George Stephanopoulos: In The 90s, The Situation Room Looked Like “A Conference Room In The Poconos”

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22 күн бұрын

Journalist and author George Stephanopoulos tells Stephen how the President’s command center in the basement of the White House has changed over the decades, and he previews some of the wild stories readers will find in his new book, “The Situation Room.”
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@IvanBrackin 20 күн бұрын

I'm an 83 year-old Brit , always have been highly cynical about American politics and the media that reports on it, then I found George. He was/is a breath of freah air in a world of murk amd misinformation. Thanks George.

@bonniejosavland3227 20 күн бұрын

And he hasn’t SA’d any women & still with his fun & lovely 🥰 wife!

@user-ho5mm8gn8h 20 күн бұрын

An American treasure in reporting and politics.

@vickiep4217 20 күн бұрын

Sadly, here in Blighty, we're rapidly catching up ( or descending) to American style 'journalism' with the likes of GB news. Some of our own MPs are trying to compete with the likes of DT, MGT etc. I'm hoping we can stop the slow slide into chaos. What is certain is that whilst our fptp system is flawed, at least our system would prevent a Jan 6th.

@michiganjfrog366 20 күн бұрын

I've noticed that too.... all the way from Michigan. England needs to nip it at the bud.. ASAP@@vickiep4217

@Weemadaggie 20 күн бұрын

@@vickiep4217 see the same thing happening here in Canada.

@am2320LG 20 күн бұрын

BOOOOOM!!!! Who won the last election? Yessssss, George! Turn on the lights!!👍

@stevenwarner7348 20 күн бұрын

🤪

@jodyfulford8215 20 күн бұрын

🤣 😅 If only he would listen to Q-ANON. Everything would become crystal clear. 🤣 😂😅

@user-pt1ow8hx5l 20 күн бұрын

Exactly! That WAS hilarious!

@avisrobinson452 20 күн бұрын

Yes!!! Get him where it hurts! That would rattle tRump!! 😂

@ogvangogh9485 20 күн бұрын

They would be in perfect agreement. They would both answer, "I did".

@StacyInLove1 20 күн бұрын

1st question: Who won in 2020? 2nd question: Will you commit to accepting the 2024 result? 3rd question: Mr. Trump, will you let us know when you are ready for an actual debate? Goodnight everybody.

@silencedogood7297 20 күн бұрын

Fact checkers should be at each debate and blow loud LOUD buzzers at each lie. the length of each buzzer noise should be deducted from the liar's next answer. 20 lies = no statement allowed at the end.

@Noconstitutionfordemocrats 20 күн бұрын

As long as it's a Republican fact checker for biden, and a democrat for Trump.

@slkhjf 20 күн бұрын

I like this idea!

@slkhjf 20 күн бұрын

@@Noconstitutionfordemocratsa republican with more than a passing relationship with FACTS would be a Democrat.

@Noconstitutionfordemocrats 20 күн бұрын

@@slkhjf Why are you fighting so hard? It's literally fair.

@slkhjf 20 күн бұрын

@hubajuba-wz1or because they'd need to find a republican that actually believes in facts. Biden WON the 2020 election and the R party is still denying THAT after losing 60 or more lawsuits where they didn't have ANY evidence. It's 'literally' stupid.

@billmarshall8438 20 күн бұрын

The debate should also have real time fact checking.

@debbiechang5781 20 күн бұрын

Yes!!!!!

@justsaying3729 20 күн бұрын

Without a doubt. fact checkers right away to show whose Lying.

@fleece192 20 күн бұрын

George is awesome, how can you not like him. He’s certainly been around. Vote 🗳️ Blue people. Get rid of this clown Trump.

@chef1088 20 күн бұрын

HELL no!

@jkingston5498 20 күн бұрын

Hell yes!

@HarrisonGelles 20 күн бұрын

Yeah so we get more of this woke BS and destruction of the economy.

@traviscutler9912 20 күн бұрын

WHY IS JOE SO UNPOPULAR!?!? American voters no longer believe Biden as he has a long demonstrated record of lying. Remember when genocide Joe said that he was going to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of an American journalist but instead gave MBS a fist bump, Biden said he'd stop the mass slaughter of Yemenese but now Biden is bombing them for trying to protect Palestinians, a $15 minimum wage, a public option, cynically canceling student debt so that it fails by a conservative scotus to force young voters back to the polls, Biden drilling the most oil and gas for a president ever after promising no more drilling on federal land, selling out the green infrastructure plan to Joe manchin, using Ukraine and it's hundreds of thousands of young men as canon fodder to try and bankrupt Russia and worst of all, genocide Joe's support of Israel and it's merciless killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian women & children and on and on........ Campaign to the Left, rule for the Right. The system works

@TraderRobin 20 күн бұрын

Vote BLUE......not orange!!

