Entertainment. One of them tv news anchor lauren sivan spoke to megyn kelly this morning. The demeaning part of it all that just 20 minutes earlier he was having this great conversation with me and i felt so great and flattered by it, and then stand there and be quiet a few minutes later just negated any warm feelings i had and i realized thats what this was all about. And good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where shock waves from the exploding feud between trump and frequent policy ally bob corker are ricocheting across the capitol. The retiring tennessee senator labeling the white house an Adult Daycare Center on twitter and telling the New York Times the vast majority of the republican senators in the caucus understand what were dealing with here. All this as the president again undercuts his secretary of states diplomacy toward north korea on twitter and in person. We disagree on a couple of things. Sometimes id like him to be a little bit tougher. Joining me now Kristen Wel
Peninsula. This agreement is good for the United States, good for our allies and good for the safety of the entire world. And the art of the deal maker. Turning diplomacy upside down as staffers watch the president agree to a summit without preparation, blindsiding his secretary of state. We are a long ways from negotiations. I think we just need to be very cleareyed and realistic about it. Former National Security adviser and u. N. Ambassador susan rice and former chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, joining us this hour. Good day. On this day of a lot of breaking news, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. As americas allies and adversaries alike try to assess the likely fallout from President Trumps stunning decision to accept kim jonguns offer of an early summit, after only 14 months, however, of mixed messages and very little preparation. Lets get right to our team. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella in south korea and Kristen Welker at the white house. Kristen, the chaos in the white house
Afternoon that the president s personal Attorney Michael Cohen used his Trump Company email as he made arrangements to pay daniels the 130,000 for her silence. Nbc news reporting, quote, an email uncovered in the last 24 hours and provided to nbc news by cliffords current attorney shows first public bank and cohen communicated with the money using his Trump Company email address, not his personal gmail account. The significance he says, quote, i think this document seriously calls into question the prior representation of mr. Cohen and the white house relating to the source of the moneys paid to ms. Clifford in an effort to silence her. While our reporting doesnt tell us where the money came from, nbc can report, quote, according to a 2017 Financial Disclosure form, trump has a Checking Account at First Republic with between 15 and 50,000 in it at the time of disclosure. Though there is no indication that account is connected to the clifford payment. He appeared on our air earlier this
Nbc news reporting, quote, an email uncovered in the last 24 hours and provided to nbc news by cliffords current attorney shows first public bank and cohen communicated with the money using his Trump Company email address, not his personal gmail account. The significance he says, quote, i think this document seriously calls into question the prior representation of mr. Cohen and the white house relating to the source of the moneys paid to ms. Clifford in an effort to silence her. While our reporting doesnt tell us where the money came from, nbc can report, quote, according to a 2017 Financial Disclosure form, trump has a Checking Account at First Republic with between 15 and 50,000 in it at the time of disclosure. Though there is no indication that account is connected to the clifford payment. He appeared on our air earlier this afternoon with andrea mitchell. Where do you think the money came from . Do you think it came ultimately from Michael Cohens personal money or did it come from
Morning. Speaking of vladimir putin, were talking about a visibility in that investigation. What Robert Mueller is that roller coaster ride on wall street, its trade tit for tat, white house advisers saying, hey dont freak out. Remembering dr. Martin luther king jr. , were in memphis 50 years after his death to celebrate his life. And were in alabama with more of his legacy in the political world. Lets get to our team set up and ready to go. Nbc News National security and military reporter, courtney cue be. Were waiting for the white house with something on syria. Youve talked to the director of house intelligence and youre learning more about there right . Thats right halle. The National Security had a meeting this morning with reporters, when asked about syrias comment, he said the military is getting out of syria soon. Dni coats stated there was a significant and insignificant meeting at the white house discussing this issue and there was a decision made and the white house would be