March 28, 2025 • 6 mins
Mendte in the Morning talks to Rick Klein about the beginning of baseball season, and the ongoing talks about Greenland.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We want to go to Rick Klein, who is the
ABC News Washington bureau chief. And Rick, I understand you're
a Yankee fan.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I think we're going to be one hundred and sixty two.
And oh, is that possible there yet? No, this is
it's a it's a great start to the season. Yet
you know, get a W on the board. I'm skeptical
about the team this year. Obviously, losing cole is A
is a big is a big loss, and it wasn't
it didn't end well last year. But let's do it.
(00:29):
I'm feeling it. I'm feeling some baseball fever.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Are you going to make it up here for any
of the games?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Oh? I definitely will. Almost I make it every year.
I was in Nats Park yesterday or the nast cell
apart and an extra innings, but it's nothing. There's nothing
like baseball. And I'll definitely get to the stadium this
year for for a game or two at some point.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
And how about Greenland? Are you in to visit Greenland?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah? On the way, what do you think? So? You know,
my vice president of Vance and his wife Usho there
so there today and it is a heck of a trip.
I mean ostensibly about visiting a space force base, although
originally it was going to be more of a cultural trip.
And you know, Trump said again we're gonna whatever it takes,
we'll get it. And I don't know what that means exactly.
(01:11):
So it looks like it looks like things are moving
in that direction. And we'll see what the Vice presidents
to say today.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Well, it's really fascinating the polls in Greenland. Then at
first when they heard about this, they were kind of split.
There where are some people that actually were like, you
know what, being part of the United States, that wouldn't
be a bad idea. And now they have the poll
numbers for acceptance of something like this in Greenland that plummeted.
And there's some people in Greenland that seem like they're
(01:38):
downright angry about it ever happening at all. So I'm
not sure where the administration goes with this.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Well, you know, it does start up nationalist pride. I
mean you heard this in Toronto yesterday. The American national
anthem was booed. You know, the Canadians don't like to
talk of being annexed or outed as an additional state either.
I do think, you know, we'll see how much of
this is just talk or bluster and whether this is
just a negotiating posture. You know, there's no process to
(02:06):
just add them to the United States unless they want
to be added in some way. And I don't know
that you know, Trump or others know how cold it
is there. I mean, I'm my colleagues through up there.
It's like a negative one today. It's really really cool.
So you know, hey, you know what they do minerals
is obviously strategic importance and potically financial importance. But this
(02:26):
is a this is a strange one that certainly wasn't
on my Bengo cards going into the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
No, obviously, I think they wanted for the strategic location
of Greenland, and they wanted apparently because of some of
the minerals that are under the ice that nobody's been
able to get to because there's so much ice. But
but you're right, I got a feel and there's something
else going on here that they just want a base there,
or they want they want something other than owning the state,
because the process of that is ridiculous and probably can't happen. Oh,
(02:55):
by the way, Denmark is still involved in all of this, So, yeah,
you'd have to You definitely would have to talk to them.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah, the Dings might have something to say about it
as well. But look, I think we always have to
take these things seriously when the President Ied States is
talking about them, right, and I think, you know, there
might be a bigger play here, but it has the
attention of people in Washington beyond.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
In the meantime. I feel so bad for at least Aphonic.
I do I feel. You know, it's looked like her
nomination was going to breeze through. She got the big
yes vote right on the day after the inauguration, and
she's been sitting there in the bullpen because they thought
they might need her for this vote. And guess what,
she's been called out of the bullpen. She's taken it
(03:37):
like a trooper. But man, do I feel bad for her?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I can't tell if you be serious.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
No, I do I do feel bad. I do. I
do feel bad for her.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I do I think she'll be taken care of. I mean,
you know, at some point politically, when it's possible, so
get an appointment, whether that you an investador or something else.
But this was Trump's I think it was his first
major appointment announcement, and it's the point I clearly want
of it. She's yeah, she's taken one for the team.
She'll be back in house leadership. But what did to
tell you about Republican concerns about the political environment that
(04:07):
they can't even lose one single vote in a safe
district first two on period of months. Of course, you
can't have the special election until she resigns, which is
why this has taken so long. But she's been signing
statements for months now, literally month now, talking about herself
as ambassador designate. This was supposed to be her gig.