@InteractiveRootsProd 20 күн бұрын

Carter cared so much about those hostages, this story is so telling on many levels.

@sn07 20 күн бұрын

And now we’ve just found out that Reagan’s people made a deal with the Iranian’s to hold on to the hostages until Reagan was sworn in so it looked like he was the one responsible for their release. Unbelievable!

@GrimJerr 20 күн бұрын

Little did anyone know at the time Alexander Haig was working with Iran to keep the Hostages, not make a deal with Jimmy Carter to get the Hostages back, but wait until Reagan was in office and then release the Hostages.

@flangekiwi 20 күн бұрын

Non-American here. I heard that too. Imagine a world where that didn't happen .... no trickle down Reaganomics, no Milton Friedman and messing around with South America ... world would've been a better place ...

@brando7266 20 күн бұрын

Similar to what Nixon did, before the 1968 election,

@PleaseDontEatAnimals 20 күн бұрын

Yep, typical republiCONS...🤥💩👹

@johnlongville595 20 күн бұрын

Perhaps the greatest treason conspiracy in American history.

@GoGoPooerRangers 20 күн бұрын

Kinda like Trump making Republicans reject the immigration bill so he can run on it.

@adamswitlak1242 20 күн бұрын

Damn, he is sharp. Who won the election question is great

@victorpradha9946 20 күн бұрын

Follow-up question to both candidates: What were you doing in the hours while the J6 mob descended on the U.S. Capitol?

@IvanBrackin 20 күн бұрын

The debate rule - that the mike goes off at the end of two minutes. Great! Almost as good as a gag order.

@nzelver559 20 күн бұрын

Biden, how will you turn around the economy and bring back jobs go the US? Biden what are your plans for stopping illegal immigrants?

@scourge6563 20 күн бұрын

@@nzelver559: Clearly, the only way is to vote out all Republicans since, as we have already seen, Republicans will do Trump's bidding to tank any legislation to deal with illegal immigration.

@johnfox9939 20 күн бұрын

It’s easy to note that George’s Smartness, Eloquence and political insights are clearly beyond what Trump has to offer..

@chef1088 20 күн бұрын

George may be a lot of things but smart is not one of them.

@stevenwilkinson2031 20 күн бұрын

Make American great again put Trump in jail

@TraderRobin 20 күн бұрын

@@chef1088 I would be shitting in my skirt, when George would debate Trump right under the table!!

@ronaldrothchild4068 20 күн бұрын

NEOLIB’S WET DREAM: U.S. SENATOR GEORGE STEPHNAHLOUS8 OF NEW YORK ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

@MsWarriordiva 20 күн бұрын

DUH!! That describes a lot of people. Trump is not known for his intelligence.

@MR.GL1.1.1TCH 20 күн бұрын

I've always believed that the mics should turn off after the time is up

@sailincat2822 20 күн бұрын

Broadcasting either the mic or camera on for the person waiting their turn is an invitation to chaos, which is exactly why they do it. Give each debater an audio and video 'stage monitor' so they can see and hear themselves at all times, and optionally see and hear their opponent when they want to. But don't broadcast their distracting antics while it's not their turn. And yes, automatic countdown timer, visible to all, which cuts/switches cameras and microphones.

@elaineisabelle427 20 күн бұрын

I love George, he's a good guy.

@user-fe7ll3tv8h 19 күн бұрын

👏👏👏👏 George is the best!!! Good first question!

@charleshamilton2415 19 күн бұрын

First time I ever heard George laugh.His laugh is very contagious 😂😂😂😂 He has an amazing personality

@andrewhaag2422 20 күн бұрын

George is the best !! 💙💙🇱🇷

@cycoklr 20 күн бұрын

When Trump's mic cuts off he'll just run over to Biden's lectern and start yelling.

@anniehuckerby9281 20 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@chezmoi42 20 күн бұрын

That's why he should be confined in a soundproof glass booth.

