0:00:10 > 0:00:11You're watching Beyond 100 Days.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Echoes of the Cold War and a clash of global superpowers in America's
0:00:15 > 0:00:16new national security strategy.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18President Trump will lay out his vision for America's global
0:00:18 > 0:00:24role in the next few minutes - with a focus on China and Russia.
0:00:24 > 0:00:31This is the scene at Washington's Ronald Reagan building
0:00:31 > 0:00:37You can see Mike Pence, and he is like to introduce Donald Trump, who
0:00:37 > 0:00:40will expand on his policy of America first.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Another big story this hour, a horrific train crash
0:00:42 > 0:00:43on the US West Coast.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Several people are dead after the train came off the tracks.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Get in touch with us using the hashtag #Beyond100Days.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Hello and welcome - I'm Katty Kay in Washington
0:00:57 > 0:00:58and Christian Fraser is in London.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00President Trump is getting ready to explain his vision
0:01:01 > 0:01:02for America's role in the world.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04He will present what's known as his national security strategy
0:01:04 > 0:01:07in the next few minutes live here in Washington.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11This foreign policy review has been mandated by Congress since 1986.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14It's meant to be a regular update given by the White House
0:01:14 > 0:01:15on how the administration views global threats.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21This is Mr Trump's first such strategy announcement.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23According to the briefing, the President will refer to Russia
0:01:23 > 0:01:26and China as revisionist powers - two countries that are aiming
0:01:26 > 0:01:30to change the status quo.
0:01:30 > 0:01:38He will revive America First, stressing US borders,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and projecting US strength abroad and pursuing favourable
0:01:40 > 0:01:41trade policies.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43He'll also address protecting America from cyber attacks.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But we expect little mention of Russian meddling
0:01:45 > 0:01:48in the 2016 elections.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50And in a marked change to the Obama administration,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52today's strategy is expected not to recognise climate change
0:01:52 > 0:02:00as a national security threat.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05And joining us now is retired general David Barno.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Also Jon Sopel, the North America editor. David Barno, we hear this is
0:02:10 > 0:02:15going to lay out a four pillar strategy, defending the US homeland
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and prosperity, advancing America's influence around the world and peace
0:02:18 > 0:02:22through strength, the kind of thing almost any President could say?I
0:02:22 > 0:02:29think it is a, nation continuity, the administration will be keen to
0:02:29 > 0:02:31distance themselves from any continuity with the Obama
0:02:31 > 0:02:34administration, but there is a great deal of continuity, and changes
0:02:34 > 0:02:39which are the emphasis of Donald Trump. We can see his fingerprints
0:02:39 > 0:02:52on many places in the document. After all the friendliness with
0:02:52 > 0:02:57China previously, this is returning to more like what we saw on the
0:02:57 > 0:03:02campaign?And two phone calls with Vladimir Putin, where there seemed
0:03:02 > 0:03:06to be mutual backslapping going on. Talking about how those countries
0:03:06 > 0:03:10are economic and ideological competitors, trying to grow their
0:03:10 > 0:03:12military, make their economies less free and repress their societies.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18That is not the rhetoric of a man trying to cosy up. I think it is
0:03:18 > 0:03:23underlining the differences and many people will welcome it.The
0:03:23 > 0:03:26President has just walked on the stage and is beginning to speak.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Let's listen to President Trump.
0:03:33 > 0:03:40APPLAUSE
0:03:40 > 0:03:48Thank you very much. Thank you, please. I want to thank Vice
0:03:48 > 0:03:58President Pence, along with many members of the cabinet along with us
0:03:58 > 0:04:01today. The dedicated professionals, military, civilian and law
0:04:01 > 0:04:06enforcement who devote their lives to serving our nation, in particular
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I want to recognise General Dunford and the members of the Joint Chiefs
0:04:10 > 0:04:15of Staff. Thank you.APPLAUSE
0:04:20 > 0:04:24In addition, we are honoured to be joined by House Majority Leader
0:04:24 > 0:04:30Kevin McCarthy, homeland security chairman Mike McCall and Senate
0:04:30 > 0:04:36Majority Whip Jon cordon. Thank you very much. Thanks for being here.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Let me begin by exposing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt
0:04:46 > 0:04:51prayers for the victims of the train derailment in Washington state. We
0:04:51 > 0:05:00are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the
0:05:00 > 0:05:03authorities. It is all the more reason why we need to start fixing
0:05:03 > 0:05:07the infrastructure of the United States. We are here today to discuss
0:05:07 > 0:05:12matters of vital importance to us all. America's security, prosperity
0:05:12 > 0:05:20and standing in the world. I want to talk about where we've been where we
0:05:20 > 0:05:23are now and, finally, our strategy for where we are going in the years
0:05:23 > 0:05:29ahead. Over the past 11 months, I have travelled tens of thousands of
0:05:29 > 0:05:35miles to visit 13 countries. I have met with more than 100 world
0:05:35 > 0:05:39leaders. I have carried America's message to a grand Hall in Saudi
0:05:39 > 0:05:47Arabia, a great square in Walsall, to the General Assembly of the
0:05:47 > 0:05:52United Nations and the seat of democracy on the Korean peninsula.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Everywhere I travelled, it was my highest privilege and greatest
0:05:54 > 0:06:01honour to represent the American people. Throughout our history, the
0:06:01 > 0:06:06American people have always been the true source of American greatness.
