promises. and donald trump right now, i m sorry to say, is right at the bottom on all of those metrics. david axelrod, senator schumer is obviously no fan of the president, said back in january that negotiating with president trump is like negotiating with jell-o. i mean based on what we ve seen, he doesn t seem to be wrong there. no, he doesn t. look, i think what happened just in this latest series of events is that he painted himself into a corner on this issue of guns, saying one thing at that public session and then getting lectured by the nra in private, and he wanted to change the subject. so he prematurely ran out with this trade announcement that wasn t ready, that defied the advice of most of his economic and national security advisers, that was light on details. you had the spectacle of the secretary of commerce appearing on a sunday show saying he didn t really know what the
promises. donald trump is at the bottom of all of those metrics. david, senator schumer is no fan of the president and said back in january, negotiating with president trump is like negotiating with jell-o. he don t seem to be wrong there. just in this latest series of events, he painted himself into one corner with guns. and he wanted to change the subject so he pre maturely ran out with this trade announcement that wasn t ready. light on details, you had the speck tackle of the secretary of commerce appearing on a sunday show that he didn t know what the details of this latest trade
that was the idea for early january. but the president said he had heard on television, and we get the mixed messages from the president on the one hand saying he doesn t watch tv and on the other he comments about what he has seen on television, that he might not make his christmas deadline, even though the bill had been passed. so he told his staff to hurry it up, get the documents ready, and he put his signature on the new tax law in the oval office surrounded by a normal handful of media, the normal white house pool that rotates each day with the most access to the president. so it s unclear whether they ll still have a ceremony in january when lawmakers are back in session. so he did a little of both. he had the celebration right after it was passed on the south lawn. that s where we heard lawmakers praising his leadership and the president praising an array of lawmakers essential to the process. that was immediately after it was passed so the paperwork wasn t ready. by the time t
had wanted it reported in the summer of 2016. her son, she says, wasn t ready. and i should note, kevin spacey s people, we have reach ed out repeatedly. the last time i ve had any response from them i reached out every single day was last week when we said he s going for treatment. everybody has taken a notice of on social media. but you started a decade ago. seeing how this is ballooning right now, and how it s enabling more and more and more women to come forward, more and more men coming forward to describe their experience, i just want to know how you feel. it s overwhelming, right? but it s also something that we know, people who have done this work for a long time know that this is reality of sexual violence in our world, in our society. it s pervasive. it s interesting it s being uncovered in this moment at this time. but it s never a better time. is it a turning point? are we changing? i think so. i ve heard it being called a
says to me, mom, kevin spacey tried to rape me. that s the hardest phone call i ve ever taken. that s a tough question, but did you want to report it. i did. but your son wasn t ready. he wasn t ready. he was definitely very embarrassed about it. and he was afraid. i mean, who is going to believe an 18-year-old kid. he is still afraid, she says. spacey s attorneys have not responded to nbc news s repeated request for comment. last statement a representative gave to nbc news was spacey was seeking treatment. we know the truth. and the truth will come out. kate snow, nbc news, boston. very troubling report there. thanks to kate snow for the powerful report. we have also learned that