Own image with an agenda that would look alien to many republicans as recently as four years ago. This afternoon the white house told reporters that President Trump is considering a 20 tax on mexican imports as an option to raise the estimated 10 billion to 15 billion cost to build the wall between u. S. And mexico. Folks, a massive tariff or tax on trade goods is a move that republicans, at least in recent history, would never have supported. That is, perhaps, until now. President trump looks to be gearing up for a possible trade war, maybe not just with mexico, but with others. But of course, its something that he campaigned on hard and his voters essentially are granting him that mandate. This afternoon at the Republican Party retreat in philadelphia he ripped into mexico after it announced the cancelation of a meeting between the two president s. President trump and president nieto. It was scheduled for next week. Here is what he said. The president of mexico and myself have agreed
News, whether roy moore will be pushed out of the race because of these reports, whether he might still win that senate race, despite this news, if these reports dont push him out of the race. Weve got that discussion coming up in just a couple of minutes. If you care about that news today, and its a big deal for the United States senate, its a big deal in its own right, you will want to steak around for a few minutes to hear that interview. I promise you. Weve also got some news tonight about a new pin in the map for the Robert Mueller investigation. Weve also got some very Surprising New poll numbers to report. Its been a long time since we had poll numbers on this show. When you get to these tonight, you will know why these are on the air tonight. Like i said, theres lots going on in the news. I want to start somewhere different. In 2008 at the end of the george w. Bush years, democrats knew they had a pretty good chance to win the white house that year if they played their cards ri
Will want to stick around for a few minutes to hear that interview. I promise you. Weve also got some news tonight about a new pin in the map for the Robert Mueller investigation. Weve also got some very Surprising New poll numbers to report. Its been a long time since we had poll numbers on this show. When you get to these tonight, you will know why these are on the air tonight. Like i said, theres lots going on in the news. I want to start somewhere different. In 2008 at the end of the george w. Bush years, democrats knew they had a pretty good chance to win the white house that year if they played their cards right. Lots of democrats ran. And a burch of them did well. Senator joe biden made a good run for it for a while but he didnt make it too far into the calendar year. Senator john edwards made a run for it and he did great for a long while. Ultimately john edwards did not make it to the finish line. Didnt seem like a particularly momentous thing at the time but a couple years la
Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with a politics lead. Explosive testimony on capitol hill where right now the top ukraine expert on the White House National Security Council is testifying in the impeachment inquiry. According to his Opening Statement, Army Lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindland twice sounded the alarm. First raised concerns that the president s point man demanded that the Ukrainian Government open an investigation into the bidens in exchange for a white house meeting. Then he raised the alarm once again when he heard the president made a similar demand. Then who prides himself on being nonpartisan reported his concerns out of a sense of duty. The Lieutenant Colonel served for more than 20 years and awarded the purple heart after being wounded by an ied in iraq. He was born in ukraine. His family fled when he was 3 years old. Becoming embodiment of the American Dream and he and his twin brother were featured in a ken burns documentary from 1985. Were from k
Yovanovitch the ousted ambassador to ukraine told congress she felt threatened by trump add his cronies Smear Campaign against her, trump offered a fresh real time threat during her testimony. A thuggish unprecedented display by an american president that led to this q and a between ambassador yovanovitch and House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff. Now the president in real time is attacking you. What effect do you think that has on other witnesses willingness to come forward and expose wrong doing . Well, its very intimidating. I mean, i cant speak to what the president is trying to do, but i think the effect is to be intimidating. Well, i want to let you know ambassador that some of us here tane very seriously. Yovanovitchs dramatic testimony, so compelling that even some anchors on truch tv had to admit it wasnt the only block buster news of the game. Roger stone became a convicted felon and on friday night came the deposition of david holmes. A state Department Official