Reince priebus is out as chief of staff, general john kelly is in. Before we get into the details of how this happened, lets look at frankly the bazar things this week. Jared kushner appeared before the Senate Committee admitting he had four meetings with russians. On the same day the president gave a speech that boy scouts later had to apologize for. In the same vein the Suffolk County Police Department distanced itself from a speech where he encouraged officers to be rougher with people they arrest. Tuesday the president said on camera that he was disappointed in attorney general Jeff Sessions for recusing himself for the russian investigate. He followed that up announcing that transgender people are now banned from the military. Something that military said the next day Means Nothing for now. And yesterday we heard more than we thought we would hear from the mouth of anthony skacaramuc. Heres part of what he said about Reince Priebus in a phone call to cnn yesterday, insisting they
In for anderson cooper, and we have breaking news up and down the line. One of the most tornadic week in the trump presidency. And that, friends, is saying something, lets start with the country rubbed raw with the terror, murder and hate in charlottesville, virginia, the president stepped up and made it worse in just about everybodys opinion, except the white supremacists. And this week we see people backing away from the president and the idea that nazis and those protesting against them are equal in any way. Corporate ceos, artists, tonight, members of his evangelical investment board, and carl icahn, many backing away from this president. Weve seen republican lawmakers slowly by steadily increasing criticism. Here is the latest tally on your screen of all the people who called out the president by party, by name. Mitt romney, scolding him, not a surprise perhaps, but military commanders rebuking the president. That is a major surprise. And today on top of it all and perhaps in a ma
Warheads on icbms. The language eclipses president kennedys during the cuban missile crisis. The last time word like this were used was during world war ii by president roosevelt. You can see why it truly matters what the words mean because north korea has issued a threat of its own. Cnn National Security correspondent jim sciutto joins us on that and other developments on this busy night. Jim, its a threat against guam. Reporter a specific threat, anderson. There are two major u. S. Military bases, air force bases. North korea threatening via the state news agency that it was considering specific weapons to target those facilities on guam, intermediate ballistic missiles. Why guam . They mention in there is the fact that guam is where u. S. Strategic bombers are based. We reported on monday that the u. S. Flew bombers based in guam over the Korean Peninsula along with japanese and korean fighter jets alongside. These are standard operations, the u. S. Has done it before. But it appear
My question as we talk about these uncomfortable things why is the president reacting the way hes reacting. Why was President Trump okay with this the ultimate symbol of hate and the confederacy being taken down. I think they should put it in the museum. Let it go. Respect whatever it is that you have to respect because it was a point in time and put it in a museum, but i would take it down. Now hes did he announcing the removal of con fed rat symbols as sad and foolish claiming were ripping about our history and culture. Well discuss that as well. This is cnn tonight. Thank you for joining us. President trump appearing to give cover to white supremacist, not appearing he is giving cover to white supremacist who went to charlottesville to protest a removal of a statute of robert e lee. The president saying both sides are to blame. Now republican senators are calling him out. Finally some of them all. Ill bring in my panel. Jeffrey toobin and Simone Sanders and jack king stop who was a
Reporting north korea has miniaturized a Nuclear Warhead, President Trump at an event on opioids, lashed out at kim jongun. North korea best not make anymore threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. They will be met with fire, fury, and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. Fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen, words that echo none other than kim jongun himself, which has threatened a, quote, merciful blow to the United States, a, quote, nuclear hammer. And words matter when it comes to possible nuclear war. Moments ago, north korea responded to President Trump by saying its, quote, examining an Operational Plan to launch missiles at the american islands of guam. And breaking now, a new cnn poll just released at this hour showing 37 of respondents approve of trumps handling of north korea. A grim number. Before tonight, even before north korea threatened guam, trump was hit in r