@debrahelmlinger6256 20 күн бұрын

And show what an ass he really is😂

@jacobstravail 11 күн бұрын

😅😅😅

@laurawatters914 20 күн бұрын

AWESOME INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE AND STEPHEN, WHAT A GREAT INTERVIEW!!! THEY HAVE GREAT CHEMISTRY. 😊🩷✌️

@malikstallworth 20 күн бұрын

The book honestly sounds extremely interesting

@jeanneratterman 20 күн бұрын

George, live long, stay healthy, keep us informed. 🙏❤️

@Noreenlee1 20 күн бұрын

Thanks to both of you for standing for truth!

@herstoryswitness 20 күн бұрын

George Stephanopoulos was recognized at a young age as someone with a lot to contribute to democracy. I see the same in our new and upcoming generation of people in government.

@jpdemer5 20 күн бұрын

When time's up, the camera should also go off... we can do without Donnie's antics.

@mrfuzztone 20 күн бұрын

Biden needs to do the debate. I hope he stays strong so the American people can see what the real choice is.

@shawncrites6896 20 күн бұрын

Thanks George....

@anniehuckerby9281 20 күн бұрын

Oohhh How I wish George would be a moderator 🙏🤞❤ Trump must agree to the terms of the Debate with no audience and cutting off microphone 🥰

@wolverine3605 20 күн бұрын

That is a book I will absolutely get and read.

@nancyking9033 20 күн бұрын

Propaganda

@Jenny_Oblivion 20 күн бұрын

It’s unbelievable that debates haven’t always had mics cut at time! Hopefully that happens

@jonroesler8155 20 күн бұрын

Notice how quiet everyone gets when George talks about Carter in the WHSR.

@sshaw4429 20 күн бұрын

I love George ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@LCarefortheworld 20 күн бұрын

I’ll buy this guy’s book. He seems to be a very good insightful person.

@RedBearsy 20 күн бұрын

George is a voice of rationality in a country gone woowoo - thank god he’s able to retain an SOH about the pathetic state of American politics

@joannejohnson7006 20 күн бұрын

Great show tonight, thanks 😊

@MR.GL1.1.1TCH 20 күн бұрын

I'm watching this from the sit room right now! 😊😮🙊

@Frenetic321 20 күн бұрын

Great interview!

@darrelllowe2619 20 күн бұрын

Yes, turn the mic off.

@philrabe910 20 күн бұрын

1:20 Oh that got a big belly laugh at home too guys!

@pennygleeson5029 20 күн бұрын

' men who love goats ' ❤️❤️🤣🤣

@nolasmith7687 20 күн бұрын

Yep! I’ve read that book too. Thought of it as soon as he he mentioned remote viewing. Funny, funny book. Hard to believe the CIA actually tried it.

@jeanneratterman 20 күн бұрын

Men who stare at goats

@nath-wp7xp 20 күн бұрын

Pretty cool looking book

@darrelllowe2619 20 күн бұрын

Every debate should start with those questions. That way we don't waste time on unnecessary insults and foolishness.

@NewMessage 20 күн бұрын

Surely it was known as the 'The S*it-Room' during Donnie's stay....

@GenRN 20 күн бұрын

He had a changing table installed.

@JamesJones-mm2nm 20 күн бұрын

The news crawlers were all trumps mind could digest! How hard is that to figure out?

@peteinwisconsin2496 20 күн бұрын

Shutting off the microphone at the end of the response time is a great idea. Switching the camera to the moderator or other candidate should happen at the same time. Also important is to pre-record the debate and have a panel of judges decide whether a candidate dodges or answers a question so the non-answers can be edited out, sparing the viewers from listening to a two minute rant about nothing.

@GenRN 20 күн бұрын

All Trump’s answers will be rambling non-answers. People need to see that.

@ebybeehoney 19 күн бұрын

I've always liked George. I used to 6:49 love the Round Table with him Cokie Roberts, George Will and others. That was when it was good

@Xiph1980 20 күн бұрын

I think George is one of the globally most well known people in the US political scene, apart from presidents. If only for Friends S01E04. 😁

@totsmini3105 20 күн бұрын

🏆George Stephanopoulos For President!!❣ - 💫Stephen Colbert VP -

@Xiph1980 20 күн бұрын

Not sure Stephen would want to be a VP/prez. Also, not quite sure if he'd be good at it. He's an amazing comedian, but a manager of a very slow and inflexible organization? Now Jon Stewart, I think he could. But hate it through and through though. 😭😂

