A moment. Nicolle, good to see you. Have a good show. And if it is friday, the president stands by his man. Tonight defending rob porter. Did a very good job while at the white house. President trump praises the former senior white house aide who is facing spousal abuse allegations. He said hes innocent. And i think you have to remember that. Plus the black hole in the white house. Why the trump orbit keeps swallowing up careers and ruining reputations. And why the u. S. Is still not ready to fight russia election meddling as midterms quickly approach. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening. Welcome to mtp daily. Im katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. No, it is not a monday. Im here because chuck is getting inducted into the Miamidade County Public Schools alumni hall of fame so were sending our congratulations to chuck. Were jealous you are in sunny miami. But we begin tonight with the black eye on this white house. The president staff initially stood by rob porte