But they wanted to. Oh, wow. None of them wanted to come on alone. They wanted to appear as a group because they believe the dialogue requires this fuller range of discussion that we have all three of them. That is a big deal itself in the way the left is organizing an the way the antitrump movement is shaping up. Thats a bibig a big deal. It was a tough day at the white house, because thats what happens whenever the white house is caught in a lie. Do you believe that millions voted illegally. This is a well debunked conspiracy theory. He believes that based on evidence presented to him. Ive seen no evidence to that effect. Im begging the president share with us information he has about this or please stop saying it. He states his conces of voter fraud and people voting illegally during the campaign. You have dead people voting. They woke up from the dead and went and voted. Great political and democratic crisis we face in this country is not voter fraud, its voter suppression. It is a
Sir, is do you and the members of congress intend to support Donald Trumps stance of protectings our borders by supporting his recommendations so he can slow down the heroin thats coming into this country and, secondly, are there any laws currently being put together that would provide and mandate and i stress mandate, step down procedures for folks that are being prescribed oxycontin and that drug. By step down, just you mean helping ween people on opioids . Smr exactly. Yes, sir. Well, you know, unfortunately, i have we heard too many stories like yours just in the last couple years. Im really sorry about the loss of your son. Im thinking of two buddies of mine in wisconsin who lost their sons just like you did. This affects everybody and it is an epidemic raging through our country. So, yes, on your border question its what we were talking about before, its one of the reasons why i said why are we building a border on the fence . This is one of the reasons, we are getting so many dr
Visit to baghdad, defense secretary james mattis promising there is no plan for the u. S. To seize iraqs oil despite President Trumps repeated act to do the same thing. All of these gentlemen paid for our gas and oil all along and im sure well continue to do so in the future. Were not in iraq to seize anybodys oil. And enemy of the state . A Top Republican Parting Company with the president s strongest attack yet on the press. When you look at history the first thing tidictators do is st down the press. Im not saying that President Trump is trying to be a dictator. Im just saying we need to learn the lessons of history. Good president s day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President trump is spending the weekend at maralago, replacing leading candidates, john bolten and h. R. Mcmaster. This is his Vice President defense secretary trying to explain the president s comments and tweets in multiple appearances from brussels to baghdad. Join me is be innings Kristen Welker at th
Sean spicer gives combative press briefing. Berating reporters and refusing to admit trump was wrong. And Flynn National security adviser who was fired, going to talk about that. First jim acosta, jim sciutto, kirsten powers, niamalika henderson, andre bauer and jack kingston. Jen psaki had to go. She had other obligations. Thank her for the last hour and continue on. Jim bring us up to date. You were at heated White House Press briefing today trying to get answers as to why President Trump refuses to back down from unproven claims he wiretapped by former president. Listen to this. Get you to talk about it. Youre refusing the question, whether or not the president Still Believes what i just said it to jonathan. You have senate and house intelligence committee, both leaders from both parties on both panels saying they dont see any evidence of wiretapping, how can the president go on thats not. Mischaracterizing what chairman nunez said, he said i think its possible, follow up on it. You
Announcer get on your feet for the nastiest bull in the state of texas. The Trump Administration digging a deeper and deeper hole for itself over the president s false allegation of wiretapping. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Sean spicer holds an angry and combative press briefing, refusing to admit that President Trump is wrong. Plus troubling new information about michael flynn, President Trumps First National security adviser who was fired and his ties to russia. Well talk about that. Lets begin the hour, though, with cnn senior White House Correspondent jim acosta, who was involved in the exchange with sean spicer. Our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto, kirsten powers, senior political reporter niamalika henderson, andre bauer, and former congressman jack kingston. Unfortunately jen psaki had to go. She had other obligations. Well continue our conversation in just a bit, but, jim, bring us up to date. You were at that heated White House Press briefing today tryi