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Pretty good. so he wants to continue that message that he can continue economic prosperity. of course, there was also some talk of immigration mixed in. because if you look at how 2018 pulled out, those are still the energizing issues for his base and those are the kinds of people that he needs to keep coming to these rallies and hopefully bringing their friends. the thing thats striking about how he talks about the 2020 race and specifically the other democrats is, to me, joe biden is the ultim...

The president to say, heres a young man and do something outside the bright lights of the media to have a conversation and that dialogue is a helpful thing and should be encouraged. >> a fascinating conversation. i encourage you to check out the rest of it on the interwebs. my conversation with nba commissioner, adam silver. switching gears now. we are continuing our kids under pressure series today with a look at perfectionism. nbc news and msnbc are collaborating with "usa today" this week t...

Preserve people who have been here for decades in a temporary status. thats an important piece of legislation, one of the first things we did was pass hr-1, the dramatic reform measure. we passed the equality act last week. so were moving ahead with our proactive agenda. we passed a number of bills last week to make pharmaceuticals more affordable for the american people and weve got other things ready to move forward to make health care less expensive for all americans. so were moving on all of...

Economics is in the mid-50s, you have to say its really just because of the presidents conduct and this sort of stuff doesnt help. >> who would you view, among the 20 or so democratic candidates right now who have declared, who would you view as the most significant threat to this current sitting president? >> i mean, theres a lot of conjecture right, "a" because its very early and polls are beginning to become more problem it. he cant afford to lose those donald trump voters. among them, joe bi...

Committees that are in many ways, like judiciary here, able to move the ball forward, are not yet there. but you do have more rank and file members who are saying they believe that with the white house rebuffing them on different kinds of investigations and ignoring subpoenas and doing other things that democrats on capitol hill believe are obstructing their ability to do their own oversight and their constitutional duties as elected members of congress, thats where the, kind of the sort of, if ...

Service as a senior adviser to the president. the president has directed mr. mcgahn not to appear at the committees scheduled hearing. what do we make of cipollones argument there? >> i think that argument is ultimately going to fail if the judiciary committee challenges this opinion in court. im confident that theyre going to prevail and get mcgahn to appear. there is only one court case that has ever decided this issue of whether a presidential aide has immunity from even appearing before a co...

Should launch impeachment proceedings. theres new reporting about a split within the party on whether to move forward with that. details, right now from nbcs kelly odonnell. she is on capitol hill for us. msnbc contributor barbara mcquade, and also with us, hallie jackson with me in the studio. kelly o., ill start with you there on the hill. walk me through how all of this played out. >> reporter: well, there has been a simmering movement toward impeachment. and basically, this is like, if you s...

Literally zero with black and hispanic voters. >> so drawing out african-american turnout is incredibly important for a democratic nominee. it really hurt hillary clinton and its not as those african-americans showed up to vote for donald trump, they just didnt show up at all. pete buttigieg is making a concerted effort to try to generate more support among african-american democrats. but also the ticket helps, the vice presidential ticket which is probably going to go to somebody, especially a ...

Ned, this is how president trump has characterized the relationship with iran right now. >> with iran, well see what happens. but theyve been very hostile. theyve truly been the number one provocateur of terror in this country and, you know, representing their country. we have no indication that anythings happened or will happen, but if it does, it will be met, obviously, with great force. well have no choice. >> ned, if you were advising this president, what would you be advising him to do or n...

Thinks and speaks strategically, but why would the president help evaluate joe biden to front-runner status so early? why not just pretend that joe biden doesnt exist, at least for a few months? >> im with you. i dont think theres a strategic rationale here. traditionally, presidents especially during a primary process, adopt this sort of olympian posture where they sit back and scold the field, further the squabbling and portrays himself as very presidential. this is not this presidents style. ...