He says it is the u. S. s decision to go ahead with the air strike of a Doctors Without Borders hospital where 12 aide workers were kill and three children. General campbell testified that Afghan Forces called in air support, because they were taking fire from enemy positions. To be clear, the decision to take the on aero fires was made within the u. S. Chain of command. The hospital was mistakingly struck. We would never intentionally target a medically protected faci facility. I must allow the investigation to take its course and i cannot discuss further specifics at this time, but i assure you that it will be thorough and transparent. And he went on the say that the special Operations Team was in the vicinity of the area to help direct the u. S. Fighter on taliban positions. We go to barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent, and the general said that he ordered the retraining for all u. S. Forces in afghanistan on the rules of engagement in that country, and what does that tell you
A source tells nbc kasich decided he didnt want to go raise money to simply drop out two weeks later. So before his wife and two daughters, the governor reflected on his path. I have always said that the lord has a purpose for me as he has for everyone. And as i suspend my campaign today, i have renewed faith, deeper faith, that the lord will show me the way forward and fulfill the purpose of my life. With only one of the 17 republican candidates left standing, the party reacted yesterday, tweeting thank you to the entire republican field for a hard fought race. The party is better for your efforts. In an interview with lester holt for nightly news, trump discussed if he felt the bruising primary race took a toll on him. Your negatives are staggering, disapproval 69 for women. Latinos, 79 . People under 34, 75 disapprove. How much of that is selfinflicted by some of the rhetoric from the primary campaign and how do you heal that while still respecting those who got you here . Well, the
Miserable son of a b. Cruz responded. We will have more on that in a moment. First, even if the gop establishment is warming to the inhe have itability of trump, unfavorables remain. Favor ability with women. Jason carroll has more. I said i dont want to be president ial, i want to win, i got to win, okay . Reporter with the promise to keep being himself, donald trump assured voters in indiana they could be the ones to help him secure the nomination. We dont have a long way if i can win in indiana. If i win, it is over. Reporter trump hold ago lead over ted cruz in indiana who needs a win in the herebier state to stop trumps momentum. Trump hammered his choice of running mate. He now gets carly who left the race because she had no votes, she had nothing. And thats okay, shes a nice woman, but it is not going to help. It is not going to help. Reporter cruz brushing off trumps latest jab. Donald doesnt get what he wants, he yells, curses, screams. Start a game on which four donald will r
Aluminum. By contrast we will not place any new tax on product made in the usa. Well talk exclusively to the head of the united Steel Workers of america. And a trump associate and russi russian banker and a secret island meeting. There is a back channel to the president. And celebrity in politics. Could Actress Cynthia Nixon take on a reallife role as new york governor. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening and welcome to mtp daily. Im chuck todd here in washington. One thing we can say for certain about this white house, everything is uncertain. And we mean everything. President trump just wrapped up a signing ceremony imposing 25 tariffs on steel and 10 tariff on aluminum. The buildup toward todays event began last week after an off the cuff announcement from the president that surprised everyone. Republicans and u. S. Allies and even many in the west wing staff. Folks, we said it before and well say it again sometime soon, do you take this president seriously, lite
In january 2016 was false. And in another development the president is really not going to like a federal judge to hand over the financial records to congress. The president sought to block his subpoena for the records issued by the House Oversight committee. That as theyre directing the former white House Counsel to don mcgahn and defa subpoena. And chairman jerry nadler threatening quote serious consequences if mcgahn fails to appear and the clock is ticking. Lets bring in the players here. Jennifer rogers, max booth. The author off conservatism, why i left the right. Max, you first. In the face of continued stone walling by the president and the justice department, jerry nadler says there will be serious consequences, he ez, if mcgahn fails to appear. So thats what he told my colleague. Chris cuomo. He ill play this and then well talk. Well, the president and his behavior is making it more and more difficult to ignore other alternatives, including impeachment and well have to consid