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North korea at all when he was in malaysia, the stop before the refuelling in guam. as i was talking it in real time and speaking to reporter on the trip, trying to figure out why hadn t he mentioned it given the heightened alarm about north korea. it was because it was not coordinated with the state department. michael, you wrote a column for the washington post entitled rex tillerson is a huge disappointment. you said if cabinet members are to be judged by the gap between expectation and performance, rex tillerson is among the worst, he was supposed to be one of the adults in the room, a steadying force, but tillerson is ineffectual and destabilizing, unfamiliar with the workings of government, unwilling to provide inspirational leadership, disconnected from american values and seemingly hostile to the department in his care. that s tough stuff. yeah, i think that it is pretty broadly shared, including at the state department by the way. this is a leader that we re in the middle of ....
With relations with the republican party. that didn t serve the president all that well, but in the end it doesn t get better with john kelly. he s not a political operative you re right about that, but he s a steadying force and he is a forceful power. so to take the first part of that, i think the president thinks he needs to right this ship before anything can get accomplish. look, this discord has overshadowed his agenda and his official s ability to carry out the agenda, whether it s health care or tax reform. they spend a lot of time dealing with these headlines. when you talk to officials here, they say look what we d like to be talking about are the issues that the president ran on instead of dealing with the headline or controversy of the day. so i think the president perceives that as a first part of this process. and in terms of kelly s relationship with capitol hill, he has worked with capitol hill in the past and in various different capacities serving in ....
Interests. i got elected to serve the forgotten men and women of our country and that s what i m doing. just what graduates want to hear, complaints from the most powerful man in the world. president trump walked back into a west wing in crisis over allegations that the president asked the fbi director to drop the flynn investigation and that he called him a good guy. trump confidants inside and outside the white house are desperately seeking a steadying force to stop the constant stream of self-inflicted wounds. let s bring in nbc news national correspondent peter alexander and julie hershfield davis with the new york times. peter, in the middle after owl this, you have breaking news in the search for comey s replacement. reporter: nicolle, thashs exactly right, we heard from the that sean spicer when he was traveling back from connecticut with the president, naming four individuals here at the white house this afternoon interviewed face-to-face by the president to replace james ....
Vests and not share them with countries like russia. that s exactly the talking point that senator schumer went through. this is the drama senator mcconnell wants to avoid. the sharing of the threats between united states and its allies. ned, your take on something else. hr mcmaster, the national security adviser who stepped in to replace michael flynn at a time of incredible turmoil inside the national security apparatus of this administration. he has been perceived among republicans and some democrats as one of the most well regarded people in that administration. sort of a steadying force. this is a huge moment for him. he is the face of this response. and you have heard some reaction, some questions about the potential for his credibility to be hurt here. how does he thread this needle, and as somebody who has known and been in these circles for a while, i want your takeaway on how you think mcmaster is managing this crisis. if you look at the statement ....
Well as steady and a steadying force for us. that s the kinds of person they look for. and they are going to start trying to size up the candidates. and donald trump exudes personal strength but he hasn t yet shown himself yet to be quote presidential in a way we normally think. in other words, he is not a up kaing force, a steadying force for this society, which is what people want in a president. hillary clinton, on the other hand is a calm, steadying force but people are really worried about whether she is strong enough for the job. and the same thing, does jeb bush have the kind of fire. this is going to be a testing time for the candidates that goes beyond what we saw in the summer. the from jaility and the chaos in the markets. we have the pope coming here to talk about income and quality. we ve got the iran agreement. september is going to be a critical month for the campaign to turn from being a frolic to being serious. ....