That was the london mayor today condemning t attack that left seven dead and 48 injured in the heart of the british capital on saturday. A van veered off the road an on to the sidewalk ramming into pedestrians. Then the attackers drove on to nearby burrow market with three men jumped out of the van and used knives to attack people. Police shot and killed the attackers within eight minutes of the start of the rampage. No group has yet claimed responsibility. In response, donald trump did something extraordinary for an american president in the face of an ally in distress. He berated londons mayor on twitter this morning writing, at least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and mayor of london says there is no reason to be alarmed joining me now is lucy. Lucy, can you give us an update of where things stand as of now. Reporter i will, joy. But i want to get to a response we heard from the london mayor in response to Donald Trumps tweets through a spokesman saying we have more importan
Matt, maybe after you talk to bob mueller you wont think its quite so easy. Thats President Trump stumping for a candidate that he reportedly trashes in private. Hes doubling down on everything. On all of these headspinning policy decisions, hes doubling down on his attacks against the media. Hes doubling down on his attacks against Hillary Clinton. Hes doubling down on his inflated margins of victory in 2016. In short, just another day at the office. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. Its monday, march 12th. With us, we have got veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnacle. Noah rothman, columnist and associated editor for the washington post, David Ignatius. Also Nbc News National Political reporter heidi prison bella will be with us shortly and mika is out. She is feeling a bit under the weather. You know, theres so much to talk about, but David Ignatius, i think the take away from this speech is that there was Donald Trumps worst instincts coming out, the very things
Are now at flood stage. Mandatory evacuations underway across the nation, after a week of rain in some towns that are now under water. And it could be that case that they are not drying out until this fall. And weve got new details surrounding the deadly and devastating shooting at the Virginia Beach municipal center. The suspect submitting his resignation just a few hours before he entered the offices where he worked for 15 years and then opened fire. Lets go now to london where the president and first lady are meeting with the queen. Peter alexander traveling with President Trump. Peter, whats happening . For a guy with a lot on his plate, he found time to attack a whole lot of people and places this weekend. Yes, stephanie, i think youre exactly right. President trump is certainly testing that socalled special relationship that has long existed between the United States and its top ally, the yier United Kingdom. In advance of his arrival here, lashing out. You can put up a list of t
President trump in the u. K. Where hes getting royal treatment. Hes there for a threeday state visit packed with plenty of pomp and circumstance. Protests expected in the streets. Next up on his schedule, an elaborate state dinner at Buckingham Palace. First, heres some of what you may have missed. After landing the u. K. , the president and the princess got a ride on marine one. They landed on the lawn where Prince Charles and his wife camilla met them. A royal gun salute heralded their arrival. President trump then attended a private lunch with her majesty, the queen, before a special showing from the royal art collection. They looked at artifacts with historical significance to the United States, including a 18th century map of new york and a book and george washington. Later, a tour of westminster abbey. The president and the first lady paid their respects at the tomato of the unknown warrior. And then the Great British tradition of tea time. This was with Prince Charles and his wi
Good morning, everybody. It is wednesday june 5th. Im Yasmin Vossoughian alongside nbc News White House correspondent geoff bennett. President trump departing london heading to south sea castle where he and Queen Elizabeth will commemorate dday on the eve of its 75th anniversary. In a new interview this morning, the president is commenting on why he did not serve in his generation war, vietnam, suggesting he would have been more eager to fight in world war ii. Said he makes up for it by funding the military as president. You were not able to serve in vietnam because of a bone spur condition in your feet. Do you wish youd been able to serve . Would you have liked to serve your country . Well, i was never a fan of that war. Ill be honest with you. I thought it was a terrible war. I thought it was very far away. Talking about vietnam, at that time, nobody even heard of the country. This isnt like im fighting against nazi germany, im fighting against hitler. I was with a lot of people. I w