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New exclusive reporting, cnn is learning white house beat back efforts by the department of homeland security to prioritize terror threats by white supremacist, telling jake tapper, quote, the white house wanted only to focus on jihadi threats. they had major idealogical blinders on. joining me now is counter-terrorism analyst phil mudd. just off the top, what is your take on this? >> do you remember the election campaign when the president -- remember, it wasn't that long ago when we spent a lot of time talking about isis. the president was talking about how he would eliminate isis. a good ta...

As news of the contentious call broke on wednesday, mr. trump tweeted, i will study this dumb deal, in the same tweet calling the refugees illegal immigrants. white house secretary sean spicer confirming the deal will ultimately go through. >> the president in accordance with that deal to honor what had been agreed upon by the united states government in ensuring that vetting will take place in the same manner we're doing it now, we'll go forward. >> reporter: and more on yet another diplomatic dust-up with a u.s. ally. after the mexican president canceled their in-person meeting, cnn is learn...

Exclusive individuaterview with widow of tom clements. kaufman county distinct attorney mike mcclelland gunned down in his home with his wife cynthia. today, a public memorial held for them. their killings two months after the chief felony prosecutor mark hasse shot to death. police concede that white supremacists are among their focus. months before the killings, state officials warned the aryan brotherhood could retaliate for dozens of gang members being arrested. abc news reports they wanted to attack anyone involved in those cases. this time, it could be much more than bluster. just la...

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