Trade front and center. President trump softening his tone against china. General flynn has express said concern about the potential legal exposure of his son. Hes under enormous pressure to cooperate. The jig is up. The best thing he and his son can do is just to be truthful. This is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. One year after this historical election, a new cnn poll offers a sobering score card of the trump presidency. A majority say they are less confident than when he took off. He republicans are wrestling with a tough decision between brace or rebuke. The president s rhetoric and handling of the issues. House Speaker Paul Ryan concedes they are under more pressure to get tax reform passed. But there is a problem for republicans. Their plan appears to break two key promises. President trump making a major switch in his china trade position. He went from blaming them for currency manipulation and reigning the United States to not blaming them at all. His predecessors are to blame for what he called an unfair and onesided economic relationship. And turning up the pressure. We now have information at cnn that President Trumps fired National Security adviser Michael Flynn has expressed concern about the potential legal exposure of his son. Like his father, he is under scrutiny by bob mueller. What might that mean. Find it all covered here this morning. Lets begin with Suzanne Malveaux live on capitol hill. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Damning new numbers for republicans as well as the president one year into the trump presidency. More americans much less confident than in his own performance. Here on capitol hill, the blame game is in full effect. Many members of congress quietly, and some not so quietly worried that aligning themselves with the president on tuesday means they will lose their majorities next year. The Republican Party in damage control after a sweep of democratic victories across the country. Some downplaying the results. This is typical cycle. Most of the elections are decided by local circumstances. Virginia, because of northern virginia, is really not a purple state. Its a blue state. Reporter others pointing the finger directly at President Trump. I do think we do better with a morin collusive message. I think the overwhelming thing that was going on was the energy on the democratic side. And thats definitely a referendum on the president. Reporter a new cnn poll shows that 64 of americans say their confidence in the president has decreased since he took office. 1 in 4 feel less confidence about their leader. It is taking a big toll on his ability to unite the country. A 16point drop among vote issers in his own party. The percentage of republicans who think the president can bring needed change down 10 points since last november. House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledging that tuesdays losses show that Congress Needs to deliver on tax reform. We have a promise to keep. If anything, this puts more pressure on making sure we follow through. Reporter the republican tax plan would add 1. 7 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade, higher than initially projected. Multiple sources tell cnn that President Trump personally lobbied Senate Democrats on a phone call tuesday by saying he would be a big loser if the gop plan is signed into law. Despite a report that shows that the largest cuts would accrue to higherincome households. Donald trump says this doesnt help the wealthy. Obviously, it does. So all the claims they have made for this bill are belied by the bill ifs. Reporter Nick Mulvaney insisting it will help the middleclass. At the end of the day if we feel this is a middleclass tax increase, hes not going to sign it. Reporter but most disapprove how the president is handling taxes. Taxes were not the issue that mattered most to voters. 39 of virginia voters said health care was their number one issue when voting. So while the debate continues on capitol hill whether or not to align themselves with the president , we have heard from outspoken republican senator john mccain calling for the party to get his act together. Senator Lindsey Graham saying the antidote on tuesday is for the party to get something done. What does that look like . Today is day four. The house is marking up that tax reform bill. Well see just how far they can push it and where it goes. Alisyn and chris . Thank you, suzanne, for breaking all that down. John avlon and david drucker. In terms of taking a snapshot of on where we are later and where the president is. President trump, has he kept his Campaign Promises in 48 thought yes. Now it is down to 40 . Lets tick through a couple more of these and see what is next. Is this the change . Has President Trump brought the change that was needed and promised . 