11 . Today trump is back on the trail as mike pence meets with fellow republicans and answers questions about his recent david duke comments. For all the world i have no idea why this man keeps coming up. Donald trump and i have denounced david duke repeatedly. Im also not going to validate the language Hillary Clinton used to describe the American People. He wasnt talking about that bad man. She was talking about people all across this country who are coming out in record numbers to stand by donald trump. And again today david duke talked about you specifically. Are you concerned that there is something about the trump pence candidacy that draws them to you . Look, we live in a free country and people of ill motives can associate themselves with politics. There are two people on the ballot here. Hillary clinton and donald trump. One of them is going to be president of the United States of america. And i would submit to you this is all a distraction. Kelly odonnell is on capitol hill w
I can tell you one thing, whatever the four of them do, it will end up on saturday night live. Cant wait. We have to bring in Steve Schmidt, republican strategist and msnbc contributor. Steve, how critical is tonights debate . Donald trump is down. This is his last chance to change the race. Look, stephanie, when you go back to the first debate, donald trump came in. He was down in the National Polling averages 2. 5 points. Youre looking at him coming to the third debate down 8, 9 points. Youre seeing even races in red states like texas, thats unfathomable. Arizona, georgia, utah. So the electoral map is starting to crumble in on republicans. I think that he is at his last hour to get something going. He needs a miracle times ten out of this debate. You know that fundamentally reframes the debate. He had the worst performance of any president ial candidate ever in the history of televised debates. Hell have to have the greatest by some order of magnitude to reverse the trend line. Why
Well. Also Congress Gets back to work tomorrow after the shooting at a gop baseball practice. What role did overheated rhetoric play in that tragedy . Congressman mo brooks was there and helped save the lives of scalise and others. He will join us live. Plus, the war in afghanistan, more american troops are likely on the way, but are are we winning this war . Ill talk with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry as we look ahead right now on sunday morning futures. Maria President Trump making a big announcement on friday, the rollback with of president obamas outreach to cuba. [applause] usa usa usa maria the announcement welcomed with open arms by a cheering crowd in miami who were chanting usa. President trump stopping short of a full reversal of the obama administrations deal with the communist country, but the new policy moves to restrict individual travel to the island. It cracks down on the flow of u. S. Cash to the cuban military and demands key reforms in havana
One of the prognosticators on this said that this opens the way for the democrats next election year. As far as some of the enthusiasm and my caucus, i always listen to my members. Its a part of our life, but i am proud of the unity that we have had and frankly, my leadership in terms of keeping everybody together and fighting the Health Care Bill in the house of representatives. Very proud of our success in defeating at the first time, moving them to the right to the place where i think is unsustainable, but defines who they are very clearly. Im very proud of our unity which gave me leverage to succeed enormously in negotiations on the bill. When it comes to the issues, we are united in terms of our concern for americans families. Thats what unifies us. When it comes to personal addition and having fun on tv, i love the arena. I thrive on competition, and i welcome discussion. Every action has a reaction, every attack has a reaction with that, im pleased to take any questions. Reporte
That sent the entire state into panic mode, what officials are now doing to make sure it never happens again. We need to challenge them at every level. Rob senator Chelsea Manning, the brandnew campaign, the convicted leaker has just launched. Fox friends first continues right now. Jillian good monday morning, just a few people out there, 5 00 oclock on the east coast, youre taking a live look at manhattan. Rob a lot of people arent working today. Jillian im jillian mele. Rob and im rob schmitt, happy mlk day. President trump calling on democrats to end the stalemate over daca saying hes ready to sign a bipartisan bill as long as he gets his border wall. Jillian Griff Jenkins live from washington, d. C. Where the clock is ticking towards government shutdown, is that right, griff . The president is firing back at charges that hes racist in the wake of alleged explatives uttered telling reporters that hes the least racist person they ever interviewed. No, im not a racist. [inaudible] tha