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		Coming up, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce provides an update on preliminary talks with Iran over potentially reducing nuclear weapons during her latest press briefing.
		She also fielded questions from reporters on humanitarian aid in Gaza, violence in Sudan, and reports that the State Department was considering reducing aid for NATO and the UN.
		Hi.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Oh, hi.
unidentified		Hi there.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Thank you, ma'am.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Nice temperature in here, like outside.
unidentified		It's a beautiful day outside.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Finally.
		I know you control the weather too, Matt.
		You should have just done a little bit better.
unidentified		I tried.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		So I sang somebody better a few days ago when it was 28 degrees, as somebody better tell April that she's not February.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		All right.
unidentified		Here we go.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I have a few announcements, so the topper is a little long.
		I hope it'll be interesting enough for you.
		It's interesting for me.
		All right, welcome aboard, everyone.
		Thank you very much for being here.
		As this is my first briefing this week, I'd like to wish Christians a blessed holy week and Jewish people all around the world a happy Passover.
		And now today as anti-Semitism surges around the world, our message to Jewish communities remains unchanged.
		The United States stands with you.
		We will fight anti-Semitism with unwavering determination.
		We will advocate for the safety and security of Jews everywhere.
		And on to something else as well.
		On the tariffs.
		The coverage of President Trump's indefatigable effort to make this country great again involves the Herculean effort to change the trading trajectory of this country, which has been placed under a crushing burden of a web of unfair trade arrangements resulting in American taxpayers being ripped off every single day.
		Only President Trump has the vision and the courage to say enough is enough.
		The United States of America has the great benefit of having the world's best dealmaker as president.
		His actions on tariffs have illustrated to our enemies and allies alike that the United States is a nation that should not be taken for granted and whose fortunes are directly connected to the success of every other nation on this planet.
		Through this process, Americans and people of the world over have been reminded about how America has been taken advantage of and that, a courtesy of President Trump, we have a way to fix the damage done to this nation and the world by the global left.
		Now, with over 130 countries coming to renegotiate their trade relationship with the United States, President Trump has reset not just the trade environment, but has also reminded the world that respect matters and will be expected by President Trump and the people of this nation.
		In announcements for today as well, the State Department has canceled another 139 grants worth $214 million under Secretary Rubio's direction.
		As the Secretary said, the American taxpayers should not be funding misguided programs.
		We are cleaning up the mess the previous administration left and rebuilding an agency that's focused on putting America first.
		Now, let's look back to last weekend.
		Ambassador Stephen Witkoff conducted talks with the Iranian foreign minister, which were hosted by the Omani Foreign Minister.
		As the White House statement described, quote, the discussions were very positive and constructive, and the sides agreed to meet again next Saturday.
		Our goal remains clear.
		In the words of Ambassador Witkoff, a deal with Iran will only be completed if it is a Trump deal.
		Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East, meaning that Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.
		It is imperative for the world that we create a tough yet fair deal that will endure, and that is what President Trump has asked me to do.
		Also, last weekend, Expo 2025 Osaka officially opened on Sunday in Osaka, Japan.
		The 31,000 square foot USA Pavilion showcases American excellence, innovation, and leadership and reinforces our commitment to engagement in the Indo-Pacific and the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship.
		Over the coming six months, the Expo looks forward to welcoming millions of visitors.
		Back here at home, Secretary Rubio joined President Trump in welcoming President Bukele to the United States yesterday.
		Since Secretary Rubio's visit to El Salvador, the United States has deported dangerous MS-13 and TDA gang members to El Salvador's prison.
		Because of this, our nation is safer and more secure.
		As Secretary Rubio said of President Trump and President Bukele, our hemisphere is lucky to have two leaders who are totally aligned in their commitment to law and order.
		Last, in non-foreign policy news, I want to applaud the Trump administration's FDA on their plan to phase out various animal testing requirements.
		As the FDA said in their announcement, the new approach is designed to improve drug safety and accelerate the evaluation process while reducing animal experimentation, lowering research and developmental costs, and ultimately lowering drug prices.
		Bravo.
		That's my topper.
		All right.
		Now, to your questions.
		Sir, Mr. Mattley, the AP.
unidentified		Thank you, Jamie.
		Yes.