56 say no. 40 say yes. In terms of uniting the country. This is an interesting one. Only 30 say he is capable of uniting the country. Thats down 13 points from november. So, john, where does that leave reps trying to decide whether to embrace the passion of the president s base or not to hitch their wagon to the president . No place good. What the key indicator, we all know the president s party gets shell lacked in midterm elections. Barack obama, 2010. But if the president Approval Rating is under 50 , which is a relatively High Standard consider where President Trump has been. The fact that trump is in the high 30s is a really bad stat for republicans. Are they focused on the primary, are they focused on playing the debate, or focused on trying to unite the nation, maintain the majority. If they are, donald trump will be toxic in a lot of key districts. Thats just the fact. When you analyze the poll numbers youre looking for a quick fix. In terms of promises kept, you can have a quick fix by getting something done. In terms of being a uniter, you can start speaking differently. Thats not expected of this president. So is that has to be put to the side. On policy, thats why you are seeing paul ryan ignoring the obvious and focusing only on tax policy. We have pressure to deliver. Heres the question. Why are they pushing this tax policy so hard to the middleclass when any Analysis Shows the middleclass doesnt benefit the most . Whats the play . Well, chris, republicans in congress have taken a hit in part because they havent gotten any big things the done. So theyre taking a hit from their opponents and people skeptical of their policies. They are also in trouble with people that want to see things Like Health Care reform and actual reform. And i think for republicans, and ive been thinking about this, lets stipulate that you have a segment of the middleclass and those who traditionally voted republican will take a hit with this bill. Lets stipulate that the republicans might make out okay with this bill and might not. It reminds me of Butch Cassidy and the sundance kid. Theyre being chased. They cant decide whether to stay and fight or jump off the cliff. They decide to jump and hope it works out okay. I dont think the republicans going back to the drawing board is going to do them any good. If they cannot govern and not produce legislation particularly after the failure of health care, theyre going to be in trouble. People are going to wonder, why the heck they should show up next november if these guys cant get anything done. This is about republicans needing to show they can pass a bill. Why not just pass tax cuts . Alisyn and i were playing around with the idea. You have 80 plus percent of people on a tax cut. How you define it becomes very important. They hamstrung themselves by saying this is a tax cut. Does the middleclass get a tax cut . Yes. Then it starts to vary. None of it is what i will get. They want a quick score. It is is about the donor class. It is a trickle down in economics. You cut taxes on the weighty, it will flow into the middleclass. But youre right. That has been the focus, middleclass tax cut. It is is probably whats needed. It exposes to getting undercut when it doesnt do what he says it is going to do. They may end up passing just a tax cut bill. It has to get through the house and the senate. Thats the default position. Interestingly enough, guys, talking to republican dough norse in new york and around the country that make a lot of money, theyre not necessarily thrilled with the tax plan. I think republicans are trying to balance their various wins of support and try and make sure politically that this temperatures out okay. And ive talked to republicans and asked them why theyve focused so much on the middleclass from a rhetorical standpoint. They told me its just not worth the fight anymore because theyre going to get demagogued and they will lose the argument. It gets rid of the a and t. 31 million the few details, the scant details we have about this, he had paid 31 million. That would go away. It gets rid of it but changes some of the other rules out there. Particularly if you wanted to take advantage of the passthrough rate at 25 , if youre in a white collar professional service. State and local taxes. There are also things with real estate and other deductions youre not going to get anymore. These are the people that i have talked to. So republicans are hearing it on both ends and that you are not satisfying anybody. The key is, can they at least satisfy middleclass voters in the suburbs where the House Majority will be on the line next year. And judging by what we saw on tuesday, there is no guarantee they can do that. I had other poll numbers but i will save them for later. Thats a tease. We have three hours. Dont waste it all out of the gate. President trump is saying he doesnt blame them anymore for taking advantage of his trade practices. He accuses china of raping the United States. We have complete coverage of the president s trip and massive pivot in asia. Lets start with jeff zeleny live in beijing. The crowd started to applaud when he said i dont blame china and with good reason. Reporter he did indeed, chris. It was another day of pomp and pageantry here in beijing. It is unclear whether this will lead to new policy from president ping. President trump receiving a regal welcome in china with new signs the flattery from president xi jinping may be working. I dont blame china. After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens. I give china agreement credit. Reporter those words a far cry from his rhetoric on the campaign trail. China is taking our jobs, our money, our base, our manufacturing. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country. Reporter on the edge of Tiananmen Square inside the great hall of the people today, President Trump didnt fault china for its business practices. Instead, pointing a finger at his predecessors. I do blame past administrations for allowing this outofcontrol trade deficit to take place and to grow. Reporter the two leaders met for hours during the president s twoday visit to beijing. Mr. Trump called for a vibrant yet fair trading relationship and announced pledges of 250 billion in American Business agreements here. Yet north Koreas Nuclear ambitions dominated the talks on the most consequential stops of the 13day asia tour. We have the power to finally liberate this region and the world from this very Serious Nuclear menace. Reporter president xi said they were dedicated to denuclearizing the korean peninsula. But stopped short of saying what he might do to squeeze north kor korea. