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The circumstances were in this particular instance. >> what message, senator, does it send when president trump accuses his predecessors, including president obama, of not calling the families of fallen soldiers? >> well, in fact, the question that was asked of president trump was, what is the situation going on in niger with our american personnel? that was the question that the press was asking after two weeks of no response from the president or the white house. it had nothing to do with a ca...

His predecessors. >> this is another jab at president obama. it seems hes concerned about talking about president obama and trying to undo everything president obama has done, and we saw that yesterday in the press conference. we have to continuously remind the current president of the united states that words matter, and its not enough for him to say i dont know, i have to ask the generals. you are the president. the onus is on you to know. if you dont know, who the hell knows? >> the other thi...

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Administration officials president obama did do it, and met with people regularly. you hear the same from bush administration officials. later on in the news conference, the president did backtrack just a little bit. listen to this. >> president obama, i think, probably did sometimes, and maybe sometimes he didnt. i dont know. thats what i was told. all i can do is ask my generals. >> i want to discuss this with a former member of congress, jack kingston, and senior adviser to the trump campaign...

>> a significant milestone, and aur wow, thanks very much. new outrage after the president says his predecessors did not make the calls to families of fallen soldiers. >> the dow closed at a record high yesterday, and will it cross the 23,000 mark today? maybe. the presidents promise of slashing corporate taxes is a big reason the market is so hopeful, but can he get it done, next. ♪ ♪ im living that yacht life, life, life ♪ ♪ top speed fifty knots life on the caribbean seas ♪

Crippling parts of the country and what does the presidents newfound friendship with the top republican mitch mcconnell mean for the brewing tax battle on capitol hill? and another question, new questions about the attack on u.s. troops in niger that left four service members dead. why did the president claim his predecessors didnt call families of fallen u.s. soldiers and a time to compare and contrast. lets get to it. first to the white house, congressman tom marino dropping out a week before ...

>> lets be clear. he did that by throwing his predecessors under the bus. >> i think his point was -- again, the white house clarified it later. his point was they dont always call every time. >> you are trying to come up with the logic of why he would say that. why is when he is criticized he will throw past presidents under the bus like that? >> with the second part of the statement when he is asked the question again by the press -- >> he says, i was told he didnt often, he says about preside...

Done. >> heres the one thing you are just getting at. im confused as to why this is an issue to compare and contrast against ones predecessor. >> it shouldnt be an issue. we shouldnt politicize this and regarding the four soldiers who died, this is a matter of national security. he is going to contact the families in the way that best suits this particular situation and we will have more to say about it in the future. its not a hard answer and there is no political benefit to bringing up the pre...

President trump facing backlash after claiming his predecessors never called the families of fallen spokeroldier. >> i will at some point during the period of time call the parents and the families, because i have done that traditionally. the traditional way, if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them did not make calls, a lot of them did not make calls. >> earlier you said president obama never called the families of fallen soldiers? >> no, i dont know if he did. i was to...

Paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. when you ask republicans -- this is what president trump is so keenly aware of -- 63% of republicans trust president trump to handle the major issues versus only 29% of republicans who trust their partys own leaders in congress. chris? >> thats the headline from this poll and explains maybe why youre seeing a lot on the gop side, certainly on the elected side not talking much about the president in a negative because he does have sway. >> david, stay with us, if yo...