of them say that is simply a myth. there is no voter fraud. we should remind our viewers this investigation, it really started with the president s unfounded claim right after the election that three to five million people voted illegally. illegal votes cast in the 2016 election. a lot of folks looked into this, tom foreman. is there any evidence to back up even a fraction of that claim? no. there is no evidence from any credible source or study at this point to say that there has been any kind of widespread voter fraud in this country. absolutely not enough to justify the president s claim that he actually won the popular vote. jim? there is your answer there. couldn t be clearer from tom foreman. the former missouri secretary of state and founder of let america vote. and rick santorum, senior political commentator.
president trump is preparing for his first address before a joint session of congress. a huge moment and a huge opportunity. likely his biggest audience his his inauguration address when he painted a bleak picture about fixing what he called american carnage. tonight, though, the white house says the president is looking to be optimistic. joining me now is a man who knows a thing or two about a big speech like this one. senior political commentator david axelrod. great to see you. hey, kate. so if this is a chance for the president after a rocky start to his presidency to reset, can he do it in one speech? well, look. you ll have a huge audience. there s nothing like a speech to a joint session of congress because it commands tens and tens and tens of millions of americans. and so it is a chance for him to
haunts him about sharing classified information. and i m sure that while many democrats like, admire and respect general petraeus, i think it would clearly become an issue, both for him and for the president himself who, you know, who used that issue against hillary clinton during the campaign, the sharing of classified information on her e-mail. so they may be barking up the wrong tree here, or at least just a little late. stand by, gloria. want to bring in cnn s senior political commentator, david axelrod. david, what are we learning about how the trump white house works, considering today s events? how this white house functions? well, i mean, there are a lot of questions here. one is that they were informed of this problem weeks ago, and it s taken weeks for them to deal with it. that is one question that arises
this one from one of her former top advisers. suggesting the flynns apply for work in the pizza industry n clinton said felipe s got his own way of saying things but he has a point about the real consequences of fake news. let s discuss right now with senior political commentator, rick santorum, also democratic strategist paul begala. gentlemen, let s start here. senator, was it the cover-up or the crime here when it comes to michael flynn, in your opinion? i m not sure there is a crime. from what i ve in a matter of speaking. i think there s really no crime from what i ve heard, but the fact of the matter is there is obviously some problem with communication with general flynn and the vice president and that s a violation and breach of trust and that s the problem here. and general flynn played a very big price for that. that s for sure. we re looking at the story, paul, the justice department
away reporter: her enormous expectations now squarely on president trump. if he don t come across like he promised he s not going to be there. not if i can help it. reporter: trump s future opposition already taking shape if jobs don t return and obamacare benefits vanish. miguel marquez, cnn, whitesburg, kentucky. let s bring in angela rye, senior political commentator, and betsy mccoy. lieutenant governor, i want to start with you. just to piggyback off of miguel s report there. what we heard from speaker paul ryan about what will happen post repeal obamacare. we have a plan to replace it. we have plenty of ideas to replace it. and you ll see, as the weeks and months unfold what we re talking about replacing it.