That he basically hadnt read the whole interview and the reporter said no, i did include that stuff. But that is by far not the most important part of what we heard from the two of them. It is striking the reversal that we saw from the president on every front except for immigration. Reporter thats right. I think a lot of people are referring to this as damage control. Im not sure if that is what it is, but i do certainly have whiplash because just 24 hours ago, this interview was coming out last night about 12 hours ago and this president blasting theresa may on her own turf in his own words, in an Audio Recording that you can hear the president make these remarks himself. And he is saying that it is not true, he did not criticize her when in fact we all realize that he did, saying she didnt take his advice for leaving the European Union for brexit. And saying that one of her greatest political rivals Boris Johnson would be good at her
job. Now, the president was asked specifically about Woboris Johnn who resigned in protest of the brexit plan. The president says what he said about Boris Johnson was unrelated to theresa may. Listen. They asked about Boris Johnson, how would he be as a Prime Minister. I said hed be a great Prime Minister. Hes been very nice to me. I think he thinks im doing a great job. I am doing a great job. That i can tell you just in case you havent noticed. But Boris Johnson i think would be a great Prime Minister. I also said that this incredible woman right here is doing a fantastic job. Reporter so there the president is saying that him saying that Boris Johnson would make a great Prime Minister is unrelated to the current Prime Minister theresa may. Of course that does seem related to it. Boris johnson actually does seem the rival to theresa may who could take her job as Prime Minister in the coming weeks. She is in a very politically weak state right now here in the uk. So it is hard to understate that. But you can hear from the president himself. He was also asked about his relationship with Another World leader the german chancellor Angela Merkel. Listen to what he had to say about that. I have a great relationship with Angela Merkel. Great relationship with germany. But i think that is very much her germany. Reporter so the president there insisting throughout that Press Conference that he has a great relationship with these two world leader, both who he has heavily criticized over the last few weeks especially since he has been in europe, merkel referring to the gas pipeline between germany and russia and with the bombshell interview criticizing theresa may. But the president insists that
he was not criticizing her, that he actually said good things, that she is doing a terrific job. But we can hear from the president position, he d president himself, he did say those things. He did. And meanwhile the protests are taking place right now in london on Regent Street. Nick paton walsh is standing by. Reporter this is just getting under way here really. The larger of the two major protests here. I can say certainly all of Regent Street that stretches from piccadilly circus, crammed full of antitrump sentiment. We knew this was going to be happening, but i have to say i didnt really expect to be quite this crowded. Signs all over the place, some manufactured like in a, british politicians leading parts of the crowds here. Weve seen this is a carnival of resistan resistance, no one is illegal,
even one person in fact suggesting that trump is about as welcome as a cold cup of tea, how more british could you possibly get. But this is something that people were hoping would be adequately organized and calm to express the feeling frankly in the capital that led to donald trump barely coming here at all. He simply touched down in the u. S. Government territory, the usa ambassadors residence. And the rest of his tour is well out of the capital for on this specific reason. Of course weve seen the occasional pro Strump Procetrum but so far a relatively calm presence. But it is extraordinary to see you the volume of individuals we have here right in what would normally be the commercial throbbing heart of Central London here. Regent street itself. And of course this is a place where you would have expected had donald trump been allowed to visit or i should say donald
trump should visit the parliament and even royal institutions, this may have been a place locked down to enable his move around. But instead, we will be seeing in the hours ahead and have already seen vast amounts of british people simply coming out expressing their indignation at what they consider to be race racism, Immigration Problems and of course frankly sometimes disregard for truth that donald trump has expressed. Very few people here i think have been listening to that Press Conference that he just gave with theresa may. She is in enough trouble herself frankly politically. But also you have to remember that the nature of much of this opinion toward donald trump is served when he is disagreeing with her. So an extra ordinary scene that will continue in the hours ahead as it moves down toward parliament. Weve seen the blimp of donald trump being held up in the sky here. That came down to be replaced by
