Short and fat. We can still be friends. Just a little bit worse. Not so much physical comedy but some other comments will be coming later. We begin with those controversial remarks from President Trump over whether russia meddled in the 2016 election. He sparked confusion and criticism to comments he made to reporters following a private meeting with russian president Vladimir Putin at the apex summit saturday. When asked if russias attempt to meddle in the 2016 election, President Trump said every time he sees me he says, i didnt do that. And i really believe that. On the u. S. Intelligence community, he says i mean, give me a break. They are political hacks. So you look at that and you see president putin who says he had nothing to do with that. Facing sharp criticism from republicans and democrats alike. Clarifying his remarks during a press conference with the vietnamese president sunday trump said, quote, as to whether i believe it or not, im with our agencies, especially as curre
Accusations and fabricated stories of women who i dont know and or have never met. Its this tweet that is stirring lots more emotion. Lightweight senator Kirstin Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office begging for Campaign Contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them is in the ring fighting against trump. Very disloyal to bill and crooked. Used. Gillibrand has been outspoken on the issue of Sexual Harassment, calling on President Trump to resign. After the president s tweet, she fired the right back saying she and other women speaking out wont be silenced. Lets go to our senioracosta. Are you hearing more reaction . What else are officials saying about the rather controversial president ial tweets . We have gone back to the press secretary and her top aides over the last several hours to ask what the president meant when he said Kirstin Gillibrand who has been critical of him and called on him to resign as you said to cnn. Wh
[ music playing [ music playing ] we are live from mountainbrook, alabama, as voters in this state head to the polls. Turn it up. [ inaudible ]. With us here to kick things off, can you hear it . Can you hear it . We can hear it. National news and msnbc john heilemann, also with us, a former aide to the george w. Bush white house and state department, jordan. The chairman of the Republican National committee with the prompter making it roll real slow, Michael Steel is with us as well. I wont speak, dont worry. We have a lot going on. All right. Steve bannon says youre not smart enough to go to his schools . Where did you go . I went to the university of alabama, roll tide im confused. Im really confused. So this guy. Im really confused. This guy comes down here, hes trying to convince everybody hes not a yankee, not a carpet backer and he comes down to alabama. Yeah, where was he . And insults alabama. He says, joe scarboro wasnt smart enough to go to good schools like me, he couldnt g
Campaign for the senate in alabama. And two years latter, Richard Shelby switched parties after the democrats were wiped out when they lost control of the senate and lost control of the house for the first time in 40 years. Richard shelby just walked across the aisle after that Congressional Election in 1994 and switched from being a conservative democrat to being a mainstream republican. And yesterday alabamas senior senator Richard Shelby said this. I couldnt vote for roy moore. I didnt vote for roy moore. But i wrote in a distinguished republican name. Theres a time. We call it a tipping point. And i think so many accusations, so many cuts, so many drip, drip, drip when it got to the 14yearold story, story, that was enough for me. I said, i cant vote for roy moore. I didnt vote for the democrat. Or advocate for the democrat but i couldnt vote for roy moore. The state of alabama deserves better. And doug jones will take that because that functions as a vote for doug jones. Democrat d