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He wont back down to china. >> this isnt my trade war. this is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago. i am the chosen one. somebody had to do it. so im taking on china. im taking on china on trade. >> the presidents comments come after he sounded off on his predecessors. gerri willis reporting live from the new york stock exchange. gerri? >> i can tell you down here nobody expects this issue to be resolved any time soon. they say maybe this year, maybe next. the crystal ball m...

Steadily and she is stronger in the states by all indications than the national poll. her problem is the candidates with her profile, which is white liberals who depend mostly on college educated white liberals, have not won the nomination since gorge mcgovern. every other one, howard dean, bernie sanders, they all fall short unless they can across the racial divide and appeal more to african-american voters. she really needs -- unless she can expand her appeal, elizabeth warren needs kamala har...

Speculate about jeffrey epstein suicide. many hammering the president who were tweeting a conspiracy theory and linking the sexual predator to a former president. >> is the president get the state to throw bill clinton and try to trash his name in this mess? >> the presidents of the united states do not retweet conspiracy theories about predecessors. >> others in the process called anyone else for their position. these are the same clowns are sent to yours jason collision. >> should people in th...

Part of it happens to be wishful thinking because the health, the state of this economy matters more to donald trump, you could argue, than it does for any of his predecessors. because as you all know his approval rating stands at 43%, a large part, the way in which americans view his handling of the economy. if theres a recession or the economy crater on his watch, one imagines what would happen to his standing particularly an election year. many say its too early to make a determination what t...

At this point do we know about other actions at the attorney general that looking to take? >> no. frankly, we didnt know these were coming. last week the attorney general the justice department said that after making the changes i discussed at the metropolitan correction center that other changes could be made. when we asked last week what might that be, we were told we dont know yet. people at the justice department say hes more interested and more involved with issues at the bureau of prisons ...

Story? the journal keeps reporting and speculate about jeffrey epstein suicide. many hammering the president who were tweeting a conspiracy theory and linking the sexual predator to a former president. >> is the president get the state to throw bill clinton and try to trash his name in this mess? >> the presidents of the united states do not retweet conspiracy theories about predecessors. >> others in the process called anyone else for their position. these are the same clowns are sent to yours ...

>> nancy pelosi, yeah. >> these things dont work as one thinks they might. theres a long way to go between now and the election. it will be defined by the presidential nominee. what president trump does, which his predecessors didnt do, use the power of the presidency to go after political opponents. using his alliance with israel, using his influence over the government of israel to attack a political adversary. >> i dont think this strategy will be that successful. other republican strategists...

Some data now suggests the answer is yes and the achilles heel is the economy. remember, the presidents approval number has never been above water. unlike predecessors, hes never moved the needle above the 50% threshold. this despite the fact hes enjoyed a robust economy. he seems to be tapped out in the mid 40s which makes his re-election a game of inches. and what would happen to his standing if the economy were to take a tumble? my hunch is that hed be back to playing second fiddle to the rea...

Seeing from here in tel aviv or jerusalem. in i was his position, i would have issued the exact same statement. im willing to wager that all of my predecessors wouldve issued exactly the same decision. because we all know that israels relationship to congress is vital. it sparks our defense needs, that stands up for us against delegitimate misation. its congress that reflects the will of the american people and the will of the american people is overwhelmingly pro-israel to preserve that. and th...

The protests in hong kong as an internal matter but fell -- republicans are arguing the president must do more to stand up for hong kong as predecessors have done in the past. presidents have been doing it for a long time, wolf. >> thank you for that report. tonight discussions are underway among staffers from the white house and some senators about the possibility of expanding background checks for gun purchases. lets go to cnns phil mattingly here in "the situation room" with us. in addition...