Good evening. Im chuck todd here in washington. Welcome to mtp daily b. We begin tonight with yet another earthquake in the white house. Steve bannon seen by some as an elm seas to many on the populist right or altright, whatever you want to call them, arguably the driving force behind mr. Trumps nationalist identity and to some the driving force to his election victory is now out. The white house said that today was his last day, and they wish him the best. This dramatic shakeup comes amid a growing wave of criticism from republicans in Congress Demanding that the president change course. Folks, to who desperately want this white house to return to normalcy or whatever that means these days are probably going to hope that bannons exit has everything to do with charlottesville. An official familiar with bannons thinking says he submitted his resignation back on august 7th. That was well approximate before charlottesville. Also, its no secret that his influence had been waning for some
To crack down on immigration with a new asylum policy called remain in mexico. In a pair of tweets saturday night, the president saying migrants at the southern border will not be allowed into the u. S. Until their claims are processed. He threatened to close the border if necessary. The border is closed right now. That is contingent on the Mexican Government agreeing to hold the migrants in their country. The incoming Mexican Government says theres no deal. Joining us for the latest white house reaction is jeff bennett there with us. Victoria, professor at school of Public Affairs and jane, Time Magazine contributor. Jeff, just within the last hour, since weve last spoken, so much has happened in the border there, the port of entry being closed being one of them. Thats right, richard. Weve not heard from the white house directly about this latest instance, but we did see President Trump perhaps prematurely declare victory as it relates to this asylum deal between the u. S. And mexico.
In buenos aires. The greetings and the meetings. The highs and the lows. What was accomplished, what was not. Ill ask an allstar panel. And a sneak preview of my newest documentary president s under fire, the history of impeachment. It airs tonight, sunday, at 9 00 p. M. In it, i explore what the experiences of andrew johnson, richard nixon, and bill clinton can tell us about this moment in history. But first, heres my take. The g20 summit in argentina took place at a moment when the United States still stands at the center of the world. The u. S. Economy is booming. The dollar is almighty. American Tech Companies continue to dominate the new digital economy. And the u. S. Military remains the unrivaled master of land, sea, and sky. But there are forces both shortterm and longterm that are working to erode this hegemony. As Morgan Stanley points out, the economy is looking like peak america. U. S. Stocks have outperformed the rest of the world this decade, and that sort of trend rarely
The greeting and the meetings, the highs and the lows. What was accomplished and what was not. Ill ask an allstar panel. And a sneak preview of my newest documentary, president s under fire the history of president s and impeachment. The experiences of andrew johnson, Richard Nixon and bill clinton can tell us about this moment in history. But first, heres my take. The g20 summit in argentina took place at a moment when the United States still stands at the center of the world. The u. S. Economy is booming, the dollar is all mighty, American Tech Companies continue to dominate the new Digital Economy and the u. S. Military remains the unrivalled master of land, sea and sky. There are forces both short term and long term working to erode this hegemony. As is pointed out, the economy is looking like peak america. U. S. Stocks have outperformed the rest of the world this decade, and that sort of trend rarely lasts. The current recovery is now the secondlongest in history, and it is due fo
The diversity in that donald trump press conference. You wonder, is it planned or wow. Who knows. It is friday, january 4th. Its quite a day. With us we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle. He could have been in that picture if he had shaved off the hair on the side. Thanks. Not sure why Donnie Deutsch is here, but hes here. Whoa, whoa. Mika, were way past that right now. That has not haepd in a long time. Are you sure were past it . We brought in the mediator and we worked through it. Associate editor msnbc contributor noah rothman, Washington Bureau chief for usa today, susan meech. Donald trump, lets show the picture of donald trump and the three bald guys behind donald trump. Be nice. I am being nice. Im sure theyre very nice. Im just talking about the image that he mens hair club. What was that about . That was very clear. I mean, you have four white men, you have four stoic, strong white men of a certain age, not smiling, by the way. Look, this is all donald has left. This wall