Work on behalf of the american people. Greg that thing scares the [bleep] crap out of me. Do you think that look like trump . That is not true. Thats the guy from police academy. Lets watch it again. Its a privilege to serve as the president of the united states. To stand here among so many great leaders of our past and to work on the behalf of the american people. Greg on Second Thought [laughter] thats hillary in a wig. [laughter] she will do anything for attention, anything. Anyway, robot trump is nowhere near as interesting or as scary as the real thing. Just ask anyone in isis if you can find one who has not been reduced to a fine mist but its not just isis that felts wrath. Consider the entertainment world or whats left of it. Look at the once fierce rapper eminems own irrelevance and forced himself to leave for donners attention and sad interviews plugging his new album, unlistenable garbage. That is not his name. Its what critics are calling it. Unlistenable garbage. Anyway, th
Against tearing up the nuclear deal with iran without a plan for what follows. John bolton is the opposite of a constraining figure. The longtime fox news fixture has called for the u. S. To declare war on north korea and iran. Even within conservative circles hes viewed as one of the most radical, hawkish Foreign Policy figures in the country. Joining me now, msnbc contributor steve clemons, and steve, i wanted to talk to you immediately as this news happened because i think i met you first back in 2005 when you bolton watch. You were the person, you were the leader of the john bolton resistance. There was a broad idealogical coalition to stop his nomination to be the u. N. Ambassador. It was successful. They ultimately had to recess appoint him. You led that effort. Why did you do it then and what is your reaction today . I did it then because george bush had beaten john kerry in an election, and george bush had gone to brussels and given a speech that said we needed to get out of th
Tuesday and briefed them about kim jonguns meeting in beijing. They also said during that phone call, that there was a message, personal message from president xi that was passed on to President Trump. President trump tweeted that he got that message last night and that, according to president xi, the meeting went very well and President Trump is looking forward to meeting. This is the first time kim jongun has taken a trip outside north korea since 2011. The administration said it is proof that their, quote, campaign of maximum pressure is actually working. A lot of countries around the world coming together and recognizing the destablizing threat that north korea poses. Without this maximum Pressure Campaign, this kind of thing wouldnt be happening. Tremendously pleased to see president xi reaching out to President Trump yesterday and telling him that north korea reaffirmed its commitments to denuclear saying of the korean peninsula. Reporter south korean officials announced Presiden
And to iran and to isis and and russia. And russia. And sure enough. Trump who mocked and ridiculed barack obama for, quote, creating isis, for abandoning iraq instantly, has done nothing but encourage our sworn enemies here. Exactly. Its fair to critique barack obama for what he didnt do in syria, but that was then and now is now. And now its mr. Trumps choices and tweets about mr. Obama seem a little bit thin and hes got to decide now what hes going to do. His rhetoric has been extraordinarily tough and you always get in trouble when your rhetoric outpaces your reality on your policy. If he simply does what he did last time a year ago, it seems kind of symbolic and token and ineffect chul. If he is going to use military force, does he use it mean i meaningfully. So these are some Big Decisions that will actually be quite revealing about mr. Trumps Foreign Policy. We were in a meeting with policymakers a month ago that represented parts of americas Foreign Policy community, people acr
Analyst for msnbc John Heilemann. Yes, hes here. John heilemann of the circus. President of the counsel on Foreign Relations and author of the book a world in disarray Richard Haass and David Ignatius and Heidi Przybyla is with us as well. We have the circus with us here. Are they going to take pictures of you drinking your coffee . No, of you drinking your coffee. Thats the reason theyre here. So the real Michael Cohen will be in court today in the wake of the fbi raid last week. It comes as the legal bills continue to mount for the president. Nearly 4 million since he was sworn in. On that, i heard that is it true that he spent like 20 of all the money theyve raised politically on legal bills . Did you hear that John Heilemann . Is that true . Thats a lot. Big chunk. What a waste. I wouldnt be surprised by it. A big chunk going to legal bills. I spent much of sunday on twitter railing against jim comeys media blitz and the president calls it, quote, Mission Accomplished in syria. Wel