Press conference that the president gave on tuesday which we will play for you. And the next day when steve bannon himself gave that rather unusual interview. That blockbuster if you will to the american prospect that sealed the deal. Listen to what the president said on tuesday about steve bannon. I like mr. Bannon. Hes a friend of mine. He came on very late. I went through 17 senator and governor and won all of the primaries. Mr. Bannon came on later than that. I like him and he is a good man and not a racist, i can tell you that. He is a good person and gets unfair press in that regard. But well see what happen with mr. Bannon. Reporter the president kind of diminishing the role that steve bannon played in the overall campaign. Saying he didnt come on until he won all of the primaries and any time the president said well see what happens, it is usually not good. We are graflt for his service and wish him the best. It is an indication of the power that john kelly wields there in term
Parkland, florida. He met with First Responders and survivors of the massacre that left 17 people that more than one dozen injured. New concerns over missed warning signs about the suspect. The 19yearold nicholas cruise. They responded to his home and the fbi said someone close to him contacted the fbi in january. Including information about his gun ownership and social media posts. Doctor sally is a practicing psychologist. She is actually a a resident scholar at the american institute. When you see a profile like this in the details about this young man, what is your reaction is a Mental Health specialist . The key word is emergent. This is all very patton retrospect. You can almost connect the dots. Even at the time the things that we did know in real time with that there were 39 calls to the house for to mistake violence in some sort of disruption from 2011 to may 2016. Thats a small span of time. He was expelled from school and before he was expelled he was not even allowed to car
We are happy for you in one way, but hate to lose you. Hopefully you will come back at some point. Maybe a different capacity. You can have your pick. There is no personal reasons. Its very important for government officials to understand when its time to step aside. I have given everything ive got these last eight years and i do think that sometimes its good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it. Lets go to the chief kor respondent. How much of a surprise was this announcement for members of the Trump Administration . What about the timing of this . Awkward a month before the midterms. Thats right. Usually when you have a senior official like the person who stepped down today, nikki haley, that person usually waits until after the midterms so you dont create additional stories that may not bode well for the administration or the white house. This happened today and we are still trying to sort out exactly why. We know that nikki haley met with the pre
New this morning, a tariff billor between the u. S. And mexo late yesterday averting an economic and a political stando between two neighbors. President trump announced the threatened tariffs slated to start monday are now indefinitely suspended. Part of the deal includes an agreement from mexico to reduce the flow of migrants crossing the border. Mexico will deploy up to 6,000 National Guard troops to its border with guatemala to reduce the number of Central Americans heading north. Mexico agreed to expand the Trump Administration program allowing the u. S. To return immigrants to mexico while they wait forle their asylum claims be decided. That policy has been challenged in the courts, and civil Rights Groups say it violates migrants rights. Mexico says m it did not accept position pushed by the Trump Administration that would have required Asylum Seekers to apply for Refugee Status in mexico before reaching the United States. Mike, how and why did this come together . The pressure f
President ial candidates are in place. The Iowa Caucuses are 20 days away. Before we begin, a reminder of the ground rules. Youll each receive 75 seconds to answer questions, 45 seconds for responses and rebuttals, and 15 seconds for clarifications. Please refrain from interrupting your fellow candidates as that will count against your time. All right. So lets begin right now. Just this month, the United States and iran were on the brink of war, which has reignited the debate over americas role in the world. And which of you is best prepared to be commander in chief . So lets have the debate right now. Senator sanders, why are you best prepared the best prepared person on this stage to be commander in chief . Yes, i think my record speaks to that, wolf. In 2002, when the congress was debating whether or not we go into a war in iraq, invade iraq, i got up on the floor of the house and i said that would be a disaster. It would lead to unprecedented levels of chaos in the region. And i no