0:06:06 > 0:06:13Our people have promoted our culture and promoted our values. Americans
0:06:13 > 0:06:17have fought and sacrificed on the battlefields all over the world. We
0:06:17 > 0:06:23have liberated captive nations, transformed former enemies into the
0:06:23 > 0:06:27best of friends and lifted entire regions of the planet from poverty
0:06:27 > 0:06:34to prosperity. Because of our people, America has been among the
0:06:34 > 0:06:37greatest forces for peace and justice in the history of the world.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43The American people are generous. You are determined, you are brave,
0:06:43 > 0:06:47you are strong and you are wise. When the American people speak, all
0:06:47 > 0:06:55of us should listen. Just over one year ago, you spoke loud and you
0:06:55 > 0:07:03spoke clear. On November eight, 2016, you voted to make America
0:07:03 > 0:07:06great again.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14APPLAUSE
0:07:15 > 0:07:20You embraced new leadership and very new strategies, and also a glorious
0:07:20 > 0:07:27new hope. That is why we are here today. But to seize the
0:07:27 > 0:07:31opportunities of the future we must first understand the failures of the
0:07:31 > 0:07:39past. For many years, our citizens watched as Washington politicians
0:07:39 > 0:07:44presided over one disappointment after another. Too many of our
0:07:44 > 0:07:54leaders, so many, who forgot whose voices they were to respect, and
0:07:54 > 0:08:00whose interests they were supposed to defend. Our leaders in Washington
0:08:00 > 0:08:04negotiated disastrous trade deals that brought massive profits too
0:08:04 > 0:08:07many foreign nations, but sent thousands of American factories and
0:08:07 > 0:08:14millions of American jobs to those other countries. Our leaders engaged
0:08:14 > 0:08:21in nation-building fraud, while they -- in nation-building abroad, while
0:08:21 > 0:08:25they failed to build up and replenish our nation at home. They
0:08:25 > 0:08:29undercut and short-changed our men and women in uniform, with
0:08:29 > 0:08:35inadequate resources, unstable funding and unclear missions. They
0:08:35 > 0:08:45failed to insist that our often very wealthy allies pay their fair share
0:08:45 > 0:08:51for defence, putting a massive and unfair burden on the US taxpayer and
0:08:51 > 0:08:56our great US military. They neglected a nuclear menace in North
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Korea, made a disastrous
0:09:01 > 0:09:03neglected a nuclear menace in North Korea, made a disastrous, weak and
0:09:03 > 0:09:10incomprehensible is bad deal with Iran and allowed terrorists such as
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Isis to gain control of vast parts of territory across the Middle East.
0:09:14 > 0:09:21They put American energy under lock and key. They imposed punishing
0:09:21 > 0:09:26regulations and crippling taxes. They surrendered our sovereignty to
0:09:26 > 0:09:35foreign bureaucrats in far and distant capitals. Over the profound
0:09:35 > 0:09:42objections of the American people, our politicians left our borders
0:09:42 > 0:09:45wide open. Millions of immigrants entered illegally. Millions more
0:09:45 > 0:09:51were admitted into our country without the proper vetting needed to
0:09:51 > 0:10:00protect our security and our economy. Leaders in Washington
0:10:00 > 0:10:02imposed on the country and immigration policy that Americans
0:10:02 > 0:10:10never voted for, never asked for and never approved. A policy where the
0:10:10 > 0:10:14wrong people are allowed into our country and the right people are
0:10:14 > 0:10:22rejected. American citizens, as usual, have been left to bear the
0:10:22 > 0:10:31cost and to pick up the tab. On top of everything else, our leaders have
0:10:31 > 0:10:34drifted from American principles. They lost sight of America's destiny
0:10:34 > 0:10:42and they lost their belief in American greatness. As a result, our
0:10:42 > 0:10:48citizens lost something as well. The people lost confidence in the
0:10:48 > 0:10:52government and eventually lost confidence in their future. But last
0:10:52 > 0:10:58year, all of that began to change. The American people rejected the
0:10:58 > 0:11:03failures of the past. He rediscovered your voice and reclaim
0:11:03 > 0:11:13ownership of this nation and its destiny. On January 20, 2017, I
0:11:13 > 0:11:20stood on the steps of the Capitol to herald the day the people became the
0:11:20 > 0:11:23rulers of their nation again.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Thank you.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Now, less than one year later, I am proud to report that the entire
0:11:40 > 0:11:48world has heard the news and has already seen the signs. America is
0:11:48 > 0:11:54coming back, and America is coming back strong. Upon my inauguration, I
0:11:54 > 0:12:00announced that the United States would return to a simple principle.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05The first duty of our government is to serve its citizens, many of whom
0:12:05 > 0:12:11have been forgotten. But they are not forgotten any more. With every
0:12:11 > 0:12:16decision and every action, we are now putting America first. We are
0:12:16 > 0:12:19rebuilding our nation, our confidence and our standing in the
0:12:19 > 0:12:24world. We have moved swiftly to confront our challenges and we have
0:12:24 > 0:12:33confronted them head-on. We are once again investing in our defence,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36almost $700 billion, a record, this coming year. We are demanding
0:12:36 > 0:12:41extraordinary strength, which will hopefully lead to long and
0:12:41 > 0:12:46extraordinary piece. We are giving our courageous military men and
0:12:46 > 0:12:51women the support they need, and so dearly deserve. We have withdrawn
0:12:51 > 0:12:59the United States from job killing deals such as the Trans-Pacific
0:12:59 > 0:13:07Partnership and the very expensive and unfair Paris climate accord. On
0:13:07 > 0:13:10our trip to Asia last month, I announced we will no longer tolerate
0:13:10 > 0:13:17trading abuse. We have established strict new vetting procedures to
0:13:17 > 0:13:20keep terrorists out of the United States and our vetting is getting
0:13:20 > 0:13:26tougher each month. To counter a run, and block its path to a nuclear
0:13:26 > 0:13:32weapon, I sanctioned the Islamic Revolutionary guard for its support
0:13:32 > 0:13:40of terrorism and I declined to certify the Iran deal to Congress.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Following my trip to the Middle East, the Gulf States and other
0:13:43 > 0:13:52Muslim majority nation is joined together to fight radical Islamist
0:13:52 > 0:13:55ideology and terrorist financing. We have dealt Isis one devastating
0:13:55 > 0:14:02defeat after another. The coalition to defeat Isis has now recaptured
0:14:02 > 0:14:09almost 100% of the land once held by these terrorists in Iraq and in
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Syria. Great job. APPLAUSE
0:14:18 > 0:14:26Great job. Really good. Thank you. Thank you. We have a great military.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30We are now chasing them, wherever they flee and we will not let them
0:14:30 > 0:14:35into the United States. In Afghanistan, our troops are no
0:14:35 > 0:14:40longer undermined by artificial timelines and we no longer tell our
0:14:40 > 0:14:45enemies of our plans. We are beginning to see results on the
0:14:45 > 0:14:50battlefield and we have made clear to Pakistan that, while we desire
0:14:50 > 0:14:54continued partnership, we must see decisive action against terrorist
0:14:54 > 0:15:02groups operating on their territory. We make massive payments every year
0:15:02 > 0:15:08to Pakistan. They have to help. Our efforts to strengthen the Nato
0:15:08 > 0:15:14alliance, set the stage for significant increases in member
0:15:14 > 0:15:18contributions, with tens of billions of dollars more pouring in because I
0:15:18 > 0:15:23would not allow member states to be delinquent in the payment while we
0:15:23 > 0:15:29guarantee their safety and are willing to fight wars for them. We
0:15:29 > 0:15:37have made clear that countries that are immensely wealthy should
0:15:37 > 0:15:42reimburse the United States for the cost of defending them. This is a
0:15:42 > 0:15:49major departure from the past, but a fair and necessary one. Necessary
0:15:49 > 0:15:54for our country, necessary for our taxpayer, necessary for our own
0:15:54 > 0:16:02thought process. Our campaign of maximum pressure on the North Korean
0:16:02 > 0:16:08regime has resulted in the toughest ever sanctions. We have united our
0:16:08 > 0:16:12allies at an unprecedented effort to isolate North Korea. However, there
0:16:12 > 0:16:20is much more work to do. America and its allies will take all necessary
0:16:20 > 0:16:35steps to achieve a dear nuclearised -- to achieve the nuclearised
0:16:36 > 0:16:42-- denuclearisation. This situation should have been taken care of long
0:16:42 > 0:16:47before I got into office, when it was much easier to handle. But it
0:16:47 > 0:16:58will be taken care of. We have no choice. At home we are keeping our
0:16:58 > 0:17:02promises. We have created more than 2 million jobs since the election.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Unemployment is at a 17 year low. The stock market is at an all-time
0:17:07 > 0:17:13high and, just a little while ago, it hit yet another all-time high,
0:17:13 > 0:17:21the 85th time since my election.