@totsmini3105 20 күн бұрын

@@Xiph1980 - ....Lets look at America's "presidents"...🤣 (most, if not all, have been disastrously pathetic and dangerous) Reagan, a cowboy & B-grade-Actor! - Trying to Run a Country - - But Nancy was pulling his strings - So that "saved the day"🙄 But lets take the Handsome-Playboy-JFK - His daddy PAID to get him in The Peoples House... made dogs-dinner out of everything - - But hey, he was the "Camelot" Prince🤭 Nixon/Agnew dynamic-duo - Ugghh😖😵‍💫 Bottom-line, a Stephanopoulos / Colbert ticket don't really sound so weird or unfathomable!! When you "click your heals in America" you can "Live-the-American-Dream" baby!!... even whilst in shackles🤯🤦‍♀😖 ......Only in America🤯

@pennygleeson5029 20 күн бұрын

' would you want to moderate that debate? ' bahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TheDuckMaster12 20 күн бұрын

Famously Americans have incredibly short memories. Biden wants to remind people how bad it was before and how much worse it would be again. Especially because Trump is the one actually slipping cognitively

@marystacey4796 20 күн бұрын

Just bought the audible version of George's book.

@olorin4317 20 күн бұрын

These is a great book by Annie Jacobsen about the CIA remote viewing programs called ‘Phenomena’.

@Monika-mh2je 20 күн бұрын

Speaks loud how much Trump cared about the word abd the country like watching Fox news instead of being in the Situation room. He's a truly dangerous sociopath.

@roxydejaneiro5640 20 күн бұрын

The U.S. Army has no serious alternative but to be wonderful.

@jackietupper6520 16 күн бұрын

There's a Remote Viewing institution in my town of Yelm, WA!

@charliediradour 20 күн бұрын

Am I the only one who sees a young Michael Dukakis?

@annieis300 20 күн бұрын

💙💙💙💙💙💙

@markjaramilloGTA 20 күн бұрын

Anyone remember Art Bell remote viewing

@Christyschair 20 күн бұрын

Only know about it because of the why files

@samhanks7920 20 күн бұрын

I do. Hugh fan RIP art

@mehere8038 19 күн бұрын

I can't top that debate question, but my suggestion for a question is "you have 1 minute to list as many words as possible begining with f" because that's a dementia test question. Lets use the debate to settle the dementia drama once & for all! No prizes for guessing who will "get the best score"

@JimHolder-pk2kk 20 күн бұрын

3:08 George feeds Stephen the straight line about kids calling it the whizzer (WHSR) but George says "I can't do it." Stephen just let that line sail past without saying anything about people George's age having trouble using the whizzer. No raised eyebrow, nothing?

@user-eq2dx2jp6v 20 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@johnbroker327 20 күн бұрын

🔵💙

@garfoonga1 20 күн бұрын

Thumbnail looks like stephens firing eye lazers

@terri200 19 күн бұрын

I just have always loved George for his honesty, humor, intelligence, and reporting!! What a lovely man!! Wish he could mediator the debates!! It would be hysterical!!🙏💖🪶💞✨️💜🫶

@bluetortilla 19 күн бұрын

Carter was a good president ruling over terrible circumstances.

@mbroihier 19 күн бұрын

I want George's sweater.

@tangoangel2782 20 күн бұрын

He collected the banners to use them as talking points.

@elizabethobrien5702 15 күн бұрын

I live in the Poconos! Watch it Sounds interesting 🤔

@gavidhariwal6307 20 күн бұрын

6:29 ‘and that’s in here?’ Stephen didn’t read the book 😂 😭

@lynnmckenna9934 20 күн бұрын

Don’t knock remote viewing.

@chezmoi42 20 күн бұрын

Yeah, those Ring doorbells are very useful.

@wendigo53 20 күн бұрын

Yup, The Men Who Stare At Goats were in the WH situation room.

@cagedgreed 17 күн бұрын

Remote viewing...more people should be aware of what that is, truly a remarkable field of scientific inquiry. Examined by our government with a man named Ingo Swann and a group of scientists in the Bay Area near Stanford.

@JamesJones-mm2nm 20 күн бұрын

They better put them both in sound proof booths if they turn the microphone off ! Because trump would yell over the dead microphone!🤣

@persuasivebarrier2419 20 күн бұрын

There's a good movie called Suspect Zero around "remote viewing." A solid mystery film.

