Newsroom starts right now. Our top story, u. S. President donald trump back at the white house after an eightday trip to the middle east and europe, but while he was gone, the political firestorm back home over russian meddling in the election grew even bigger to the heart of the controversy, his own soninlaw, Jared Kushner. You see the u. S. President , donald trump, video taken earlier as he returned to washington. As he walked to the white house with the first lady, he was asked about it. Mr. President [ inaudible ] well, as you just saw, mr. Trump would not answer. For the latest on what happens next, heres cnns ryan nobles. Reporter President Trump is back in washington after his lengthy trip abroad. And even though his team feels confident the trip was successful, he returns to plenty of controversy, including a number of issues involving his soninlaw and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. Kushner has yet to respond to reports that he had set up a secret back channel line of communic
On the ground . Reporter according to donald trump it was a home run, not only that but one of his senior advisers saying this reaffirmed americas Global Leadership abroad. They talked about all the deals, have 1 trillion in deals signed in saudi arabia, then more firm and unified stance against terrorism, trump advises that the meetings went well, they were warm and cordial. Some in europe talking about the g7 being g6 plus one with the one being donald trump, many of his ideas diverge from the europeans but frances newly elected centrist president emmauel macron said he praised trumps capacity to listen and progress. Trump speaking to and thinking troops at the Naval Air Station says his tough talk earlier in the week on nato members is paying off so none of us are privy to the particular details of that particular homerun. Money is actually starting to pour into nato from countries that would not have been doing what they are doing now had i not been elected i can tell you that. Mon
But the controversy over alleged links between russia and the Trump Campaign thats grabbing headlines this morning. Kristen fisher is live on the north lawn. What is the president saying . Reporter President Trump is returning from what is widely hailed to a successful foreign trip to the same problems plaguing him when he left 9 days ago. Thats a barrage of negative reports. President trump is turning his attention to the source of those reports, the leakers. He said whenever you see the words sources say in the Fake News Media and they dont mention names, its possible they dont exist, but are made up by fake writers. Fake news is the enemy. Here is Homeland Security secretary john kelly. Its john ray just. I dont know why people do it. It jeopardizes investigation and puts peoples lives in jeopardy. I dont know why people do it, but they do. Thats the world we live in. Reporter these kinds of attacks from the administration against the media and against leakers will only intensify. A
Just moments from now President Trump will leave the white house for his first memorial day visit to Arlington National cemetery. The president will lay a wreath and deliver remarks to honor the nations military men and women who have given their lives defending our freedom. In his first public event since returning home from the nineday overseas trip he does leave behind some bruised alliances including with german chancellor Angela Merkel who says europe can no longer, quote, completely rely on other countries. Pretty clear she was pointing to the United States. And the president lands in a deepening crisis at home. Multiple reports that his soninlaw and one of the top advisers Jared Kushner tried to set up a secret back channel communique with the kremlin. Athena jones is at the white house and has more. Finally last night we did hear from the president on this statement to the New York Times but the line out of the administration across the board just seems to be, this is not a big
It. Back with me, my panel. Good to have all of you on. Well start of the with mark preston. Mark, i want to talk about the number of people on the president s team who have become caught up in this russian probe. Michael flynn, paul manafort, roger stone, carter page, j. K. Goran. Tonight we learned that his attorney will cooperate if subpoenaed and weve learn the House Intelligence Committee is asking for asking for information from former White House Press official boris epstein. All of this before you get to Jared Kushner, the president s soninlaw. Put this in perspective for us. Lets look at President Trumps orbit from the campaign to where we are right now. Michael flynn was a surrogate for him on the Campaign Trial a trusted ally and somebody he put into a key position in the federal government. That is as National Security adviser. However he had to resign only weeks after taking it don because of his discussions, contacts, with the russians. Then you have paul manafort, who wa