0:17:24 > 0:17:32We have cut 22 regulations for everyone new regulation, the most in
0:17:32 > 0:17:37the history of our country. We have unlocked America's vast energy
0:17:37 > 0:17:42resources, as the world watches. The world is indeed watching. We are
0:17:42 > 0:17:45days away from passing historic tax cuts for American families and
0:17:45 > 0:17:51businesses. It will be the biggest tax cut and tax reform in the
0:17:51 > 0:17:56history of our country. Thank you. Thank you.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11We are seeing the response we fully expected. Economic growth has topped
0:18:11 > 0:18:173% for two quarters in a row. GDP growth, which is way ahead of
0:18:17 > 0:18:23schedule and my administration, will be one of America's truly greatest
0:18:23 > 0:18:29weapons. Optimism has surged, confidence has returned. With this
0:18:29 > 0:18:33new confidence, we are also bringing back clarity to our thinking. We are
0:18:33 > 0:18:38reasserting these fundamental truths. A nation without Borders is
0:18:38 > 0:18:42not a nation.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45APPLAUSE
0:18:50 > 0:18:55A nation that does not protect prosperity at home cannot protect
0:18:55 > 0:19:03its interests abroad. A nation that is not prepared to win a war is a
0:19:03 > 0:19:08nation not capable of preventing a war. A nation that is not proud of
0:19:08 > 0:19:15its history cannot be confident in its future. And a nation that is not
0:19:15 > 0:19:21certain of its values cannot summon the will to defend them. Today,
0:19:21 > 0:19:31grounded in these truths, we are presenting to the world our new
0:19:31 > 0:19:34national security strategy, based on my direction, this document has been
0:19:34 > 0:19:40in development for over a year. It has the endorsement of my entire
0:19:40 > 0:19:46Cabinet. Our new strategy is based on a principle of realism, guided by
0:19:46 > 0:19:52our vital national interests and rooted in our timeless values. This
0:19:52 > 0:19:57strategy recognises that
0:19:57 > 0:19:58rooted in our timeless values. This strategy recognises that, whether we
0:19:58 > 0:20:03like it or not, we are engaged in a New Year EU of competition. We
0:20:03 > 0:20:08accept that vigorous military and economic contests are now playing
0:20:08 > 0:20:13out all around the world. We face world regimes that threaten the
0:20:13 > 0:20:18United States and our allies. We faced terrorist organisations,
0:20:18 > 0:20:24transnational criminal networks and others that spread violence and evil
0:20:24 > 0:20:31around the globe. We also face rival powers, Russia and China, that seek
0:20:31 > 0:20:34to challenge American influence, values and wealth. We will attempt
0:20:34 > 0:20:41to build a great partnership with those and other countries, but in a
0:20:41 > 0:20:45manner that always protects our national interests. As an example,
0:20:45 > 0:20:50yesterday I received a call from President Putin of Russia, thanking
0:20:50 > 0:20:56our country for the intelligence that our CIA was able to provide
0:20:56 > 0:21:02them, concerning a major terrorist attack planned in St Petersburg,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06where many people, perhaps in the thousands, could have been killed.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12They were able to apprehend these terrorists before the event, with no
0:21:12 > 0:21:19loss of life. That's a great thing. It's the way it's supposed to work.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24That is the way it's supposed to work. While we seek such
0:21:24 > 0:21:29opportunities of cooperation, we will stand up for ourselves and we
0:21:29 > 0:21:36will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40APPLAUSE
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Thank you, thank you.
