57 disapprove and the majority of those polled, 56 , do not think he is fit to serve as president. As tough as those numbers may sound, theyre even worse for the president s chosen Political Party. Just 15 of americans approve of how republicans in congress are handling their job. 78 disapprove. And its an anger at members of his own party. The president seems to stocky most often by calling out Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. I said mitch, get to work and lets get it done. Well, ill tell you what. If he doesnt get repeal and replace done and if he doesnt get taxes done, meaning cuts and reform, and if he doesnt get a very easy one to get done, infrastructure, if he doesnt get them done, then you can ask me that question. Im very disappointed in mitch. We are disappointed in certain socalled republicans. So far Senate Republicans have not done their job in ending the obamacare nightmare. And so on. Mcconnell became a major story line in the gop Senate Primary in alabama last ni
Again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. Day 251 of the Trump Administration brings the president looking for a win on a new front any, any front. A Republican Party on the search of its own identity and an electorate skeptical of its leaders. Increasingly a new pole out thinks trump is intelligent and strong person. Hell like that. But a pole found only 36 approve. And 56 think he is not fit to serve as president. As tough as those numbers might sound, theyre even worse for the president s chosen Political Party. Just 15 approve of how republicans in congress are handling their job. 78 disaprieve. And its an anger at members of his own party the president seems content to stoke most often by calling out senator majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. I said, mitch, get to work and lets get it done. Well, ill tell you what, if he doesnt get repeal and replace done and if he doesnt get taxes done, meaning cuts and reform, and if he doesnt get a very easy one to get done, infrastructur
The president defiant as leaders in both parties condemn his decision to ignore that the crown prince may have ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. Reporter we really are a moral country and the president just traded that for 30 pieces of silver. Saudi arabia needs us more than we need them. Its not too much to ask an ally not to butcher a guy in a consulate. Busy news day this day before thanksgiving. We bin begin with new president that the presidencies the Justice Department as a weapon and cares little for the constitutional guardrails. The New York Times reporting the president wanted to order government lawyers to prosecute two people high on his enemy list, Hillary Clinton and former fbi director james comey comey. Sources tell cnn hes asked on multiple occasions to ask Rod Rosenstein and Matt Whitaker how investigations into clinton were moving forward. The episode this past spring is detailed by the times and triggered an exkrord nair warning. Then White House Counsel Don M
High seas as a russian spy ship is aggressively closing in on to american warship, and what kind of signal is Vladimir Putin sending to President Trump . Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. A day after claiming that irans Top Commander was planning to attack a u. S. Embassy, and President Trump saying that general Qassem Soleimani was planning to attack four embassies and justifying the killing by an american droem, but the president and the team are not ovffering any evidence and democrats and some republicans are criticizing the intelligence they have seen. Meanwhile, an impeachment trial could start next week now that nancy pelosi has said that she is preparing to send the two articles of impeachment against the president in the senate next week. We will talk about that with senator markey and former senator and defense secretary chuck hagel, and correspondents and analysts also standing by. First, straight to the white house. Our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta is joi
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