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Be an american. you have your choice a bunch of democrats who seem confused what country they want to be president of. a guy in a place like ohio, i was born in pennsylvania, my wife from wisconsin. you get into classic america, get out of new york city, get out of los angeles, and to some extent get out of washington and the rest of the country people are still very proud of america and they actually want a president who is proud of america. they are also watching and saying look what he is doi...

The lens of an american politician and what an american politician would say about this president, not just democrats, but republicans as well privately have expressed similar angst over the presidents policies and the way he conducts himself on the world stage. i mentioned iran and the tariffs before. even republicans have tried to rein in the president on tariffs and sort of constrain his authority to union laterally impose tariffs on our allies. >> well leave it there. hans nichols, we apprec...

That if you read it, it could really come from any democratic member of congress, for example. but i think whats notable in this context is not just that its from a diplomat from our closest ally, the united kingdom, but it really reflects the international angst over the presidents so-called america-first agenda. the two things that stood out to me were, of course, issues over iran. we saw this morning that iran said that theyre going to start boosting their uranium enrichment. and the second t...

That were mentioned in these cables, especially regarding tariffs and trade and how the united states is conducting diplomacy. one thing that reportedly the ambassador said was that this is like a disfunctional family when it comes to having an unpredictable trade decision. thats something members of congress are very concerned about privately and publicly more so with the democrats. >> there were so many things to glean from the memos, if you can believe them. molly mentioned one nugget right t...

I guess trump is always trump. he can never not be trump. he goes into this fraught situation, were all on pins and needles, with no credibility, no knowledge of the region, applies hes not sure. >> and my overarching point, we have no idea what will happen next. in a weird way often trumps unpredictability or trumpiness of trump, leads you to firm conclusions, like on tariffs. you had the sense the tariff thing would all be kabuki and in the end he would not impose the tariff because he underst...

Objections to donald trump. throughout this show he spoke to that. you know, on tariffs, on his handling of putin, on a whole series of issues he was very, very surgically critical of the president. >> i have to say a big news making axe files, watch the former secretary of defense robert gates on "the axe files" tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. eastern. cnn is rolling out a new movie focused series next month that examines how films have shaped pop culture and social norms throughout the decades. as par...

Does the president know the difference? >> and feeling the pressure? kim jong-un lashes out at the organizers of a propaganda pageant after publicly scolding city planners and other officials as president trump says he still wants to make a deal. is the north korean dictator feeling the pressure? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news. vice president pence meets with mexicos foreign minister to underscore the presidents threat of...

Four things necessary to change out laws to shut it off and they are sitting there against the president on tariffs? when he is using everything possible? put the wall aside. everything possible to stem the horrific crisis going on in our border. somebody died yesterday, showed up with aids died there. katie: lindsey graham had a bill. the white house isnt pushing it and should be. brian: push this forward because its a national crisis. you cannot coast for the next year and a half. you should s...

Really tariffs, laws, have to original nail the with congress, and i think you cant just declare emergencies on spending, on tariffs, also on arm sales. they are now saying that they are going to sell arms to saudi arabia despite the objections of congress, and so i think what you may be finding if we try to run government by emergency is it may solidify opposition, even people like myself who are originally supportive of president trump, largely supportive of his initiatives, i cant be for lett...

Yesterday. the parliamentary vote. i think she is a survivor and she knows how to adjust. >> martha: do you think she respects president trump? >> absolutely. i have been in the room actually where they have negotiated back andfor and fort. president trump respects the chancellor. he looks across the table and sees someone who has the largest economy of all of europe. that to president trump speaks volumes. i have actually heard him say i dont blame you. i dont blame you for outmaneuvering us on...