0:21:46 > 0:21:53We know that American success is not a foregone conclusion. It must be
0:21:53 > 0:21:58earned, and it must be won. Our rivals are tough, they are tenacious
0:21:58 > 0:22:04and committed to the long-term. But so are we. To succeed, we must
0:22:04 > 0:22:09integrate every dimension of our national strength and we must
0:22:09 > 0:22:15compete with every instrument of our national power. Under the Trump
0:22:15 > 0:22:20administration, America is gaining wealth, leading to enhanced power
0:22:20 > 0:22:25faster than anyone thought, with $6 trillion more on the stock market
0:22:25 > 0:22:32alone since the election. $6 trillion. With the strategy I am
0:22:32 > 0:22:36announcing today, we are declaring that America is in the game and
0:22:36 > 0:22:44America is going to win. Our strategy... Thank you.APPLAUSE
0:22:47 > 0:22:54Our strategy advances four vital national interests. First, we must
0:22:54 > 0:22:59protect the American people, the homeland and our great American way
0:22:59 > 0:23:05of life. This strategy recognises that we cannot secure our nation if
0:23:05 > 0:23:12we did not secure our borders. So, for the first time ever, American
0:23:12 > 0:23:17strategy now includes a serious plan to defend our homeland. It calls for
0:23:17 > 0:23:23the construction of a wall on our southern border, ending chain
0:23:23 > 0:23:31migration and the horrible Visa and lottery programmes, closing
0:23:31 > 0:23:35loopholes that undermine enforcement and strongly supporting our border
0:23:35 > 0:23:42patrol agents, Ice officers and homeland security personnel.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45APPLAUSE
0:23:52 > 0:23:59In addition, our strategy calls for us to confront, discredit and defeat
0:23:59 > 0:24:02radical Islamic terrorism and ideology.And to prevent it from
0:24:02 > 0:24:08spreading into the United States. We will develop new ways to counter
0:24:08 > 0:24:14those that use new domains such as cyber and social media to attack our
0:24:14 > 0:24:20nation or threaten our society. The second pillar of our strategy is to
0:24:20 > 0:24:27promote American prosperity. For the first time, American strategy
0:24:27 > 0:24:31recognises that economic security is national security. Economic
0:24:31 > 0:24:36vitality, growth and prosperity at home is absolutely necessary for
0:24:36 > 0:24:44American power and influence abroad. Any nation that trades away its
0:24:44 > 0:24:49prosperity for security will end up losing both. That is why this
0:24:49 > 0:24:55national security strategy emphasises, more than ever before,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59the critical steps we must take to ensure the prosperity of our nation
0:24:59 > 0:25:05for a long, long time to come. It calls for cutting taxes and rolling
0:25:05 > 0:25:11back unnecessary regulations. It calls for trade based on the
0:25:11 > 0:25:18principles of fairness and reciprocity. It calls for action
0:25:18 > 0:25:22against unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft, and is
0:25:22 > 0:25:25calls for new steps to protect our national security, industrial and
0:25:25 > 0:25:32innovation base. The strategy proposes a complete rebuilding of
0:25:32 > 0:25:38American infrastructure, our roads, bridges, airports, waterways, and
0:25:38 > 0:25:46communications infrastructure. It embraces a future of American energy
0:25:46 > 0:25:54dominance and self-sufficiency. The third pillar of our strategy is to
0:25:54 > 0:26:01preserve peace through strength. This is Beyond 100 Days. Viewers on
0:26:01 > 0:26:08BBC Four can keep watching President Trump on the BBC News Channel.We
0:26:08 > 0:26:11recognise that weakness is the surest path to conflict and
0:26:11 > 0:26:17unrivalled power is most certain means of defence. For this reason,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21the strategy breaks from the damaging defence sequester. We are
0:26:21 > 0:26:24going to get rid of that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:39It calls for a total modernisation of our military, and reversing
0:26:39 > 0:26:44decisions to shrink the Armed Forces, even as threats to national
0:26:44 > 0:26:48security group. It calls for streamlining acquisition,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52eliminating bloated bureaucracy and massively building up our military,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56which has the fundamental side benefit of creating millions and
0:26:56 > 0:27:02millions of jobs. This strategy includes plans to counter modern
0:27:02 > 0:27:08threats such as cider and electromagnetic attacks. It
0:27:08 > 0:27:15recognises space as a competitive domain and calls for multilayered
0:27:15 > 0:27:19missile defence.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30This strategy outlines important steps to address new forms of
0:27:30 > 0:27:37conflict such as economic and political aggression, and our
0:27:37 > 0:27:39strategy emphasises strengthening alliances to cope with these
0:27:39 > 0:27:45threats. It recognises that our strength is magnified by allies who
0:27:45 > 0:27:51shared principles and our principles, and shoulder their fair
0:27:51 > 0:27:57share of responsibility for our common security. Fourth, and
0:27:57 > 0:28:03finally, our strategy is to advance American influence in the world.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07This begins with building up our wealth and power at home. America
0:28:07 > 0:28:14will lead again. We did not seek to impose our way of life on anyone.
0:28:14 > 0:28:21But we will champion the values without apology. We want strong
0:28:21 > 0:28:27alliances and partnerships based on cooperation and reciprocity. We will
0:28:27 > 0:28:33make new partnerships with those who share our goals, and make common
0:28:33 > 0:28:39interests into a common cause. We will not allow inflexible ideology
0:28:39 > 0:28:49to become an obsolete obstacle to peace. We will pursue the vision we
0:28:49 > 0:28:55have carried around the world over this past year, a vision of strong,
0:28:55 > 0:29:01sovereign and independent nations that respect their citizens and
0:29:01 > 0:29:04respect their neighbours. Nations that are thriving, Sun Corporation,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07rooted in their histories and branching out towards their
0:29:07 > 0:29:14destinies. That is the future we wish for this world. And that is the
0:29:14 > 0:29:20future we seek in America.APPLAUSE
0:29:33 > 0:29:38With the strategy we are calling for a great reawakening of America, a
0:29:38 > 0:29:41resurgence of confidence and rebirth of patriotism, prosperity and pride.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47We are returning to the wisdom of our founders. In America, the people
0:29:47 > 0:29:53govern. The people rule and the people are sovereign. What we have
0:29:53 > 0:29:59built here in America is precious and unique. In all of history, never
0:29:59 > 0:30:09before has freedom reigned, the law of -- rule of law prevailed, and
0:30:09 > 0:30:12people thrived, as we have for 250 years. We must love and defend it,
0:30:12 > 0:30:20we must guard is with vigilance and spirit. If necessary, like so many
0:30:20 > 0:30:26before us, with our very lives. We declare that our will is renewed,
0:30:26 > 0:30:33our future is regained, and our dreams are restored. Every American
0:30:33 > 0:30:43has a role to play in this Grand National effort. Today, I invite
0:30:43 > 0:30:50every citizen to take their part in our vital mission. Together, our
0:30:50 > 0:30:55task is to strengthen our families, to build of our communities, to
0:30:55 > 0:31:00serve our citizens and to celebrate American greatness as a shining
0:31:00 > 0:31:07example to the world. As long as we are proud, and very proud of who we
0:31:07 > 0:31:12are, how we got here, and what we are fighting for to preserve, we
0:31:12 > 0:31:20will not fail. If we do all of this, if we rediscover our resolve and
0:31:20 > 0:31:27commit ourselves to compete and win again, then together we will leave
0:31:27 > 0:31:31our children and our grandchildren a nation that is stronger, better,
0:31:31 > 0:31:41freer, proud and, yes, and America that is greater than ever before.
