Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170831:02:12:00
Mounting, increasing tragedy. now it was time for the bir birthplace of route 66, tax cuts, and campaigning against senator claire mccaskill. joining us now, nicholas kristof. also with us, brian klaus, the author of "the despot's accomplice." nick, so the president got a lot of criticism yesterday for the way he handled himself. today he goes off on what is basically a political rally. you could call it a policy rally, i suppose, if you want to. but once he got past that very short, mandatory thoughts and prayers section, he was on into, you know, trump rally territory, getting applause, havi...