but i think we have to be there asking those questions. we could talk for hours. it s really fascinating. thank you so much for being here. up next, a new bombshell exit from the white house. hope hicks stepping down as one of the president s closest, longest serving advisers. reporting a possible connection to her admission she told white lies on behalf of the president and what the president s response was to that admission coming up. to its roots.
new york times in the this morning. there s an excerpt from an article about how jeb bush s supporters are feeling about marco rubio. here s what it says. for many of mr. bush s longest serving advisers, mr. rubio s run is a betrayal, a few of mr. bush s supporters have taken to calling mr. rubio judas. do you think that resonates with people that he should be running against his mentor. the american people don t want to hear the attacks on candidates. they want to hear about the future. marco rubio is a next generation conservative. he inspires and unites this country. that s what the american people are looking for. donald trump does not understand the interest in marco rubio or the support of marco rubio, he says. let me play for you what he has just said about senator rubio. remember when he was doing the message to the president, remember the thing with the water? this guy gets the greatest
northeast are desperate to escape the flooding and the damage unleashed by hurricane irene. we re tracking the rescues and the danger right now. and we ll put the arrest of the uncle in a dui charge. this hour, and whether they matter to most american. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. up first this hour, a very tough political debate over national security that will unfold between president obama and his republican challenger, whoever that might be. the commander in chief dep and it s no coincidence that war and foreign policy are getting more attention on the campaign trail with the ten-year milestone of the 9/11 attacks only a few days away. let s bring in cnn s jim acosta. he s watching all of this unfold. we know the economy will be issue number one. but national security will be a key debating point for the democratic and republican candidates. that s right. it s flareed up recently with libya and with the killing of osama bin laden. it s still import
most loyal of all of trump s inside circle having worked with him longer than anyone the closest a family that you can get with donald trump and now after testifying before the house intelligence committee she says she is leaving is there a connection we ll go to washington in a moment in ask first this report on trump losing hope perhaps no one else was as close to president trump her departure came as a surprise to most in the white house hope akes had a seemingly untouchable role in the west wing as trump s communications director and one of his longest serving advisers she was well known to have the ear of the president he never publicly criticized her as he s been known to do with other advisers as the news broke trumpet her a fund farewell hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years she is a smart and thoughtful as they come
a quiet stabilizing force for the president now it s the latest in a string of high profile departures from the white house perhaps no one else was as close to president trump her departure came as a surprise to most in the white house hope he had a seemingly untouchable role in the west wing as trump s communications director and one of his longest serving advisers she was well known to have the ear of the president he never publicly criticized her as he s been known to do with other advisers as the news broke trumpet her of fun farewell hope is outstanding and has done great work for the last three years she is a smart and thoughtful as they come a truly great person i will miss having her by my side. the twenty nine year old former fashion model worked with the trump on her clothing line six years ago but she had no experience in politics when donald trump tapped her to serve on his campaign higgs was trump s fourth communications director but unlike her