0:31:41 > 0:31:52God bless you, thank you very much.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58That was President Trump, speaking for almost half an hour, delivering
0:31:58 > 0:32:01his security strategy, talking about American national security. He talks
0:32:01 > 0:32:06about immigration and trade issues, making America strong again, a
0:32:06 > 0:32:10greater reawakening of America, he said, where there is going to be a
0:32:10 > 0:32:15rebirth of confidence in the country.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18And joining us now is retired general David Barno,
0:32:18 > 0:32:26who formerly commanded US and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31What did you make of the security strategy?It was a comprehensive
0:32:31 > 0:32:34speech by the president. As we have seen over the last year, sometimes
0:32:34 > 0:32:41President Trump can be at his best when speaking off the teleprompter
0:32:41 > 0:32:46and not going off script. He stayed on script today and as I looked
0:32:46 > 0:32:49through the national security strategy before our programme, I
0:32:49 > 0:32:52think he covered it from front to back competitively. Not much left
0:32:52 > 0:32:58out. There were a few things in terms of fiscal responsibility and
0:32:58 > 0:33:02how the president achieves these ambitious objectives, but I think he
0:33:02 > 0:33:06did a competitive job of going through details of this new national
0:33:06 > 0:33:08security strategy.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15In general, we are going to bring in Jon Sopel, our North America editor,
0:33:15 > 0:33:23who is back with us. Jon, there was one bit which stood out for me when
0:33:23 > 0:33:26he talked about American influence in the world. He said that begins
0:33:26 > 0:33:31with building up our power and wealth at home. American influence
0:33:31 > 0:33:37has been the big debate in this first year of the Trump presidency.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Are they retreating? Do they have the same influence that they once
0:33:39 > 0:33:45had?What you saw in the speech was an attempt to say no, American
0:33:45 > 0:33:50leadership will still play an important part in the world. But you
0:33:50 > 0:33:55are right to point out that focus on economic security as part of
0:33:55 > 0:33:59national security. We can't bargain one away without bargaining the
0:33:59 > 0:34:04other away. That sets the stage for Donald Trump having this muscular
0:34:04 > 0:34:09approach to trade deals and the deficit that America has, most
0:34:09 > 0:34:16notably with China. The president was trying to define that as part of
0:34:16 > 0:34:19national security in a way that maybe previous leaders would not
0:34:19 > 0:34:25have done. That was a striking part of it. She was also trying to make
0:34:25 > 0:34:29an argument about American leadership and latterly trying to
0:34:29 > 0:34:33get everyone to sign up to it, even though the first part of the speech
0:34:33 > 0:34:36was a real attack on his predecessors about how they had let
0:34:36 > 0:34:41the country down and only now is America finding its way again.He
0:34:41 > 0:34:47raised the point that Isis has suffered great defeats in the Middle
0:34:47 > 0:34:53East, that Nato members are pushing up their defence spending to 2% of
0:34:53 > 0:34:59GDP, triumphs that he says he can claim during his administration. You
0:34:59 > 0:35:01mentioned the kind of American carnage feel from his inauguration
0:35:01 > 0:35:07address. But General Barno, in some ways it seems to me that this speech
0:35:07 > 0:35:11was a big divergence from the past in rhetoric and tone, but if you
0:35:11 > 0:35:15look at the specific national security policies, there wasn't much
0:35:15 > 0:35:22that previous presidents would not have said either, was that?A couple
0:35:22 > 0:35:26of things were missing. There was no mention of human rights or climate
0:35:26 > 0:35:30change in the speech, both of which were prominent features of not only
0:35:30 > 0:35:36the Obama national security strategy, but also featured in
0:35:36 > 0:35:41President George W Bush's strategy. Those are missing entirely. There is
0:35:41 > 0:35:46a lot of talk about American values. He did not use any language from the
0:35:46 > 0:35:49previous national security strategy about the idea of shared universal
0:35:49 > 0:35:53values around the world and the value of multinational institutions
0:35:53 > 0:35:57and maintaining a liberal world order, which for decades, not just
0:35:57 > 0:36:01for Republicans, but for Democrats in the White House as well, both
0:36:01 > 0:36:05have shared this idea that the world is a safer place because of the rule
0:36:05 > 0:36:11of law and shared international organisations and the US' role in
0:36:11 > 0:36:17leading those organisations. There was very little on alliances and
0:36:17 > 0:36:21partnerships. Putting America First is a striking feature of this
0:36:21 > 0:36:25administration.He said there was a new era of competition among the
0:36:25 > 0:36:28superpowers. "We Will seek a partnership, but we will stand up to
0:36:28 > 0:36:33them like we have never stood up to them before". Wont many of his
0:36:33 > 0:36:38detractors say, what about interfering in our election?That is
0:36:38 > 0:36:42certainly the elephant in the room when we talk about Russia. When this
0:36:42 > 0:36:46administration talks about Russia, it is ironic in some ways that
0:36:46 > 0:36:48President Trump has spoken twice to Vladimir Putin in the last week
0:36:48 > 0:36:53about various issues including the sharing of intelligence, and we have
0:36:53 > 0:37:02heard nothing about this. American intelligence agencies have said that
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Russia played a role in interfering in the American election and
0:37:06 > 0:37:09bringing President Trump to power. That is not a topic that gets
0:37:09 > 0:37:13addressed too often. So the degree to which the Trump presidency will
0:37:13 > 0:37:17confront the Russians or the Chinese is very conditional. It depends on
0:37:17 > 0:37:21the dynamic in play. We may be stronger on trade issues than other
0:37:21 > 0:37:26issues. So that can be viewed with a great deal of scepticism.There had
0:37:26 > 0:37:31been speculation that he might lay out a tougher position on China, the
0:37:31 > 0:37:34kind of angry heard during the campaign, when he said he would call
0:37:34 > 0:37:38China a currency manipulator and that he would be imposing tariffs on
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Chinese steel. Does this mark a shift in American economic policy
0:37:42 > 0:37:47towards China that will be more robust?Well, if you listen to what
0:37:47 > 0:37:53Donald Trump said in his inauguration, I travelled with him
0:37:53 > 0:37:56when he was in Saudi Arabia and then in Brussels when he spoke about