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson said President Trump did discuss human rights with his chinese counter part. The president also committed to promote exchanges and understanding between our peoples and had a frank change. Reporter he brought along this video of his 6yearold granddaughter speaking mandarin. The president gave her skills an aplus. They played that video once again trying to build a rapport by influencing and using his granddaughter. The white house is turning its attention to where the president goes next. He will fly to vietnam where there is a likely meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin on the schedule. It is still not confirmed. But Rex Tillerson said they will have a meeting, the president s will, if they can agree to matters of substance. Syria on the list, the middle east on the list. I asked secretary tillerson if russian meddling is also on that list. He said that stays on the list of possible topics. President trump and president putin meet on thursday in vietnam. Okay. That will be very interesting to keep an eye on. Jeff zeleny, thank you for that preview and reporting. Now north korea. They are firing back at President Trumps rhetoric. This is his 17th trip to north korea. Cnn is the only American Network there. What is the latest, will . Reporter you have to wonder where the north korean propaganda writers get their material, alisyn. I will read you what was it in the leading newspaper this morning. Speak building President Trumps fiery not fiery, his relatively subdued speech in south korea but fiery response from the North Koreans in this newspaper. They say his words were like filthy rhetoric spewing out of his snout like garbage that raoebgs of gun powder to ignite war. North koreans were told that President Trump gave a speech but they were given no details of the content. They didnt know about the long list of allegations of north koreas assume rights abuses documented extensively by the united nations. They didnt know about the direct challenge to kim jongun. But they did allow us to tell people what President Trump said. Their responses were indignant. They came back with fiery rhetoric, often echoing what they need in the newspaper and see on state television. North korea going to take a lot of umbrage. North korean officials told me repeatedly that even if china were to cut off their oil supply completely, they would still find way to Test Nuclear Weapons and launch missiles. Back to you. All right. Lets put back up that insult by north korea. They have no high ground. The president of the United States is arguing against the regime. However, who is writing that . Spewing out of his snout. Thats a pig reference. First, i want to go back to the quality of that propaganda writing. They have clearly hired somebody new. That is not often found in communiques. It is almost shakespearian. My favorite is have you eaten on the insane route that devours intellect. You committed that to memory . No. I just made it up. We know thats not true. Wow. But that was good too, north korea. If President Trump and Vladimir Putin meet tomorrow, will Russian Election meddling be discussed . How could it not be discussed next. This. I pop that in there. Press brew. Thats it. So rich. I love it. Thats why you should be a keurig man fullbodied. Are you sure youre describing the coffee and not me . And her new mobile wedding business. Tted. At first, getting paid was tough. Until she got quickbooks. Now she sends invoices, sees when theyve been viewed andtadahpaid twice as fast for free. Visit quickbooksdotcom. Aleve direct therapy. Has met its match. 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We cant continue to allow china to rape our country, and thats what theyre doing. China is taking our jobs, our manufacturing. Our base. What they have done to us is the greatest single theft in the history of the world. The greatest abuser in the history of this country, rampant theft of intellectual property. A currency manipulator. They break the rules in every way imagine tphabl. I have many friends in china. They agree with me 100 . We have lost all of their respect. They think were run by a bunch of idiots. Lets discuss this with cnn political analyst john avlon and karoun. John, there has been a shift in tone. He is saying there that he respects china for some of those. He doesnt blame china for raping the United States if you want to square the circle on his comments over time. Here he is in china. This is what bullies do sometime when theyre in the room with something. All of a sudden its a very different tone. He is blaming obama and bush administration, not china for taking advantage of us on trade. Consistency and purpose is not this president s calling card. But it does matter for president s. He ramped up the rhetoric on china all throughout the campaign. For him to say i dont blame china, if it wasnt somehow sickly expected in the context of this president. Doublespeak, hypocrisy, we get it. However, is this something to be praised that the president has had a sobering and object knocks position, with information, with perspective, with understanding, what he needs to say in a situation like this, he changed and arguably for the better. Well, i think what you are seeing is the Diplomatic Development