		I just wanted, just a point of clarification.
		You said that only President Trump can undo the damage done to the world, the nation and the world by the global left.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I know surprisingly that it comes from me, isn't it?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Surprising that that comes from.
unidentified		You're talking about tariffs, right?
		The whole world free trade international trade regulations began after the Second World War.
		I'm looking at one Eisenhower, two Nixon, Reagan, Bush.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Matt, may I answer you?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I know.
unidentified		Bush, too.
unidentified		And I'm an awful lot of people.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, you know, there's something.
		Let me answer it.
		Let me answer you.
		Let me answer you.
		Everything that starts like, well, trade, there's always a good idea, right?
		You always have a really great plan, and things move along, and it's very good, and it's very nice.
		And then time changes, and the left gets control of certain aspects, certain countries, certain Congresses, and things begin to change.
		And spending begins to increase, and arrangements begin to change, and are not necessarily as good for the United States.
		The fact of the matter is, at this point in time, we are on an unsustainable path, a burden that is crushing.
		You see it in the actions that this administration has to take regarding the budget of this entire entity.
		This becomes an addiction.
		It's an addiction to other people's money.
		And as Margaret Thatcher noted, of course, is that the main problem with socialism, sir, the main problem with socialism is when you run out of other people's money.
		Because that eventually happens.
		I know that's not perhaps satisfactory for the Associated Press.
		But I love you anyway, Matt.
		I love you anyway.
		But your question is, at least my answer to what your statement was, is that at this point in time, President Trump is the only person that can undo the leviathan that this trade framework became around the world, and he's doing it.
		And I've been watching this coverage, the pearl clutching.
		It's been remarkable.
		This is going to be one of the greatest resets of many resets that the Trump administration has implemented.
		And it's going to make a difference not just for the American people, but for all those countries that realize that this has to change.
		So it'll be better for the world over.
unidentified		My point was merely that, are you sorry to say that all those presidents and who you just mentioned, Margaret Thatcher?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I can't believe it.
		I've just talked away too much already.
		I think I've answered that.
		Yes, sir.
		I think I've answered that.
unidentified		All right, so on the grants that you just said were canceled, I want to seg from this.
unidentified		Can you be more specific about what those were, the two, what was it, 139?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, we'll get those details.
		What we do know is that the Secretary himself felt passionate enough about this to tweet it himself.
		Oh, you did?
		And that what I stated to you about his commentary was from his account, the Secretary's tweet at 1235 p.m. this afternoon.
		And I'll read it again because there's a couple more details here in the tweet.
		Under my direction, the State Department has canceled another 139 grants worth $214 million.
		The American taxpayers should not be funding misguided programs like Building the Migrant Domestic Worker-Led Movement in Lebanon or Get the Trolls Out in the United Kingdom.
		We are cleaning up the mess the previous administration left and rebuilding an agency that's focused on putting America first.
		So those are two examples that the Secretary shared.
		There are, because I'm a mathematician, 137 more.
		And I'm sure at some point we will, I believe that, I'll tell you what, let's see if we can find the full list and we'll move ahead accordingly.
unidentified		So and that just segs into the broader budget question.
		You saw the reports yesterday and the day before about the OMB plans for a drastic reduction in the State Department or the Function 150 budget, which includes state and USAID.
		What can you tell us about that?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I can tell you that throughout the history of the United States, everyone has a budget plan, and everyone has ideas for budgets.
		And every president has a budget plan and sends it to Congress.
		And then Congress either accepts it or they have their own ideas, which happens more often than not.
		I can tell you that whatever you've seen in public was not released from this entity, it was not released from this department, it was not released by the secretary, that there is no final plan, final budget, final dynamic.
		That is up to the White House and the President of the United States as they continue to work on their budget plan and what they will submit to Congress.
		So I would suggest that you check with the White House.
		But kinds of numbers, and what we tend to see is reporting that is early or wrong or based on leaked documents from somewhere unknown.
		And then everyone writes stories about those things.
		And earlier, when I was speaking with our bullpen here, whom I love most of the time, it would be wise to be cautious before acting on every single element you see leading up to something as important as this budget coming in from President Trump.
		And so we'll wait and see.
		Of course, again, these are not known or finalized or planned.
