You wouldn the the theres good news about the crime right in the United States. Also from Abraham Lincoln to france ferdinand, assassinations of political figures have altered history. But what happens when its the political figures ordering the killings. Well examine the extraordinary case of israel and its policy of assassinations. But first heres my take. Emanuel macron came, saw and conquered washington this week. But the french president is trying to do something much harder than just generate buzz and good will. Hes trying to stop donald trump from dividing the western alliance and disrupting the already turbulent middle east. Flattering trump and then politely disagreeing with him, is like watching a skilled dancer execute a complex set of moves. It will be interesting to see if macron can pull it off, but thank goodness hes trying. On wednesday, macron told me that he thinks that donald trump will get rid of the iran deal for domestic reasons. If donald trump pulls out of the d
Guilty, and after the headlines, Melania Trump has her moment. The first lady launching her platform devoted to stopping Cyber Bullying and encouraging kindness. Has she met her husband . Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead and we begin with breaking news in our politics lead and brandnew cnn poll numbers revealing americans perception of the donald Trump Presidency and they look pretty locked in while also becoming increasingly newanced below the s surface, 41 approve of the job and 53 disapprove. That is about the same as the end of march. Every other elected president of the modern era with the exception of jimmy carter had higher Approval Ratings at this stage of his presidency, but when you dive into the poll it gets interesting. There is a sharp rise in how well americans think the country is doing. With 57 of americans saying things are going well in the u. S. That is the largest proportion to say so since january 2007 during the bush presidency. Before the
Of the washington post. Im wearing my Cleveland Browns tie because it is the start of the Baker Mayfield era in cleveland. I thought that was the story. The little known story with general mattis confirming he ordered the annihilation of scores of russian mercenaries. And the biggest story of the week the korean meeting between the two. How do they link up if at all . They dont really link up. But youre right, they both came out in the last 24 hours. The russian mercenaries story is something we heard whispers about for some time. What this was was early february in syria, a group came across the Euphrates River where forces stayed on their side, russianbacked, you know, Syrian Regime stayed on their side. They crossed the river and started attacking in what the pent said was an unprovoked attack. They said were getting hit. Are these russians . The russians said, no, theyre not. So the u. S. And syria responded. The number killed is somewhere between 1 and 300. We never got a good sen
Im the guy you should hire, im closest to the president. Im miss personal lawyer. Joining me, dana bash and bob bauer, former white house couns counsel. I want to talk to you about the president and when it comes to the special counsel. You actually spoke to Rudy Giuliani, right . What did he tell you about potential prep for this . What he says is that they are not doing any lengthy prep yet. They havent done it at least since giuliani has been on board. Cnn was the first report they had started it back with the previous legal team. At least in recent weeks it hasnt happened. What giuliani told me is that its not hes not discussing it because necessarily theyre going to agree to an interview, because i reminded him much, i dont think he needed reminding that the president has said he wants to do an interview but most people around the president who are lawyers think that would be a terrible idea. What giuliani said to me, it would not be a terrible exercise to go over things with him
Trumps campaign rhetoric, but there is good news about crime here in the United States. We explain the surprising, stunning decline in american crime. Also, from Abraham Lincoln to arch duke france ferdinand, assassinations of political figures have altered history. But what happens when its the political figures ordering the killings . Well examine the extraordinary case of israel and its policy of assassinations. But first, heres my take. Emanuel macron came, saw and conquered washington this week. But the french president is trying to do something much harder than just generate buzz and goodwill. He is trying to stop donald trump from dividing the western alliance and disrupting the already turbulent middle east. Watching macron at work, flattering trump and politely disagreeing with him, all the while proposing compromised solutions is like watching a skilled dancer. It remains to be seen if he can pull it off, but thank goodness he is trying. On wednesday, macron told me and a sma