of the president. Hes at least not saying, oh, its okay that this trade exists and you were taking advantage of the situation he is trying to add humor. You catch more flies with honey maybe. Especially because this is not a onetoone thing with china. On the campaign trail, you could talk about that. He is saving his fieriest rhetoric for north korea. And he needs china to be on his side with that. So this is kind of a game of threedimensional chess at this point. So the president is switching up the rhetoric without undercutting what his positions are in order to, you know, gain more friends and allies for what he is objectively trying to do with north korea. And that is diplomacy. That is what the president is kind of doing and learning on the road. We will see if the tweets match up with the new tone that he is striking. With the shift, this is what you expect World Leaders to do with the situation and how theyre reading it. That is awe great point. Diplomacy is something to applaud in this context. The relationship is complex, especially when trying to contain north korea. Any progress on the diplomatic part, the president can use that is something to applaud. Lets move on to Vladimir Putin. Jeff zeleny said there is still a anything on the schedule to meet with Vladimir Putin and donald trump. Supposedly tomorrow. Tomorrow. And jeff zeleny asked secretary of state Rex Tillerson, is russian meddling on the agenda . Great discussion point. And Rex Tillerson said yes, it still is on the agenda. This would be perhaps an unsatisfying conversation between someone who will deny any meddling and someone who doesnt believe it in the first place. So hard to see where that conversation goes. What do we expect . I think this is another question of what is he going to do diplomatly . We have heard i dont think this is a big thing. I dont agree with the intelligence committee. This is an opportunity to switch it up in the other direction. Get a little bit tougher on the russian presidet. Remember, this is not just about the investigation into trump and his inner circle, although in the president s head it certainly is. Hes still, as president of the United States, at a time when the whole country is grappling with what was the meddling, what does it mean, not just about him but trying to protect the next election systems, et cetera, he can take on the leadership in that context. But will he do it. So far he would be the only person who would be able to say i spoke truth to power. Im the president. You are playing games and trying to frame me. When i was with putin i put america first. Im not obama, which is something he would like to say. Try it again on my watch and well have trouble. Do we understand each other . And at least come back and report that he did it. It would do so much in terms of the optics. Unique authority. Why would we expect him to get a character transplant on this issue . Look at china. That is diplomatic reframing. With russia, he has been obsessed about it. A hostile foreign power tried to influence our election. Just so happens on his behalf. He has not been able to make that distinction or to say it is is my constitutional responsibility to protect the integrity of future elections. Would i love to see the rhetoric get tougher, yes. Should on we expect it, no. They basically agree to disagree on this. Thank you very much for all that perspective. So theres more fallout from the growing Sexual Misconduct accusations against kevin spacey. He has been dropped from an upcoming movie but its already been filmed. How is that going to work . Is hollywood officially writing him off . What is this . When we love someone, we want to do right by them. But some things we cant control like snoring. snoring introducing theravent antisnore strips. Clinically shown to reduce snoring. Theravent. The answer is right under your nose. Clinically shown to reduce snoring. My abwill i have pain andating made daibloating today . Ing game. My doctor recommended ibgard to manage my ibs. Take control. Ask your doctor about nonprescription ibgard. Vice president mike pence comforting the victims of the massacre in texas. They blame brattic failures for all the missed red flags from this killers violent past. Reuters reports that the fbi may have lost a critical opportunity to unlock the gunmans iphone and recover potentially Critical Evidence by failing to ask apple for help within 48 hours of the attack. Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria made landfall, 57 of puerto rico is still without power. You cannot forget about the need there. Another indication of it, fema is going to begin airlifting people out of there. Approximately 3,000 survivors are going to have to come to mainland United States. This comes at the request of the islands governor. The agency tells cnn it is working to establish agreements with both florida and new york to take in survivors because they are currently in subpar shelters. Remember, this hurricane hit in september. People are still in crisis. Disgraced Actor Kevin Spacey is one of the stars in an upcoming movie all the money in the world. But director ridley scott wants spacey out and wants christopher plumber to replace him. That would require reshooting all of spaceys scenes. Former boston tv anchor alleges spacey sexually assaulted her 18yearold son after getting him drunk at a restaurant in nantucket last year. All right. So we will have a National Conversation about all aspects of Sexual Harassment during my cnn townhall tonight called tipping point, Sexual Harassment in america tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern. We have news for you. Cnn has learned former National Security adviser Michael Flynn is worried about the legal liability his son might face in the russia investigation. The question is, is the special counsel putting pressure on flynns son to flip the father . Thats next. Same goes for you, budget overruns. And rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. Were coming for you too. 