America . This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Fweerng and welcome to mtp daily, happy friday. Im chuck todd here in washington, its the end of another week and there is a single thing that hangs over everything the Trump White House wants to accomplish. This administration is struggling from a crisis of credibility, one mostly the president s own making. And today that crisis was displayed on the world stage, its President Trump versus the world. And no one knows when to take him at his word. Dumb hours ago, President Trump wrapped up a meeting with german chancellor Angela Merkel, event only described as tense. We said nothing. All we defense quote a certain, very talented, legal mind who was the one responsible for saying that on television. I didnt make an opinion on it. That was a statement made by a very talented lawyer on fox, and so you sbhont talking to me, you should be talking to fox. And take another dig at his predecessor, awkwardly brought up the approval of surveil
Days now hes been tweeting an attempt to from possible conclusion between his campaign and russia. Referring to his story on fox this morning, for example, trump tweeted such amazing reporting on unmasking and the crooked scheme against u. S. By fox and friends spied on before nomination, the real story. From there the president went back to his rearview mirror, the giant one, did Hillary Clinton ever apologize in receiving the answers to that debate . Just asking. This is the president of the United States. Attacking nbc news, when will sleepy eyes chuck todd Start Talking about the audio surveillance scandal. Theyre following in line on that point. Three out of five pollsters dont oppose an fbi polls. 65 who do want to get an investigation going by the fbi. Well, trump meanwhile seems desperate to distract attention from any investigation about anything the president may have done to thank putin for help. The ranking democrat in house and Intelligence Committee called out the preside
But that battle armada as the president put it was not racing toward north korea when the president said it was last week. Officials blame miscommunication but Vice President pence on a tour of the region tells cnn the point is, were ready. North korea ranks high on the president s to do list along with tax reform, Obamacare Repeals, infrastructure, border wall. Moments ago, he signed an extension of a program allowing veterans to get medical care outside the overburdened va. Joining me to talk about all this, David Drucker of the washington com, ml leak, and plaguie haberman also with the new york times. Its like election morning. There was an election overnight. The biggest since the one last november, no doubt. And jon ossoff almost pulled off a stunner. He almost won this congressional seat in the republican hands since 1979. Almost is still just almost. Nai naire President Trump thanked himself for what he called a big win. He said glad to be of help. One republican senator a sout
There is sanctioned. Not box them in. With secretary tillerson arriving that could be productive. The firm believe here is russia must back away from its support of Bashar Al Assad, must begin to help bring a ceasefire to syria, must begin to support the International Peace political process to transition away from president Bashar Al Assad. This seems to be what were hearing from the italians, the french. Were going to hear from some of those other nations in the coming hours or so. That is the strong message that will go to russia with secretary tillerson. The war in syria needs to end. Russia has a major role to play in it and cannot back away from its responsibilities. Chris. Nic, thank you very much. A lot of news happening right now. In just a few hours secretary of state Rex Tillerson is going to arrive in moscow. Relations to the u. S. And moscow, according to russian officials, as bad as they have been since the korcold war. Context couldnt be bigger. Whether or not russia kne
Manager, Corey Lewandowski. Plus, the Republican Health care effort goes belly up with a thumbs down from john mccain. And the president threatens to sabotage obamacare. I said from the beginning, let obamacare implode and then do it. Let obamacare implode. Will President Trump try to push obamacare over the edge . Ill ask hhs secretary tom price and Susan Collins, one of the republican no votes. And red blue divide. Candidate trump broke down the democrats midwestern blue wall. Is it still holding, and could we be seeing cracks in the republican southern red wall. Joining me for insight and analysis are hugh hewitt, helene cooper, pentagon correspondent for the new york times, democratic pollster nbc news political analyst Cornell Belcher and Eliana Johnson. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. Celebrating its 70th year, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Pick your cliche of choice. The wheels came off the bus, circular firing squad, pressing the reset butt