		Only President Trump has that information, and we're going to see it soon, I'm sure.
unidentified		All right.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Thank you.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Yes, ma'am.
unidentified		I'll follow up on that, though.
		There was some criticism from Democratic lawmakers about contributions to international organizations dropping by 89% from $1.4 billion last year to $169 million, including eliminating funding for the UN and NATO.
		Is that something that the Department is considering eliminating funding from those?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		You know, that's again, that's from a story that is looking at a memo that was leaked or not from a plan that is a suggestion.
		What I can tell you, though, is it really makes me concerned when I see the word eliminate.
		I traveled to NATO for that summit with the Secretary every meeting, every moment, every time on camera, in every bilateral meeting, talking with the Secretary General, the one message, it was several messages, but the singularly important message that everyone there cared about was the fact that the Secretary of State of the United States reiterated our complete commitment to NATO, as has the President of the United States.
		Now, what we also want in our commitment means that we want to make sure and help to make sure that the nations in NATO can actually deliver on the mission of NATO, which is to be a deterrent.
		It is not to help with wars or to help fight them or to fund them or to make it a little bit better as the wars are going on.
		NATO was meant to be a collection of entities that would stop the bad actors from doing the bad thing because it would be very, very bad for them if they did it.
		And at this point, clearly, we've got nations that have got to ramp up, share the burden, increase their defense spending, not because we're meanies, but because we are committed to NATO.
		And NATO has to be the thing that it has been purported to be and expected to be at the beginning and wants to be.
		I have to tell you that there is recognition of this fact at NATO, the number of countries increasing their budget commitment to defense, the recognition that it was an important thing without exception.
		And that's where, when we think about a story about eliminating funding to NATO, couldn't be further from the truth.
		This is about making NATO stronger, making NATO, well, dare I say great again, but that's where it becomes like fear-mongering and understandably upsets people.
		But as I've said with other, with the other review we've had with the foreign aid, some things will change, but it doesn't mean that we've changed our commitment to something, but it may look different.
		That if in fact other nations are coming together and raising their commitment and their contribution, perhaps the American contribution then does come down, and yet NATO is stronger.
		So that is, I think, part of what every family does: looking out for each other, being honest, and providing solutions to that problem.
		So that story comes from the same speculation that has come from other documents that are moving about when it's nothing could be further from the truth.
		And certainly commenting on numbers they might have is not helpful.
		There will be plenty to discuss when President Trump releases and sends to Congress his budget bill.
		Yes, sir.
unidentified		Thank you.
		I've got one on Syria and one on Yemen.
		Has the department made any decision or is it reviewing potentially granting visas to any Syrian ministers for next week's World Bank and other meetings?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		You know, let's take that back.
		I don't have information on that.
		It's a good question, of course, with the meeting coming up, but I'll have that to you.
		And was it Yemen?
unidentified		Yes.
		You know, we've obviously the U.S. has been engaged in a military campaign over there for the past several weeks.
		Is the State Department leading any diplomatic path to get to whatever end result it is that the U.S. wants?
		We've seen reports that the U.S. is now looking at potentially supporting a ground invasion in Yemen or supporting factions inside of Yemen to push ahead with the momentum after the military campaign.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, I won't speak on any negotiations that may or may not be happening or diplomatic considerations.
		I think many people have seen the reports regarding actions that may or may not be happening on the ground in Yemen as the Houthis ability to resist is degraded.
		That's not something I can remark on.
		Of course, though, when we think about the nexus of the nature of what's happening in the Middle East, the United States has made its point clear, as the Secretary, through the Secretary and through the President, through ceasefire work and the nonstop efforts regarding the issues in Israel and on the Gaza Strip, and certainly now in the remarkable fact that Iran is at the table regarding their condition, which has also been affected, of course, by the degrading of Hezbollah.
		Certainly the disaster that Hamas has brought that region, including Iran.
		So when we think about the ceasefire and making people's lives better, it certainly affects the entire region.
		And I think that's what we can all count on.
		Yes, ma'am.
unidentified		Hi, Tammy.
		Thank you.
		You started out with some of your remarks saying that Iran must stop and dismantle its nuclear program.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, let me say that was Ambassador Witkoff.
unidentified		Yeah, echoing what Ambassador Witkoff tweeted earlier today.