She was ready to do it, and now she's going
to go back to her to her House seat. Not
as a back venture, but you know, just one of
(04:29):
four hundred and thirty five.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah, from the very beginning, we've heard about this big,
beautiful bill with the entire Trump agenda in one bill.
I don't know if it's going to be split up yet.
I guess you would know. Is it going to be
two bills or just the one big bill.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
They're still trying one, and you know the window of
four is going to you know, kind of collapse quickly,
you know, my sense I think most people in Washington
think they're going to have to do something more piecemeal
because of these margins we're talking about, and because the
political environment is going to get more fraud and because
you've got moderis who might be concerned about and doge
of what's going on in their districts and the political climate.
(05:03):
And then conservatives who say, wait a second, a chance,
actually cut and we're not doing it, and we're going
to extend all these tax cuts and extend deficits and
depth and perpetuity. So this is where the ideology, you know,
really really matters and where the rubber hits that road.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, I'm sure Trump is say haven't I cut enough?
But that's a that's for another that's for another week.
We can talk about that. But let's talk about right now.
What you'll be talking about on this week on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Well, the fallout from the signal chat heard around the world.
It's going to continue. We're going to talk to the
vice chair of the Intelligence Committee end of their Mark
Warner about that. And you know, I think there's there's
still more to come on that that Trump has tried
to change the subject a bit, and there's still out
of denials and deflections around it, but the facts are
now out there and I think pretty well established. This
(05:48):
was information that, whether it's technically classified or not, should
not have been discussed in any kind of form, That
there wasn't one hundred percent secured or on government phones,
and the idea of a journalist being added to it.
It's just like an extra horrifying detail. And whether it's
Hagcept to blame for sharing some of this information or
the nast Scurity advisor Mike Waltz for for creating the
(06:10):
chat on signal at all, we'll help to see if
ultimately cares.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Rick Kline, ABC News Washington Bureau chief will be watching
this Sunday. Thanks a lot, Rick, go Yankees, all right,
you know it.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Thanks
We want to go to Rick Klein, who is the
ABC News Washington bureau chief. And Rick, I understand you're
a Yankee fan.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I think we're going to be one hundred and sixty two.
And oh, is that possible there yet? No, this is
it's a it's a great start to the season. Yet
you know, get a W on the board. I'm skeptical
about the team this year. Obviously, losing cole is A
is a big is a big loss, and it wasn't
it didn't end well last year. But let's do it.
(00:29):
I'm feeling it. I'm feeling some baseball fever.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Are you going to make it up here for any
of the games?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Oh? I definitely will. Almost I make it every year.
I was in Nats Park yesterday or the nast cell
apart and an extra innings, but it's nothing. There's nothing
like baseball. And I'll definitely get to the stadium this
year for for a game or two at some point.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
And how about Greenland? Are you in to visit Greenland?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Yeah? On the way, what do you think? So? You know,
my vice president of Vance and his wife Usho there
so there today and it is a heck of a trip.
I mean ostensibly about visiting a space force base, although
originally it was going to be more of a cultural trip.
And you know, Trump said again we're gonna whatever it takes,
we'll get it. And I don't know what that means exactly.
(01:11):
So it looks like it looks like things are moving
in that direction. And we'll see what the Vice presidents
to say today.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Well, it's really fascinating the polls in Greenland. Then at
first when they heard about this, they were kind of split.
There where are some people that actually were like, you
know what, being part of the United States, that wouldn't
be a bad idea. And now they have the poll
numbers for acceptance of something like this in Greenland that plummeted.
And there's some people in Greenland that seem like they're
(01:38):
downright angry about it ever happening at all. So I'm
not sure where the administration goes with this.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Well, you know, it does start up nationalist pride. I
mean you heard this in Toronto yesterday. The American national
anthem was booed. You know, the Canadians don't like to
talk of being annexed or outed as an additional state either.
I do think, you know, we'll see how much of
this is just talk or bluster and whether this is
just a negotiating posture. You know, there's no process to
(02:06):
just add them to the United States unless they want
to be added in some way. And I don't know
that you know, Trump or others know how cold it
is there. I mean, I'm my colleagues through up there.
