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Credible plan and whether it has any chance of becoming law in washington. >> all right. michael, i want to shift gears real quickly here to mad d madeleine westerhout. they was the presidents assistant. stunning people within white house walls. this is a woman seen as a loyal aide. shes held a lot of significant power in president trumps circle. lets listen to what he said to say about her departure. >> well, i guess she said some things. she called me. she was very upset. she was very down. an...

Of the motivations and context of the white house, or the candidate, or whoever youre reporting on. >> right. without compromising anything yes. michael bender, appreciate your insights on this. thank you, sir. >> thank you. president trump says a new round of tariffs on chinese goods will go into effect tomorrow. how the president is responding to growing concerns that this trade war could lead to a recession. and following the protests in hong kong, police are pushing back this morning. pr...

Work for president trump. >> and the public attacks often follow. daniel litman, michael bender thanks very much to bothth of you outfront next this hour president trump defends tweeting what appears to be a classified satellite image. >> we in a photo. and i released it, which i have the absolute right to do. >> well the question of course is at what cost. plus president trump insisting some business owners are very happy with his trade war. after slamming business leaders who criticized the tr...

House when you think about it its really something when you think about the turnover we have seen at the white house. historic turnover at the white house. madelaine has been a main stay with the president. >> daniel, president trump willing to let her go over the remarks. and it appears it was a very swift and decisive decision here. does that spraurprise you. >> once it gets out youre going after trumps family even in an off the record fashion, then its not a huge surprise that trump had to fi...

White house reporter for the "wall street journal" michael bender, daniel, you broke the story of exactly what it was that madelaine westerhout said about trumps clirn. tell us the details. >> yes, i called around lots of sources in washington because everyone in d.c. was wondering what exactly she said to get fired. and what i found out is that she bragged to the reporters that she had a better relationship with the president than tiffany and ivanka trump. trumps daughters, and also that trump ...

His bid for re-election. it is part of his strategy to went a second term along with the constant racist rhetoric about immigrants. so what if the economy goes sour? lets look at the big picture. lets discuss now, michael bender is here for the "wall street journal" good evening to both of you. the president has been based on a strong economy. how worried are they at the white house about this? >> well, this his key to getting swing voters in the suburbs. the establishment, country club republic...

Polled think the president is literally tearing the country apart. >> it is a striking poll number. again, i think that my reporting has shown. the lead to the second presidential debate for democrats that trump is setting the tone and the message for 2020. so that democrats have a moral question laid at their feet, whether or not they explicitly and overtly speak to black and brown voters or do they go with conventional wisdom that they somehow need to not overtly talk about race and go with wh...

Lets take a look at the big picture tonight. michael bender is here, good evening to both of you. michael, big picture. the presidents 2020 strategy is centered on the strong kpeconom the economy base with racial is the ballgame here for this president. this is his key to getting swing voters in the suburbs, getting the establishment kind of country club republicans who should be on paper locked down for this president. i know there has been a lot of ups and downs in the economy over the last we...

Pedaling the birther conspiracy against president obama and launched his campaign called mexicans rapists and criminals and a big piece of his campaign in 2016 and 2020 is about racial identity and the politics of white grievance. this is something that he feels will rally his base around him. again the campaign is trying to expand its coalition. i talked to officials two said they want to build a latino coalition and they are trying to push in places like nevada. it is difficult to see how they...

Period of time. he used them as a carrot stick. bender, is the top ranks of the intelligence community kind of departed or is in the process of departing with all of this going on. sue gordon resigned. you may not know her name. at least on capitol hill, very well known and very well respected. in her note to the president saying she was going to resign, mr. president, i offer this as an act of respect and patriotism. you should have your team. in other words, she was forced out. where is the dn...