It was a very unimportant meeting. Well talk about the latest in the russia investigations exclusively with senator dianne feinstein. And tax overhaul. House republicans unveil their tax plan, and President Trump gives his stamp of approval. It will be the biggest cut in the history of our country. But democrats are crying foul. Its really making suckers of the american people. Democratic leader, nancy pelosi, joins me for an exclusive interview, live, next. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is looking east. This morning President Trump is in tokyo, wrapping up his first full day abroad on a nearly twoweek trip to the asia pacific. Clearly on the president s mind, north korea. Speaking at a joint u. S. Japanese u. S. Military base, the president sent a clear message to the rogue nation. Warriors are prepared to defend our nation, using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. No one, no dictator, no regime and no nation, should underestimate ever ame
In the russian investigations exclusively with diane feinstein. Tax overhaul. House republicans unveil their tax plan and President Trump gives his stamp of approval. But democrats are crying foul. Its really making suckers of the american people. Democratic leader nancy pelosi joins me for an exclusive interview live. Next. Hello im jake tapper. This morning President Trump is in tokyo wrapping up the first full day abroad on a nearly twoday trip on the asiapacific. Clearly on the president s mind is north korea. The president sent a clear message to the rogue nation. Together with our allies, americas warriors are prepared to defend our nation. Using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. No one, no dictator, no regime, and no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. President trump spent exploring the golf course. He played a round with shinzo abe and enjoyed traditional japanese cuisine. Hamburgers. They had dinner at a tokyo restaurant with their wives. After a we
Today he tweeted this, quote, isis just claimed the degenerate animal who killed and so badly wounded wonderful people on the west side was their soldier. Based on that the military has hit isis much harder over the last two days. They will pay a big price for every attack on us. And then he stopped and talked to members of the press before he headed out on his flight. What we are doing is every time we are attacked from this point forward, and it took place yesterday, we are hitting them ten times harder. So what we have an animal doing an attack like he did the other day on the west side of manhattan, we are hitting them ten times harder. They claim to have a soldier, good luck. Every time they hit us, we know its isis, we hit them like you folks wont believe. The pentagon for its part offering a response, albeit a vague one to the president s claims. Let me read it for you. We have and we will continue to strike isis hard and often, along with al qaeda and other affiliated or like m
Been a punching bag for some, has been finally gaining some momentum. Plus, Carly Fiorina on the way forward for her party. And later, congressman Carlos Curbelo joins us to talk about whether there will be a fix for d. R. E. A. M. Ers before the clock strikes midnight new years eve. Amid rumor and intense pressure, the president says he is not considering firing Robert Mueller. Here he is responding late tonight to reporters over the roar of helicopter blades. [ inaudible ]. No, im not. What else . What, are you surprised . A trump transition lawyer is accusing the special counsel of illegally obtaining emails from the trump Transition Team. As attacks on mueller appear to be growing in number and intensity. Axios first reported mueller obtained tens of thousands of emails from the General Services administration. Including emails from jared kushner. And that he was using them as the basis to question witnesses and come up with new leads. Returning from camp david a short time ago, Pr