The president feels that he would rather have a person that supports his agenda versus somebody who opposing his agenda every step of the way. And until the rest of that process plays out, you have a choice between two individuals and the president s chosen to support moore. Sarah, several weeks ago it cnn reported part of the reason the president was reluctant to speak out on this is he was worried the conversation would move to his past accusers. Is the president not worried about that anymore . I certainly think the administration that has seen that the conversation has turned to the president s own accusers weve seen the access hollywood from 2005 being talked about again. Oui seen billy bush who was the other party in that tape trying to rehab his image, as well as discussing it. The president has been discussing this tape privately with white house aides. Its clear this story has come back to light. But its interesting, anderson. When you talk to senior officials within this whit
Supports his agenda versus somebody who opposing his agenda every step of the way. And until the rest of that process plays out, you have a choice between two individuals and the president s chosen to support moore. Sarah, several weeks ago it was reported part of the reason the president was reluctant to speak out on this is because he was worried the conversation would move to his past accusers. Is the president not worried object that anymore . I certainly think the administration that has seen that the conversation has turned to the president s own accusers who. Weve seen the access hollywood from 2005 being talked about again, billy bush the other party in that tape tribe to rehab his image and discussing it. The president has been discussing this tape privately with white house aides. Its clear this story has come back to light. Its interesting when you talk to senior officials within this white house you hear comparisons, them saying, for instance, anyone who preys on children,
Promised to raise the topic of election meddling with putin, but a source tells cnn there is still no set organized agenda for the talks. They begin in a couple hours. Cnns senior White House Correspondent jeff zeleny joins me. Theres been a lot of political chaos certainly leading up to this meeting, jeff. Anderson, there sure has been. One central question looming over this summit, which starts tomorrow, is not whether election meddling is going to come up but whether the president is going to finally confront Vladimir Putin over it. There are no signs that he is going to do so, but the sheer fact, anderson, that theyre having the summit at all is an early victory for Vladimir Putin. I think id have a very Good Relationship with president putin if we spent time together. I may be wrong. Other people have said that, but im different than other people. Reporter President Trump is about to find out if thats true. Vladimir putin has stood the test of time through four u. S. President s,