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Welcome back. im stephanie ruhle. youre watching msnbc. president trump is doubling down on his defense of his eldest son don junior. one problem, his messaging does not seem to have reached his own communications office. on monday, president trump tweeted most politicians would have gone to a meeting like the one don junior attended in order to get info on an opponent. thats politics. three hours later, press secretary sean spicer said this. >> the presidents made it clear through his tweet and...

Essay. >> they are pressured to be more like facebook and they want people to not link off from twitter. they want people to stay on twitter and to read long form articles in assisted of reading art will -- articles on other sites. >> expru saying they wont be successful? >> it is iffy. if you are a news site that depends on display advertising you want people to click off your twitter feed and read your article. and twitter will be bullying publishers into putting their articles on twitter. >> ...

At some point theres a laugh test. that doesnt pass it. he is not operating under the rules of traditional politics. the rules of traditional politics would have had him losing support already, particularly among women, although a poll out this morning shows hes one of the big -- where hes ahead by 14 or 15 points nationally, one of his biggest gains is among women. i wish that i had a cogent smart answer for how that is happening given his comments. megyn kelly, carly fiorina, et cetera. i dont...

Industry yesterday. take a look at how he answered this one about his colleagues in the house. >> without naming any names, how many members of congress do you think use marijuana? >> used or use? i dont think more than five or ten i would guess. but i really wouldnt know. because i havent seen them use it. i would be completely guessing. i dont know what percentage of 60-year-olds use marijuana, but its probably similar in congress. so if its 5% of 60-year-olds, its probably 5% in congress. >> ...

Up next, is mitt romney thinking about making a comeback? when you listen to him, the answer is no. thats the smart answer. times are tough for the democrats. anyway, this is "hardball," the place for politics. so you get your fico® score on your monthly statements now, for free! thats nice of you! its a great way to stay on top of your credit, and make sure things look the way they should. awesomesauce! huh! my twin sister always says that. wait...lisa? julie?! you sound really different on ...

their reputations. ? we dpin with a major retreat into whats turning into a surprise issue on this years presidential campaign. the politics of womens health. in a ferocious backlash one of the nations biggest players in the fight against breast canter announced it will not cut off money tomanned parenthood. cnns lisa sylvester has more on todays about face. >> reporter: the susan g. komen board of directors and ceo began with saying sorry. "we want to apologize to the american public ...

>> i think you could make the argument about iran, but i happen to agree with alan on two points, number one there is plenty other things you can go after him on, and number two, i think its a smart answer. i frankly think he has a smart response, and i get a little bit -- i think its cringe inducing when some of my colleagues on the right go after him and pound away over things like well, for example, the unemployment rate going down, whether it was 4/10 th-s of a point. i heard my friends and ...