONE OF US WERE IN A COMA ALL THEY DID WAS INVESTIGATE

HIM!

THE I.R.S., THE A.T.F, THE A.C.A., SOLYNDRA, BENGHAZI,

BENGHAZI, AND BENGHAZI.

THE ONLY THING THEY DIDN'T SUBPOENA IS HIS TAXES.

CAN YOU GUESS WHY?

HINT: HE RELEASED THEM!

( LAUGHTER ) TRUMP HALLUCINATED FURTHER: "I

HEAR OTHER COMMITTEE HEADS WILL DO THE SAME THING.

EVEN STEALING PEOPLE WHO WORK AT WHITE HOUSE!"

IS HE USING "STEALING" AS A VERB OR AN ADJECTIVE?

(AS TRUMP) "THEY KEEP TAKING MY BEST

'STEALING PEOPLE'.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET RICHER WITHOUT MY BEST STEALING PEOPLE?

YOU KNOW, MY THIEVING FRIENDS, MY BURGLAR BUDDIES, MY

CORRUPTION COMPADRES, MY MONEY-LAUNDERING MUCHACHOS."

( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

MOOCHO DINERO.

TRUMP MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION, BECAUSE

THIS MORNING, HE SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST.

MAKES SENSE.

THE ONLY THING TRUMP'S EVER PRAYED FOR IS MORE BREAKFAST.

( LAUGHTER ) IN THE VERY FIRST WORDS OF HIS

SPEECH, TRUMP MADE A PROMISE.

>> I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.

I CAN SAY THAT.

NEVER.

>> STEPHEN: DID THE PRESIDENT JUST RICK-ROLL THE PRAYER

BREAKFAST?

(AS TRUMP) "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND

DESERT YOU.

UNLESS YOU JUST GAVE BIRTH, THEN I'M GONNA BOINK A PORN STAR."

( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> Stephen: REALLY?

TOO FAR?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) REALLY?

I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD SO MANY PORN STARS HERE TONIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) THEN HE LISTED WHAT OUR NATION

HAS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE POWER OF PRAYER.

>> SINCE THE FOUNDING OF OUR NATION, MANY OF OUR GREATEST

STRIDES FROM GAINING OUR INDEPENDENCE TO ABOLITION OF

CIVIL RIGHTS...

( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )

>> STEPHEN: ABOLITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS?

(AS TRUMP) "OOPS, I ACCIDENTALLY READ NEXT

YEAR'S SPEECH."

( LAUGHTER ) HIS MOUTH ALSO SAID THIS --

>> AMERICA'S POTENTIAL IS UNLIMITED BECAUSE OUR

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE ARE JUST SOMETHING THAT IS NUMBER

ONE...NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO.

( LAUGHTER ) >> STEPHEN: HE'S TALKING LIKE

THEY SPUN HIM AROUND TEN TIMES, PULLED THE BAG OFF HIS HEAD, AND

PUSHED HIM ON STAGE.

(AS TRUMP) "AMERICA -- AND I MEAN THIS FROM

THE BOTTOM OF IT -- AMERICA -- AMERICA ARE NUMBER ONE, WHEN

THEY WENT THE JOURNEY, LOVE AND FRIEND, AND I'LL SAY THAT TO

ANYONE, WHERE AM I?" ( APPLAUSE )

"THEN GAME MARCO -- MARCO -- MARCO.

THANK YOU ."

( APPLAUSE ) THEN CAME TRUMP'S LEAST FAVORITE

PART OF ANY SPEECH, TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO

AREN'T HIM.

>> THIS SATURDAY, PASTOR BRUNSON WILL WALK HIS DAUGHTER DOWN THE

AISLE.

WOW, THIS IS GREAT, CONGRATULATIONS.

>> STEPHEN: HIS SPEECH JUST BROKE NEWS TO HIMSELF.

( LAUGHTER ) (AS TRUMP)

"AS YOUR PRESIDENT-- AM I STILL PRESIDENT?

WOW, THAT LASTED LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

MUELLER HASN'T GOT ME YET?" ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

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