		But just trying to get some clarity on what the administration sees as a potential end goal here with these negotiations with Iran, because last week, heading into the talks in Oman, Witkoff made some remarks to the Wall Street Journal in which he said that the red line would be the weaponization of Iran's nuclear capability, presumably leaving the door open to Iran maintaining a civilian nuclear program.
		So is the administration open to an end state where Iran does still have a civilian nuclear program, but they are no longer able to speedily get a nuclear weapon?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, first of all, for a comprehensive response, and we heard from Caroline earlier, the White House has that kind of response.
		What I can say, nevertheless, is that the Secretary has been clear, as has the President, as has been the Ambassador, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon or an enrichment program.
		What we hear, and I said this again to our friends earlier in the day, as I do some of you listening from home, I kind of spent about a half hour with our bullpen during the day and we have some talks and find out what's on their mind.
		But what I mentioned, because there's always a reaction to a single tweet or a remark that's in a newspaper.
		And as we are clearly moving to a secondary meeting, which I still won't call a negotiation, but that could change, is that these are people who are the best in the world.
		Ambassador Witkoff clearly is one of the best people in the world for negotiating and for dealing with bad actors and getting peace and ceasefires.
		But when things are being said in the moment, in public, you must consider that these are not, that's not part of how they negotiate in the sense of whatever they're talking about together.
		And that one should always wait and see that no one's negotiating in public.
		No one is, I don't know who that message would be for or the nature of what's said and how and what format.
		I would say what matters is an end result, our parties agreeing, papers being signed.
		It is not what people say, but the actions they take.
		We have shown that as a nation when the actions that we take and the nature of what we commit to, you can combine the two of what we say and what we do.
		But I would say that there's one goal here, and that is that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon or the enrichment program.
		And that is, I think, a pretty easy thing to start with.
		And that is the one thing that we know that they're working on.
		And I think will have some success considering who we're addressing.
		Yes, sir.
unidentified		Follow up on Iran.
		You mentioned Ambassador Witkoff's tweet today.
		Last night in an interview with Fox News, he was talking about keeping Iran's enrichment levels below 3.67%, which is like on par with JCPOA.
		Today he talked about eliminating Iran's enrichment.
		So what's the reason of this difference here?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, you can contact the White House.
		But what I just noted to you is that these are comments that are made.
		It could be made by anyone in the moment of something that's happening.
		I would point to his comment today on Twitter.
		But I also, you know, Ambassador Witkoff speaks for himself quite well.
		And he is a very transparent man.
		What's going to matter is what is accomplished, what the end result will be, as opposed to parsing one statement or a sentence line there and another one over here.
		I know we all want answers because, well, humanity has an interest in the end result of this.
		But I would just caution you in that regard and to wait.
		And again, the thing that matters is what is accomplished, what the last point is.
		And if anyone can do that, it would be President Trump and his vision along with Ambassador Witkoff, who's done a great job in this regard.
unidentified		Yes.
		The Times of Israel reported a few days ago that Mahmoud Bas had sent a letter to Secretary Rubio trying to open up the door to get certified that the pay-for-slay program has been ended by the Palestinian Authority.
		I know you're not going to comment on that correspondence, but in a broader perspective, the State Department is not exactly doling out foreign aid with any enthusiasm at the moment.
		And the purpose of ending the Pay-for-Slay would be to restart foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority.
		So does the State Department have any appetite at this point to start that process if the end result is no foreign aid being distributed in the end anyway?
		And the second question I have is just the broader bird's eye view relationship right now between the U.S. and the Palestinian Authority.
		You know, Mahmoud Abbas boycotted during the first Trump term, and we've seen American officials go to Jerusalem a number of times.
		Historically, they made a corresponding trip to Ramallah or Bethlehem.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		We haven't seen that.
		So bird's eye view.
		I think I always try to give you the bird's eye view.
		But I would say that, first of all, I can't comment on if there are any negotiations or diplomatic considerations.
		What I do take issue with immediately is that we don't have any glee or excitement over handing out foreign aid.
		Our commitment to foreign aid hasn't changed.
		It is in our nature as Americans.
		It's what we do.
		I would argue the starting of this country was an aid package for the future.
		My goodness.
		And it certainly is also foreign aid.
