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Positions the united states ought to be taking. and he does seem to be listening to they will of the sometimes not all the time but at least most of the time. on the domestic side of it, i dont see that. i dont see anybody who has political experience. who has experience running a white house. i sense that there is a lot of competing centers of power within the white house and it is creating a chaotic back ground to try to support the president of the united states. if that continues, i think th...

Is to communicate in behalf of the institution. and he doesnt do that. for better or worse, he speaks on behalf of his personal brand. thats what he has always done and he has shown no interest in president as communicating anything other than the donald trump that we have known. >> are you surprised that his ego didnt want to make him be liked more on the world stage? >> i guess after 70 years or whatever the cliche is. this is how he thinks it works for him. this has worked for him in so many ...

Seen senate intelligence committee take charge when it comes to the russia interference investigation. even on capitol hill theres an acknowledgement that now -- that mueller is running the special counsel, is the special counsel, that will be the probe where most of the witnesses, most of the main investigation will remain. investigative committees will bring paem to testify. that special counsel that really matters. when it toss come bipartisanship, theres a sense this trump budget is going no...

Russian blackmail. sally yates was fired and now for the first time in her only television interview shes speaking out. the white house has called her pa partisan and opponent to the president now she wants to set the record straight. what did you think when you heard director comey had been fir fired? >> i think this is a really troubling situation theres serious questions about the timing and motivation of the presidents action. >> what was he like. >> jim is obviously he held my position depu...

Veterans go back to a substantial lengthy time in my back ground to where a young man who came and lived with us with post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury. the challenges that you have being at war through all those many years, that has manifest itself. as the governor, looking for the different ways to help these veterans. as i have ended up at the department of energy, working with secretary shulkin, dr. shulkin has a passion for these vets as well. there will be some other agencies...

His father to honor the cop killer as a champion of mental health. the mayor says the apreefl for tre day was mistakenly stamped for a new staff who did not research the mans back ground. new orleans removing a last standing peels of history taking down the last of four confederate statues this morning. crews shutting down surrounding streets as they remove the 60-foot statute do you of robert e. lee. supporters and protests still in disagreement over the removal. one saying the statues are the ...

And i think thats the area this is being, why this is being pushed out of there. i had heard this morning that mike rogers was the front-runner. well see how this shakes loose. they dont make conventional decisions on the staffing or how they sell the staffing. >> thats the caveat. you never know what donald trump will say deste wha aides may be whiering to you at the time. but i think it is interesting that he might be playing toward mccain. mccain and lindsey graham and lieberman were known as...

Public process, since at least the weekend, joe lieberman, former senator of connecticut, former vice presidential nominee, is a front-runner this is president colombia arriving right behind me. at he will be a guest of the president and be at the news conference thats coming up. as he front-runner among choices. he stands out because he has a political back ground. obviously a democrat for much of his career. >> kelly, can i stop you for a second? we have a camera on the president of colombia g...

On joe lieberman who savannah guthrie is reporting has emerged as perhaps the top candidate for fbi director, one of the three amigos, this remember, graham had expressed on "meet the press" that he might have some reservations about a politician, someone who has run for office. those concerns have been all allayed. and he was asked to respond also to president trumps recent comments a few minutes ago, expressing his misgivings, shall we put it about, the appointment of a special counsel. temd p...

Press" that they dont want to see anyone political. no political choice for the fbi director. do you suspect that this choice might be the one exception to senator grahams comments, rick? >> i think that theres a little bit of a safe harbor feeling with joe lean that would not be present with even a mike rogers who has fbi experience and a lot of back ground on this. i do think that it may be a slight exception but i wouldnt necessarily call it a done deal until you see the land scape of the sen...