a smaller version. Offensive plaqcards here agains the u. S. President. George w. Bush didnt quite see such a volume of people, such profanity frankly. And himself to the British Government so keen it seems in organizing this tour to keep him so far away from the center of a capital which is cosmopolitan, clearly the people here on the streets here rejecting so much of what donald trump stands for to those outside of the United States. Nick, thank you for being there. It is a remarkable scene. Well keep a close eye on this. Joining me now is Ranking Member of the Senate ForeignRelations Committee democratic senator bob menendez. Thank you for being here. An important day to have you in terms of what this means on the world stage. So did you have a chance to listen to the Press Conference . I did. One striking difference that the president has request h. With theresa may is his screw on
immigration. Lets let everyone listen. In terms of russia, i guarantee whoever it is in russia, they are saying oh, gee, do we wish that trump was not the victor in that election. We have been far tougher on rush that than anybody. And probably look, I Wont Go Down 100 years. But certainly we have been extremely tough on russia. And with all that being said, if i had a relationship with putin, i dont know him, met him twice, maybe two and a half times. Okay. That is what he said 00 ruon ru that sha. So lets start with that. The president is sitting down with Vladimir Putin monday. And on russia, he claims no one has been tougher on russia and this administration has had some tough policies, sankts s tough policies, sanktsanctions, weaponizing the ukranians. But he says no one has been 2u6er than him and he also said about chiropractor me a, i was
handed this bad hand from the Obama Administration and there is nothing much i have to say about it. What is your read . First of all, it is the congress that has been tough on russia because the Congress Passed mandatory sanctions without waivers. First time that i have seen in my 26 years in congress that the Congress Passed mandatory sanctions without giving the president the waivers on russia because the congress in a bipartisan basis was concerned about how the president would treat russia. And im deeply concerned as he goes to this meeting including a meeting where it will be a oneonone where we wont really know what happened that, you know, he gives the back of the hand to our closest allies and embraces people like putin. So whether he will stand up as the Senate ForeignRelations Committee just voted that ukraine and crimea, that the invasion and annexation of crimea a, the continuing action in ukraine is something that has to continue to be sanctioned, whether or not he will move back
on our nato exercises, whether or not he would give up on syria in a way that will affect the region, im seriously concerned about the things that he may agree to with putin because he wants a relation ship with putin that goes far beyond a relationship with any of our allies. You heard theresa may say that she is supportive of this summit with putin. Are you supportive of it, are you glad at least that it is happening . Im not glad when the president says about putin that he is a competitor. Putin is not a competitor. He is an adversary at best and in my opinion a foe. Anyone who tries to undermine your country as he does in the elections and substantiated by the intelligence agencies, it is not a meeting in which you think you have a competitor. You have someone trying to
undermine your democracy. So you need to not ask him the question, you need to tell him i know you did it and here are the consequences. This is not a question to be asked anymore. As you said, not many people will be in that meeting. But here is the counter argument to that. The relationship with russia is not strong now with the United States. It is not good. It is not beneficial to the United States. Why not try to make it better . It sounds like you completely oppose the summit all together. Would you rather the president not go to hell sisinki . Id have the president clearly delylineate what he but would he want him to go . That is not the point. But neither of us know what elsie in he will he will say in. But he could say im going to challenge putin. Not going to ask him a question. Im going to say that in fact
crimea will never be accepted as an annexation. These are the types of statements. And then id say, yes, id embrace the summit. But the president wants to em y embrace putin and he is doing the work for putin throughout the western world in terms of creating chaos. He is a human wrecking ball. Lets listen to what he said on immigration. He said this in the interview with the sun and then it is pretty of the only thing that he repeated nearly word for word the same way this morning on how he views immigration is damaging to the continent of europe. Lets listen. I think it has been very bad for europe. I think europe is a place i know very well and i think that what has happened is very tough. It is a very tough situation. I mean you see the same Terror Attacks that i do. We see them a lot. But i just think it is changing the culture, i think it is a very negative thing for europe. I think it is very negative. I think that very much hurt germ any. I think it has very much hurt other parts of europe. And i know it is politically not necessarily correct to say that, but ill say it and ill say it loud. What is your reaction to that from the president . I wonder how he would have felt at the time in which Donald Trumps grandfather an unaccompanied minor from germany came to the United States during a waiver ve of european immigra which didnt change the culture, it changed the United States for the better. It enriched the United States. And our history since then has enriched the United States. So the president is actually the beneficiary of being born in this country as a result of a migratory pattern that brought his grandfather here and then gave birth to his father and then ultimately he was born in this country. Is so it is ironic. It does tell you about the president s mindset on