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It could factor into decisions about how to respond to muellers Ongoing Investigation and the business dealings of key Trump Campaign advisers. All right. So what legal questions does this special counsel have for Michael Flynn . Reporter two witnesses or who were interviewed tell cnn the questions regarding flynn are focused on his and his sons business dealings, and reporting of income from work overseas. Fara, this foreign agents relation act requires those acting as agents for foreign entities to publicly disclose their relationships with those entities and financial compensation that they get for such work. Flynn jr. , who serves as his fathers chief of staff and top aide, was actively involved in his fathers consulting and lobbying work at flynn intel group, including joining his father on overseas trip like moscow when he dined with Vladimir Putin at a black tie gala for the Russia Today Television network. Flynn, sr. Is also under legal scrutiny for undisclosed lobbying on behalf of the turkish government. Flynns alleged participation and discussions about the idea of forcibly removing a turkish cleric who has been living in compile in pennsylvania. This according to sources. In the past a specs spokesperson denied discussions ever occurred. Thats where we are right now in the investigation. Michelle, do you have any sense of what will happen next in the investigation . Reporter flynns business dealings have been under federal investigation since november, before muellers appointment in march. Its not clear if either of the flynns will face charges once the investigation is complete. Flynns attorney didnt respond to multiple requests for a comment. Flynn jr. s lawyer also declined to comment. But flynn jr. Tweeted this past sunday. The disappointedment on your faces when i dont go to jail will be worth all your harassment. Alisyn. Very interesting. Thanks so much for that update. Lets bring in chief legal analyst and former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin. Good to have you professor, as always. Howdy. You prosecutor types do this all the time. He used to be a federal prosecutor, jeffrey. Youll find someone in my family you can pressure. That makes me think twice before i dont play nice is how i believe the rhyme goes. Well, it certainly could be. This comes up in the context of husbands and wives. Say a husband is under scrutiny for a tax offense. If you find out that the wife has also signed the tax return, she is potentially liable. You say we will give your wife a pass if you plead guilty or cooperate. And manafort comes to mind. Thats right. You notice that his wifes name is mentioned several times in the indictment of manafort. Here it is not a husband and wife. Sit a father and son. And a lot of parents will do whatever is necessary to protect their children. That is potentially how the fueler team is dealing with the flynn family. It is one example of how powerful federal prosecutors are. Looking at the situation, what could they be wanting out of the senior flynn in terms of what he can offer them . Remember, Michael Flynn was very active in the Trump Campaign for a long time. Even longer than paul manafort. He was also involved in the russia account, as we all know, he went to russia, met with Vladimir Putin. Also involved in the Trump Campaign. If there is anyone who might know about contacts, and of course the big word collusion, between the Trump Campaign and russia, flynn would certainly be a candidate for someone who might know about that connection. He has said remember, his lawyers said in a very mysterious way, he has a story to tell. That is certainly a story that prosecutors want to hear. But so far hes taken the fifth, as is his right. And the question is will prosecutors charge him . Will they make a deal with him . Will they give him immunity. All of that is to be decided and, you know, it absolutely has big stakes for him, for his family, and the investigation. Two quick check points. One, the notion that this is all theyve got, these indictments that came out, the idea that they come out of the box with their best, is that accurate . Not necessarily. Whats quite clear from the Manafort Indictment is that was in the works well before mueller was even appointed. If you look at the density of the accusations, the financial documentation necessary, there is no way mueller could have assembled all of that since may. That was under investigation by the department of justice even before mueller was appointed. Who among us knew that the papadopoulos investigation was even in the works . Certainly not me. There is no guarantee that this is the full extent of it or the most serious. Remember, one of the prosecutors said to the judge this is a small part of a much larger investigation. So it is often true that prosecutors start small and work big. So it is not necessarily the case that this is the best they have. But in fairness it may be all they have. We just dont know. Our already smart audience may be introduced to supersede indictment term. We will take another bite at later in the show with you. The word collusion. Should