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Challenge to china. in the absence of that, chinas hand has been strengthened, and the president is sort of kicking about in -- without a plan, without a strategy in this way. doing i think damage to our economy but failing really to pursue a strategic end. and that -- that is the problem. >> a great discussion this afternoon. thank you both for your time. howard dean and evan mcmullen on this saturday. thank you. ahead, saving face. major changes coming to facebook as the founder of the socia...

Stronger court case than he did. >> its interesting because this is one of the stories where people just -- people arent letting it go. >> well, i mean, its -- a story that captivated the world when bill clinton had a dalliance, and this is far more outrageous in many ways. >> fair enough. evan, i want to shift gears and talk about scott pruitt with the epa. he still has his job despite ethics and spending issues. in your opinion, whats behind his sticking power, if you will? >> pruitt is well c...

They must end unfair trade, take down barriers, and charge reciprocal tariffs. the u.s. is losing $500 billion a year and has been losing billions of dollars for decades. cannot continue." obviously in this moment hes still tweet being it. what do you make of that? >> look -- >> i would -- >> sorry, the last two years have been two completely different presidencies. in 2017, he was surrounding himself with ex-pats, a law tweeted by the chamber of commerce, and was tweeting every day that the s...

Where did the russians come in, do the russians own debt for the president, what role has michael cohen played in those finances. thats why this is significant, and thats why both cohen and the president should be very concerned about it. >> a lot of food for thought this afternoon. good information. thank you for your time. >> thank you. ahead, taking twitter by storm. the attorney for porn star stormy daniels takes a page from the president teasing a major announcement. find out why hes thro...

On the one hand, president trump has essentially said i cant have my wall made of bricks, i cant have my wall made of concrete, i cant have my wall made of electronics. ill have a wall made of people. ill have people guarding the border. but the important point to look at here is the fact that because of macro economic conditions and because of other conditions regarding the state of the mexican economy, we have a situation where there-minute drive as many people try -- there arent as many peopl...

Screen is often the most effective way to get a message to him or him to get a message out. >> you were reporting in "the washington post" about conflicts already inside the white house between different factions which resolved around some of the briefings, sean spicers briefings, the saturday statement before his first briefing. >> donald trump took his management style from the campaign trail and brought it to the white house. he does have the competing power centers and factions who in solid ...

The authority of the federal government is being misused to suggest falsehoods, things that didnt happen or suggest falsehoods in pursuit of further changes to the law. the federal government like the state government has to oversee free and fair elections. the concern what donald trump tweeted this morning and sean spicer said yesterday underlimis some of the nonpartisan authority we all need to have faith in the elections. this is serious business. >> thanks to you, ari,ell be talking to ashle...

Gun violence in chicago was mimicked in a tweet. this morning a "today" show segment debunking widespread claims in november followed by a tweet from the president calling for investigations. joining us is "washington post" ashley parker. i guess you cant get him off either twitter or off television. not sure youd want to but it does seem to be interacting. >> this is the way not only is it the way that donald trump communicates. the world and with the public but also the way he receives a lot o...

The congresswoman joins me now. >> thank you, andrea, pleasure. >> we havent seen the actual wording. weve seen a lot and reported a lot as to what we anticipate hearing from the president today. what is your response? >> i think unfortunately donald trump is carrying through on divisive smoke and mirrors campaign promises. he won the election on the back of scapegoating immigrants and i had hoped transitioning to president he would get to work finding a solution for a more complexed and nuanced...

The scientific cohort of the u.s. government or is this something different than what weve seen before. >> best i can tell and i have not reported on this issue extensively, but yes this is a bit unusual, this is typically not something a new president would come in and do in their first several days in office and the real effect it has the country is divided. donald trump won the election but not the popular vote. people were skittish especially in agencies and this sort of has an even further ...