some people consider an adversary and i didn t see mitch mcconnell or paul ryan bat an eye over this. that tells you, i think, all you need to know. they ve tied themselves to the mast of the ss trump and they will stay aboard until the water is over their mouth. and maybe even then. i don t see them coming out even with these trial balloons that donald trump is sending up about his ability to fire mueller or his ability to pardon himself and his family. up don t see the republican leadership saying don t do that. so they are just running, they re ducking, they re covering and that s because not only do they fear him, they fear the fact that 80%, 90% of republican voters, despite republicans like jennifer roux bin and others, are still with trump. and that s what they fear too. so i don t see any, you know, calvary coming to the rescue in terms of good governance and democratic principles from
was included in the speech, according to five sources familiar with the episode. one source telling politico there was a fully coordinated other speech everybody else worked on and it wasn t the one trump gave. another source adding trump s top national security team, quote, didn t know that section had been removed. it was only upon delivery. it doesn t help two of the people who did tried to persuade trump to reaffirm that commitment, right now they re in australia helping clean up the diplomatic mess trump began when he and the australian prime minister got into it during that testy phone call during the inauguration. this is not just about a reluctance to play well with others, there s direct hostility from the president himself. on twitter, on the phone n person and in direct opposition to the advice but his advisers. what are we supposed take away from all of this? joining me is laura kennedy, a former career diplomat with four decades of experience who worked with democratic a
the diplomatic mess trump began when he and the australian prime minister got into it during that testy phone call during the inauguration. this is not just about a reluctance to play well with others, there s direct hostility from the president himself. what are we supposed take away from all of this? a former career diplomat with four decades of experience who worked with democratic and republicans throughout the years. thank you for your time tonight. thank you for having me. i want to start by asking you to do a damage assessment for us just on the last part of what i talked about which is our standing, the united states, in the international community. how much damage do you think that donald trump has done through that trip not reaffirming article 5 and his general attitude towards our
boy, oh, boy, what a mess. what a mess trump says there. before i bring you guys into the conversation, i want to show our viewers, here s a brand-new ad the trump campaign is putting in his mix today. can donald trump crack the wall? you heard him there say crooked hillary. watch this new ad. the first time it s been aired here on inside politics. it has a star player the trump campaign believes adds a little oomph here. hillary clinton under fbi investigation again after her e-mails were found on pervert anthony weiner s laptop. america s most sensitive secrets unlawfully sent, received and exposed by hillary clinton, her staff and anthony weiner. hillary cannot lead a nation while crippled by a criminal investigation. scorched earth in the final days. she has some tough new ads up too. in terms of the donald trump s ads bringing anthony weiner, pervert anthony weiner,
and scotty hughes, and miami beach mayor philip levine who is a hillary clinton supporter. good to have all of you with us. congressman, i want to start with a bit of breaking news. just since we ve been on air here at newsroom, alabama congresswoman republican martha robe tweeted out a statement and she said in part. i thought supporting the nominee was the best thing for our country and our party. it s abundantly clear it s time for trump to step aside and allow a respectable republican candidate. your response now the second sitting republican congressperson to retract an endorsement of donald trump? well, victor, i think the next few days count. i want to say this as a father of two daughters and a brother of three sisters, i don t