About mexico, here is President Trump announcing the cancellation of his meeting with the mexican president in philadelphia today. The president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week. Unless mexico is going to treat the United States fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. We have no choice. So david, was this sort of a mutual agreement, a mutual cancellation, or do you think that the mexican president pulled the plug . I think that the mexican president pulled the plug, and he did that because donald trump frankly put him in a corner. He kept in a tweet sort of pushing mexico saying you know you have to pay for the wall. I think nieto has to worry about his own political audience, mexicans were outraged, angry at
him for months, if we talk this way to china, chinese are not going to stand for china backing down. This is very different from a Business Deal where youre bluffing. Foreign leaders have to stand up for themselves just for their own political survival. They just started. Its a dangerous pattern. Mark, i want to talk about the time line here because the mexican president said he was still planning to come to washington despite pressure at home to cancel the trip. And early this morning it came out on twitter, donald trump said if mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting. And then a few hours later the mexican president tweeted this, this morning we have informed the white house that i will not attend the meeting scheduled for next tuesday with the president of the United States. So President Trump has not even been in office for a week and already kicked off a major diplomatic spat, what is your
reaction . Well, a couple of things. He certainly was not rolling out The Welcome Mat in the tweet. As david said, the president of mexico was pushed into a corner. If you just go back a few months, you know that donald trump made an unprecedented visit to mexico, the mexico at that time. And they had a joint News Conference and there were questions about whether or not the wall was discussed or not. But the president of mexico is under an incredible amount of pressure at home, and to look like he is bending at the knee and kissing the ring of donald trump is not going to look well for him. But had he publicly declared they were not going to pay for the wall, had they gone to the magazine and said they were not going to pay for it. I think donald trump dodged one by not having the mexican president come to the United States. Its not going to be donald trump and the mexican president who were going to be able to figure out the trade deal. It will be those who work
underneath him who really do the dirty details. Michelle, the Mexican Foreign minister is in washington, responding to President Trump tonight. Watch. We simply cannot accept the concept of a neighbor paying for your own wall. That is something that does not happen. In communities, between between citizens, and something that would be totally unacceptable between nations. This is something that we would not do, we would never do. And because this is about this is about our dignity. And our pride. It sounds pretty final, michelle, is that the final word on the thing i mean, it does sound that way. I think the Trump Administration seems determined to find a way
to make mexico pay. Were talking about tariffs and a trade war that would ultimately affect the consumers. Or an aide that the u. S. Provides to mexico. This relationship is important to both countries. We are neighbors, obviously. Trade is a big deal. Its a big number. But so are things like counterterrorism, stopping the flow across the board, mexico does that as well so mexico has a few cards to play here. And did anyone not see this coming . I mean, before the election there was all this talk about the wall. You know, hyperheated words like calling mexicans rapists. President pena nieto referred to
donald trump as hitler in the same sentence. I think this was bound to come to a head. Maybe once this has gotten past and everybody sees exactly what is in these Executive Orders and finds out a lot more detail about what is being proposed then the relationship can move on from there. But it looks like its going to be rocky for sometime, to say the least. David. The odd thing is, there are not tides of people coming over the border. There is not a great threat, there is a debate over whether we even need the wall. And the mexican Immigrant Specialists say the wall wont stop the problem anyway. So the narrative is not really supported by facts. Most people are coming in via airplanes and overstaying their visas. Thank you, appreciate it. And one man who maybe has the toughest job in washington,
that is sean spicer who speaks for donald trump. Well talk about that. Sometimes you just know when you hit a home run. Thats how i feel about blueemu pain relief spray. Odorless and fastacting. It soothes all my muscle aches and pains. And its convenient for those hard to reach places. And if youre like me, youll love blueemu Super Strength cream. Its made with real emu oil, its non greasy, its a Deep Penetrating Formula that works itself down into your joints. Take it from me. It works fast and you wont stink. Blueemu, it works for me itll work for you. President trump is no fan of the news media, regularly calling reporters dishonest. His Chief Strategist blasting the press in no uncertain terms. All that would seem to put White House Press secretary in a difficult position. Cnns chief correspondent dana bash has more. Don, steve bannon says that the media should keep their mouth shut, referring to the media as the opposition party. Every day, his Press Secretary is speaking to the country but focusing on the audience of one, his boss, the president. Sean spicer is now one of the most visible people in the world. Thanks no coming out to our
