Mister kelly a Great American and star of his administration. Mister priebus telling sean hannity he understands the president s decision. Hitting a reset button is a good thing in the president did that so i think he is happy. Is a little mixed when things like this happen. I generally feel pretty good. Doug is here with the latest, what is it . It is a chaotic week for the white house and the administration. It began last friday when sean spicer was out as press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders was brought in as press secretary. Spicer without his interim Communications Director. Anthony scaramucci brought in as Communications Director and Reince Priebus out as chief of staff, john kelly in. What we are told and trump loyalist Corey Lewandowski indicated earlier is trump seems to be moving away from washington insiders and going back to a core group of loyalists whose experience is outside the beltway. Reporter the president wants a fresh start. He and general kelly will make a great
Is up to four. More than a week since Hurricane Maria directly hit puerto rico, growing frustration on the island over a lack of basic supplies. The Trump Administration is congratulating itself on the recovery efforts. Well find out whos right there. Deeply disappointing. Thats how the vice chair of the Senate Intel Committee described the presentation twitter made to the committee as we learn more about the social Media Companys role in russias meddling in the 2016 election. The Trump Administration has made big promises on tax reform but new questions whether the final product will be able to live up to the president s word of a middle class miracle. Amid all the partisan rancor an emotional moment on the house floor as congressman Steve Scalise returned for the First Time Since he was shot and nearly lost his life three months ago. Well cover all those stories and more. Welcome to morning joe on this friday, september 29th. Im willie geist along with the host of deadline white hous
Molester, you know how that worked. A big victory for doug jones. A humiliating defeat for moore, the president and the brutal and cynical world view of steve bannon. A plan described this way by peter king. This guy does not belong on the national stage. He looks like some dishelved drunk that washed on to the stage. His election may have been more about the man than the movement, a movement that may turn out to be not so much grassroots, as astroturf. Smoke and mirrors, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Vot voters, in a republican strong hold are not in lock step with this president. His Approval Rating just 48 there, in a state. That he carried by almost 28 points just a year ago. It turns out the man who as a candidate famously said this. I could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldnt lose any voters. That man cant stand on the border of alabama and swing an electi election. The laws of the political universe still apply, betting on vote
Including mr. Trumps own director of National Intelligence and the daughter of his ambassador to russia. And russian agent caught . A russian gun rights activist with links to the National Rifle association is charged with being a spy for moscow and infiltrating groups with influence on american politics. Im wolf blitzer in helsinki. Youre in the situation room. Were following breaking news. Truly astounding remarks by President Trump following his one on one meeting with the russian president Vladimir Putin. Standing on foreign soil, here in helsinki, with putin at his side, the president refused to accept the u. S. Intelligence communitys assessment that russia attacked the 2016 president ial election. Instead, he said that putin was, quote, extremely strong and powerful in his denial of election interference and tonight the unprecedented scene that unfolded here today is sending shock waves around the globe. Well talk about all of that. The breaking nulls with senator rand paul of t
From special Counsel Robert Mueller referring the issue to essential l essentially authorities in new york having determined it didnt relate to the russia probe. Thats part of whats getting under the president s swin. The president up and tweeting about all of this this morning, again calling this a witch hunt and saying that attorneyclient privilege is dead. Now hallie the terms of a fact check over attorneyclient privilege its worth know thing that noting that to get a warrant for an Attorneys Office its a high bar and you have a lot of people looking at this saying it doesnt relate to attorneyclient privileges at all. But the big question looming over all of this, does this mean that well see firings of top Law Enforcement officials from the attorney general to the special council. Sara and is easy said overnight the president s words stand on their own. Its significant because hallie as you know and i know, the white house is usually quick to dismiss any talk of the president firin