Female employees door during overseas trip sources say. Va nominee Ronny Jackson facing hostile working environment allegations. In the face of the allegations the white house is just now digging in and starting to mount a defense of jackson. Heres press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders attempt at that this afternoon. Dr. Jacksons record as a white house physician has been impeccable. In fact, because dr. Jackson has worked within arms reach of three president s, hes had more vetting than most nominees. We are continuing to look at the situation. I can only speak to some of the personal accounts that those of us have as well as the records that we have that are substantiated through a very detailed and thorough Background Investigation process. But as with all things trumpian, white house aides are quietly telling reporters a different story with all fingers pointing at the president s impulsivity. Politico reporting jackson was chosen with little vetting, angering several white house
Acceptance rates. Hogg responded by hitting ingram where it hurts calling on her sponsors to abandon her. As of this hour four have done just that. After news broke two of the sponsors dumping laura ingram, she apologized writing, quote, any student should be proud of a 4. 2g pa, including david hogg. On reflection and in the spirit of holy week, i apologize for any upset or hurt that my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of parkland. And heres the response to that tweet from david hogg. I 100 agree, an apology is an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and i in this fight. Its time to love thy neighbor, not mud sling at children. Ingrams apology also came after the pope the pope voiced his support for these young voices. Quote, there are many ways to silence young people and make them invince i believe. It is up to you not to keep quiet. Even if others keep quiet, if we
Sure no parents have to deal with the grief they experience every day. Well get to those stories in a moment, but we start with the latest from those highly anticipated documents on the june 2016 trump tower meeting between Trump Campaign officials and russia. A story still unfolding at this moment. Transcripts released by Senate Intelligence Committee Chuck grassley giving a bit of a window into the testimonies of those involved in that meeting, including donald trump jr. And the president s soninlaw jared kushner. Nbc News National security reporter ken delanian, literally poring over the documents in the last few hours. What have you been able to glean from them . Reporter craig, one thing were learning, the exfetent t which the Trump Campaign believed the russians had seriously incriminating information about hillary clinton. The loobyist from russia at the meeting, donald trump opened the meeting saying, i believe you have information for us, and later in the meeting, trump junior
Who was the first republican senator to say that trump lacked the fitness for the presidency had this to say last night. I mean, i think this is what all of us have understood to be the situation from day one. So, again, its not it didnt reveal much to me. I understand this is the case. This is the case. The president is reportedly in a volcanic move over the oped. Thats based on reporting from nbc news and the Washington Post. Hes lashing out on twitter saying, quote, the deep state and the left and their vehicle the Fake News Media are going crazy and they dont know what to do. But his own aides are sounding a very different tune. Axios reporting under the headline, snakes are everywhere, quote, two Senior Administration officials reached out to say the author stole the words right out of their mouths. One told axios, a lot of us were wishing wed been the writer. I suspect, i hope trump knows, maybe he does, that there are dozens and dozens of us. Washington post reporting, quote, th
Along with his favorite tv shows. Negotiations between congress and the white house all but off as the two proposals that could have reopened the government failed in the senate just in the last hour. The president s slow motion catastrophe so grave and so potentially dangerous that his former chief of staff john kelly is piling on. These joining other former Homeland Security chiefs to put out a letter warning that the shutdown now poses a serious security threat. They write, quote, dhs employees who protect the traveling public investigate and Counter Terrorism and protect Critical Infrastructure should not have to rely on the charitable generosity of others for assistance feeding families and paying their bills as they sit fastly focused on the information at hand. This is unconscionable. Were awed by the sacrifices the men and will of dhs and their families make every day in their Extraordinary Service to our nation. We call on our elected leaders to restore the funding necessary t