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>> there is a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy withresident donald j. trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door. >> president trumps anger isnt just confined to canada. weve also learned that as far back as april during a conversation with the french president, emmanuel macron, the president told macron that the eu was worse than china when it comes to trade with the united states. and while germany wasnt singled out at t...

Theyve been working months to arrange a face-to-face meeting. trump slamming the canadian prime minister this weekend as dishonest and weak, and german chancellor angela merkel calls the g7 message both sobering and depressing, and apparently he wanted russia back in the g58. this is one leader that hes refused to criticize. >> this used to be the g58, not the g8. something happened a while ago. i think it would be an asset to have russia back. i had a call with president putin, congratulated hi...

With north korean dictator kim jong-un, he is causing a major drama with some of the united states closest allies. please explain this to me. first, take a look at this picture from the g-7 meeting in canada over the weekend. that of course is german chancellor angela merkel intensely staring down what appears to be a defiant president trump. she says its, quote, sobering and a bit depressing that president trump first agreed to a group seven statement on trade, only to withdraw from it while fl...

>> and president trump is facing criticism from world leaders for failing to endorse the rule that advocated for trade. they are standing by the statement despite his decision to with zrau support. anyone departing from the commitments meet at the summit would be showing their incoherence and inconsistency. angela america l is calling trumps decision to withdraw support for the communique quote, sobering and a bit depressi depressing. this photo was also posted to america ls official instagram o...

The presidents ask and demands of north korea, even as the controversy at the g7 will be waiting for the president. this certainly isnt going away. president trump will be meeting with the singapore prime minister when is essentially hosting these world leaders here, and then hell be planning all day with his aides before that big summit here tomorrow. the ana? >> thank you, jeff. these attacks against an ally as close as the u.s. and canada are unprecedented. how are other g7 allies reacting? >...

Negotiate with north korea nor should he. >> so this was about north korea? >> of course it was in large part. >> so this could be viewed as strategy, perhaps, going into a meeting with kim jong-un showing that the president, you know, is willing to be very hard on his allies, which would mean hes also willing to be part of kim jong-un if they reach a point of diplomacy. thats a long way away. radio at the statement by world leaders clearly shaken by world actions. look at the statement from emm...

Will stack up to. >> i think it is rapidly becoming the biggest and the most sobering political scandal in american history. somebody pointed out earlier, paquin j. edgar hoover opposed spying on lyndon johnsons richard nixon, we thought it was terrible. back when we had a break in at watergate, without it was terrible. this is a multiyear effort that has two different fronts. people always remember, one front was protecting, for bill and hillary clinton. the other front, as trump becamr more an...

Fixing, president trump said it himself, making sure we commit to fixing the background system. >> dana: in this case in particular. >> it wouldnt have solved it and i think the other thing that makes this even more sobering for me is that this weekend for these young people is graduation weekend. and so some -- and a we are going to hear more stories as we go into this weekend about some of these young people and im pretty sure some of them should have been wearing a cap and gown this weekend a...

Sounding the alarm on this rush of nominees which the republicans want to force through for donald trump. and the democrats are saying theyre seeing nominees that are we weakening civil rights. republicans they say also undermining the entire vetting process. we turn to an expert on these issues. the president and counsel of the naacp, which calls tonights report sobering. this is one of those things thats so important, it will outlast the life of this administration -- >> you and me. >> and us....

That may not even be qualified under what is the nonpartisan standard from the aba. republicans they say also undermining the entire vetting process. we turn to an expert on these issues who has been sounding the alarm. the president and counsel of the naacp legal defense and educational fund which calls tonights report sobering. this is one of those things thats so important, it will outlast the life of this administration -- >> you and me. >> and us. thats a humble thought about our humanity. ...