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Nato, and if you listen to the speech he made in Warsaw over the
0:37:59 > 0:38:03summer, I don't think there were any surprises in what he said. This was
0:38:03 > 0:38:08a kind of distillation of what will become known as the Trump doctrine
0:38:08 > 0:38:15of America First but not disregarding America's interest in
0:38:15 > 0:38:18the rest of the world. This was a bringing together of the different
0:38:18 > 0:38:28strands. On the detail, I agree with you. I think that actually, there is
0:38:28 > 0:38:31more continuity that he would ever want to acknowledge in a rhetorical
0:38:31 > 0:38:36sense.There was one country that surprised me when it popped up in
0:38:36 > 0:38:39his speech, which was Pakistan. The administration has said it wants to
0:38:39 > 0:38:45get tougher with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism. As Isis
0:38:45 > 0:38:48retreats from Syria and start to look towards Afghanistan, do you
0:38:48 > 0:38:51think this is them putting a line down in the sand?I was taken aback
0:38:51 > 0:38:55by that as well. That was a strong statement to make in a speech that
0:38:55 > 0:38:59did not mention many nations around the world. Though it clearly was a
0:38:59 > 0:39:03signal to Pakistan that the US is going to be very thoughtful about
0:39:03 > 0:39:12how we spend American dollars for foreign aid in Pakistan. There is an
0:39:12 > 0:39:16expectation from the president of what the United States would help to
0:39:16 > 0:39:19see Pakistan deliver with regard to security along the border with
0:39:19 > 0:39:25Afghanistan.General Barno and Jon Sopel, thank you for joining us on
0:39:25 > 0:39:33President Trump's security strategy review. You can watch an interview
0:39:33 > 0:39:49with the security advisor General McMaster tomorrow. Other news now.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5477 people have been taken to hospital and a team of investigators
0:39:54 > 0:40:01has been sent to Dupont, 37 kilometres south of Tacoma.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05The BBC's James Cook has the latest. It was the height of the rush-hour
0:40:05 > 0:40:08on the busy I5 motorway and train was reportedly travelling at more
0:40:08 > 0:40:13than 80 mph. The local sheriff says it came off the rails near the
0:40:13 > 0:40:17bridge at 7.40 in the morning, smashing onto cars and at least one
0:40:17 > 0:40:21lorry on the road below.Multiple agencies are responding. When we got
0:40:21 > 0:40:25to the scene, it was obvious that there were some fatalities. There
0:40:25 > 0:40:28were a lot of injuries and some people were able to get off the
0:40:28 > 0:40:33train.Train 501 was being operated by Amtrak, the major US rail
0:40:33 > 0:40:38passenger company. It was travelling from Seattle in Washington state to
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Portland in Oregon, and Amtrak said there were approximately 78
0:40:41 > 0:40:45passengers and five crew members on board. In a statement, the firm said
0:40:45 > 0:40:49it was aware of the incident, but gave few other details. Passengers
0:40:49 > 0:40:53spoke of a rocking and creaking noise as the train rounded a bend,
0:40:53 > 0:40:59followed by crushing and screening. Two escaped, said one survivor. They
0:40:59 > 0:41:03had to smash windows of the doors could not be opened. The governor of
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Washington backed the emergency services for their response and
0:41:05 > 0:41:11urged Americans to pray for everyone involved.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15In the last few moments, President Trump responded once
0:41:16 > 0:41:17again to the derailment -
0:41:17 > 0:41:18"Our deepest sympathies
0:41:18 > 0:41:21and most heartfelt prayers are with the victims of the train
0:41:21 > 0:41:22derailment in Washington State.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating
0:41:24 > 0:41:25with local authorities..."
0:41:25 > 0:41:33Our correspondent Peter Bowes is watching developments.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37There was some reporting that this train was on a new line, although
0:41:37 > 0:41:42they could not confirm that. Do you have any more detail?Yes. This was
0:41:42 > 0:41:49the first day of a new route for this train, which had been talked
0:41:49 > 0:41:52about a lot locally. Some had expressed concern about the speeds
0:41:52 > 0:41:58at which trains would be travelling along this section of rail, a
0:41:58 > 0:42:01section previously used by freight trains. So that will clearly be part
0:42:01 > 0:42:06of the investigation. The National Trust quotation safety board, which
0:42:06 > 0:42:12investigates accidents like this, in the last few minutes has held a news
0:42:12 > 0:42:16conference. There are sending investigators from Washington, DC to
0:42:16 > 0:42:20the scene of this incident to establish what happened. In the
0:42:20 > 0:42:25meantime, more than 70 people have been taken to hospital to be treated
0:42:25 > 0:42:30for a range of injuries. There are reports that perhaps six people have
0:42:30 > 0:42:33lost their lives. We heard earlier that it seems as if most, perhaps
0:42:33 > 0:42:38not all of those, were injured on the train or in the carriages that
0:42:38 > 0:42:43were derailed, as opposed to in vehicles on the motorway below.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Peter, I guess because it was the beginning of the journey, there were
0:42:47 > 0:42:53not many people on the train. Only 78 in total. Because it is
0:42:53 > 0:42:57high-speed rail and you know the issues with high-speed rail in the
0:42:57 > 0:42:59United States and with crumbling infrastructure, the president
0:42:59 > 0:43:05mentioned it in a tweet before his national security address America's
0:43:05 > 0:43:09national infrastructure does need rejuvenating. But because it is
0:43:09 > 0:43:11high-speed, I assume there would have been test runs before people
0:43:11 > 0:43:17were allowed on the trains?Yes, there have been many test runs.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Locally, this has been widely reported over the last few months,
0:43:21 > 0:43:27that they had been preparing for this day. Amtrak felt it had done
0:43:27 > 0:43:32all the safety testing possible. Regarding what the president said
0:43:32 > 0:43:35both in his speech just now and in a tweet earlier, it was the first
0:43:35 > 0:43:42thing he mentioned. His argument shows that that perhaps is a need
0:43:42 > 0:43:46for the crumbling infrastructure around the United States to be
0:43:46 > 0:43:51repaired. There is no indication yet that crumbling infrastructure caused
0:43:51 > 0:43:57this. Many issues will be looked at, potentially human error. Yes, the
0:43:57 > 0:43:59crumbling infrastructure, the line and the engine itself, many
