And, you know, he doesnt realize that we could be heading towards world war iii with those t kind of comment shes making. Never herald anything like it. Today President Trump tweeted the failing New York Times set little bob corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool. And thats what im dealing with here. According to the New York Times, it was corker who candidate for his conversation to be recorded. New in a msnbc report that secretary tillerson called him a moron. The president told Forbes Magazine i think its fake news. But if he did that, well, i guess well have to compare iq tests. And i can tell you who is going to win. Thats the president of the United States. The president was asked about that comment earlier today. Lets watch. Did you ever undercut the secretary of state today with the iq comment . No. I dont believe in undercutting people. Thank you very much. According to white house spokesman Sarah Huckabee sanders the president was only making a joke
With their own lawyers. There is the looming threat of impeachment proceedings which grows by the day by the likelihood of a Democratic House of representatives. But while the president s legal jeopardy is drawing his legal team as were seeing is shrinking. After the announcement last week of two additions to the president s defense team for the russia probe, were now learning that near Joseph Digenova nor his wife Victoria Toensing will be taking the job. Jay sekulow said the president is disappointed that conflicts prevent joe digenova and Victoria Toensing from joining the president s special Counsel Legal team. However, those conflicts do not prevent them from assisting the president in other legal matters. While this follows the news last week, trumps lead attorney john dowd resigned and reports he had butted heads with his president. Also after reports ted olson turned down an offer to represent the president as did impeach lawyer. Despite all this, trump reverted to his bragging
and we ll be a big help in helping us get it passed. there he said absolutely nothing. that s why mitch mcconnell survives all these years. according to the washington post, the tepid reactions from capitol hill republicans seem to highlight a strategy they have adopted when it comes to the president. quote, don t engage in public, no matter how anxious you may be in private. well, the public has exposed troubling that many would prefer to keep behind closed doors. ryan castell of pennsylvania. mr. castell, so if you can as candidly as possible describe what it s lying to be in this sort of cauldron where you have to respond to the people in your district who are wild for trump, and the numbers show most republicans are, and a president who seems to be doing things that most normal political leaders in this country fortunately do not do. or maybe you re a trumpite. i mean, it s a balancing act. i was going to say, i say what they said! well, mitch mcconnell said absolutely noth