Amendment. Should extremist groups have the right to rally . Well delve into the power and pitfalls of free speech. This is m pt daily and it starts right now. Good evening. Im katy terr in new york in for chuck todd. It was a remarkable day and it promises to be a remarkable night. Today the country saw a celestial spectacle. Tonight theyll get something of a political one. In less than four hours President Trump will address the nation at fort meyer in nearby arlington, virginia. Tonight is being billed as a major announcement about the path forward in afghanistan, but this is a president who rarely sticks to the skipt, especially when hes got something on his mind. Which begs the question, why this and why now . The timing of this address isnt lost on anyone. If there ever was a moment for this president to turn the page, its right now. This is a president that stands on perilous ground. Were nearly a week out from the president s comments about charlottesville and republicans are s
For impeachment. And another allegation from a porn star as the 11th hour gets underway tonight. Good evening. Day 425 of the american president , and the breaking news has to do with a telephone conversation earlier today with russian president Vladimir Putin who was just elected to another sixyear term, though no one believes the election was an actual contest. The Washington Post reports tonight president Trumps National security advisers warned him not to congratulate putin but he did so despite the warning. I had a call with president putin and congratulated him on the victory, his electoral victory. I suspect that well probably be meeting in the nottoodistant future to discuss the arms race which is getting out of control, but we will never allow anybody to have anything even close to what we have. The Washington Post says the president s briefing Materials Included a section that had, quote, all capital letters stating do not congratulate, according to officials familiar with th
Conversation earlier today with russian president Vladimir Putin who was just elected to another sixyear term, though no one believes the election was an actual contest. The Washington Post reports tonight president Trumps National security advisers warned him not to congratulate putin but he did so despite the warning. I had a call with president putin and congratulated him on the victory, his electoral victory. I suspect that well probably be meeting in the nottoodistant future to discuss the arms race which is getting out of control, but we will never allow anybody to have anything even close to what we have. The Washington Post says the president s briefing Materials Included a section that had, quote, all capital letters stating do not congratulate, according to officials familiar with the call. The piece goes on to say trump chose not to heed talking points with aides instructing him to condemn putin about the recent poisoning of a former russian spy in the United Kingdom with a
Hour gets under way on a thursday night. And good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 875 of the trump administration. The president is in something of a mess of his own making, starting with his comments yesterday that he, indeed, would be open to dirt on a political opponent if offered by a foreign power. As he put it to abc news, i think id take it. He went on to add this. When somebody comes up with oppo research, right, they come up with oppo research, oh, lets call the fbi. The fbi doesnt have enough agents to take care of it. But you go and talk honestly to congressmen, they all do it, they always have, and thats the way it is. Its called oppo research. Two months ago Robert Mueller detailed multiple russian offers of assistance to the Trump Campaign in his report. The investigation found 140 contacts between Trump Officials and russians. This morning as the controversy over trumps comments was building, he defended himself on social media, an
Day 875 of the trump administration. The president is in something of a mess of his own making, starting with his comments yesterday that he, indeed, would be open to dirt on a political opponent if offered by a foreign power. As he put it to abc news, i think id take it. He went on to add this. When somebody comes up with oppo research, right, they come up with oppo research, oh, lets call the fbi. The fbi doesnt have enough agents to take care of it. But you go and talk honestly to congressmen, they all do it, they always have, and thats the way it is. Its called oppo research. Two months ago Robert Mueller detailed multiple russian offers of assistance to the Trump Campaign in his report. The investigation found 140 contacts between Trump Officials and russians. This morning as the controversy over trumps comments was building, he defended himself on social media, and we quote, i meet and talk to Foreign Governments every day. I just met with the queen of england, uk, the prince of