Phil mattingly, thank you so much. Dana bash who used to run up and down those halls for years and years and years. Phil has talked to folks on both sides of the aisle. Confident that the house will get to this and nancy pelosi was so key in brokering this deal why is she standing there now for fourplus hours and saying no . I saw you write that down and because youre you, is why you picked up what you did about nancy pelosi. To people at home, it makes no sense. Not at all. Because shes getting attention for the issue shes upset is not in there. She understood because she is as sort of seasoned and tough as a legislator as they come, that at the end of the day, we saw what happened in the senate a few weeks ago. They tried to use the Immigration Issue as leverage for keeping the government open and it didnt work. Shut the government down. It didnt work out so politically, at least in the short term, for democrats. Nancy pelosi is making using the megaphone that she has by saying, you know what . I want to get a promise from the republicans that if the senate brings this up the house will as well. Shes trying to shine a light on this issue. Why . Politically. Phil touched on this. There are many people in her party who are furious about giving uch the leverage of immigration, giving up the leverage of the Dreamer Issue and letting this package that a lot of things a lot of people want from military spending, Health Community centers, Disaster Relief for hurricanes. Lot of people in the Conservative Movement and even
democrats who dont like it, because it is a lot of Government Spending which many of them campaigned for for years. At the same time theyre taking baby steps. The question after this happens, and assuming it will ultimately pass the house and our government will stay open and there will be a twoyear budget deal, then when the senate turns to immigration, which technically is supposed to be tomorrow when they start debate, how does that play out . Thats a very big question. Thats what we watch for tomorrow on immigration. More Breaking News out of the white house. Senior aide to President Trump has resigned after two exwives went public with accusations of Domestic Abuse. Im talking about rob porter. Trumps white house Staff Secretary. He denies these allegations but is stepping down anyway. Dana is with me. I also want to bring in jeff zeleny, our standin senior white house correspondent. Jeff, rob porter has denied this entirely but yet he chose hes left the white house. Tell me more. Indeed, brooke, fairly abrupt decision to announce his resignation. The white house Staff Secretary is a very important person in the west wing, largely because they handle the Information Flow into and utilize of the office. Lot of proximity to the president. He was an aide fo orrin hatch and others on capitol hill. He did announce he was resigning today in the wake of that report of verbal and physical abuse of his two exwives. This is first reported by the daily mail. This is something that has been percolating a bit. Yesterday several white house aides stood by him and said they were going to support him. And then today he resigns when some photographs were published
also online of a black eye of one of his former wives. Lets take a look at this statement. These allegations are false. I took the photos given to the media 15 years ago. And the reality behind them is nowhere close as to whats being described. He goes on to say ive been transparent and truthful about these vile claims but i will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign. He is also having a personal relationship, we hear, with hope hicks, White House Communications director, who, of course, is very close to the president. That was one of the reasons he was viewed so highly inside the west wing here. It was one of the reasons he was being protected. Certainly interesting he announced he was resigning today. Were not certain the date of the resignation. It will happen some point in the future. If have you this photographic
routine. Everyone is hired at the white house. Then they go through Background Checks for Security Clearance. Thats when this was learned, some point last year about abuse allegations. Its all surfacing in the last couple of days at the daily mail. Com report and then he decided to resign, rather abruptly, i would say, today, brooke. What are you thinking on this . Hes saying he didnt do it, but hes leaving. A big job. A very big job. Look, as jeff was saying, its too early to know the real details. I dont know that well ever know the real deal. In talking to people who worked with rob porter in the white house and before that on the hill, but particularly in the white house, theyre pretty surprised by this. Those who interact with him as a colleague are pretty surprised. They call him extremely soft
our mj lee was talking with Senator Hatch and he said his statement he says this. Im heartbroken by todays allegations and every action ive had with rob, he has been courteous, professional and respectful. I do not know the details of his personal life. Domestic violence in any form is abhorrent. I am praying for rob and those involved. However, the white house released a statement from Senator Hatch in his name saying it is incredibly discouraging to see such a vile attack on such a decent man. Shame on any publication that would print this and shame on the politically motivated, morally bankrupt character as issins that would attempt to sully a mans good name. Boy, thats trumpy. So was he saying that . His printed Statement Released by the white house in the senators name. We are told that the senator,
once his office learns more about this, wanted to release their own. Interesting. The white house clearly trying to put a different light, blame the media light on this. And, again, we have to point out one of the people at the center of this is the White House Communications director hope hicks in charge of messaging. We are told by multiple people familiar with the situation that she is having a personal relationship with rob porter. That one of the complicating dynamics but certainly orrin hatch wishing his former colleague well but stepping way back from what the white house is trying to say in his name. Brooke . Jeff, thank you very much. Dana, thank you. Next, marching orders, secretary of Defense James Mattis weighing in on President Trumps request for a Military Parade as more and more veterans are speaking out, saying no to any sort of parade. One senator calling it cheesy. Also, kim jonguns youngest
