The other, of course, Syria, we took out the sanctions, and that's been, I didn't even realize,

it's been many, many years that they've had sanctions.

And as you know, there was a very big change at the top.

I met the new leader of the country, and he's got a strong pass.

I'd be very nice.

He got a strong pass, but I liked him a lot.

I think he'll be a great representative, and we'll see.

That was President Trump earlier this morning, talking about one of the major moments of his foreign trip so far.

The question is, why is the president removing sanctions from a country that is now led by a man who is still technically considered a terrorist by the U.S. government?

Back here in Washington, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled by lawmakers yesterday about vaccines amid an outbreak of measles in multiple states.

The question is, would RFK Jr. vaccinate his own kids against that deadly

disease? We'll show you what he had to say on the hill. And the Trump administration's efforts

to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants goes before the Supreme Court

today. The question is, what can we expect from the high court? We're going to bring you expert

legal analysis just ahead.

It's all way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that thanks all American troops, including

these ones, for their service. This is, of course, a live look at the U.S. base in Doha, where the

president is said to speak just moments from now. I'm Ali Vitale on this Thursday, May 15th,

and we'll start with the news right there. The air base hosting the president today was used as

a staging ground during the

U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has supported the recent U.S. campaign against Yemen's

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