they criticize him for making about $400,000 on a speaking gig. more on that in a moment, but we return to president trump s speech in atlanta. reinfluencing the big group that became one of his big supporters, one of his early supporters as well in 2015. he reversed course on a number of campaign promises. we ll get to those broken campaign pledges in just a moment, but jacob rascon is in atlanta where that speech will take place any minute now. also washington bureau chief susan page and white house reporter for the washington post, ashley parker. a big thanks to all of you. jacob, let me start with you there inside the room. what are folks there hoping to hear from president trump? reporter: i ll tell you, craig, that the president will
i would probably be a terrible person to grade because washington to me has been and remains a mystery and an enigma. i feel like we re going in the right direction, though. that s all i can say about that. thanks very much, buck and buckley, for your time. i appreciate it. thank you. reporter: as i said, they were all standing. you heard president trump reliving some of the campaign. you heard him talking about the supreme court. you heard him talking about the state department and the justice department and the appointees. that s what he s touting and it was received very well. craig? jacob rascon inside the room there in atlanta, georgia. jac jacob, thank you. shannon watts, susan page, rick tyler, thanks to you as well. we re getting a tweet from congresswoman gabby giffords, o
good as you understand afternoon. i m craig melman. you re watching msnbc politics and here s what s happening now. there s no doubt they ll bounce back, but they need help. president obama tours moore, oklahoma less than a week after that ef-5 tornado devastated the city. also, how not to handle scandals. we re going to break down what the white house and the gop should and should not do. from homeless to head of the class. we ll meet graduate chelsea fierce and talk to h pierce a became a valedictorian while living in a homeless shelter. president obama visiting moore, oklahoma. just moments ago he talked on the ground about the resolve of the people of moore, oklahoma.
they re safe. he s the highest paid coach in the nfl and the highest paid coach in the united states period. peyton gets an estimated 8$800 million per year. obama still touring the devastation in oklahoma this hour. it s the beginning of a busy week for the president. kristen wilker is live for us. tomorrow, of course, memorial day. what s on his agenda? craig, it s going to be a traditional memorial day here at the white house. the president will start it off by hosting gold star families, those who have lost loved ones in combat. he will then go to arlington national cemetary. he ll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. he will then make comments at a memorial day service. and if you look at his weekly address, he really focuses on the importance of the nation rallying around the nation s
thank you, craig. have a great day. the rolling thunder run. generations of troops and supporters who are rolling through the capitol this morning. we re going to talk live with wounded warrior and superstar dancer as well, j.r. martinez, about the message they are trying to bring to washington. you are watching msnbc.