first official briefing. Reporter white house spokesperson is always one of the hardest jobs in washington, but speaking for President Trump takes hard to a whole new level. What evidence do you have of widespread voter fraud in this election if that is the case . The president does believe that, stated it before. Spicer spent two decades in washington working up to this. The Naval Officer who was still an active reservist, was a Press Secretary and on the committee. Youre not draining the swamp with him. Spicer was at the rnc, they did battle but also did good, making bets for charity. He is a good egg, someone who i think is really a decent and good person. You envy somebody in that role. Why . Well, i mean, you know, there are a few of us in this business. That i would really like to do that, i would like to be white
house Press Secretary. Spicers Friends Tell Cnn that being the Press Secretary is his dream come true, yet the first full day was like a nightmare. There is a lot of talk to hold donald trump accountable. Im here to tell you that it goes two ways. A quickly arranged meeting, a direct meeting from the president. This is the first time in our nations history that Floor Covering was used to protect the grass on the mall. After getting pounded, spicer came back looking for a doover. There are certain things we may not fully understand when we come out but our intention is never to lie to you. At the rnc during the primaries, spicer publicly criticized trump. As far as painting mexicanamericans with that kind of a brush, that doesnt help the cause. When trump won in november,
spicer with the help of longtime boss and chief of staff Reince Priebus began to lobby to be president ial spokesperson, coming right back to work as Transition Spokesperson after his father passed away, which sources say showed trump how much spicer wanted the job, because he was not an early loyalist, at times spicer appears to go out of his way to prove his mettle to his abu boss. He has not changed a strange habit. Chewing multiple packs of gum and swallowing it. His wife and two children always come first along with his country. One thing about him, he is a true patriot. He will focus on the right priorities. Even before he worked for President Trump, spicer has always been eager to do battle with reporters he thought were
unfair or getting a story wrong. But he also has a long history of good relationships with journalists. Balancing those two dynamics is a Learning Curve for any Press Secretary, especially one constantly watching from down the hall. There is no reason for anybody to expect the white house will stop taking shots at the media. But does fighting with the press actually help the president and his agenda . If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what . You could apply for a Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare SupplementInsurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. So dont wait. Call now to request your free decision guide. It could help you find the aarp Medicare Supplement plan that works for you. These types of plans have no networks, so you get to choose any doctor who accepts medicare patients. Rates are competitive, and theyre the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. Remember these plans let you apply all year round. So call today. Because nows the perfect time to learn more. Go long. You totally nailed that buddy. Simple. Dont let directv now limit your entertainment. Only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. One of the president s chief advisers, steve bannon slamming news media as opposition party. Lets discuss it now with cnns senior correspondent, and cnn contributor, salena zito. Hello, we have been talking about the New York Times interview where they interviewed the white houses Chief Strategist, steve bannon. Said the media should be embarrassed and humiliated and
keep their mouth shut and listen. They dont understand the country and why donald trump is president of the United States. Labelling the media as opposition party, saying keep our mouths shut. Were playing his hands. He knew it would be covered. Hes sowing divisions, trying to play the base who is skeptical of the media against it. But its corrosive to media to hate the press this way. Salena, do you think his helps his agenda to fight with the media . Its always been part of his thing right . Up until he won the nomination used us very effective and brilliant way. And as soon as he won the nomination, he understood we were the opposition. Low Approval Ratings and easy target. Anything said, thats just the media. And so that definitely plays into his hands. Look, what bannon said has not
ever been said ever in an administration, just using inside voices. He actually said it out loud. And it escalates this battle between us and honestly, i dont think it helps anybody. Because it just tunes everybody out to the whole dialogue, and were not paying attention to the important things like you know what is his policy . What will he do Going Forward . Were so focused on all of this sort of white noise that you know its keeping us from reporting on everything that he is doing and in some ways that does help him. I was just emailing with the head of the committee, and normally they try to help countries like syria and russia and iran, he is now paying more attention to the United States, he believes it undermines the press. Steve bannon sought to promote that. Don, i think it gets to your
