charged riots in charlottesville, kelly was photographed in the background of trump tower looking do youer as trump spoke. i think there s blame on both sides, and i have no doubt about it, and you don t have any doubt about it either. kelly had urged the president to offer a more forceful condemnation of the white supremacists involved, but trump did not take the advice. the relationship really started to unravel over former staff secretary rob porter. porter was accused of abuse by two exwives. kelly initially defended him. the president personally blamed his chief of staff for the fall-out. despite the hiccups, the president repeatedly sang kelly s praises on twitter and pushed back on reports that he was unhappy with his work. he is doing a great job. he will be here for the entire seven remaining years. in bob wood work s book fear
two exwives. meanwhile, the news from wall street is grim. the dow jones plunged 1,000 points today down 10% from sits peak in just last month. and then there was what is beginning to feel like groundhog day here in washington. we re just five hours away from another government shutdown. we learned a short time ago that the white house has already advised government agencies to prepare for the possibility that the government will in fact shut down. at the moment, senator rand paul of kentucky is holding forth on a vote holding up a vote on a bipartisan budget deal. he s been speaking on the senate floor against the bill for just over an hour. there he is. the deal faces opposition from some on the left and right in the house. the bill adds up to a massive increase in domestic and defense spending, $300 billion for two years. it represents a major reversal for republicans, the party of fiscal responsibility and deficit hawks.