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Good evening. Im kate your tour in new york in for chuck todd and welcome to mtp daily. We begin with what sounds on paper like a chapter out of the cold war. But instead of a president loudly saying tear down that wall, mr. Gorbachev, we have a president saying dont agitate mr. Putin. Would any of this sound out of place against a strategic adversary. The u. S. Imposed sanctions on russian entities as punishment for 2016 meddling in the election. Then the government expels 60 Russian Diplomats and demands the russian consoulate in seatte but shut down but notice who announced these moves. The white house. The Trump Administration. Not the president himself. For a president who isnt shy about breaking news on his twitter feed, there remarkably is not a word about any of those new policies. The president didnt say anything yesterday either after russia had retaliation ....
Destructive actions. Welcome to washington, mitt romney, and welcome to morning joe. Lets dig in on all of this. So the president hopes to hold a meeting at the white house on Border Security with both parties. Were in the middle of a partial Government Shutdown forced by donald trump to try and get 5 billion to build that wall on the Mexican Border that he promised during the campaign. It is a wall that most people dont want. The data proves that. But whatever comes from todays meeting, one thing is clear. Trump is going to have to surrender both on ending the shutdown and building a wall. The last time trump met with the Democratic Leaders facetoface, he proudly said he was going to own the shutdown. Well, now he does by stubbornly sticking to a promise ....
Star Jussie Smollett. And they are not happy. You all know where i stand on this. Do i think justice was served . No. Where do i think justice is . I think this city is still owed an apology. Ive heard they wanted their day in court with tv cameras so america could know the truth. They chose to hide behind secrecy and broker a deal to circumvent the judicial system. Smollett was arrested last month when police said he reported a fake hate crime attack and orchestrated that attack for attention. Now the actors Attorney Says he was a victim and that false and inappropriate remarks made to the public caused an inappropriate rush to judgment. Smollett spoke to reporters earlier today. I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. I would not be my mothers son if i was capable of one drop of what i have been accused of. Joining me, nbc news investigation ....