Talking about reports of friction from the white house. He decided it would be better to go. Sean felt like it would be best for that team to be able to start with a totally clean slate. Reince and i have been friends for six years. I like the team. I love the mission that the president has. Loyalty counts in the white house. Spicer leaving after 182 days. There were clashes with reporter. There were saturday night live sketches. There were reports President Trump was unhappy with his performance and then there were no more on camera briefings. The cameras are back. Will you commit now to holding regular on camera briefings, sir . If she supplies hair and makeup, i will consider it. I need a lot of hair and makeup. I dont know. Maybe. The answer is we may. I have to talk to the president about it. The staffing changes coming two hours after two bombshell reports about whether the president s lawyers are trying to sabotage Robert Muellers russia investigation. Well have a lot more on th
U. S. , and, quote, we dont want to fight but were not afraid to fight a trade war. The brinksmanship between the two countries has roiled the markets. The dow is down more than 500, approaching 600, despite assurances from the white house that there is no trade war, nothing to worry about. Given the turmoil over the tariffs, our big question is, what is President Trumps end game . Is it about being able to show his base hes made good on a Campaign Promise . Is it winning . If so, what would winning look like for President Trump . Could winning come at the expense of trump voters who may stand to lose the most . And if he does lose, what then . Whats the fallout . Well hear from the white house any minute now with Sarah Huckabee sanders expected to brief reporters but first lets bring in our reporters and analysts. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house. Here onset with me, nsnb anchor stephanie ruhl. And nbc political analyst and from washington, peter baker, chief White House Cor