It's like a negative one today. It's really really cool.
So you know, hey, you know what they do minerals
is obviously strategic importance and potically financial importance. But this
(02:26):
is a this is a strange one that certainly wasn't
on my Bengo cards going into the Trump administration.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
No, obviously, I think they wanted for the strategic location
of Greenland, and they wanted apparently because of some of
the minerals that are under the ice that nobody's been
able to get to because there's so much ice. But
but you're right, I got a feel and there's something
else going on here that they just want a base there,
or they want they want something other than owning the state,
because the process of that is ridiculous and probably can't happen. Oh,
(02:55):
by the way, Denmark is still involved in all of this, So, yeah,
you'd have to You definitely would have to talk to them.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah, the Dings might have something to say about it
as well. But look, I think we always have to
take these things seriously when the President Ied States is
talking about them, right, and I think, you know, there
might be a bigger play here, but it has the
attention of people in Washington beyond.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
In the meantime. I feel so bad for at least Aphonic.
I do I feel. You know, it's looked like her
nomination was going to breeze through. She got the big
yes vote right on the day after the inauguration, and
she's been sitting there in the bullpen because they thought
they might need her for this vote. And guess what,
she's been called out of the bullpen. She's taken it
(03:37):
like a trooper. But man, do I feel bad for her?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I can't tell if you be serious.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
No, I do I do feel bad. I do. I
do feel bad for her.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I do I think she'll be taken care of. I mean,
you know, at some point politically, when it's possible, so
get an appointment, whether that you an investador or something else.
But this was Trump's I think it was his first
major appointment announcement, and it's the point I clearly want
of it. She's yeah, she's taken one for the team.
She'll be back in house leadership. But what did to
tell you about Republican concerns about the political environment that
(04:07):
they can't even lose one single vote in a safe
district first two on period of months. Of course, you
can't have the special election until she resigns, which is
why this has taken so long. But she's been signing
statements for months now, literally month now, talking about herself
as ambassador designate. This was supposed to be her gig.
She was ready to do it, and now she's going
to go back to her to her House seat. Not
as a back venture, but you know, just one of
(04:29):
four hundred and thirty five.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Yeah, from the very beginning, we've heard about this big,
beautiful bill with the entire Trump agenda in one bill.
I don't know if it's going to be split up yet.
I guess you would know. Is it going to be
two bills or just the one big bill.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
They're still trying one, and you know the window of
four is going to you know, kind of collapse quickly,
you know, my sense I think most people in Washington
think they're going to have to do something more piecemeal
because of these margins we're talking about, and because the
political environment is going to get more fraud and because
you've got moderis who might be concerned about and doge
of what's going on in their districts and the political climate.
(05:03):
And then conservatives who say, wait a second, a chance,
actually cut and we're not doing it, and we're going
to extend all these tax cuts and extend deficits and
depth and perpetuity. So this is where the ideology, you know,
really really matters and where the rubber hits that road.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Yeah, I'm sure Trump is say haven't I cut enough?
But that's a that's for another that's for another week.
We can talk about that. But let's talk about right now.
What you'll be talking about on this week on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Well, the fallout from the signal chat heard around the world.
It's going to continue. We're going to talk to the
vice chair of the Intelligence Committee end of their Mark
Warner about that. And you know, I think there's there's
still more to come on that that Trump has tried
to change the subject a bit, and there's still out
of denials and deflections around it, but the facts are
now out there and I think pretty well established. This
(05:48):
was information that, whether it's technically classified or not, should
not have been discussed in any kind of form, That
there wasn't one hundred percent secured or on government phones,
and the idea of a journalist being added to it.
It's just like an extra horrifying detail. And whether it's
Hagcept to blame for sharing some of this information or
the nast Scurity advisor Mike Waltz for for creating the
(06:10):
chat on signal at all, we'll help to see if
ultimately cares.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Rick Kline, ABC News Washington Bureau chief will be watching
this Sunday. Thanks a lot, Rick, go Yankees, all right,
you know it.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Thanks
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