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Branch to intelligence agencies after opening a rift with them, criticizing their assessment that russia tried to meddle in the u.s. election. there was a sense that he may have actually aggravated the situation by making a whole host of political comments. spicer pressed back on that as well, sort of emphasized the comments president trump made, praising the cia over the weekend. thats going to be an ongoing issue, i think, as we continue to track the first days of this administration. then, of...

I think the number is well over 80ow ofeople that have talked to him, congratulated him prior to being inaugurated. hes talked to mexico and canada. he talked to prime minister netanyahu yesterday. theres going to continue to be a robust number of world leaders. theres a tremendous excitement, i think, in the diplomatic core and world leader level that president trump and this administration want to engage. theres times when hes talking to these folks and they say, i havent heard from anyone in ...

Thats who he was meeting with. i want to bring in my clear, ali velshi, who i want to talk to you, ali, not about what we just saw here, but also the new executive actions. you heard him refer to some of this. earlier today the president saying that the u.s. will withdraw from ttp, the transpacific partnership trade deal. explain -- and he was asked about nafta there at the very end. well get to that, too. start with ttp. what do we need to know about that deal and is it as easy as the president...

Yes, i think theres that feeling. i think donald trump, as you know firsthand, his relationship with the press and how he has talked about that in the campaign and how that looks like it may well continue, thats different. thats a different level. >> do you think hes been treated fairly by the press? >> i think there are occasions where he could make the case he was not, but on balance i think -- certainly, i think he has. the press is agref aggressive in their reporting. thats the a hallmark of...

Would you -- if asked your advice by the trump white house right now, what would you tell them to do, given they cant get that true congress and they have to start over? >> first of all, i dont really believe that. trump obviously promised to walk -- >> you dispute -- >> i think trump could have gotten it through congress. there was enough support for president obama, a democratic president, to get fast-track authority through congress. i think trump could have gotten it if he wanted it. clearly...

Were at the very early stages of that decision-making process. yeah? >> will there be a detailed discussion when prime minister may comes on friday of the potential pa ram terrameters of trade deal might look like? is donald trump going to get a state visit back to the uk later in the year? >> were here on working day one. were excited that prime minister may is coming on friday. we look forward to it. im sure there will be the discussion of trade. the degree to which, i dont know yet. im sure w...

Back now here in new york. i want to correct something i just said going to break. the trump administration is withdrawing from the ttp, that was -- that happened earlier today at the white house because they say they want to negotiate one-on-one individually with countries in asia over trade. i want to take a closer look now at what we just heard the last hour and a half, the press briefing we were listening to with sean spicer with someone who knows a thing or two about press briefings ari fle...

Of ttp, hes giving something away for nothing. explain. >> well, the big concern, as your reporter point out very clearly, the big concern is china. if you look at what president trump is worried about, hes worried about attracting investment, worried about attracting job. the biggest source has been china. nearly half of the united states trade deficit is with china. the transpacific partnership was a potentially huge source of leverage that the united states had against china. it was an ail te...

Has thought a little bit about what kind of bilateral relationships in the region, the trade relations will accomplish a similar goal? secondly, i heard you talking about nafta and a trigger, but i didnt hear you say you had triggered the triggered. >> we have not triggered the trigger. hasnt happened. again, i think we have an existing relationship with many of the countries that were part of the 12-nation makeup of ttp. and i think were going to continue to explore how we can, in some cases, s...

Access to another market that will benefit large and small markets to sell goods and services. >> why did the president choose the british prime minister as the first foreign leader for him to meet? can we take from that that he intends to make the relationship even closer? >> i think weve always had that special relationship with britain. and that reflects in his first visit -- in the prime ministers first visit here. hes had a great conversation with her and he looks forward to having her here...