iraq. you just look at what s happening in virtually any place in the middle east, iran is behind it. so what kind of a deal is this where it wasn t even discussed? and i know john kerry made the statement that he didn t want to discuss other things while he was make the deal despite all of the money that we gave them he didn t want to discuss it because it was too complicated. that s not the way do it because it was too complicated spot we made this terrible deal but we ll be discussing it. iran gets to restart their nuclear program? we ll find out. you ll find out about that. won t be so easy nor them to restart. they re not going to be restarting anything. they restart it they re going to have big problems, bigger than they ve ever had before. and you can mark it down. they restart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they have ever had before. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you. you have been watching president trump as we listen in for
the death grip. the bull grip. that s how i greet you in the mornings. yeah, so i m used to it it. my hand is still hurting. but anyway, president trump does has built some, you know, alliances that didn t really seem like had he the potential do. that he was so standoffish and confrontational coming in with some of our key allies. and so it s important. it s important for domestic audience as well as geopolitically. i think to the question about whether macron has gained anything vis a vis syria with trump, he has gained something. he got to be on an even standing with donald trump as the u.s. and france launched these air strikes. that makes him look good domestically. he s got a lot of challenges domestically, so does trump in the is about show and they can both win something coming out of this. but approval the united states and france has plummeted in the last 15 months. it s down 50% from where it was at the end of the 2016. so macron s got to deliver because the french p
anything? we ll see. we ll see how it goes. you ll watch it near on msnbc live in a little bit. i ll race over to the white house. before i do, thank you to you, and we also have to hit the big picture. down to alabama, a bronze statue called rise up . it s part of a new mee seuseum montgomery. peace and justice. it honors victims of lynchings. more than 4,000 people. it s a look through the history of slavery through the criminal justice system of today. the founder says he expects some people will be uncomfortable, but that s the point. he wanted to create a space for people to confront and deal honestly with the history. bryn anderson for the a.p. is the photographer here. we d love to here your thoughts. i ll see you later tonight. i ll be reporting out all of the headlines of the day. right now more news with ali velshi and stephanie ruhle back in new york. good morning to you.
as we hear anything more. also, since it s tuesday it s special election day in the grand canyon state. right now have you voters in arizona s eighth congressional district picking their next congresswoman. two women running to replace frafrpgs. franks resigned early in december after allegedly offering money to a staffer to carry his baby. the president won this place by just about 21 points in 2016. so, no surprise that the republican in today s case, debbie lesko is the favorite to win there today. she served in state government since 2009 calling herself the conservative choice for the district. the democrat has never run for public office before. she is an emergency room dubt and public health advocate. both candidates are now making their final pitches to voters. president trump, of course, may be watching this, this is now the eighth special election in his administration. the president is currently at the white house, though. he has been meeting with french