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And american businesses are finding their voice. and i think thats why the president has capitulated on all those things. it was almost painful to watch secretary pompeo on capitol hill trying to simultaneously say ignore the presidents statements. our policies are wril yant and then the presidents statements are our policies. they cant both be true, unless they come into better alignment than they are. >> okay. well what we are talking about those focusing on mike pompeo policy and the presiden...

Meeting with the president of the european commission. president trump has accused the eu of ripping the united states off on trade on opposing barriers and tariffs. in response the eu has imposed their own tariffs on u.s. products. but it is also his meetings with republicans that are also going to be front of mind here. he is meeting with republican leaders at 11:30. white house tells me that thats going to be about a slew of legislative priorities. you can bet one of the main issues republica...

I think chris makes an important point which is that there is a segment of the electorate in this mid-term election, those soft republican voters who might look at this in the aggregate of everything else and be disaffected by it further. but you also have a dynamic going on in the mid-terms where the more these kinds of reports come out, the more republicans who are on trumps side feel more endeared to him and feel like theyre part of this battle. so im interested to see kind of how that plays ...

>> bill: a long way from a goldfish, retriever. were legitimate and tough. >> julie: i like how she decided to beat a drum. how would you get a lion from behind your couch? would you use a drum? do you own one? >> bill: i have an idea now. 15 minutes before the hour. >> president trump: maxine waters and perhaps even worse nancy pelosi -- theyve launched vicious smears on the brave men and women who defend our community. when you hear open borders, when you hear get rid of ice, when you hear som...

>> this will be a tough nut to crack for the gop. part of the platform in the mid-terms have been the economy. they want it to be the economy. they know their base cares about that. if this trade war continues to escalate, it will be a problem for them. thats right. betsy, thank you for. that we will see you on "morning joe 80s in a bit. senator republican richard berg of north carolina is breaking with devon nunez and defending the under surveillance of a former trump campaign adviser. yester...

Gop the question, though, that going to translate into votes lost come the mid-terms? >> reporter: one thing we know is that the country of the united states has entered punitive trade relationships with are specifically looking for ways to tailor their tariffs so they are as politically potent as possible, particularly in the case of the eu. they have gone after companies like harley-davidson, trying to hit the presidents base where it hurts. these economic issues, these pocketbook issues are o...

Mid-terms, this race is going to be incendiary. its going to be controversial. its going to be racially charged. this is going to be a race that a lot of people are going to be focussing on. well all be out running around in the runup to these mid-terms, but this particular race could get very ugly very fast. >> stacy abrams would be the first african-american woman to be a governor in the united states of america if she wins this fall. jeremy peters, thank you very much. always good to see you....

With the president around 45% approval now, ticked up a bit, hes roughly at the same percentage of people that voted for him. democrats as an aggregate group, the same percentage that will never vote for him. so what are we looking at going into the mid-terms, 2020, what do you think? >> i think were going to have probably divided government in january. i hope -- >> neil: which way do you want your party to turn? the hard left turn, maybe someone like the woman elected in new york to be the demo...

Like everyone has learned the people he owed money to, other people in the republican race, that you cant really take him at his word. so who knows where that ends up in the end. >> right. its a if a tree falls in the forest problem. if we didnt hear, it did it actually happen? >> hes going to have a very hard time delivering on whatever it is. but theres an important point in this. if the american president shows up somewhere and basically validates the perspective or the policy of an adversary...

Which brings us back to the poll numbers. 71% believe roe vs. wade should not be overturned. that is believed to be a modern day height for this poll. 23% said it should be. lets look at the break down by party. those who support abortion rights include 88% of democrats, 76% of independents and a narrow majority, 52% of republicans. with only 36% of republicans saying flat out it should be overturned. respondents on the whole also said they are more likely to vote for a pro choice candidate in t...