His friends say he doesn t read. that s not a dis. if he said five and now it would turn out six interactions with vladimir putin, do you think putin s talking to him about his take on world events? well, yeah, and i think, you know, even prior to him running for president, there was things that he came up with, including the birther issue, that almost look like they were russian talking points, you know, somebody s been in his head whether it s through media or something worse but we saw, for example, when he talked about how dangerous monenegro was right after montenegro joined nato, you know he heard that from putin. different people speak to him and he sort of parrots what they say and frankly when it s people from russia and our adversaries, it s dangerous. he can t nail an appearance at hurricane stop. he can t get that right. but he nails the soviet spin on the afghan invasion. yeah, he seemed familiar with the russian talking points and we ve seen this time and time again
Home appears to show a metal gate, brick columns and guard boats. a spokesperson for the obamas declined to comment to nbc news on the construction. in her reason lie published memoir michele obama wrote she would never forgive trump for putting her family s safety at risk by pushing the birth er issue. joining us now, john harwood. good to see you. i feel like i can t get rid of you. . i ve been seeing a lot of you in the last 24 hours. i think that s what my friend was trying to says we appreciate you. reporter: i m looking around my desk and there s not a single doughnut in sight. in case people were watching reporter: those doughnuts had as much traditional value as less hula and more moolah from
There in the front row over there, they re not paying attention either. what did you think? i think that the presidents club is an unhappy family and that hilary clinton looked like she was in a neck brace and she didn t want to look at them, and michelle obama, who has just written a book saying she will never forgive donald trump on the birther issue, was perfunctory, said good morning. we were sort of watching her lips, and it was cold and awkward. everything about it was cold and awkward. i think barack obama knew that he was sort of sitting in the hot seat there between between the trumps and the obamas and then the clintons, and it is so unusual for bill clinton, who is so gregarious and outgoing and hugs everyone, to just kind of turn away and not even offer his hand. which, remember, just the other day the president tweeted, retweeted a picture of the
Why he s in the oval office today. laura: rochelle, do you think the press has treated melania in the same way that they treated michelle? look, no. i don t think they have and i can be honest about that. i mean, when we look at how michelle obama was treated, she was treated in a very different way. but i think that s because her husband was also not pushing forward very divisive rhetoric in the press and her husband was not attacking the press. this is something that you know, melania is not innocent when it comes to this whole birther issue which she pedaled with her husband. so, yeah, no, they haven t treated her fairly. but at the same time, they re looking at the sort of administration and sort of rhetoric coming from her husband and it s not attractive to them. laura: are you aware of the polls at the end of the obama
Ran a better campaign and that s why he s in the oval office today. laura: rochelle, do you think the press has treated melania in the same way that they treated michelle? look, no. i don t think they have and i can be honest about that. when we look at how michelle obama was treated, she was treated in a very different way, but i think that s because her husband was also not pushing forward a very divisive rhetoric in the press and her husband was not attacking the press. this is something that you know, melania is not innocent when it comes to this whole birther issue which she pedaled with her husband. they have not treated her fairly, but at the same time they are looking at the administration, the rhetoric that is coming from her husband. it s not attractive to them. laura: are you aware of the polls at the end of the obama