0:43:59 > 0:44:06potential issues could have played into this.Peter, thank you. I was
0:44:06 > 0:44:10just doing some very unscientific research comparing our railway
0:44:10 > 0:44:13system in the UK to the one in the United States. The last irrelevant
0:44:13 > 0:44:18in the UK was in 2002, the Potters Bar accident. Since then, there have
0:44:18 > 0:44:23been ten derailment accident in America and 13 crashes. Obviously,
0:44:23 > 0:44:27it is on a bigger scale, but it still points to a problem with the
0:44:27 > 0:44:34infrastructure? Yeah, and it is a question of safety and speed. There
0:44:34 > 0:44:37are too many crashes in this country and trains are too slow. We just
0:44:37 > 0:44:42don't have a system comparable to Britain, France or Japan, where you
0:44:42 > 0:44:46get super high-speed travel. It takes almost four hours to get from
0:44:46 > 0:44:52Washington to New York and it should take about an hour and a half to do
0:44:52 > 0:44:56that distance if you had high-speed travel. The criticism of American
0:44:56 > 0:44:59administrations in the past as well as the current one is that there has
0:44:59 > 0:45:02not been a big overhaul of US infrastructure even though interest
0:45:02 > 0:45:07rates have been low. They could have borrowed money easily, but that
0:45:07 > 0:45:09investment has not happened, often because the Republican Party has
0:45:09 > 0:45:22resisted any additional spending in favour of more tax cuts.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Other news now.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26The US has vetoed a UN security resolution that
0:45:26 > 0:45:28calls on President Trump to reverse his decision to recognise
0:45:28 > 0:45:29Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32The Council's 14 other members all voted in favour of the motion.
0:45:32 > 0:45:36It's the first time in nearly seven years that America has used its veto
0:45:36 > 0:45:38powers at a meeting.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40In South Africa, the African National Congress which has ruled
0:45:40 > 0:45:42the country since the end of apartheid has
0:45:42 > 0:45:43elected a new leader.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Cyril Ramaphosa will replace the controversial
0:45:45 > 0:45:46Jacob Zuma as party leader.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50Under Mr Zuma - who faces hundreds of charges of corruption -
0:45:50 > 0:45:53South Africa's economy has stagnated and the political climate has
0:45:53 > 0:45:54become more divisive.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57Here's the BBC's Africa Editor, Fergal Keane.
0:45:57 > 0:46:04Cyril Ramaphosa campaigned for the post of party president,
0:46:04 > 0:46:07promising to root out corruption, to restore the kind of moral values
0:46:07 > 0:46:09associated with the party of Nelson Mandela and those
0:46:09 > 0:46:10great anti-apartheid campaigners.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13You have to look at this result and take into account the fact that
0:46:13 > 0:46:16elected as his deputy president is a man, David Mabuza,
0:46:16 > 0:46:20who was a strong loyalist of President Zuma.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23So in some senses, his scope for the kind of radical
0:46:23 > 0:46:26attack on corruption is going to be limited.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31I have been watching Cyril Ramaphosa since the 1980s here,
0:46:31 > 0:46:34when he was a union negotiator, and a very tough man them,
0:46:34 > 0:46:40but also one who instinctively knew when to strike a deal.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43I saw him then help to negotiate a new constitution for South Africa.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46We also have to remember his role in the Irish peace process,
0:46:46 > 0:46:49where he was brought in to oversee the decommissioning of IRA weapons.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51In all of those roles, he has had tact, patience and steel.
0:46:51 > 0:47:01He is going to need all of those in tackling South Africa's problems.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04Police in Lebanon have arrested an Uber driver in connection
0:47:04 > 0:47:06with the murder of a 30-year-old British diplomat in Beirut.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09The body of Rebecca Dykes, who worked at the British
0:47:09 > 0:47:11embassy in the city, was found beside a motorway
0:47:11 > 0:47:12over the weekend.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14Officers say she had been strangled and sexually assaulted.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17In a statement, her family said that Rebecca was "simply irreplaceable".
0:47:17 > 0:47:18From Lebanon, our Middle East Correspondent Quentin
0:47:19 > 0:47:28Sommerville sent this report.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39Becky Dijks fell in love with Lebanon. She was committed to her
0:47:39 > 0:47:43work, helping the country cope with the influx of refugees from Syria.
0:47:43 > 0:47:48There was a colleague's leaving do before she returned home for
0:47:48 > 0:47:53Christmas. At midnight, she called a taxi, and Uber, to help get home.
0:47:53 > 0:47:58She was never seen alive again. She was driven out of Beirut. Her body
0:47:58 > 0:48:03was found by a highway the next day. She had been strangled and sexually
0:48:03 > 0:48:07assaulted. A 35-year-old Lebanese man is in police custody. The
0:48:07 > 0:48:11suspect is believed to be an Uber driver. He has worked for the
0:48:11 > 0:48:15company for a short period of time. Here in Beirut, Google is generally
0:48:15 > 0:48:21seen as a safe way of getting about -- Uber macro. The company responded
0:48:21 > 0:48:25in a statement, saying it was horrified by the senseless act of
0:48:25 > 0:48:29violence and that it is fully cooperating with the police
0:48:29 > 0:48:34investigation. Lebanon's dark days lie mostly in its past. In these
0:48:34 > 0:48:37neighbourhoods, there is now a relaxed approach to personal safety.
0:48:37 > 0:48:43This is not the first attack of its kind, but they are here.We all
0:48:43 > 0:48:47drink in this area. We go out on Friday and Saturday nights in his
0:48:47 > 0:48:52neighbourhood, which is usually very safe. So I think we are all just
0:48:52 > 0:48:55deeply saddened that one of our friends left by herself and didn't
0:48:55 > 0:49:01come back.At the British Embassy, staff are heartbroken. The
0:49:01 > 0:49:04ambassador took to social media and said, the whole Embassy is deeply
0:49:04 > 0:49:10shocked. It was a tragic loss. Embassy staff are now providing
0:49:10 > 0:49:15consular assistance to the family of one of their own. Becky Dykes had
0:49:15 > 0:49:18not been in Lebanon long, but she had already made a big difference.
