Relationship. This does not sound like candidate donald trump who often made fun of the french when he was running for president. This certainly is a sign of how he has grown in office, at least in one respect here. Now he has a new friend on the world stage, and he indeed is the president of france. Also the new president of france. So im struck by that as he really has developed this bond here. But i assume that this is one of many state dinners to come, but it certainly has taken them slightly longer than other president s in their first year, anderson. Kate, as far as the event goes, the first lady really took a lead on the decision. On all of it. To add to jeffs point, i think the state dinner probably happened so late in the administration because the first lady wasnt living in the white house, really, until june. She wanted a hand in this. It takes months to plan. She has been working on it for months. She chose everything from the china, which is the clinton president ial china
Work environment, all being investigated by the Republican Controlled Senate committee handling his nomination, which suspended hearings on it. And thats on top of long standing bipartisan concerns that rear admiral jackson has no experience running Large Organizations which the va certainly is. More than 300,000 employees working there. With all that, sources tell us hes not bowing out, not tonight at least, and the white house is defending him, releasing testimonials from president obama and george w. Bush. Well ask an administrator from the veterans affair, how does a president who champions extreme vetting on foreigners not even do basic vetting of people responsible for multibillion dollar agencies or the countrys national security. How does what weve seen again and again over the last year and a half square with the prom the president made again and again during the campaign. Were going to make America Great again. Were going to use our best people. Im going to get the best peopl
Relationship, the special relationship. This does not sound like candidate donald trump who on made fun of the french when he was running for president. This certainly is a sign of how he has grown in office, at least in one respect here. Now he has a new friend on the world stage, and he indeed is the president of france. Also the new president of france. So im struck by that as he really has developed this bond here. But i assume that this is one of many state dinners to come, but it certainly has taken them slightly longer than other president s in their first year, anderson. Kate, as far as the event goes, the first lady really took a lead on the decision. Reporter on all of it. To add to jeffs point, i think the state dinner probably happened so late in the legislation was the first lady wasnt living in the white house, really, until june. She wanted a hand in this. It takes months to plan. She has been working on it for months. She chose everything from the china, which is the cl
Environment, allegations being investigated by the Republican Controlled Senate committee handling his nominations. And on top of long standing bipartisan concerns. With all of that, sources tell us he is not bowing out. Not tonight at least. Releasing testimonials from obama and bush. How does a president who champions extreme vetting of foreigners or the countrys national security. How does what we have seen again and again over the last year and a half square with the promise the president made again and again during the campaign. We are going to make America Great again. We are going to use our best people. I am going to get the best people. We are going to deliver. We dont want people that are b level, c level, we have to get our absolute best. We are not using political hacks anymore. It is a sophisticated chess match. You need people that are truly, truly capable. We have to get the best people. We have to get the best people. Statements dont complainer than that or promises, ye