military spending to 4%, making clear where he wants that money to go. we will speak with katrina vanden heuvel from the nation magazine. looks the nation has released --, ground for secure elections for international security and the belief when a 2-d escalate tensions with russia and that there is a false choice between having secure elections and that relationship. nucuclear a catastrophe, elections are going to be an a afterthought. amy: masass protest are expected to greet trump as he arrives for his first visit to britain as president. protesters will float a 20 foot long giant baby trump blimp outside parliament that will ngry the president as an orange baby clututching a cell phone ready to tweet. repsents a hosof issu. it isn't just about mocking him. it is about drawingttention that his politics are havining a real i impact on real lives, not just in the u.s.s., but all over the world. amy: we will speak witith sheila menon, one of the b blimp organizers, and with colin -- guardian columnist george monbiot. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.o

outrage. we will get response from katrina vanden heuvel and speak with sam husseini, who was credential to cover the summit for the nation. before monday's news conference, he was dragged out while holding a piece of paper that read "nuclear weapon ban treaty." >> oh, my god. for what? i am telling you what i'm dog. i am being totally open. amy: then we spend the rest of the hour with boots riley, director of the new film "sorry to bother you." >> action. an aurdist dark comedy ipipired by the world of telemarketing. >> that is intriguing. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president trump is meeting with congressional lawmakers on capitol hill today as he faces bipartisan crititicism over r hs decision to lash out at his own intelligence agencies over the investigation of alleged russian interference in the 2016 election, while speaking at a joint news conference with russian president vladimir putin following their summit in helsinki. have trump: i do feel we both made some steaks. is a

. >> hurricane katrina is bearing down on louisiana. >> where's the federal government? where are the troops? >> signs the economy is in trouble keep oncoming. >> i see a great day come iing our country. i'm eager for the work ahead. gods bless you and may god bless america. >>> my fellow americans, major combat operations in iraq have ended in the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. >> today there's 147,000 american troops throughout iraq. 42,000 in baghdad alone. critics claim it's not enough to win peace. >> while the administration had thought about getting rid of saddam hussein, there was very little thinking about what to do after he was removed. seven weeks after the war, the u.s. military still has not been able to restore law and order to many areas in iraq. there was a sense that all we had to do was take a hammer and smash the totalitarian state and out of that democracy would suddenly bloom out of the soil. that did not happen. >> it really wasn't much of a plan for phase four. i remember asking after we take down baghdad what happens. and the answer

amendment banning gay marriage. >> hurricane katrina is now bearing down on louisiana. >> where is the federal government? where are the troops? >> shame on bush! shame on bush! >> signs the economy is in trouble just keep on coming. >> i see a great day coming for our country, and i'm eager for the work ahead. god bless you. and may god bless america. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> my fellow americans, major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq the united states and our allies have prevailed. >> today there's a total of 147,000 american troops throughout iraq. 42,000 in baghdad alone. that's 50% more than the entire u.s. force it took to fight and win the wore. but critics claim it's still not enough troops to win the peace. >> while the administration had thought about getting rid of zam, there had been very little thinking about what to do after he was removed. >> seven weeks after the war the u.s. military has still not been able to restore law and order to many areas of war-torn iraq. >> there was a sense that all we had to do was take a hammer and

constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. >> hurricane katrina is now bearing down on louisiana. >> where is the federal government? where are the troops? >> signs the economy