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Josh letterman is absolutely correct. our producer abigail williams was also on the trip and said he was ebuttant in his briefing to the press corps overnight and in that final night, on the plane, he told them how much he was looking forward to leading being the point person for the talks with north korea. he went through a lot of the policy issues and then also went through a very tough criticism of russia for its role according to the u.k. in the attempted assassination by nerve gas of former...

Tickets as free gift as a -- from a promotor of the invictus games and there were enough problems and sort of ethical lapses with that trip that the inspector general pointed out that it didnt look good and he acknowledged he made mistakes. but what happened was his v.a. who already didnt trust him on the policy issues, they had chafed at his leadership kind of -- they were able to use that to sort start a coup. >> i think hes been saved by the fact that the president has always liked him. >> he...

Rating from the nra. just a couple weeks ago he tweeted out to the world how proud he was to have an f rating from the nra. not a d, c minus, c. an f. i said we have a choice. if youre running to succeed nancy pelosi, those are the great things to be twaoegt out. those are the values of that districts voters. but those are not the values of texans. at the end of the day, thats why we will see a strong election day. >> we will get into these policy issues. you have a challenge too. you still have...

Getting along quite well. by the end of the evening they were spotted at mar-a-lago in the ballroom chatting. the headlights keep coming back up and sucking the oxygen out of the air. it must be a humiliating time for the first lady. >> more than a year into the administration, shes still a relative mystery to most of us. >> sure. this isnt a first lady we hear from a lot. she just spoke for the first time publicly, giving public remarks just a couple weeks ago to the wives of the governors in t...

Istanbul to evade sanctions on iran. this is not a question of just crime, its a question of national security and some of that operation was based in a trump-branded building. this is the nature of luxury real estate and part of the reason you rarely see real estate developers take leadership roles because that type of business tragics soattsd characters. >> one thing weve seen, whenever russia policy issues come up, we have to appear to be hard lined and actually be hard lined as often as is r...

Year or so related to an elaborate, complex international scheme on the part of gold traders in trump towers and istanbul to evade sanctions on iran. this is not a question of just crime, its a question of national security and some of that operation was based in a trump-branded building. this is the nature of luxury real estate and part of the reason you rarely see real estate developers take leadership roles because that type of business attracts sordid characters. >> one thing weve seen, when...

Trade. >> going back decades. >> exactly. i think these chickens are coming home to roost right now. you had kind of papered over the conflict between paul ryan and donald trum am and then donald trump and mitch mcconnell. they were able to see past the deep differences on policy issues donald trump really broke with the republican party line. thats all coming to a head right now. >> kimberly, how difficult is it for him without keith schiller, without hope hicks now, with jared isolated without...

Fights. this is different. what concerns me is just what you touched on, which is in this avalanche, if thats the right word, of stories, whats being crowded out? i think there are two things. one are serious policy issues. this may seem wonky, but trumps refusal to back that rail tunnel between new york and new jersey, maybe not front page news to most of the country. that could have the most devastating impact on the economy of the northeast of the united states. far greater than a tax bill. i...

I think thats the really important focus to put on. trump train cant stop these people. >> is it starting to be led by corporations, as well? >> for profits becoming nonprofits. >> seems thats where the changes are coming from. >> kids know how to use social media and social media is one of the key factors thats moving the conversation. and president trump essentially is play acting as president. im tired of these white house meetings with congress. its good for congress to have bipartisan meeti...

Act four is called the plot. that same day the "new york times" reported kushners family businesses received loans after white house meetings. then act five, and this might be the most consequential when it comes to kushners job security. tortured trump. "the times" reporting trump is frustrated with kushner who he now sees as a liability. >> well, further, according to the "washington post," the president isnt happy about all the attention his son-in-law is getting and has raised questions abou...