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
oh, that s really attached. that s why i rent from national. where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they choose for me. which makes me one smooth operator. ah! still a little tender. (vo) go national. go like a pro. sabrina, tell me something i don t know. throughout this feud between the president and rex tillerson, i ve heard from people who work at the state department, there s still very little if any communication between the secretary of state s office and the broader staff there. when rex tillerson went out to give that speech last week, many of the staffers were sitting there not even knowing if he s going to resign, that s how great the dissonance is. the white house staff? no the state department staff did not know if the secretary of state was about to resign, that s how little communication there is. weird.
maybe some time in the very near future. mr. president, what did you mean by calm before the storm yesterday? what did you mean by that? thank you very much. you ll find out. well, we re going see what happens. you re going to see very soon. well, you get the point. trump s flare for the dramatic doesn t end there. the pres also claimed credit for mike pence s performance at sunday s colts game, ensuring his made for reality tv feud with the nfl would also garner ratings for another week. let s bring in the hardball roundtable. sabrina seddiqi, and sam stein s politics editor at the daily beast and msnbc contributor. this is a free fire discussion. producers all day have been telling me if you go through the reality tape, which i don t watch, tremendous familiarity. with the feuds he is setting up. it s cliff-hangers he is setting up or nicknaming people. it s all familiar shtick.