		It's not a carrot or a stick in negotiations.
		If it's needed, it's needed.
		If it isn't, it isn't.
		We don't use it in that fashion.
		So it's, yeah, I like you very much, and I think you're a nice guy.
		But it's always disheartening.
		I don't want to be mean.
		I don't want to be mean.
		Only to Matt, I want to be mean.
		It's disheartening because, but it reminds me, and I'm glad that I'm here, to repeat, for people to not be left with that impression that it's not like, oh, we got foreign aid.
		You know, it would be great if nobody needed foreign aid.
		But we know that we are a country with incredible resources.
		We know that.
		And we have incredible responsibilities.
		And we do not shy away from them.
		It's part of why we do what we do.
		We want to be a part of the world.
		We know we can help, and we do.
		So it's not ever a part of that we just don't want to do something and so we're not.
		It's can we?
		And can it be done properly?
		Is it aligned with what's great for the United States?
		And mostly also, certainly it is not used as a weapon.
		And I just want to say that as strongly as I possibly can.
		And as far as the nature of what's happening, we are asked often by many of you in different ways, is that there is a constant regular commitment to Gaza, to the Gazan people, certainly to one of our strongest, if not most stalwart ally, Israel, who have, by the way, a new ambassador from the United States, Ambassador Mai Huckabee.
		So we're very excited about the future.
		We are working constantly to have a ceasefire and to change the trajectory on the ground.
		That has not stopped.
		Yes, sir.
		Yes, sir.
unidentified		Please.
		Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, there are so many reports like the New York Times also before two weeks reported the alarming rise of Islamist terrorist Islamist extremism in Bangladesh under the UNIS-backed regime, including protesters only openly displaying Osama bin Laden's images, even Nazi symbols like pictures like this from Dhaka and targeting American brands like KFC, Coca-Cola,
		with anti-Semitic rhetoric allegedly incited by figures like advisors of interim government of Bangladesh.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Sir, I've heard you and I know and I appreciate your passion and Bangladesh is a country with certain issues.
		They are also a country that we've talked about often, certainly, with the questions from the crew here.
		So for a specific dynamic, I'm going to have us take that away.
		What I do have is something I want to mention regarding Bangladesh, which is that there's been an arrest of a UK MP, Tulip Sadiq.
		This from the Bangladeshi courts have issued that arrest.
		It is, of course, things like all of this and what you're discussing, even protests, et cetera, are a matter for the Bangladesh authorities to handle.
		And of course, talking with them matters a great deal as well.
		So ultimately, the future of Bangladesh is going to be decided by the Bangladeshi people.
		They're facing what you've been describing for some, and in others, that, of course, we've seen the reports as well.
		And, you know, elections matter.
		We know I don't want it to sound trite here, but it's true.
		Democracy matters, and actions by people matter to confront issues that might, in fact, as we've seen over the last 20, 25 years, destroy their lives.
		It's pretty clear what the choices are for many nations on this planet.
		So thank you, sir.
		Yes, sir, with the beard.
unidentified		Thanks, Sami.
		I went to ask about negotiations with Russia.
		Has there been any discussion of sanctions relief?
		And has the White House asked the State Department to draw up any list of sanctions that could be removed?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I won't speak to any discussion between the White House, certainly, and the State Department, Secretary Rubio, and any other leader here.
		What I can say is a reminder that what was clear from the beginning, there would be no negotiations, no decisions, no arrangements until after the carnage has stopped.
		And after Palm Sunday, it's clearly a dynamic where there have to be more questions about the nature of who's really committed to peace and a ceasefire.
		But there is no negotiations or arrangements based on the regular statements from the administration and from Secretary Rubio as well, that until the car, it's a meat grinder.
		That has not changed.
		And until that stops, nothing like that is happening.
		And yet we continue to work, obviously, for the ceasefire in that regard.
		Yes, sir.
unidentified		Hi, Jimmy.
		Thank you.
		I had a question about Sudan.
		The outgoing Biden administration declared the RSF's actions as a genocide.
		Does the Trump administration agree with that designation of genocide?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Here's what I can tell you about what's been happening.
		The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the RSF's continued escalation of attacks on Al-Fasher, North Darfur, as well as the attacks on nearby Zamzam and Abu Shuk, internally displaced persons, which is the IDP camps.