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showing their support. I think its hey. Its good to see my daughter, you know. There was controversy over having a Victory Parade from antiwar activists to Arab Representatives who said there should be no celebration over the deaths of more than 100,000 iraqis. Some even called this a Campaign Rally for george bush. Lets have a conversation. Former speaker for new York City Council and Steve Lonagan former republican for the u. S. Senate and he served in ted cruzs campaign. Great to have both of you on. We talked to two veterans last hour. You said both your fathers served in the military. Chris, just starting with you, do you think it is a great idea, honor our military, have a parade or too much of a trump show . Ill quote my father, larry quinn, 91, world war ii veteran in the navy. He think its ridiculous, a waste of money. Honestly, he believes and i believe him, victories are to be celebrated, and veterans day. The president called for this parade because he had fun in france, liked all the Big Guns And Troops Parade in front of him. This really smacks of the president liking the way the north Korean Leader dictates a little too much. This seems about donald trump and making sure everyone knows he has the biggest button and not about veterans sacrifices. What do you think, steve . Coming out of new york city, which gives america the biggest Military Parade every single year, called fleet week, where we parade our United States navy up the river and thousands enjoy seeing that, theres no reason we couldnt show the great job the president is doing rebuilding our military,
sequestration, demilitary strength. Its on the mend, getting stronger every day. The world knows it. Why not show off to our military how proud we are of that. Steve just told the truth of what this parade is about, showcasing what republicans believe is Donald Trumps successes. Thats very different than fleet week, a longstanding tradition to give the men and women of the navy and marines a break and celebration. Longstanding parade, christine. Longstanding parade. Its more of a gathering than a parade, fleet week, but longstanding, yes. Thats about the men and women. As you said, steve, this parade the president proposing would be about saluting the president s socalled good work. Political, serving and supporting military. Saluting the greatness of our military, of sacrifice so much in this longstanding effort in the middle east. Losing men and women every single year. Enough is enough. Lets tell the world we have the most powerful military on the planet earth and they should stand down. People shouldnt need a parade that salutes the
president , as you said, the president s socalled successes to know that america is the greatest might morally and militarily in the world. We are losing that posture and that position and people seeing us that way because of the president s behavior. Our military is getting stronger every day. Were building our military forces. Isis is disintegrating because of this military. Their morale is being reboosted after being demoralized under barack obama and sequestration efforts and its about time we show the world what were made of. The world knows. The world doesnt know. You think the world knows. Lets listen to the Secretary Of Defense who jumped in to the White House Press briefing and offered this when asked about it. As far as the parade goes again, the president s respect, his fondness for the military, i think, is reflected in him asking for these options. Weve been putting together some options. Well send them up to the white house for decision. General was on last hour who pointed out more of the sort of reticence. He was of your camp saying, listen, if our military is a bunch of bad asses, pardon, we dont need to show the world. We just know we are. Let me add one more piece of sound. Republican senator Lindsey Graham weighed in as well. Im not looking for a sovietstyle hardware display. Thats not who we are. Thats cheesy and shows weakness, i think, quite frankly. A parade where can all say thank you and honor them would be fine. I would like to see kids marching, honor military families. Okay. I just wanted to get those voices in the conversation as well. Lets move on to our former Vice President , joe biden, here at cnn last night. He was on with chris cuomo and offered this when it comes to the president. I just marvel at some of the
things he says and does, like, what, two days ago, anybody that Didnt Stand Up and clap for him was unamerican and maybe even treasonous . He said it was tongue in cheek. Democrats cant take a joke. Let me tell you, hes a joke. Thats been the headline, coming from former Vice President , calling the president a joke. Coming from a guy who plagiarized an entire speech, people seem to forget. You have to question who the joke is. Biden is irrelevant. Nobody cares what he has to say. And the president , again, is presiding over the greatest economy weve seen in decades, rebuilding of our american military, great economic growth, stock Market Growth despite recent corrections and an economy second to none over the last 30 years. Wow huh . So, obviously, bringing up the speech from the Labor Secretary is really having to
reach back in history, to criticize joe biden. You learn from this. You do. But joe biden has moved on and served his country well. If you look at recent polling on the former Vice President , it shows that many, Many Americans care what he has to say and what he thinks. Lets stop for a second. There is all this upsetness that joe biden has said this about the president. Lets remember all the horrible things that donald trump said and did regarding president obamas citizenship. He, in essence, called him an illegitimate american citizen, constantly, disrespectfully demanding his birth certificate, leading the socalled birthers movement. You want to talk about somebody being disrespectful to the president of the United States and to the office of the presidency, it is our present president , donald trump. Not joe biden, a man who has dedicated his life to service to this country. He has sacrificed in the light that have. I hope joe biden runs forPresident Trump, so donald trump can beat him and send him to retirement once and for all. I dont think that will be the outcome. Thank you, steve and chris. Appreciate both of you. Kim jonguns sister becomes the member of the dynasty to ever cross the border into south korea. What is behind her historymaking trip to the olympics and what we actually know about her, coming up. For your heart. Your joints. Or your digestion. So why wouldnt you take something for the most important part of you. Your brain. With an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement
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