Establishment. Two georgia races with some famous political name. Those are just some of the story lines in todays primary elections. Were taking a look at five races from the west to the northeast to the south. We begin with the Kentucky Senate race. The Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell facing Tea Party Challenger matt bevette in the race for the republican nomination. Our chief Congressional Correspondent is joining us from louisville right now. Mcconnell was well financed. It looks like that might not be enough. What is the sense over there . How are things shaping up . Senator mcconnell certainly appears confident, as does his campaign, about todays contest. They feel like they did what other Senate Republican incumbents didnt do in years pa past when they were tackled by tea party opponents, which is attack it early, with a lot of money. Also, he had the help of his junior republican senator rand paul would signed on with mcconnell. And he of course is a tea party darling. T
Fox and friends first continues right now. I never heard this one. This is the best song ever made. Justin timberlake back when he had abandoned. You are watching fox and friends first. Thanks, breaking overnights, donald trump meeting with the nra, the nra revealed what happened behind closed doors. Rob what lawmakers plan to do next. Reporter sending washington into a tailspin with a single tweet following a meeting in the oval office. Chris cox said i had a great meeting with donald trump blues we all want safe schools, to keep guns from dangerous people. Support due process and dont want gun control. This a day after donald trump stuns bipartisan lawmakers at the white house during the meeting on gun safety with a pledge to do whatever it takes to make schools safer even if it means, quote, take the guns first, go to due process second. The president accused senators mansion and toome of cowardice, he responded with his own tweet, great meeting in the oval office with the nra. Sara
Attend later on. Twitter, President Trump is doubling down on those tariff proposals that you mentioned which are, of course, controversial and not by a lot of world leaders, trade wars, President Trump did, he tweeted that trade wars are easy to win and will sign something next week and will likely raise aluminum tariffs to 10 and steel to 25 . President trump advocated for Something Like this, leaders in European Union are threat tong retaliating against american goods. Members are criticizing the president s idea. Hes had very bad advice by somebody down there. I hope the president doesnt really do this, because if he does its going to be a huge tax on american citizens and former trump adviser carl icahn subject, sold steel before President Trump announced plans for steel and aluminum tariffs, icahn had not actively traded the stocks since january of 2015, weave reached out to the white house about that report, so far, neil, we havent heard back. Neil ellison, thank you very much,
A performance or that is actually the new position of the white house. Your word is your bond. Maybe not. And no reservations. Just hours after President Trump attacks Jeff Sessions on twitter, the attorney general fights back with an interesting show of solidarity. This is a joke. These attacks on attorney general sessions are inappropriate and unwarranted. Crazy town. We begin today with a turbulent 24 hours for President Trump. Lashing out at his attorney general on the same day he loses one of his closest and most loyal confidants, hope hicks. She was like family to the president. Ironically, it is a member of trumps real family that could be causing him the most headaches. I have a great team to break all of it down. But first, lets walk you through exactly whats going on because its a lot. Were going to start with hope hicks. Shes been part of trumps inner circle since the very beginning and is considered one of the very few who understand the president and his thinking. Her resi
Jillian the story behind diapers taking over the fashion world. Fox friends first begins right now. Rob i like that one. Jillian okay. Rob merry christmas. Im rob schmitt. Jillian im jillian mele, fox news alert, President Trump to shut down u. S. Mexico border as Illegal Immigrants surge into our country. Rob Griff Jenkins live with more on the white house strategy and mexico intend to go help, hey, griff. Hey, rob and jillian, the president not bluffing according to white house adviser Kellyanne Conway who says President Trump is dead serious about closing the border. It certainly isnt a bluff, you can take the president seriously and here is why, what hes looking at 400,000 migrants, we are close to 100,000, we have never seen a surge like this. When it comes to current numbers, according to officials last night, Rio Grande Valley sector alone, more than one thousand plus apprehensions per day but closing the border could have heavy economic impact, could tank markets and endanger 1