Merkel feelsis, the. I am joined by three seasoned analysts in the studio. Let me introduce than beginning , whomatthew karnitschnig rise showsat shultz that germans are suffering from Angela Merkel fatigue. ,lso with this is malte lehming he says trump selection and erdogans aggression are making merkels predictability even more valuable. And a welcome to Barbara Junge barbara says miracle is the typical insider which makes are strong on the world stage but it could also be her biggest handicap. Thank you for being here today. Le, the chancellor is under pressure domestically and internationally. Is she fighting for her political life . She should be. The election is coming in autumn and her political life is at stake. I think she is more under pressure at home because abroad, i think she can deal with these alphas like donald trump, erdogan, and Vladimir Putin. Do not forget about him. I think she can handle this. She is supported by david majority of germans in her policy. She is mu
Signed a 10 million a Year Contract starting in 2006 to, quote, influence politics, business dealings and News Coverage inside the United States to benefit putins government, it was oleg deraposkov the man who paidau manafort for that work starting in 2008. And ending who knows when. After that ap story came out, oleg took out an add in the Washington Post and the wall street journal. He took out the same quarter page ad in both papers saying i demand that any and all further dissemination of these allegations by the ap or any other media outlet must cease immediately. He demanded spoiler alert, that didnt work. He is now suing the ap over that story. He and Paul Manafort deny there was anything proputin about the work they did. Oleg deripaska says that work ended in 2009 and hes upset by any indication that his payments to manafort had something to do with the Trump Campaign. The ap says it stands by its reporting. This russian aluminum oligarch paid millions to manafort who would lat
He demanded spoiler alert, that didnt work. He is now suing the ap over that story. He and Paul Manafort deny there was anything proputin about the work they did. Oleg deripaska says that work ended in 2009 and hes upset by any indication that his payments to manafort had something to do with the Trump Campaign. The ap says it stands by its reporting. This russian aluminum oligarch paid millions to manafort who would later go on to chair Donald Trumps campaign. Bank accounts that raised repeated red flags for Money Laundering investigations and were quickly closed when those investigators stopped making inquiries. Started making inquiries. So Oleg Deripaska is one of the names we know. Another name in the trump russia investigation. And here is why hes really important to this story. In that ad, he took out in march, objecting to the ap reporting of his past dealings with manafort, deripaska said he was ready to take part in any hearings conducted in the u. S. Congress on this subject
Between President Trump and American Service members is walking away. Defense secretary jim mattis is leaving the administration in what the New York Times calls an extraordinary rebuke of the president. From the washington post, the president has single handedly propelled the u. S. Government into crisis. The wall street journal editorialal board is sounding the alarm and former defense secretary and cia chief leon panetta says the constant state of chaos immediate may satisfy the president s need for attention, but it is raising hell with the country. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday, december 21st. With us, we have National Affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc and cohost and executive producer of showtimes the circus john highlyman, republican strategist Susan Delpercio, author of the book a world in disarray richard haass, editor of commentary magazine and columnist New York Post john pedoritz, now chief international and security diplomacyist james stevritis and former u. S.
Side of your screen is also a saudi diplomat who, according to a source, has close ties to saudis crown prince, mohammed bin salman. President trump acknowledges if audio exists, then the United States has asked for it. But then President Trump who makes snap judgments before statements have been vetted continues to defend saudi arabia. Saudi arabia has been a very important ally of ours in the middle east. Were stopping iran. We made a big deal when we took away that ridiculous step made by the previous administration. 1. 8 billion in cash, what was that all about . And they are an ally. We have other very good allies in the middle east. If you look at saudi arabia, theyre an ally and theyre a tremendous purchaser of not only military equipment but other things. When i went there, they committed to purchase 450 billion worth of things and 110 billion worth of military. Those are the biggest orders in the history of this country, probably the history of the world. I dont think theres e