And that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. Katie tur is going to take over. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west, its 2 00 p. M. In washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. Well see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the Iran Nuclear Deal. Even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. Trump was pressed on issues here at home. And at this afternoons joint Press Conference, it was his embattled pick to be the next secretary of Veterans Affairs. I havent heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you, hes one of the finest people that i have met. Admiral jackson, dr. Jackson, hes a wonderful man. I said to him, what are you needed for . And as far as experience is concerned, the Veterans Administration which is approximately 13 million people, is so big, you koucould run the biggest Hospital System in the world that is small
president trump continues to be dogged by questions about the investigation of his long-term personal lawyer michael cohen. today the day of the president s first state visit with the leader of france was no exception. mr. president what about michael cohen thank you very much. [ inaudible ] stupid question. is it a stupid question? if cohen knows there s a pardon on the horizon, could it keep him quiet? or quieter? and is there a chance of cohen caving better than not? even president trump suggested today it could be a legal minefield. the executive editor of bloomberg blind field and chuck rosenberg is former u.s.