0:49:18 > 0:49:23Her friends say that is how they want to remember her, as someone who
0:49:23 > 0:49:27cared, a bright star just beginning her career, and a woman who had
0:49:27 > 0:49:39already helped improve the lives of the most vulnerable here in Lebanon.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47One in eight people in the UK is projected to live to 100 as older
0:49:47 > 0:49:52people make up a greater proportion of the population. Eight key goal
0:49:52 > 0:49:58for society is how to spend those extra years in better health. Our
0:49:58 > 0:50:10medical husband has been to a centre for research in California.
0:50:13 > 0:50:20To me, aid is not a handicap. Why not live?Irena is 84. She makes old
0:50:20 > 0:50:25age looked like an irrelevance. Irene has been breaking world
0:50:25 > 0:50:29records for four decades. It takes effort when she is not claiming at
0:50:29 > 0:50:35this track near San Francisco, she is in the gym.Her philosophy is
0:50:35 > 0:50:42simple. Live the life you love, and love the life you lead. A quitter
0:50:42 > 0:50:50never wins, and a winner never quits. And I want to be a winner.We
0:50:50 > 0:50:55are living in an ageing world. By 2050, the number of people aged 65
0:50:55 > 0:51:03and over is projected to triple globally to 1.5 billion. In the UK,
0:51:03 > 0:51:09the number of people aged 80 and over is projected to more than
0:51:09 > 0:51:15double to 7.5 by 20 50. And the number of centenarians to increase
0:51:15 > 0:51:23sixfold to 94,000. So what can we do to increase our chances of spending
0:51:23 > 0:51:32those extra years in good health like Irene? It's not just about
0:51:32 > 0:51:39exercising the body, but also the mind. That's because keeping the
0:51:39 > 0:51:46brain active can lower the risk of developing dementia. I joined a
0:51:46 > 0:51:52French language class in Birtley, across the bay from San Francisco,
0:51:52 > 0:51:57where all the students are in their 70s.My mother had Alzheimer's, so
0:51:57 > 0:52:05part of me doesn't want that to happen to me.I do believe that
0:52:05 > 0:52:09intellectual stimulation is important.And science may be able
0:52:09 > 0:52:15to help. In the hills above Silicon Valley sits the Buck Institute.
0:52:15 > 0:52:20Researchers there are working on how to delay the way our bodies age.
0:52:20 > 0:52:26This could increase the healthy years of life, free of conditions
0:52:26 > 0:52:31like cancer, arthritis or heart disease.We predict that there will
0:52:31 > 0:52:36be drugs that will treat ageing instead of each disease
0:52:36 > 0:52:40individually. People themselves would be able to look forward to the
0:52:40 > 0:52:46last decade of their life, still being vibrant, engaged, healthy.
0:52:46 > 0:52:53Just like Irene, who challenged me to a friendly race. She can run 100
0:52:53 > 0:52:59metres only seven seconds slower than Usain Bolt. So despite my 27
0:52:59 > 0:53:04year advantage, the winner was never in doubt. That was fantastic. I have
0:53:04 > 0:53:09just been beaten by an 84-year-old, but I have been beaten by a
0:53:09 > 0:53:23"superager". And that is pretty inspiring. It is more than
0:53:23 > 0:53:28inspiring! Didn't you see her go?! Seven seconds slower than Usain
0:53:28 > 0:53:33Bolt. My grandad used to walk miles every day and he was in good health,
0:53:33 > 0:53:36and the minute he couldn't get out of a chair any more was the minute
0:53:36 > 0:53:39he started to suffer with dementia. It is only anecdotal, but exercise
0:53:39 > 0:53:46is key. It was also interesting that there has to be physical and mental
0:53:46 > 0:53:49exercise. You have to keep your brain and body in shape. Get
0:53:49 > 0:54:02working! OK, I will walk home.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07A lawyer nominated by President Trump to serve
0:54:07 > 0:54:09as a federal judge has withdrawn his nomination.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12It comes just days after Matthew Petersen was seen struggling
0:54:12 > 0:54:14to answer basic legal questions from a Republican senator.
0:54:14 > 0:54:15Video of the questioning went viral.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19The White House says Mr Trump has accepted Mr Petersen's withdrawal.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21What is wrong with the word vulnerable?
0:54:21 > 0:54:22Or foetus?
0:54:22 > 0:54:26Or transsexual?
0:54:26 > 0:54:29They are three of the seven words which the White House is reportedly
0:54:29 > 0:54:31urging a top public health agency not to use.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it received
0:54:34 > 0:54:35guidance that in future budget documents,
0:54:35 > 0:54:37it should find alternatives.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40The question of how to address sexual orientation, gender identity
0:54:40 > 0:54:42and abortion rights - all of which received
0:54:42 > 0:54:43significant visibility under the Obama administration -
0:54:43 > 0:54:53have re-surfaced recently.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00In March, the Department for health and Human Services dropped questions
0:55:00 > 0:55:03about sexual orientation and gender identity in two surveys
0:55:03 > 0:55:04of elderly people.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Since the weekend, the HHS has issued a statement saying
0:55:07 > 0:55:10the story has been overblown.
0:55:10 > 0:55:21What word would you use instead of foetus? Let me show you the
0:55:21 > 0:55:22statement.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24"The assertion that HHS has 'banned words' is a complete
0:55:24 > 0:55:25mischaracterization of discussions regarding the budget
0:55:25 > 0:55:26formulation process."
0:55:26 > 0:55:29"HHS will continue to use the best scientific evidence available
0:55:29 > 0:55:31to improve the health of all Americans.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34HHS also strongly encourages the use of outcome and evidence data
0:55:34 > 0:55:44in program evaluations and budget decisions.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Maybe we should not ban the word goodbye.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Coming up next on BBC World News, Karin Giannone is here
0:55:52 > 0:55:55with Outside Source and for viewers in the UK, we'll have the latest
0:55:55 > 0:55:56headlines from Reeta Chakrabarti.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58For now, from Katty Kay in Washington and me,
0:55:58 > 0:56:05Christian Fraser in London, goodbye.