point how bannon wants us talking about it. He wants the media to be offensive, we have to note it but keep playing our own game. I thought it was interesting that our colleague, maggie, the words dishonest, trump does not hate the media. Doesnt mean he understands what its like being potus. There are a lot of people he was up watching fox news this morning at 55 00 a. M. This issue on criticizing the press, partly its about creating confusion so people dont know what is true or what is false. Today, trump said the murder rate the philadelphia has been increasing. The murder rate in philadelphia has been on the decline. The mayor of philadelphia is blasting trump for that, yesterday, he said there were
two people shot in chicago when president obama was giving his farewell address. The tribune confirms, nobody was sh shot during the speech. There was another person shot, he continues to mislead people and sews confusion, sometimes it helps people in power. The point is to refuse to be confused. He has very strong support with the police, and saying that they worked hard to protect him in philadelphia. Salena, the president sat down with fox news and the cia speech came up again, watch this. There was one standing ovation, the whole thing. So i get back and i will say fox treated it great. They said it was great. When our new person running, mike pompeo is fantastic, he
said to me the other day that was so great. Everybody loved it. When i got back i saw the speech, they didnt like it. It was not respectful. It was a smattering of applause, there were over 300 people in the room. Over a thousand wanted to come. If i took a vote right now i would have won 3500, but even that was demeaned as much as they can demean it. What im saying, sean, is this, much of the media is very, very dishonest, honestly its fake news. Its fake. They make things up. So the cia story, his speech, maybe mentioned in passing on this show, i cant remember it. Maybe somebody mentioned it in a response, had he not spoken about it we would have moving on to something else. So my question, is he expecting the media to pander to him. It seems like somehow he thinks that anything other than glowing coverage is unfair criticism. Here is what i think, i think he has had a breathtaking week. If we took all of this noise aside and took a look at everything he has done from tpp to mexico city, to taking that back. To meeting with the ceos, and meeting with the head of the car companies. Talking with all of those labor unions and trade unions, and i mean, obamacare, its just in egypt, this has been a fastpaced great week. And the only thing that has gotten in the way of it is just focusing on these things that dont matter. And i havent quite decided yet if its to his advantage or disadvantage, but as the press i
would like to be talking about policies, the effect they have on people, the economy, the national security, i feel like that is what we should be doing as a press but we sort of have been boondoggled by all of this white noise. Yeah, when the president talks about something he is the leader of the free world and we talk about it. But i think some things were crucial, if he didnt bring up the ratings or the crowd sizes then there wouldnt be these distractions. There would be more conversation about the policies. Its about the fundamental fact of his taking criticism. He is still watching tv in the white house. Were all wondering if that will rise. If you dont want to talk about it, dont bring it up. You just let it go. And he is doing interviews. That is a positive. Listen, youre out with a new piece on cnn. Com, brian, you say
that the president is fox newss top pr guy. What i mean by that, he is promoting fox, he said to david muir, turn on fox, they gave my speech a positive coverage. This is a continued spin on opposing the media that he doesnt think is fair, but preferring another. He is consuming a lot of media. And i hope that had when he is watching this network and other coverage, he is learning more about how to govern the country. It is very clear, especially for this businessman, there is a Learning Curve, maybe cable news has a responsibility to educate trump and his news. There is so much opposition because of that. Thank you, President Trump turning out Executive Orders asFast And Furious as he can at a Fast And Furious rate, but do all of these actions have teeth . O shows up in that dress. Who hugs a friend. Who is done with treatments that dont give you clearer skin. Be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. Stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. Some serious infections require hospitalization. Before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. Before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as fever, sweats, chills, muscle aches or cough. Always tell your doctor if you have any signs of infection, have had cancer, if you develop any new skin growths or if anyone in your house needs or has recently received a vaccine. Alert your doctor of new or worsening problems, including headaches, seizures, confusion and Vision Problems these may be signs of a rare, potentially fatal brain condition. Some serious allergic