@oldinuselesshancox5194 19 күн бұрын

Greetings from the other side of this gem we’re FUBAR Thanks for making day better with lol’s I’m betting my left lovenut trumps mic gets cut an he’s pulling out a toy bullhorn ( hopefully someone was playing with voice change before he grab it ) 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤟🏼🤙🏼🖖🏼

@tasneemmathee8024 20 күн бұрын

i would like Dana and Jake 2 ask the first question that George recommended would be interesting 2 see / hear the response

@oleladywho 20 күн бұрын

Lawrence O'Donnell......though it would never happen.

@chezmoi42 20 күн бұрын

@@oleladywho That would certainly freak T out.

@tasneemmathee8024 20 күн бұрын

@@oleladywho true

@tasneemmathee8024 20 күн бұрын

@@chezmoi42 thats 4 damm sure

@yurielcundangan9090 20 күн бұрын

G.Stephen is 🎉

@podracer35 19 күн бұрын

4:40 Probably because he was watching Fox News all day and couldn't listen and read the chirons at the same time

@patrickbureau1402 20 күн бұрын

Btw Couzinz- aboot youz IRAN HOSTAGES - can u say "ARGO" -- " The "Canadian Caper" was the joint covert rescue by the Canadian government and the CIA of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979" - WIKI

@shinyshinythings 20 күн бұрын

And to think, he could have just called up the Reagan campaign and asked them!

@31emxof 19 күн бұрын

I would like to see one more thing on debate rules....a team behind the scenes doing live fact-checking, with control over a Nickelodeon slime tube positioned over each candidate.

@mishka8180 14 күн бұрын

LMAO "Who won the last election?" Best question to ask🤣💀

@pamr4040 20 күн бұрын

❤

@wenzwenzel2529 19 күн бұрын

Better Still: "Only one of us wears a diaper. It isn't me. Do you know who it is, Joe? "

@danondler8808 20 күн бұрын

George Stephanopoulos for president.

@divinewon73 20 күн бұрын

🌈💕💞💖

@neatofication 20 күн бұрын

What they described at the end reminds me of stranger things!!

@edg3048 20 күн бұрын

On Sundays I cook a proper breakfast, eggs, bacon, toast and juice. In time for ABC Sunday news. If George is on that day I watch, if not I don't.

@andrewhaag2422 20 күн бұрын

🔥 VOTE BLUE 💙 Up and Down the Ballot in November for the Greater Good of the Country and the WORLD 🔥🔥😎💙🇱🇷💙🇱🇷💙🇱🇷💙

@bsing2u 20 күн бұрын

Maybe the next President should be a political correspondent or a historian that knows history and facts. One that is not in denial of the good bad and ugly of the USA.

@JJustCool 19 күн бұрын

Wait so the US gov't actually had a real "Minority Report"

@lazyperfectionist1 20 күн бұрын

1:18 "Wh- Wh- What would you- What would be, like, your first question? To _both_ men. Like, what's the question the _both_ have to answer?" "Who won the last election?" 😄 Hah. There we go. And make you _second_ question, "Who won the Popular Vote in 2016?"

@ziggyustar3137 20 күн бұрын

when Donnie's mike goes off he'll walk like a angry toddler and say it's rigged; come on it's a given

@corneliusdinkmeyer2190 20 күн бұрын

Maybe Netanyahu should try the psychic approach for the Israeli hostages. They need to come home.

@ecamp6360 20 күн бұрын

At 4:38 : "...mimeographed..."? Really? How old is Georgie? Not photocopied or laser-printed?

@3souris 19 күн бұрын

I'll ask the stenographer.

@JAllenKaiser 20 күн бұрын

Super cringey that Rosalyn invited a couple sideshow fortune tellers to the WHSR and thought she was “helping”

@elizamccroskey1708 20 күн бұрын

Then Nancy Reagan had a team of psychics in to plan Ronnie's day.

@JAllenKaiser 20 күн бұрын

@@elizamccroskey1708 well yeah, we already knew the Reagans were psychotic.

@CarrieV9 20 күн бұрын

Remote viewing has been used by the Soviets beginning in the 60s.

@JAllenKaiser 20 күн бұрын

@@CarrieV9 I guess that’s why the Soviet Union and soviets don’t exist anymore.

@CarrieV9 20 күн бұрын

@@JAllenKaiser yes, it was remote viewing which was the downfall 😆

@jbtpa895 20 күн бұрын

Gag order,part deux. Mic shutoff. If they do that I might watch.

@darrelllowe2619 20 күн бұрын

Trump will create an excuse to walk off. One being a question where he's asked to tell a truth. He'll call it poor journalism or a corrupt interviewer.