Good morning. Im al sharpton. Thats how donald trump has been speaking about minority groups over the past 14 months. But this weekend something new. After being criticized about talking about blacks to largely white audiences, he made his first visit to an africanamerican church in detroit. I will always support your church always and defend your right to worship. So important. I am here today to listen to your message. I just want to let you know that i am here to listen to you. Trump was obviously outside of his comfort zone but he was respectful and was treated respectfully reading from his prepared notes, trump tried to address topics of concern to africanamerican voters. I believe we need a civil rights agenda for our time. One that ensures the rights to a great education. So important. The right to live in safety and in peace and to have a really, really great job, a good paying job and one that you love to go to every morning. And that can happen. I fully understand that the Af
President ial nominee has had said a relationship with mexico and its people. Joining me now by phone, the political reporter for the political post. Broke the story he considered the visit. Robert, how did it come about . Well, this came about, starting last friday, trump and secretary clinton both get invitations from the mexican president , and steve, based on my report in the newly installed campaign, ceo, met with trump advisers sunday in new jersey. Trumps weekend retreat, and look at the letter, use this as a political opportunity, an opportunity to jolt trumps campaign, maybe be seen as a statesman. Thats their view, and then it came together in the last couple days. Trumps representatives reached out to the u. S. Embassy and mexico city, and working with my colleague here at the post, today, we started to hear more and more about these behind the scenes talks about trump wanting to meet with the mexican president , and then trump tweeted tonight, its official. And hes going to
Opportunity to jolt trumps campaign, maybe be seen as a statesman. Thats their view, and then it came together in the last couple days. Trumps representatives reached out to the u. S. Embassy and mexico city, and working with my colleague here at the post, today, we started to hear more and more about these behind the scenes talks about trump wanting to meet with the mexican president , and then trump tweeted tonight, its official. And hes going to go down there, do this meeting, which will be with the president of mexico said, private, and then fly back and do the big twice postponed much anticipated policy speech . I hear the speech is going to be hard line, that stephen miller, the speech writer who worked for jeff sessions, the new ceo, they are all over the speech, and so this waivering weve seen from trump on immigration in recent weeks, socalled potential softening, that doesnt seem to be happening with the speech and the trip to mexico, i think, underscores based on my reportin
Virginia, site of the one and only Vice President ial debate in the 2016 cycle which kicks off here, just three hours from now. Im chris hayes with a lot of very excited lanterns behind me. In the past hour, donald trump and Hillary Clinton speaking to reporters weighed in on tonights debate. Im very confident and excited about tim kaine in the debate tonight. Because he understands whats at stake in the election. He knows what our policies are. He is ready to go toetotoe with mike pence, on all the issues that matter to americans. The debateill be a contrast between our campaign of big ideas and Bold Solutions for tomorrow, versus the small and petty Clinton Campaign that is totally stuck in the past. Tonight offers Trumps Campaign the chance to alter the trajectory of a president ial race that for trump has been going very much in the wrong direction since last mondays debate. Three polls out of pennsylvania suggests that clinton has built a big lead there. One poll showing her up by
And why the russia investigation could come down to 18 key day fs in 2017. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening. Im katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. Welcome to mtp daily. Tomorrow could change everything. Alabama voters will either send an accused child molester to the senate, freaking out a lot of republicans, or deliver a stinging rebuke against the president , which is going to freak out a lot of republicans. A lot have changed since last year when President Trump was elected despite multiple allegations of sexual assault. Yet here we are wondering if the endorsement of a president accused of sexually assaulting women will clinch a victory for a Senate Candidate accused of sexually assaulting teenagers. Both the president and roy moore denied the allegations against them, but Senate Leaders have made it very clear that theyre going to investigate the allegations against roy moore if he wins. And today three of the president s accusers held a press conferen