Quote, grandstanders, just to borrow the president s phrase here, are choosing to sit out of the president S Manufacturing council. Weve just learned in just the last little while this, fourth executive announced his exit, scott paul is the head of the alliance for american manufacturing. He joins the heads of merck, under armor, and intel of bowing out. These executives are protesting the president s initial failure to call out these racists for who they are, who are responsible for the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia. Scott paul has now tweeted, im resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative because its the right thing for me to do. So, lets begin with jim acosta, our cnn senior White House Correspondent outside of trump tower. Jim, in addition to the executive news today, you know, you have the president also retweeting conspiracy theorists. Talk to me about that. Reporter yeah. The president , brooke, seems to be allowing americans into his inner monologue today w
And this is americas news headquarters. The president tweeting again about Michael Flynn and the former fbi director. That he fights and that quote i never asked james comey to stop investigating Michael Flynn. Just fake news covering another james comey line. Senator dianne feinstein, top democrat on the judiciary committee, says the president s legal problems may be getting worse. I think what we were beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. Garrett tenney live at the white house. The president has had a lot to say about Michael Flynn and the fbi over the last 48 hours really. But one of the tweets has landed him in hot water with congressional investigators. Yesterday he posted this tweet in which he said, he fired general flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. To some that look to be an admission that the president lied to the fbi and then still then asked the then director of the fbi, james comey, to go easy on Michael Flynn.
I think what were beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. I think we see this in the indictments, the four indictments and pleas that had just taken place in some of the comments that are being made rick Garrett Tenney is at the white house. Garrett how is the white house explaining that tweet . Garrett rick we know the president loves his twitter and hes tweeted a lot over the last 48 hours about Michael Flynn as well as the fbi but it turns out this particular tweet did not come from his own thumbs. The president s personal attorney tells us he was the one who drafted the tweet and he then sent it to the White House Social Media director who actually posted it and now dowd tells us he was simply trying to paraphrase the events and did so in a rather sloppy job and added in a statement. Im out of the tweeting business i did not mean to break news the point of that tweet was entirely correct. Its just very sad i dont know why the guy, Michael Flynn
Think youre trying to conflate Different Things here and we are certainly traying to respect the rights people have and were trying to focus. This isnt about the president trying to be against something. This is about the president trying to be for something. The response is the latest in the back and forth between the Trump White House and prominent athletes. Upon some nfl players and team owners refused to stand during the anthem in protest against the president s comments while others locked arms in solidarity. More protests are expected tonight and here is what the president said when speaking to a predominantly white crowd in alabama . Wouldnt you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now . Out. Hes fired. Hes fired cnn White House Correspondent sarah murray joins me now. How is the white house handling this fallout . I guess you can say they tried to engage in some kind of cleanup effort today. It
I think what were beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. I think we see this in the indictments, the four indictments and pleas that had just taken place in some of the comments that are being made rick Garrett Tenney is at the white house. Garrett how is the white house explaining that tweet . Garrett rick we know the president loves his twitter and hes tweeted a lot over the last 48 hours about Michael Flynn as well as the fbi but it turns out this particular tweet did not come from his own thumbs. The president s personal attorney tells us he was the one who drafted the tweet and he then sent it to the White House Social Media director who actually posted it and now dowd tells us he was simply trying to paraphrase the events and did so in a rather sloppy job and added in a statement. Im out of the tweeting business i did not mean to break news the point of that tweet was entirely correct. Its just very sad i dont know why the guy, Michael Flynn