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>> just to be clear, congressman, i should have probably said on the air, that was on february 6th, he was asked about protesters in general including protesters protesting after the presidents inauguration, so just to be clear, that wasnt him this week addressing the town halls. >> at the same time, gop members and commentators are suggesting still that these are paid activists, paid protesters. and if he really thinks that any organization has the capacity to turn out these millions of people,...

Daughter is a converted jew that all of a sudden, you know, he doesnt have to be forceful in his denunciation of anti-semitism. its the same argument people make because i have five black friends that you know, i can say things that are somewhat crude. so i think we need to move away from that. and what we want to see, what donald trump should do and i hope he will do is work with some of the members of the united states zmat and build comprehensive immigration reform. so these individuals who d...

To further their own political causes. its dangerous. and i have to ask you, so you think the president does not like jews? >> you bet. and do you know why? >> does he hate his daughter? >> do you know what? i am tired of commentators like you from the right trotting out his daughter and son-in-law as talking points against the presidents anti-semitism. they are sdwrchare sdwruish, bu not a talk point and that is a disgrace. have you now ethics to invoke peoples tree lidge dwron? >> lets neighbo...

Message for the president. steve: the center for public integrity looked at $400,000 given to campaigns before the november election. 96% went to hillary clinton. so clearly they lean tote political left. and if they have an agenda in what is spoked to be right down the middle news, that gives the folks at home a certain message. brian: when chris matthews says after the electric says i dont recognize the planet we are on and martha raddatz cries in between. this is the nbc news desk on the netw...

And so Brady as he wrapped up meetings in Europe with the e.u. And NATO leaders vice president Mike Pence still getting questions about the ouster of national security advisor Mike Flynn for failing to disclose sanctions were included in pre-inaugural talks with the Russians I was disappointed to learn. Of this the. The facts that have been conveyed to me by General Flynn were inaccurate but the vice president says he honors Flynns service to the country the vice president now heading back to W...

We have to find out whats going on. the level of dishonesty is out of control. howie: did trump store points against what he calls the failing media. what about the commentators accusing him of being unhinged. michael flynn raised questions about the trump campaign. >> michael flynn, general flynn is a wonderful man. i think he has been treated very unfairly by the media, as i call it the fake media in many cases. howie: how can trump complain about fake news when he fired the guy. and are leaks...

Paid him external lists are, and commentators exhausted about talking with it, and i want to get in a place in the media where we can have a rational conversation that is not so emotional on both sides. >> or have a laugh about it, because rush limbaugh said that they have a formula, a blueprint for destroying republican officials that they do not like. it is not going to work on trump. it is comical to watch. we had a good chuckle so far. >> you look at ronald reagan, the process was not partic...

Commentators have noted this, is what is the presidents vision? what does he want to do in the world? and until we have a better sense of that, then we can get a better sense of who might be a national security adviser because he has people all over the map with completely different points of view. and we dont know which one to take seriously because, frankly, we dont know what the president really wants to do in the world. >> john, i want to ask you real quickly. foreign policy magazines new re...

But also as someone who has in-depth knowledge of washington and of the way the foreign policy process works. were also told that bolton is close to both c.i.a. director mike pompeo and to the vice president, mike pence. senior administration official telling us that pence is extremely powerful at this point. and so he may have some sway when it comes to who the president ultimately picks. but of course its going to come down to who the president is comfortable with these are among the names tha...

But i.c.e. said it will not conduct operations inside places like churches or schools, unless theres an imminent danger. she knows that could always change under the trump administration. joining me to discuss our cnn political commentators, former reagan white house commentator, jeffrey lord and professor at moorehouse college. >> does president trump in your view need to, what does he need to do to address this? >> well pamela, first of all a situation like this is heartbreaking, terrible. h...