and the fact that by that obviously i understand his opponents who are way back in the polls have to attack. republicans wouldn t play it that way. and it was just like we ve got to make him apologize. it s the apologetic party. and to me this is the kind of way that democrats are going to shoot themselves in the foot. donny, i do agree and i do have some concerns. are you validating i do think i might say this on the republican side as well, though i ll let david address that. but i do think that sometimes democrats have a tendency to eat their own and to go on the attack, exactly. but at the same time, to the point that emily made, i mean, if joe biden s trying to win the primary, hs nthis is not the wa do it. he s in cleanup mode today, donny. this is like the third crisis that he s self-perpetuated that he s cleaning up. i think he s got a problem with the potential air of inevitability. and i don t think that he s necessarily saying i m definitely going to be the nomin
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the washington post which contrasts with that theirtive. the post reporting that the trump administration and saudi royal family are searching for a mutually agreeable explanation for what happened. the post reporting that mbs had ordered an operation to lure khashoggi back to saudi arabia. certainly adds yet another dimension to that grip and grin video from riyadh between the secretary of state and mbs, and that s just the latest in a string of developments today. for more, i want to turn to jeff. i mean, it seems like the administration is in some sort of a cleanup mode over this meeting between pompeo and the crown prince in which, i mean, it seemed incredibly cordial and happy in front of the cameras. there is no question. for the last couple days the president has been agitated, i m told, by what he sees as news coverage that is painting him in a favorable and cozy light, if you will, with the saudi government and the saudi
meeting, that he had to, quote, own the facts of jamal khashoggi s disappearance and apparent murder. minutes ago new reporting from the washington post which contrasts with that narrative. the post reporting that the trump administration and saudi royal family are searching for a mutually agreeable explanation for what happened. the post reporting that mbs had ordered an operation to lure khashoggi back to saudi arabia. certainly adds yet another dimension to that grip and grin video from riyadh between the secretary of state and mbs, and that s just the latest in a string of developments today. for more, i want to turn to our jeff zeleny. jeff, it certainly seems like the administration is certainly in some sort of cleanup mode now over this meeting between pompeo and the crown prince which seemed cordial and happy in front of the cameras. there is no question. for the last couple days the president has been agitated, i m told, by what he sees as news coverage that is painting hi
house is in cleanup mode over the president s answers to questions about russia. cecilia, thank you. and for the first time, we re hearing what donald trump says he told putin. spending two hours alone in helsinki with only interpreters. did he warn putin against meddling? what the president now says tonight. the president s interpreter, next to president trump. and some lawmakers on the hill want the interpreter to answer questions. saying it s the only way they ll know for sure what really happened in the room. here s tom llamas. reporter: they were behind closed doors, face to face for more than two hours. now, days later, it s still unclear what was said. but tonight, president trump told cbs news he warned putin not to meddle in american elections. something he did not mention during the news conference in helsinki. i m very strong on the fact we can t have meddling. we can t have any of that. i let him know we can t have this. we re not going to have it. and that s the wa