Throughout it all he remained in the oval office which is only about 15 yards from where the press normally sits. As you well know a generation ago news rooms across the country did not ordinarily report on bomb threats for fear of the copycat effect. But the rules have changed. Today in the space of a couple of hours there were two bomb threats, one phoned into the d. C. Police that a bomb had been placed in the White House Press room. The president remained very nearby in the oval office through it all. Earlier at the Dirksen Senate Office Building senators and their staff were evacuated after another phone threat. We need to recess. The police is clearing this. Coincidentally put to an abrupt end a Senate Homeland security meeting. It may be a sign of the terrorrich times and increasing doubts about the nations security apparatus. Doubts laid bare today as the senate panel scrutinized recent security missteps by the tsa and some new ones too. T s a is handing out precheck status lik
Voice is able to trump, and hes got the name for it, the lesser figures in the clown car . What if this rich real estate tycoon outspends and outdraws his middle and lightweight opponents . What if he gets into the debate and comes out the champ . What then for the natural order and the theory that the whole republican 16th scenario for one of the winnable candidates to demolish the clown car . What if the driver of that vehicle ends up beating them . Howard dean, president ial candidate. April Ryan White House correspondent and john ferry is a republican strategist. Trump has made it clear hell fight anyone. You dont take criticism all that well. You lash back. I lash back yeah. Why wouldnt i lash back . When i watch a george will or a charles krauthammer, i watched them for years. Theyre just losers. The daily news put this picture, clown runs for president. The daily news is going to be out of business pretty soon. So youre going to slash and burn. All of my life thaur all talk, the
Would still need to lose about 100 pounds though. We feel your pain on that one. Morning joe starts right now. All right. Good morning, everyone. Its friday, july 19th. Happy friday, everybody. Welcome to morning joe. With us on set, we have former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst steve ratner, good day to have you on. Hello, ratner. Unhappy circumstances. Terrible circumstances but perhaps youll help us understand where we go from here. Washington, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. And msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee, Michael Steele. Willie geist and Brian Shactman at the table as well. Joe, couple things coming up. First of all, dont get Vladimir Putin mad. Front page of the New York Times no. He will kill you. Head of the opposition. Or arrest you and cause protests. That have somebody else kill you. With liz cheney, running for senate in wyoming, you know, dont
But its also because of the white houses response to benghazi, something that has nothing do with chuck hagel, who wasnt even in the government at the time. Today, the unprecedented step came to a head. That failed to get the 60 votes needed. That mob at the gate headed over what are republicans really trying to do . Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the capital tonight. Let me just tell you this, im going to ask you, why are they doing this . Why are they holding up a cabinet appointment . For some of them, it is about chuck hagel wanting to know more, who were not a part of committee. They just all received. They make it very clear. Its not personal, they say. It is a tool within the rules of the senate. They say the only tool they have to try to extract from the Administration Information they did not willingingly give. So case in point, there are two things that have happened because they put up this resistance. Today, they received a letter and they believed that that is a credit to the w
White houses response to benghazi, something that has nothing do with chuck hagel, who wasnt even in the government at the time. Today, the unprecedented step came to a head. That failed to get the 60 votes needed. That mob at the gate headed over what are republicans really trying to do . Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the capital tonight. Let me just tell you this, im going to ask you, why are they doing this . Why are they holding up a cabinet appointment . For some of them, it is about chuck hagel wanting to know more, who were not a part of committee. They just all received. They make it very clear. Its not personal, they say. It is a tool within the rules of the senate. They say the only tool they have to try to extract from the Administration Information they did not willingingly give. So case in point, there are two things that have happened because they put up this resistance. Today, they received a letter and they believed that that is a credit to the white house, that theyve now