Fox news alert, President Trump ramping up his american first policy by champing American Steel. Welcome to the second hour on this thursday, i am jon scott. Jenna im jenna lee. President trump calling for investigation into chinese steel import practices that many say have decimated the American Steel industry. The Congress Department will lead its investigation and wilbur ross made for restructuring corporations including many steel companies. Jon meantime, attorney general Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security second john kelly are touring the southern border as they focus on combating illegal immigration. Jenna chief White House Correspondent john roberts joins us now with more. Good afternoon, the president taking more steps this afternoon to protect american jobs and industries as well as make sure we are viable in terms of our National Security, signing that executive order just a short time ago to launch an investigation into whether cheap imports of steel not just china, but tal
S cemetery and visited section 60, the area where Service Members who served in iraq and afghanistan are buried. Lets bring in our senior White House Correspondent jeff zeleny. Hes over at the white house. Jeff, have we heard any response first of all from the president over the concerns involving the kushner controversy . Wolf, of course in the speech at arlinton national sem terry the president did not mention this. The only comments he has made about his soninlaw and Senior Adviser were in a brief statement to the New York Times this morning. He did say that he stands behind his soninlaw, that he is doing a good job and hes a good person. Wolf, just the fact that the president issued a statement in support of his soninlaw and Senior Adviser shows how serious this white house believes this is. How serious internally it is as well. The divisions internally with Jared Kushner, steve bannon, reince priebus, those twop thre advisers are now more exposed because of all of this. The fact t
One with the Vice President and nra leadership. The president tweeting it was a great meeting. Also white house if turmoil. Yet another top official may be on the way out. Sources telling cnn that National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster could leave his position by the end of the month. Plus a cnn exclusive, sources saying that u. S. Counterintelligence officials are investigating one of ivanka trumps business deals having to do with the Trump International hotel and tower in vancouver, canada. And President Trump says imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum, catching staff by surprise angering republican lawmaker and overseas trading partners. I want to begin with our cnn political commentator. David axelrod. Can we talk first about the meeting tonight with the higher ups at nra, and the officials that the president seems to be backing off suggestions about gun control . Well we have seen this movie before, havent we, don, on daca, when he wanted to pass this bill of love and was open
Trying to create an alternative reality is how i would describe it. And good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where a controversial memo under review at the white house and the deputy fbi directors early exit are dominating the headlines ahead of Donald Trumps first state of the Union Address tonight. Joining me now msnbc political analyst robert costa, National Political reporter at the washington post. Msnbc National Security contributor as well as New York Times washington correspondent michael schmidt, and National Political reporter carroll lee. First to you, carroll lee, your reporting on the conversations with Andrew Mccabe when the president first complained to him after the firing of james comey. This is the backdrop for this forced exit, early exit of Andrew Mccabe. Tell us what you know, what you reported. Andrea, its one of the first we know of. We dont know every conversation the two of them had. What sources have told us is the president was very frustrated watching
The country. Things dont seem right. Most people are glad im out of the country. Speak outhats true. Great show as always and we will see you tomorrow night. Good evening from washington, i am Laura Ingraham and this is the ingraham angle. Incredible lineup of guests, rudy giulii, alan dershowitz, dershowitz, Jason Chaffetz and more on the eve of the release the ig probe othe clinton probe, there are reports that it could hold devastating news for jim comey and andrew mccabe. So our experts will be setting the table for all of you. Secretary of state mike pompeo is expected to speak at any moment from south korea. So while the north korean media is saying kim jong un couldnt visit the United States soon, can we believe that . Plus in seen and unseen, Raymond Arroyo will show us the unbelievable links that one democrat is going to to make a point abouts. Until you see this video. Its unbelievable. And what do you think god looks like . A new story offer some hints. But first, President