This was a phony. This was a 400pound guy in new jersey. This had the russians didnt do it. Well, its now thoofb the russians were trying to interfere in our election. He actually by the end had to back up. Well, it appears the stress might be getting to him. That was the tweet storm. Welcome to morning joe. Were live in washington on this monday, february 19th. With us we have David Ignatius. Matt miller. Carol lee. And jon meacham who is criminal chully obligated to work on president s day and wear his rugged boots. Jon meacham, theyre duck boots. Theyre not rugged boots. He doesnt really need to wear them. Its a fashion statement i like to say. Exactly. It is. It is. So, jon meacham, my favorite president s day story is bill clinton gathering foreign contributors in the white house and announcing to them, this is the day in america that we call president s day. I thought that was sort of a laugh because, of course, hes getting money from people that did not know what president s day
We talked to a group raising millions of dollars for our nations veterans, getting the help they need when they are ready to make the transition from service to civilian life. Welcome toamericas news headquarters, live from washington on Jillian Scott im mike emanuel. Lawmakers are calling yesterdays emergency missile alert ever unacceptable. They say democratic congressman Gabby Giffords called on President Trump directly negotiate with north korea and build a path to denuclearization. Will car in honolulu with details. Mike, local residents still trying to figure out how this happened. A real head scratcher after they had a terrifying saturday morning when so many people received that text alert which read Ballistic Missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. That sparked panic, residents believing north korea had fired a missile. It would only take about 30 minutes to hawaii and local residents based on the track of the launch they will make a judg
Senate, yeah, there is if you need something from your government after midnight tomorrow night, start making other plans. Again, well have a full update in the course of the hour. Its been a big day in the news today. In addition to the shutdown countdown, there was a big, big story about the most powerful Interest Group in conservative politics over the past several decades. The n. R. A. , there has always been something unexplained and intriguing about the huge spike in spending the n. R. A. Had for the 2016 president ial race. They massively increased their political spending in the donald trump president ial race in 2016. It came from a very specific part of their organization. There is always a little there has always been a little intrigue around that. Mcclatchy breaks news the fbi is looking into that financial spike that benefitted the trump for president campaign, the fbi is reportedly investigating whether that may be linked to russia. The reporter who broke that story will
Then a possible thaw in the frigid relations with north korea. President trump says he would be willing to talk to kim jongun on the phone. But the question is, is that really a good idea . And what will he say . Also, 2017, i think most of the world was happy to say farewell to it, but it was actually a very good year. Not just for the 1 . The New York Times will offer a refreshing dose of good news. The most important thing happening right now is not a trump tweet but it is this larger progress thats transforming the world. But first heres my take. The fire and fury over michael wolfs book has largely centered on the power struggles within the white house but behind all of that lies an important political development. One that explains the real rift between donald trump and his former chief strategist, steve bannon. President trump seems to have abandoned populism. Remember candidate trump, his signature issue was immigration on which he promised an unyielding hardline including a bo
The patriots in super bowl 52 in two weeks. Rob super bowl stage is set. The eagles versus the patriots, a couple of big games yesterday setting up a rematch, 13 years in the making, Fox Friends First continues right now. Rob 5 01. Very early on a monday and we begin with government that is shut down this weekend. Thats going to be a lot of our show today, happy monday to you, good morning, youre watching Fox Friends First on this monday morning, im rob schmitt. Carley and im Carley Shimkus in for jillian mele. Day three of Government Shutdown that we are talking about. Rob thats right, a live look at capitol hill where in hours s from now senators senator from s of the aisle will huddle in terms of getting 60 votes in order to pass a spending bill to reopen the government. Carley thats right, doug live from washington, d. C. With what we can expect. We can expect a vote in the senate where republicans will try to end a democratic filibuster today. Lets step back from the brink, lets s