in some cases the media is asking tougher questions than a co-equal branch of government. gillian: congress is saying he doesn t need it because they don t want to have to put the pedal to the metal. howie: less than two weeks ago the president surprising top members of his own staff by saying we need to withdraw from syria very soon and of course this happened. that apparent turn has drawn media criticism. is that fair? guy: sure, if you look at the president tweeting as a private citizen there must be congressional approval. then a couple weeks ago saying i have a new red line in syria, now he s escalating and lobbing missiles and bombs.
howie: the fbi raid on michael cohen s home and hotel room was a dramatic move. president trump: they raid the office of a personal attorney early in the morning, and i think it s a disgrace. howie: the fbi going after michael cone in this dramatic fashion. an overaggressive move because he was cooperating. gillian: now there is a personal narrative of corruption on the part of president trump. but for the media there is some political juice to be gleaned from this. it s the left answer to the deep state conspiracy theory. you think the government is
from the middle east. i don t believe in any of these wars. i think they are all a mistake. he has a lot of promises to fill. howie: gillian turner, thanks for doing double duty. after the break, paul ryan retiring as speaker and some pundits say that means the republicans will lose the house. maybe that s a bit premature. that s why there s ocuvite. ocuvite helps replenish nutrients your eyes can lose as you age. it has lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3. ocuvite. be good to your eyes. touch is how we communicate with those we love, but does psoriasis ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz. for people with moderate to severe psoriasis, up to 90% had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. with taltz, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. don t use if you re allergic to taltz.
comey is or will imminently be officially be called to be some kind of a witness in the mueller probe. if i was his lawyer i would be explaining to him that anything you say on prime time or in a book that comes out can and will be used against you during the course of this investigation. and there is a slippery slope. the timing of the book. to have written the book in the middle of an investigation, sort of crazy in terms of the risk he s incurring. howie: the mainstream media giving comey a pretty favorable ride for this book because they agree with his indictment of president trump? ben: it is interesting watching the careening of opinions about james comey. he was enemy number one from the
possibly a child resulting from an affair. howie: this does fit the way the parent company blames his area for all the attention paid to a decision not to publish the story. when the doorman is contacted he says my time is valuable. what s your offer. there were all kinds of things we couldn t get to this week. mark zuckerberg testifying about facebook, and the mike pompeo hearings. continue the conversation on twitter @howardkurtz and go to our home page. it s a new design and you can