There is not what the president says it is. The president officially announcing his new pick for the department of Homeland Security. One of the first things onnen table for Christine Nielsen will likely be crafting a way forward on this topic weve just been talking about, Disaster Relief efforts in puerto rico. However, in a series of tweets this morning, the president called puerto rico a disaster before the category 5 hurricane struck and said, we cannot keep fema, the military and the First Responders in p. R. Forever. In a surprise move, the white house put the president s chief of staff john kelly before reporters at todays press briefing where he was forced to defend the president s comments about the devastated u. S. Territory. Listen. The tweet about fema and d. O. D. Military is exactly accurate. Theyre not going to be there forever and the whole point is to start to work yourself out of a job and the transition to the rebuilding process. President trump also made a move on o
And the people are there for two years, and they are old by the time they leave. It is quite exhausting. The power strug thele and the new class of senators come to capitol hill including rick scott who has not won in florida yet. Are you contending fraud with this recount . Is this picture outdated by tomorrow . And political protection and this hour, the secretary of defense James Mattiss is stepping in for the president to the visit the troops at the border that have been deployed in the heat of the midterm battle. I dont think that there is much question what happened. It is a political stunt for the midterm elections. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington, and First Lady Melania Trump is taking a page out of the husbands playbook to take to twitter to send a m message to President Trump under increasing scrutiny and losing more congressional seats by the day. This is the trumps target the r who is the top lieu ten the nant who is at war with secretary mattis and
Chairman of the Republican National committee, michael stee steele. Joe and mika are off this week. They had a very busy weekend. Joe and mika got married. A small private wedding took place saturday at the National Archives in washington with the bill of rights and the constitution as a backdrop. Congressman Elijah Cummings officiated the ceremony which he and joe wrote together. Joe and mika were surrounded by all their children, their kids, family and a small group of their Close Friends were there with them in washington. Our congratulations. Mike, i talked to them last night, they sounded great, theyre happy, excited of course, and you, my friend, were at the reception. Yes, i was. How was it . It was wonderful. I mean, everybody deserves happiness and they were a very happy couple, it was a nice time, it was a wonderful reception as you pointed out the families on both sides, on mikas side and joes side were both there to celebrate with them and it was a very nice evening. Unfort
Everybody else. I will say i want you to have a great thanksgiving. You are whats the time difference . What is your time lag over there . How many hours between, let say, east coast . Right now, sir, its 1800 in the evening. Big. Thats a pretty big time difference. Youve celebrated. Listen, you take care of yourself and say hello to the colonel and everybody and youre special people. Very, very special people. Were very proud of you. Give my regards to kuwait and everybody but a lot of progress being made. Your country is really doing well. Its really doing well, like it hasnt done before. So thats good. Its always good to be fighting for something that is working and unlike a lot of countries, this one works well and its working better than ever. Well see you when were back or maybe well see you some other place. Okay . Thank you very much. Thank you. Take care of yourself. From the u. S. Navy, we have the Commanding Officer captain pat hanifan. Are you on the phone . Yes, sir, im wi