we use that when talking about the special counsels purview or reserve that for other committees. There is no crime of collusion. That is so important, chris. Collusion, as you say, is not a crime. Behavior that is collusion might be a crime in other ways. It could be certain kinds of conspiracy. I know we will talk about this later. But collusion itself is not a crime. It is something that many people take a dim view of. Congress, which has the power to impeach and does not have to abide by the statute laws, congress can decide in its own discretion what is a high crime and misdemeanor. But it is not a violation of federal law. Something that can get you thrown in prison. Collusion. An important important r point. We will make it more definitely. For your own edification at home, google it. Neither involves crimes nor misdemeanors. But thats one of the things that happens in politics. Look it up for yourself. Jeffrey, thank you very much. See you soon. I love when you give the viewers homework. I think they appreciate that. This is a smart audience. So much of this stuff, they are getting spun by somebody. Now we have to go to break. Now they can look it up themselves. This requires engagement. You cannot be passive. Not anymore. We live in interesting times. This is active reality. Senator bob menendez trial in their fourth day of deliberatio deliberations. Were on a mission to show drip coffee drinkers, its time to wake up to keurig. Wakey wakey rise and shine oh my gosh how are you . Well watch this. I pop that in there. Press brew. Thats it. So rich. I love it. 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Still no verdict as we head into day four in newark, new jersey many one juror did come back with a request to see a portion of the defense teams closing arguments. Otherwise, no real hints on whether theyre leaning towards acquitting, convicting, or whether they simply cant reach a verdict at all. Its a high stakes corruption trial with national implications. And at the heart of it all, u. S. Senator bob menendez. I am convinced that i will be declared not guilty, innocent of all charges. Reporter federal prosecutors tried to paint a stark picture of a sevenyear bribery scheme with menendez doing political favors for a wealthy florida eye doctor. In exchange for menendezs hell, melgin forked over 600,000 in political contributions in 2012. Menendez took multiple free rides on megins private jet, which he failed to report on senate disclosure forms. Later telling dana bash the private jets shreuptd through the cracks. I was in a big travel schedule in 2010. I was the chair of the dscc, plus my own Campaign Getting ready for a reelection cycle. In the process of all of that, it untporbl fell through the cracks that our processes didnt show it moving forward and making sure we paid. Reporter in lobbying officials in the Obama Administration to wipe away a multimillion dollar dispute he had with medicare and threatened to hold a congressional hearing if they didnt help resolve a contract dispute that melgin had with the dominican republic. Prosecutors had it all wrong saying they used misleading testimony, twisting a 25year friendship into a federal crime. Several witnesses told jurors menendez was acting out of broader policy concerns, not because he was being paid off by his friend. Never, not once, not once have i dishonored by public office. Reporter jurors also heard from a slew of character witnesses supporting menendez, including cory booker and republican senator Lindsey Graham. All the people i dealt with in the senate, bob is an honest, honorable guy. If bob gives you his word, he keeps it no matter what the pressures were. I always found him to be an honest and honorable guy and a handshake from bob was enough. Reporter the outcome rest witness stand 12 jurors in tphplg injunew jersey. Chris, senator menendez fiercely maintained his innocence throughout this entire trial telling us yesterday, reporters outside of court, that he is waiting to be exonerated. Hes waiting to see himself cleared of all of these charges. If he is convicted, the Justice Department will certainly hold up this case as a shining example of federal bribery laws still being alive and well. Chris. Right. It would have been shocking if the senator said he was guilty of something outside the courthouse. This is a complicated case. You covered it very well. Thank you, ms. Jarrett. A new cnn poll shows eroding confidence in plt oresident tru one year after his historic election. What does this mean for republicans . What is the lesson for them . Y . Accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. If that isnt a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president , then what has our government become . Im tom steyer, and like you, im a citizen who knows its up to us to do something. Its why im funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment. A Republican Congress once impeached a president for far less. Yet today people in congress and his own administration know that this president is a clear and present danger whos mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. And they do nothing. Join us and tell your member of congress that they have a moral responsibility to stop doing whats political and start doing whats right. Our country depends on it. The overwhelming thing was the energy on the democratic side. Republicans should look at the elections and it should be a giant stop sign for their tax bill. We have a promise to keep. This puts more pressure on making sure we follow through. Together we have in our power to