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With flynn talking sanctions with the russian ambassador before mr. trump took office. in fact, he said, i would have directed him to do it if i thought he wasnt. did the president just endorse highly inappropriate, possibly illegal behavior by one of his subordinates? >> thats a statement by the president that hopefully the white house will correct because very frankly, although a national security adviser who is serving a new president and he was not in that position, but obviously had been de...

President trump said he decided to hold a surprise news conference today to take his message straight to the american people and what a message it was. david axelrod, what did you think? >> well, i think that in certain ways it was a surreal performance, but not in the context of donald trump. it was a surreal performance for a president. but it was very consistent with the donald trump we saw during the campaign, and he seemed to, you know, be reveling and playing that role. the question is, is...

Chaos and therefore the whole thing is going down in flames. its really just ridiculously early to be judging this presidency whatsoever. >> you wrote a column in the "new york times" earlier this week. let me read one package from that article. it was entitled "what trump is doing is not okay." you wrote, we need to rerun the tape. ladies and gentlemen we were attacked on december 7, 1941, on september 11, 2001 and on november 8, 2016. that most recent attack didnt involve a horrible loss of li...

His presidential style. every president brings to the office no matter who they are their own personal style. this is his. the american people have seen it on display the 18 month or whatever it was for the campaign and voted for it so now theyre going to see it for four years. >> so you think there are going to be more of these news conferences what we call the mainstream news media actually allowed to ask questions? >> i notice his dealing with jim acosta, he didnt ignore him, he took his ques...

Governments called up in the last 24 hours and said, what are you guys doing? is that the operation of a fine swiss watch? i have no idea what the policy is or what the preference is. >> do you think that the president fully understands the complexities of the middle east? >> you know, if he did he certainly wouldnt be venturing down those roads. because the middle east, wolf, ive always said, it only puts a smile on your face when it starts with them, with the people there, whether its the oslo...

Important to present to the president so that the president can make a decision about how to handle that crisis. thats what concerns me, is that if we had a crisis at the present time, i dont see the mechanisms within the white house to deal with that kind of crisis and that concerns me. >> president trump as you know made the trip to the cia that you used to head on his first full day in office in an attempt to smooth things over with the intelligence community, but since then, hes renewed his ...

Lied like you to react to the presidents position. >> i think the president really does need to understand that russia is an adversary and will do everything it can to undermine the united states of america. thats where they come from. you know, i dont question his effort to try to establish a relationship with russia. but you cannot establish a relationship with putin or with russia from weakness. you have to do it from strength, which means that the president of the united states when these pr...

Any deals in russia. >> reporter: in his first full-scale session with white house reporters, the president insisting amidst a flurry of top headlines there is no turmoil within his administration. >> this administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. >> reporter: repeating bashing his favorite target, the media. >> im really not a bad person, by the way, but the tone is such -- i do get good ratings. the press is out of control. the level of dishonesty is out of control. >> reporter: spe...

David. it seemed like donald trump was more familiar with cnns lineup than with the cbc, the congressional black caucus, or any number of other things during this press conference. it was astounding to see this from behind the lectern that bears the seal of the president of the united states. it really is a remarkable moment for our country that this man with this style, that he, you know, showed -- showed us throughout the campaign but has brought with him into the white house, held a press con...

Pool is just not a fact. david chalian, i want to get your thoughts. >> for those throughout the whole campaign season i think this is vintage trump. especially the primary season, it reminded me a lot of his endless interviews he would do and talk until he would sweep away things he didnt like. as jake said, wolf, there was something untethered about him from the job at hand. he was a president who seemed far more consumed by his reviews than by the business of the nation. and if indeed as i sa...