Think they really wanted to discuss unity and i like discussing unity, too. Theoretically and myo life, i mean, people wouldnt sort of understand, this a lot of people. Its been about unity. I get along with people. I get along with them very well. We had a very good we had a very good meeting with the rnc. Who called the donald . Did you or did they call it. I think it was probably mutually called. We have been talking and we have been dealing a lot. We have been tabulating up, as you know, missouri just came in. Tabulation. We actually picked up additional votes and we a great time in all right. No, i know, but someone had to pick up the phone or send the email or the text to the other. Im just curious if they are the ones. Im not even sure. I think it was very mutually set up and i was in washington because we had a Foreign Policy team meeting today. We have people that we met on board. Im setting up a board with various people having to Foreign Policy and then i go back shortly tom
Committee staffer the victim of wikileaks source or is jillian asange stirring the conspiracy plot . Well hear from the family. And an absolutely damning report on Baltimore Police department, and a pattern of Excessive Force against minorities. Lets get to it. Now Shepard Smith reporting live from the fox news desk. Its news time on Fox News Channel and donald trump is set to speak at any moment in virvi and well see if he weighs on the controversy about his campaign. You heard his remark yesterday, if Hillary Clinton is elected only gun rights supporters might be able to stop her from appointing liberal judges. I dont know. A lot of people accusing trump about joking about assassination and Everybody Knows who was there is not what he meant. This is a strong powerful movement, the Second Amendment. Hillary clinton wants to take your guns away and leave you unprotected in your home. The nra endorsed me, theyre terrific people, wayne, and kris, and they tweeted out they agree 100 with
Now. John, what are the options that are being looked at currently . Reporter sandra, good afternoon. I want to point out that within the last hour the wall street journal is quoting john kelly, the chief of staff here as saying, whoa, theres no plan to remove Rex Tillerson as secretary of state. We should point out thereofnt a plan to remove him, only to replace him if and when he decides he wants to remove himself. So lets go back to where we started. That is plans to replace secretary of state rex tiller son, whom im told is expected to leave. This could all change. But, its kind of an open secret around here that he probably wants to step down at some point. Im told late january might be the timing. Mike pompeo, leading candidate to replace tillerson as secretary of state. If pompeo leaves the cia to go to the state department, the plan here would be, and this could also change as well, because this is still a long way off politically, for the president to get arkansas senator tom
Washington. And finally, protests rock iran. The iranian people are angry at the rising tide of corruption in their daily lives. Reporter President Trump warns the u. S. Is watching. Whats the next move . This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening im chuck todd here in washington. Welcome to mtp daily and welcome to 2018. We begin the year with a president who probably feels like he could do everything. But we could end the year with a midterm wave that prevents him from doing anything. The big question, how far is this president willing to go to get what he wants . He seems unleashed and on the clock making mr. Trump a wild card of Epic Proportions as washington confronts an epic to do list. He was unleashed in that impromptu year end interview with the New York Times which its own staff didnt know about until after the fact at maralagoo. He told them he could do whatever he wants with the justice department. Spouted conspiracy theories object russia and claimed that he
His closest allies he is prepared to retire at the end of this congress. It makes perfect sense if you view this in the context of his career. He came close to retiring after 2012 when he was the losing Vice President ial nominee. He comes back, assumes the chairmanship of the ways and means committee. Im going to rewrite the tax code, hopefully get it passed into law and then go home. He has a young family. He wants to get home to wisconsin. This has been years in the making. It is is not surprising that he wants to do this. Kevin mccarthy and steve ska is lease scalise. My biggest story was the previewing of the security by general mcmaster. You just got back from pakistan. What did you make of this rollout . Do you agree not many many people paid attention but it matters a lot. Not many people paid attention. We didnt get the whole strategy. We got a preview of it. We know what the basic outlines were. Peace through prosperity and enhancing the u. S. Reputation abroad. And security