Elections and reportedly spent none of it . But first, we could start tonight with hope hicks departure a day after acknowledging he sometimes tells white lies for the president or Jared Kushner losing top secret access. We could start with new lines of questioning from bob mueller or the freezing out of Jeff Sessions. We could talk about that remarkable guns meeting with the president s seemingly making democrats points for them. Or we can talk about the uncertain future of h. R. Mcmaster. Heres the president at the gridiron last night. He said, so many people have been leaving the white house, its been really exciting and invigorating. I like turnover. I like chaos. It really is good. Now the question everyone is asking is, whos going to be the next to leave . Steve miller or melania . Thats terrible, honey, but you love me. Right . With that, lets bring in the panel. Msnbc political analyst, the Washington Post White House Bureau chief and analyst Phillip Rucker and former press sec
mitch mcconnell would say he put a lot of federal judges on the bench. axios writes this week. ann, you read a lot about america s position in the world. how does what is happening in the big picture with the white house, i mean, we re caught up in it every day. i can t even keep up sometimes with what happens in a single day. what goes on in the white house mean for the rest of the world? i mean, i think actually the trade fight we appear to be about to be having it is a focussing moment on that point. this is exactly what the rest of the world has been afraid of from the moment that donald trump emerged as a viable political candidate. that he would act on instinct. that he would pursue populist and protectionist policies.
the president called the attorney general disgraceful. john kelly reportedly intent on sidelining kushner and ivanka trump. sudden changes on gun control. the russia investigation that seems to be moving closer to the white house. morale is the worst it s ever been. hope hicks announced her departure in the west wing. the 25th top official to leave. the drama is there but that is how the president makes decisions. the president has been ill served, in my view, by staff. it becomes more difficult if you re going to be sitting at thanks giving din we are that person. it makes it more complicated with family. at any other time with any other white house, any one of these stories would trigger nonstop coverage. it could be even worst. president trump reportedly started his own doctor-recommend doctor-recommended diet. is hangry? joining us ann garron,
it reads there is a profound disappointment among the american people and we keep getting leaders that don t do anything they promised. it s time to change that and break the washington cartel. i m joined by michael, ann garron and richard. i want to start with this. to me it s theater. theater. street theater. the purpose is to compete with donald trump. this guy wants to be donald trump s successor on the wild right. you know, building a future by calling the leader a liar. that s about getting out of there quickly like next year in the presidential election. i think you re right. they are fighting to be the next donald trump but too bad nobody can bead the donald. donald has a plane, ted cruz doesn t. donald has money, ted cruz doesn t. something is at steak, called the united states congress. those words should be taken down. you don t talk about a guy or girl s motives.
anything. that s what this is for but you ve dishonored us. mr. bender of california. no, what i did was for the good of the country. fortunately, our country always manages to survive patriots like you. you could introduce a resolution but we don t want the tired am mission whatever it was so we let you stay if you want to. wow, ann, press lovers of the senate in the glory days in the movies, he fits, this is like cruz trying to play the bad guy. yeah, i mean, cruz is trying here to, he knows what he s doing. he s punching mcconnell in the nose for a reason. the theory is that plays well with exactly the voters he s