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Citizens, even in a land where president, senator and farmer stand shoulder to shoulder as equals was imperilled in the least. instead, we have merely restated the laws that were what they have been and voice the intent to see them upheld fairly, impartially and with a haste borne of necessity. [applause] and yet in our modern times that is viewed in some clickers as oppress -- in some circles as oppressive, as controversial and as wrong. seriously? [laughter] homeland security secretary and ret...

Minutes. what do we know about their relationship? >> reporter: it is not accidental that they are appearing together. and it is in part to deemphasize the narrative thats been out there about a power struggle. from what weve been able to tell from various sources in the transition and now as they are in office for a month, there are divergent sort of centers of power. and that is difficult. normally the chief of staff is number one among all equals. and in this white house, it is differently it...

Reince priebus saying eight years, not four. when we heard bannon talking about, have our backs but hold us accountable. a month into this administration theyre already looking to build the support to keep a coalition behind donald trump to try to excite these conservatives, to stay with them against the headwinds of the larger political conversation where there have been protests against the president, where there have been questions about how smoothly this new administration is running. not so...

Because of his controversial background, it makes some in the republican party and even privately in the white house a little bit uneasy. >> to general mccaffrey, the national security adviser is supposed to be a team leader who brings different points of view to the table and then puts the information before the president. is that what h.r. mcmaster can do? will he be first among equals, how does he react to general mattis, who was his superior? >> well look first of all, the national security ...

Protests against president trump and his immigration policies. here is what some of the crowd heard today. >> now is not the time to be silenced by fear. >> today, we are all equals. >> yes, i am muslim. yes, i am human. yes, i belong here. >> i am asking you if you will stand up and fight for us. >> nbcs adam reese was on the scene all day, do people care that the ban is currently blocked or might be a new ban, or is this all about whats happening over the past month? >> theyre somewhat hopeful...

Someones back, their support, then, you have to worry. >> he has been so silent on this. >> correct. and as we all know, donald trump is not often sisilent. this past weekend he tweeted that steven miller did a good job out there. we have not heard anything about these other people. i think the way to put this is, house of cards has nothing on house of trump. and we are seeing a jockeying for power here. and the person that im told is first among equals is steven bannon. >> steve bannon. >> who ...

If there are any surprises. moving on, russia, iran and al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in the most recent propaganda. the supreme leaders reaction to this. >> putins a killer. a. >> weve got a lot of killers. you think our country is so innocent? >> heres what ayatollah khamenei thought of that statement. we however thank this guy in the white house since he largely did the job weve been trying to do in the past decades. to divulge the true face of the united states. their claims to human r...

Increasingly under scrutiny for his past statements on islam and other issues, stephen bannon whospower is writing within the new white house, andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: hes at the presidents side at nearly every photo op. chief white house strategist steve bannon aside from the family, first among equals in president trumps power circle. >> what bannon wants? nothing short of a revolution. a pop lift revolution in the united states. republican in name but trump in style. >> reporter:...

In every way. we already do, their identities are known to authorities, international committee looks at vetting closely and helps other agencies. national refugee assistance program can also advise the trump administration, but it is a concern radical islam, islamism comes from destabilized, failed states, weak governments, this is where the ideology thrive and we must seek it. heather: the next question is vetting is just the start, what about assimilation in the here? >> here in the united st...

And part of what makes us great is we are a nation that was founded on certain ideals. founded on the ideals that were spoken in 1776. that we are all and should be treated as equals. >> lets get some perspective from dana bash and gloria borger. gloria, what do you make of the size, the number of these protests here in washington, around the country, indeed around the world? >> its quite impressive. i can tell you trying to get here to our studios today, it was incredibly difficult because of t...