republicans, donald trump is keeping promises that he made to you, the american people. that s something they aren t telling you. but that s tonight s opening monologue. the less extreme, president trump has been very busy keeping his promises and checking off ia one by one. today was no different from what we have been seeing with the presidents of building yet another major campaign vow and overseeing judge neil gorsuch s suction into the supreme court. the american people have gotten to know, respect, and truly admire our newest member of the united states supreme court. in justice gorsuch, they see a man of great and unquestioned integrity. they see a man s of unmatched qualifications. and most of all, and most
you, the american people. that s something they aren t telling you. but that s tonight s opening monologue. president trump has been very busy keeping his promises and checking off items on his agenda one by one. today was no different from what we have been seeing with the presidents of building yet another major campaign vow and overseeing judge neil gorsuch s appointment to the supreme court. the american people have gotten to know, respect, and truly admire our newest member of the united states supreme court. in justice gorsuch, they see a man of great and unquestioned integrity. they see a man of unmatched qualifications. and most of all, and most important, they see a man who is
wall? this is really the key question and, again, president-elect trump expected to hold a news conference next week. he is going to have to answer a lot of questions, including about this. is this not a break with his key campaign vow? central to his campaign but, again, mexico has never said it will pay and, in fact, has said the opposite to the president they will not pay. still ahead on morning joe. i think everybody here knows that nobody can predict what choices this administration is going to make. i don t know. i don t think you know. i think the question a lot of people ask is do they know? hold on. hold on. hold on. breaking news? breaking news. is this real, donald trump? hey, alex? schwarzenegger is this from donald trump 28 seconds ago? can you guys check? i want to confirm it s not one of those it is, yes. is that really him? you know he is loving it. you know it! you know it!
as unlikely. his victory in 1976 was the result of character and timing. his earnest campaign vow to never tell a lie struck a nerve with an electorate still dealing with distrust after watergate. his four years as president represents a fraction of the very long career that has shaped his outlook on politics. now he s out with his 29th book a full life. his achievements over nine decades as well as the lessons he learned when he fell short. i m joined right now by the author himself, former president jimmy carter. mr. president, sir, i m glad to have you on the show. is it still possible you write in your book the old story about how one guy can go out there with a lot of character and say, i m jimmy carter i m running for president, without a ton of money, retailing it it person to person in iowa. can a person man or woman, democrat or republican still get elected the absolute clean way without the big bucks and the
weeks after being elected, then president-elect obama repeated his campaign vow to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050 telling governors including schwarzenegger, quote, delay is no longer an option. denial is no longer an acceptable response. my presidency will mark a new chapter in america s leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process. that will start with a federal cap and trade system. well, there was an attempt for a grand bargain on climate and cap and trade. but, of course, deep divisions in congress on both sides of the aisle, emphasis on health care killed any chances of a big climate deal. three years after cap and trade died in congress, the president is running out of time on an issue he once considered central to his legacy. politifact which tracks campaign