The advice that he gets solicited, unsolicited what they need is on style. What you have seen in the last few days and i think its going to go down as one of the best weeks in the Trump Campaign to date because backto of the back speeches, policy speeches. Every attempt to pivot the campaign and get him in a more serious mode has totally failed. I think what were seeing is him doubling down on his smallest, most divisive, most hateful inci incliinations and more of the same and probably going to be worst. Probably going to be worse. I dont think thats possible. Well see. Welcome back to morning joe. Its thursday august 18th. We have on set Mark Halperin and Political Correspondent kasie hunt and president on the council of Foreign Relations richard haas and katty kay and White House Correspondent for the Associated Press julie pace and political reporter for Washington Post robert costa. Bob, lets go to you first. Talk about the trump shakeup. You see kellyanne talking out there and yo
Chief strategist and senior counselor. Rivalry between his two top aides. Priebus the intumlt washingttim washington insider. And bannon a man who operated on the executive fringe on brei breitbart. Com and containing close ties for the movement. Bannons appointment drawing sharp condemination. Saying in a statement, it is easy to see why the kkk views trump as their champion when trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers. The executive director on the counsel of islamic relations says the appointment of bannon sends the disturbing message that the antimuslim conspiracy theories and white nationalest ideology will be welcome in the white house. As thousand s across the countr protest against trump for the fifth straight day, trump addressing his supporters who have harassed minorities in his first tv interview. I will say it right to the cameras. Stop it. Reporter trump also appearing to theyre talk about a fence in the republican congress. Would you accept a fence . Certain areas of
Donald trump staunchest supporters going after the former Miss Universe. Of whats the message theyre spreading. And jamaica preparing for the worst. We have a monster now category 4 hurricane thats headed for the island nation, and expected to turn towards the u. S. In dave. We have details, as well. And the biggest mystery from the deadly train crash in new jersey. Why hasnt one group of investigators questioned even the engineer yet . Now we begin with the politics as promised. New reaction from Trump Supporters on this continuing fallout over his comments about former Miss Universe. Heres what two of them told my colleague just this morning. Any time were not talking about this weak economy, this failed war on terrorism, the fact that washington needs to be upended and we need to change the way things are happening from a political sense is the day that were losing on the campaign trail. And, you know, Hillary Clinton was smart to kind of bring this off and to change the topic, to s
Good morning. Im al sharpton. Tomorrow congress is back in session for the First Time Since the election. Will lawmakers on both sides beginning to grapple with what a Trump Presidency will look like. Back in their home districts, millions of americans are nervous, especially those targeted by trumps rhetoric over the last year and a half. My eighth grader going to school cried on her way. Thats real. Hes just been really disrespectful to a lot of the minorities and a lot of the demographics and hes about to represent us for the next four years. It is really unsettling. I love this country. I need that country to love me back as much as i love it. Im scared of the hate crimes that will start to spike. Hopefully it doesnt mean mass deportations, separations of families, thats our biggest fear right now. Just every interaction that they have might lead to separation from their spouse, from their children. Already were hearing reports like these in communities across the country. Reports
Site, i think some of the concerns are over wrought. I think steve bannon is a very energetic brilliant and ek centr excent rirks iexc excentric person. I would not i want him the sole supporter. Reince priebus, and kellyanne conway, i think it would be per feekt perfectly fine to have this outside the box thinker strategize. Whats your biggest concern about having someone like steve bannon himself advising donald trump . Well, look. I think it makes a mockery of mr. Trumps first pledge to the American Public, that he was going to bind the wounds of division. Bannon has provided a platform for misogyny, for racism, for xenophobia, for antisemittism. Hes fanned the flame of division. He shouldnt be in the white house. Its disheartening mr. Trump would bring him there. All right everyone stay with me. Were going to talk more about Steve Bannons role in the Trump Administration next. Dont go anywhere. Steve bannon, former head of Breitbart News will be one of president Donald Trumps key a