		We are deeply alarmed by reports the RSF has deliberately targeted civilians and humanitarian actors in Zamzam and Abu Shuk.
		We condemn the RSF's attacks on the most vulnerable of civilians, including killings of at least 10 U.S.-funded relief workers providing critical life-saving assistance.
		We urge the protection of civilians, including humanitarian workers.
		We also call for the opening of humanitarian corridors to enable humanitarian access and the safe passage of civilians fleeing violence.
		The belligerents must uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and must be held accountable.
		I've made my statement clear, but what this does, Mark, today marks two years since the start of the conflict in Sudan.
		And this conflict has caused death, destruction, and a displacement crisis that has the potential to destabilize the entire region with massive flows of displaced people, arms, and disease.
		It is past time for the warring parties to put down their guns and negotiate a durable peace that allows for broad-based participatory dialogue so the Sudanese people can decide their future in a peaceful and unified Sudan.
		Yes, I've answered you.
		I've extensively answered you quite extensively, sir.
unidentified		Go ahead, please.
		The previous administration had been involved in trying to facilitate peace talks between the two parties.
		Are there any such activities going on?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, I can't report on anything that is happening or might happen.
		But again, I think that the Trump administration and Secretary Marco Rubio have proven their commitment to these kinds of issues in a way that no other administration, frankly, has, in facing these dynamics all around the globe, especially with the nature of the kinds of carnage and the relentlessness.
		So while I can't speak to you about specifics, I think that we all know what this administration stands for.
		Yes, in the blue jacket.
unidentified		Thank you, Tommy.
		Two questions briefly.
		One is in regard of the visit of the Jordanian prime minister today at 3.30.
		If you can tell us a little bit about the topics that are going to be discussed.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		No, I can't.
		It's so nice.
		It's so nice.
		The Italian reporter.
		The nice Italian accent.
		Can you say, no?
		No.
unidentified		I understand.
unidentified		Fine.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		There's plenty to talk about, I'm sure.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		I mean, you know, understand.
unidentified		Yes.
		No problem.
		The second one is regarding the cat announced by Secretary Rubio, if I'm not mistaken, on the funds on United Nations and NATO.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		That was asked.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		That was asked.
unidentified		There's been no report on the state.
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		Well, I love you guys, but there's always some report.
		Can you share?
		And I answered very specifically the commitment to NATO is a strong commitment.
		I was there with the Secretary.
		That was a singular, really a main message about our commitment to NATO is as strong, if not stronger.
		Our presence indicates that, but also our words and our actions indicate that.
		And our asking our NATO partners to become stronger and more involved in their own defense spending is an indication of that commitment to NATO.
		All right, you guys.
		I think that's going to be it, you guys, for today.
		I have to be somewhere, which is unusual.
		Normally, it's only here that I have to be.
		You have a nice weekend, too.
		I'm sorry.
		All right, one more.
unidentified		Senator Rubio shared over the weekend about the 10 additional men being sent to El Salvador.
		Do you know on which authority they were sent?
		Was it AAA or Title VIII?
tammy bruce ▲ ● ▼		So, first of all, he did note that, which means this country is certainly a little bit safer, isn't it?
		I would refer you to the Department of Homeland Security and DOJ, which makes those kinds of decisions.
		I would also note that it was great to have President Bukele here.
		Clearly, a remarkable man and such a great ally helping to make America safer again.
		And his love for the American people is, I think, pretty obvious, even though he loves El Salvadorans more, I'm sure.
		But it was a great weekend in that regard.
		Obviously, not a good weekend with certain other actions.
		But this is a busy administration.
		It is a country that is standing ready to do what's necessary to help not just their neighbors, but also the rest of the world.
		We're not even 100 days in.
		And it's, I don't know, I'm having a great time.
		I don't know about you guys.
		So I look forward to more, and thank you for that question.
		And I will see you on Thursday.
		Thank you, everyone.
unidentified		Later today, former Biden White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will discuss national security and world politics at Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
		You can watch it live at 7.30 p.m. Eastern on C-SPAN, C-SPAN Now, our free mobile app, or online at c-SPAN.org.
		On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks at what's ahead for the U.S. economy at an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago.

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