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Or we can clarify it and said that what you intended to say that that was if anyone in your other bit was september up in a surveillance of any russians who were regularly listened to, we to want get to the bottom of it. and the fact that white house staff is so profoundly weak or so profoundly timid is the most troubling piece. we are now at day five where they've left this -- it's a lie, and it's an accusation that's indefensible. they've left it out there. >> meantime, no sales trip after the joint session speech. none of the regular machine ri, the mechanics of the presidency is getting ac...

President obama's in brazil this morning on the first leg of the three-nation swing. the white house framing it as a mission to secure u.s. jobs but critics say it's bad timing given the situation in libya. chuck todd is nbc news white house correspondent and joins me live from the brazilian capital. what's on the agenda there today? >> reporter: well, today, alex, starts with a bilateral meeting with the new brazilian president, the first woman president of brazil and holds a joint statement with her, the brazilians decided they didn't want to take any press questions and of course the presid...

>> eric: did i say that? greg pointed out the guy said no one ever asked me that question before. >> dana: how long has he been in office? >> greg: the other thing he brought up was the thing we talked about that president obama would say what he was going to do before he would do it that would drive afghans crazy. >> dana: he said we're leaving and so that created a vacuum. president trump has shown some willingness in the media has picked up on it to change a viewpoint based on meetings he's had. leading up to the joint session of congress speech he had two weeks worth of meetings with ceos ...

Including charles schumer, a picture that ended up on the drudge report, then president trump tweeted of him and vladimir putin this week. i think it's the timing of this. the week was starting out well for the administration after the joint session speech. >> what you are saving is certainly true it's a question of timing. but we need to go over something again. there is no evidence of russian interference in the u.s. election? and it's not illegal top speak to russia. and the third thing is with respect to the attorney general, the constitution of the united states protects members of congre...