more actions likely to please vladimir putin. new york magazine s jonathan shade observes today, one of russia s principal foreign policy goals for decades has been to split the u.s. from its allies. whether by accident or design, president trump appears intent on bringing that dream to fruition. case in point, president trump s attacks on europe and canada over trade. they re trying to act like well, we fought with you in the wars p. they don t mention the fact that they have trade barriers against our farmers. they don t mention the fact they re charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out we ll all be in love again. hours later the tensions were on display when president trump met with canada s justin trudeau and france s emmanuel macron, both of who have exchanged tweets with the president. the president was late to the
it s mind-boggling to watch. now it looks like the proof is in the pledge. he joined his fellow 2012 republican candidates signing a new pledge saying, quote, i am an associate baptist minister and am 100% pro-life. where my powers in the executive branch are concerned, i will work at all times to oppose government funding of abortion. i will veto any legislation that contains funds for abortion. well, first of all, that happens to already be the law of the land. land. hat this guy believes. up next, why are so many liberals dissatisfied with president obama? jonathan shade writes the problem isn t the president, it s the liberals that are never satisfied with any democratic president. this is a fascinating argument. he joins us next. you re watching hardball only on msnbc. a huge impact by shopping small on small business saturday. one purchase. one purchase is all it takes. so, pick your favorite local business. and join the movement.
magazine and john walsh is editor at large for salon. joan, this man has tapped into our very being here. first of all, joan, i want to ask you, what do you think when you read this article, just to get i like you so much i want to when you read that it was your psychological condition that is the problem, not the president s track record, what did you think? i was very irritated and dissatisfied, chris. i got really angry. apparently that s my nature, jonathan says. no. it s crazy. you re one of those professional progressives, right? professional left, always whining. joe biden wants me to stop whining, too. okay. look, first of all, liberal democrats, let s be clear, liberal democrats are very happy with this president, and they were happy with president clinton too. if you look at the gallup weekly tracking poll, go all the way back, very far back, i mean, obama stays in the 70s, goes up into the 80s with liberal democrats. let me go with that. joan, you ve perked me up
it s mind-boggling to watch. now it looks like the proof is in the pledge. he joined his fellow 2012 republican candidates signing a new pledge saying, quote, i am an associate baptist minister and am 100% pro-life. where my powers in the executive branch are concerned, i will work at all times to oppose government funding of abortion. i will veto any legislation that contains funds for abortion. well, first of all, that happens to already be the law of the land. secondly, i have no idea what this guy believes. up next, why are so many liberals dissatisfied with president obama? jonathan shade writes the problem isn t the president, it s the liberals that are never satisfied with any democratic president. this is a fascinating argument. he joins us next. you re watching hardball only on msnbc.
jonathan writes for new york magazine and john walsh is editor at large for salon. joan, this man has tapped into our very being here. first of all, joan, i want to ask you, what do you think when you read this article, just to get i like you so much i want to when you read that it was your psychological condition that is the problem, not the president s track record, what did you think? i was very irritated and dissatisfied, chris. i got really angry. apparently that s my nature, jonathan says. no. it s crazy. you re one of those professional progressives, right? professional left, always whining. joe biden wants me to stop whining, too. okay. look, first of all, liberal democrats, let s be clear, liberal democrats are very happy with this president, and they were happy with president clinton too. [f you look at the gallup weekly tracking poll, go all the way back, very far back, i mean, obama stays in the 70s, goes up into the 80s with liberal