Conversations including tense moments. After the story broke, turnbull said the conversation ended courteously. We also have new information on President Trumps phone call with mexican president nieto. That came last friday after nieto canceled a visit to the white house over the repeated demand that mexico pay for the border wall. An exerpt of the phone call says donald trump offered to help with the drug cartels. He said you have tough hombres in mexico you may need help with. We are willing to help with that big league. They have to be knocked out. You have not done a good job knocking them out. Mexicans would say we have not done a good job of stamping out drug addiction in the United States. That differs from the early reporting from the ap and others suggesting that trump was thinking about a hostile incursion into mexico by u. S. Troops to hit drug cartels. Those were based on inaccurate based of a call written by aides. One Government Official who spoke to cnn described trump a
This morning on capitol hill, republicans and democrats hold dueling meetings on the future of obamacare. President obama set to meet behind closed doors with House Democrats to strat jeez ways to keep the Affordable Care act. At the same time, Vice President elect mike pence will meet with republicans on repealing obamacare. The budget resolution filed tuesday puts the wheels in motion. Whats still unclear, how soon a repeal would go into effect and what it will be replaced with. What a dramatic day on capitol hill as the Brand New Congress is sworn in. Just 12 or so hours after republicans voted behind closeddoors to get the house independent ethics watchdog. The same republicans say its not worth a big fight on day one. Maybe it had something to do with the highly critical Media Attention. Maybe it was that tweet from the soon to be occupant of the oval office. Cnns manu raju explains. Good morning, john and christine, the 115 Congress Convening yesterday with pomp and circumstance.
This is the greatest journalistic challenge of the modern era, to report on a malignant presidency and what it mean and where its going. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good to be with you. President trump attacking one of his favorite targets in a speech in washington. Taking a swipe at news media speaking at an event meant to honor veterans. The fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them, because the people know the truth. The fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house, but im president and they are not. Now on the agenda for the president today, backtoback phone calls with the leader of china and japan. No word on specifics that they will discuss but it comes after the president declared americas patience with north korea, quote, is over. With the Campaign Promise to repeal and replace obamacare impasse in the senate the white house is working through the weekend putting calls into lawmakers. The question is can he str
President s most shared, retweeted posts ever sadly. Some of the president s fans laughed at the clip. Members of the media, some of whom have faced threats for their reporting, took it very seriously. It came just three days after president ial spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee sanders said this the president in no way, form, or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. If anything, quite the contrary. Cnns official statement on the wrestling tweet calls that sanders statement a lie. Meantime, some twitter users flagged the tweet saying it violates the social media companys ban on hateful conduct but twitter decided it did not cross the line. Official reaction from washington and beyond has been mostly one sided against the president. In part because its been radio silence from most republicans. Just before trump posted this tweet, nebraska senator ben sass said on sunday that hes been troubled by the president s recent attacks on the news media. Theres an important distinction to dr
This is the greatest journalistic challenge of the modern era, to report on a malignant presidency and what it means and where its going. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning to you. It is a busy, busy sunday for President Trump on this Independence Day weekend. Today, the president has backtoback phone calls with the leader of china and japan. No word yet on what they will discuss. But it comes after the president declared americas patience with north korea is over. With the Campaign Promise to repeal obamacare at an impasse it seem in the senate the white house says the president is working through the holiday and putting calls into lawmakers. Last night, the president was back in campaign form, speaking at a celebrate freedom event. He saluted our veterans and continued his attack on one of his favorite targets, the news media. The fake media is trying to silence us, but we will not let them, because the people know the truth. The fake media t