immigration overall, he is talking to his base. Does it thoot teit not tell you president wont move an inch on this . Oh, no, the president is so bore down on this issue that he is convinced that maybe this is appealing to his base, but it undermines the greatest experiment in the history of mankind which is the United States of america, all walks of life enriched this nation. And the fact that he cannot come to the understanding some of the greatest startups in our country these days are from immigrants. And he cannot understand that he himself is the beneficial of the type of immigration that he now continuously criticizes, it is pretty amazing. The third part of this trip is ahead, what the president deemed earlier this week maybe the easiest part of his trip and that is the meeting on monday with putin. So far the nato summit, this set of meetings and the dinner with theresa may, this working trip, has it been beneficial to
america . I dont think so. The reality is that he has unsettled the western alliance, transatlantic alliance. Nato is at the core of a 73 year history. It was there after world are war 2. It helped us win the cold war. The only time they have usedare 2. It helped us win the cold war. The only time they have used collective defense is on behalf of the United States after september 11th. And only in the president S Pash Legal Parallel Alternate Universe can you stab your leahost in the ba and then embrace them. When she was asked to do you feel undermined by President Trump, she said no. She is far more diplomatic than the president. Thank you for coming, senator. More on the breaking news. Massive protests under way right now, these are antiPresident Trump protests in the streets of london. More in a moment. Victoza® is also approved to lower the risk of major cv events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. While not for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. announcer victoza® is not for people with Type 1 Diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Do not take victoza® if you have a personal or Family History of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza® or any of its ingredients. Stop taking victoza® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck or symptoms of a serious allergic reaction such as rash, swelling, difficulty breathing, or swallowing. Serious side effects may happen, including pancreatitis. So stop taking victoza® and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area. Tell your doctor your medical history. Gallbladder problems have happened in some people. Tell your doctor right away if you get symptoms. Taking victoza® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite, indigestion, and constipation. Side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. Change the course of your treatment. Ask your doctor about victoza®. Welcome to our live coverage. Once again these are live pictures in london, it is 3 20 in the afternoon here and there are clearly thousands of people marching in opposition of President Trumps visit to the you united kingdom. Right now he is on his way to have tea with the queen. He just left that Press Conference with Prime Minister theresa may. And the voice of these british people clearly being heard in opposition to the president. Well keep an eye on it. Lets talk about all the headlines this morning with our Senior International diplomatic editor Nic Robertson and also Kimberly Dozier and a. B. Stodda stoddard. Nic, it was a striking reversz
al the way the president spoke to the sun about theresa may, about brexit, her rival Boris Johnson. And what he said when he was standing next to her this morning. However, despite all of that, theresa may when asked did she feel undermined by President Trump, she said no. What is your read . Reporter i think were faced with that position that 3rd has put us in before, which is which President Trump do we believe. The one that we heard this afternoon or the one that spoke to the sun newspaper. By the way there are helicopter s helicopters, two helicopters look to be like delivery of the that reason one helicopter have landed here. We were expecting President Trump to touchdown here before taking off to see the queen at winds windsor. So quite possibly that is President Trump touching down here. Dont have confirmation of that
yet. But i think President Trump is essentially asking us what he said this afternoon to suspend our belief that we shouldnt believe that he went into an interview with a newspaper not aware that they would use and choose which pieces of what he said to run where in the st