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>> well the best -- i talked to a close trump friend over the weekend. the best defense he had was this guy is never going to take a sensitivity course. hes not the consoler in chief. it doesnt come naturally to him. >> but hes good at gigging people up to anger. lock her up. he knows how to work that emotion. >> the other one doesnt come natch rlly to him. weve seen him read off of a teleprompter for a day, his statement on the first day after the shooting in vegas. he didnt make a bad situatio...

You heard these two senators say that the intelligence communitys assessment. although they did not get into president trumps response assessment. you will remember that the president has repeatedly said that while he believes russia interfered, other countries may have as well. as president trump now gets off air force one. ill turn it over to my colleague chris jansing in las vegas where the president has just landed to pick up the rest of our coverage on msnbc as we watch the first lady and t...

That tragic day here in las vegas. mr. trump making it very clear, he is putting the focus on the community here in leas vegas. the grief, hell take on the role of consoler in chief. he says now is not the time to talk about the gun control debate. he says that will come in coming days. but right now, he wants to focus on this community in mourning. now, of course, you know on capitol hill, a very different tone, craig. you do have a number of lawmakers saying that this underscores the need for ...

That -- what he call the day of fire became president, in many ways, on that friday in september. president obama, i remember watching that moment live and being -- my breath was taken away by it. president reagan, who comforted the marine families after the attacks in beirut. you know, there are these moments where character and history intersect. and i think what we saw today is a president whos less a president and more of a showman. i think the tossing of the paper towels, the have a good ti...

Welcome back. president trump traveled to las vegas today, the second day in a row where he was serving as a comforter in chief for the country while his trip to puerto rico on tuesday raised eyebrows for comment about the cost of recovery among other things and the paper towel thing, today, the president stuck to the more traditional role of consoler in chief after the mass shooting that claimed 58 lives. he met with the wounded and with medical support staff at the university medical center. h...

Ways, on that friday in september. president obama, i remember watching that moment live and being -- my breath was taken away by it. president reagan, who comforted the marine families after the attacks in beirut. you know, there are these moments where character and history intersect. and i think what we saw today is a president whos less a president and more of a showman. i think the tossing of the paper towels, the have a good time remarks. theyre the things you say at a beauty pageant or at...

Assistance to their puerto rican family. >> we came. these are donations that came from new york city. were going out today to take care of them. >> shep, many here in puerto rico are worried the president of the united states would be diverted by the awful tragedy in las vegas. the folks are delighted that he is making the visit here to puerto rico and will go on to nevada on wednesday. there have been reports of looting here in puerto rico. i just want to say that according to the officials, t...

>> shepard: it was a bit of a press availability and photo opportunity there unlike any ive seen with previous presidents at disasters. >> absolutely. you got the sense that the president was trying to put on a show here and trying to advertise himself and what hes done and defend himself and his administration. you know, heres the thing about this trip and what youll also see with this trip that will come tomorrow with las vegas. this squeak spotlights a role that trump hadnt necessarily expect...

Country heal. this week, president trumps first true test as consoler in chief. it started today in puerto rico, where again the president was there meeting with victims of hurricane maria. tomorrow, he will be here in las vegas in the wake of americas deadliest mass shooting. what will a president known for his off the cuff moments say to a city that is very much looking for answers after losing so much? for more on that part of the story i want to bring in any card. msnbcs political analyst, f...

Ground, gerald yo who said power was lacking and corruption in the local government and maybe how its gotten political. local leaders are forced to defend what the island looked like before the storm even hit. >> i have less of a critique about the actual federal governments response and more of a critique of donald trumps response. i think as the commander-in-chief one of your chief objectives is also to be the consoler in chief during national crises. this was a crisis. when he attacked the ma...