Michael beschloss about that spectacle and what it might mean about the trump president spcy. Thats coming up a little later this hour. That story about jeff flake and the remarkable comments he made today on the senate floor, that was the story that dominated beltway Media Coverage today. And i think because of that there were a number of other important stories that broke today that didnt get as much attention as they might otherwise. Just because the jeff flake story understandably took so much oxygen out of the room. In case you missed it, though, also today there was a sort of ridiculous scandal that broke involving secretary of state Rex Tillerson. While the white house and the administration are increasingly trying to present the Trump Presidency as a National Security success story. That seems to be their new line they are pushing on the press. The security situation in afghanistan, where thousands of u. S. Troops are still serving, has actually become increasingly dire over th
This evening, as the 11th hour gets underway. On a thursday night, good evening, once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. Day 280 of the Trump Administration, gives the president new ownership of a group hes been reluck tanlt to embrace his own party. The opinion pages are filled with headlines and sentences like the following. The Republican Party is now the trump party. Its trumps gop so now what . Since becoming the republican nominee for President Trump has gone from i alone can fix it. To now breaching the great unity that exists in the gop. After mentioning unity at least 10 times by our country yesterday. He made the case again today on twitter. Do not underestimate the unity within the Republican Party. That comes after three sitting u. S. Senators who happen to be members of his party, have called out his behavior, his ability to lead. Comments that have forced the rest of the Republican Party to react to this increasingly obvious divide growing inside the gop. I
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