Is the next crazy thing thats going to happen. These people seem worried that the next crazy thing might be something to happen to them. That tells you something about the mind set of the people in there. It is also remarkable for me to look at these theres four the Washington Post reporters by lined here and theyre Trump Administration veterans who have seen the craziness, who know how blown out the number line is in terms of what counts as acceptable or predictable behavior here, these people who have seen what the Trump Administration has been thus far are incredulous talking about how white house officials appear as characters in an absurd farce. Thats not the kind of hyperbole. Theyre saying theyre that overwhelmed. And these reporters have talked to these same sources many times before. So theyre telling us their mood now is something very different than it has been already. They have plenty of reason to be worried about whats going on there now. Maybe the mcmaster thing is the o
Gina haspel will become the new director of the cia. The president did make mention that have just before heading off to california this morning. Rex and i have been talking about this for a long time. We got along, actually, quite well. But we disagreed on things. When you look at the iran deal, i think its terrible. I guess he thought it was okay. I want ed to either break it or do something and he felt a little bit differently. So, we were not really thinking the same. With mike, mike pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. I think its going to go very well. Rex is a very good man. I like rex a lot. I really appreciate his commitment and his service. Ill be speaking to rex over a long period of time. Lets begin with cnn Global Affairs elise labbot who just interviews the now outgoing secretary of state a few months ago. He told you at the time he was at least expecting to be in his job through the end of the year. Before i ask about what happened, lets look ahead in the next
District south of pittsburgh. Absentee and provisional ballots still being counted, but it would be a steep climb for saccone to overtake lamb at this point. Today saccones Campaign Team will meet with lawyers to assess their options. He told supporters he is still in the game. You know were still fighting the fight. Its not over yet. Were going to fight all the way to the end. [ applause ] you know i never give up. You know my first race went into the night, we won that. My second race was the same way. Were kind of used to this now. Thats it, were not giving up. Overnight lamb claimed victory in a speech to his supporters, even with no projected winner yet. The raids razorthin margin is a bad sign for republicans. President trump won the district by 20 points, and gop groups pumped nearly 11 million into a marathon effort to avoid an embarrassing loss. Jason carroll filed this report from lambs headquarters. Reporter after a very long night and early morning, conor lamb has come out
At the state department. Rex tillerson is out. Weve just learned so too is a very vocal top aide who contradicts the white houses version of events. Cia director mike pompeo, the president s pick to replace tillerson. A lot of reports of how and when the call came down to replace the secretary of state. A lot of versions about why as well. Admittedly, a decision that appears to have been a long time coming. Yet with the president touting the end of the house Russian Investigation in big bold capital letters today. Not to mention that big photo op trip to california. Why now is an equally big mystery laying in the rubble of tillersons firing. Lets start with our reporters. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house. Msnbcs Garrett Haake is on capitol hill. Lets start with you, mr mr. Alexander. Break down the why, the when and the how of it, if you can, as we understand, the facts to be, at 1 01 on the east coast. First, the why this happened now. Certainly a stunning announcement. The
Already. It is a few days, after all. They violated one of the worst deals ive ever seen negotiated at any level. This is the dumbest agreement i think ive ever seen. If i become president , im going to renegotiate our trade deals, because our trade deals are not sustainable by this country. Drain the swamp in washington, d. C. We are going to renegotiate our terrible trade deals. In pompeo, he gets his iran hawk, and in cohn he gets a clear deal to dismantling trade deals around the world. In gina haspel, he gets someone with a hardline past on terrorism and torture. Which if you were following the campaign, youll remember donald trump wants. Would i approve waterboarding . You bet your ass i would approve it. When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, but they say they dont care about their lives. You have to take out their families. Which leads us to our big question. What else is donald trump getting out of this shake up and wha