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Good these last couple of weeks, they feel like the president projected strength, not only in the military operation in afghanistan, but those missile strikes that were intended to punish al assad in syria. and i was just talking to administration officials just moments ago, who said watch out, were going to have a strong finish, heading into the 100-day mark, as we head into the next few weeks, the gallup tracking poll shows the president at 40%, a lot of people are scratching their heads got t...

Different way. as long as things continue to go well, he will not only get a pass for it but it will help them. >> martha: lets take a look at the most recent gallup numbers which show basically there is a decrease in the spread. his approval numbers are inching up a little bit and the disapproval number coming down a little bit but hes not negative 15, as you can see in that spread. molly, it raises the question. over all, do the american people like this version of donald trump? >> i disagree ...

For president trump. from the gorsuch confirmation to the mother of all bombs in afghanistan, and its showing in the polls. the latest gallup poll of mr. trumps job approval stands at 40%, up five points from late march. pollster lee carter, joins us from new york to talk about it. lee, always great to see you. >> great to to be here. leland: correlation or causation? >> you know, i think theres a number of factors that are going into whats happening right now. a lot of people are saying this is...

And i think in steve bannon, he has someone whos kind of a wild card where thats concerned. and he may feel his own agenda, his own intellectual agenda, his own disruptive approach to policy. >> when it come to the presidents agenda, what does kushners increasing influence mean for trumps policies and his campaign promises? >> well, i think what weve seen in the last week is that his approval rating has gone up, as he has moderated his positions. so in a way, he did everything he did to get elec...

Immigration beenen didnt get done, health cares not getting done, and the fact that theres some activity is making people optimistic. i think its a combination of getting gorsuch confirmed, the military action were seeing, and i think these numbers are going to continue to tick up just a little bit more after the mother of all bombs attack because i dont think these numbers have taken into impact that -- leland: yeah, gallups was in the field before the bombing in afghanistan. if we follow this ...

Different way. as long as things continue to go well, he will not only get a pass for it but it will help them. >> martha: lets take a look at the most recent gallup numbers which show basically there is a decrease in the spread. his approval numbers are inching up a little bit and the disapproval number coming down a little bit but hes not negative 15, as you can see in that spread. molly, it raises the question. over all, do the american people like this version of donald trump? >> i disagree ...

40% of americans say hes strengthening the u.s. on the world stanl, up five points. 49% say he is weakening the u.s. which has fallen from 56% earlier. however, only 42% have trust in him to make the right decision in an international crisis. 55% do not. 39% trust him to weigh all the options before acting during a crisis. 58% do not. >> there has been obviously -- its safe to say were in a period of transition. >> you can see that in those numbers. >> sometimes theyre leading indicators, someti...

>> youre a trigger. >> when he sees mika, he takes oxycontin. >> when i was recovering, when the show came on, it was time for pain relief and i looked forward to that every -- >> it was like a drinking game. >> exactly. >> when the show came on -- >> at 4:00 am mountain time. >> that would be "morning joe." thats sort of how i feel about it. columnist and associate editor for "the washington post" david ignatius. >> and associated editor for "the washington post" and political analyst eugene ro...

So they both saw some of the vote but the democrats were clearly more energized. you know, theres another effect from these special elections and that is on recruitment. we saw just today paul davis who ran for governor of kansas against sam brownback announced hes going to run for congress in that 2nd congressional district in kansas. thats the kind of thing that happens join have good news out of special elections. it brews more good news for the party that seems to have some momentum. >> what...

To him is that the president had an unbelievable couple of weeks. >> you know, this reflects the sensitivity at the white house about this 100 days milestone, landmark coming up in two weeks. and their concern that its going to be -- look bad for the president. that people will say no big legislative achievement, did win the confirmation of a supreme court justice but hasnt delivered on repeal and replace the affordable care act or his other big promises. his approval rating stuck at 40% in the ...