He was facing an uphill battle. A lot of people, including the republicans do not believe he has the experience of Veterans Affair and though he does have credentials as a doctor, he does not have the credentials to run something that brig. Its still a very fluid situation. Right now the president says hes standing by dr. Ronnie johnson and hes going to leave whether he steps aside up to Ronny Jackson. I heard the line where you have trump saying we wish to work on this new deal with iran. Can you tell me what it is the president of the United States wants and what is it about this deal that macron that hed being to change . Reporter look, all we know is the line you just cited. Theres no more information coming from the president what
this deal might be. The french president went into much more detail. He said dont rip up the current deal until you have something else. So keep the deal this is the french president laying out his argumen arguments, he said keep the deal and we need another deal for the 2025 era, and we need a de th president wants extra deals on top of the existing deals, meant to assuage the concerns he has with the current deal thats been made with iran. The big question is going into this would mr. Macron be able to
prod, push, nudge mr. Trump toward keeping the current deal . There isnt a whole lot of indication thats going to happen. A couple of hours ago mr. Trump was saying that deal is inday and is insane, is ridiculous. He said nobody knows what i will do on that day, except you perhaps, emmanuel. Teasing the world until the next episode on may 12th. Mike rogers used to chair the house intelligence committee. Congressman, nice to see you, sir. Welcome. Great you see you, brooke. Thanks for having me. Whats your take on the iran
deal . Why would iran even agree to a new deal period . Well, i dont think they would. It certainly wouldnt be in their interest. And i think china and russia would be nudging them not to accept the deal. All of the things that the french president presented as could we get another deal on top of it are really ideas that a lot of us opposed to the deal put forward at the time. Meaning is there a way to get after their Ballistic Missile program, which is turning into a dangerous element across the middle east, all of the cash that was dgiven to iran at the start of the deal, that 150 billion were seeing in places li li like yemen. I was opposed to this deal. I hope the president doesnt rip it up. But if you could get a side
deal, can you build sanctions on iran around their missile program. That would be a powerful thing forlt next few years and still keep our allies together around the nuclear deal that i think all of them admitted was flawed. Are you saying keep with plan a because there isnt a plan b, but if youre mentioning the side issues, the deal could be i wouldnt wait until 2025. We can start doing that now. Theyre Testing Missiles outside of u. N. Resolutions already. Theyre already violating u. N. Resolutions just in their missile pr missile program. So keep the Nuclear Program and
he called them four pillars. If he could get the president there, that would be a great outcome for us and our allies, maybe thats where theyre hoping to get him. The president earlier today was asked about the language he used in describing this he referred to as honorable. Here he was. Kim jong un was he really has been very open and i think very honorable from everything were seeing. Now a lot of promises have been made by north korea over the years but theyve never been in this position. And congressman, just watching the president standing there with macron, he said he hopes to beal would you
consider kim jong un honorable . Not even close. This is somebody involved in kidnapping japanese women. His regime was responsible for the slaughter of people who disagreed with him and he thought that might in fact fry to take him out. Remember what he did to himself father brother to try to cuckoo no, hes not an honorable guy. Do you even think trump should meet with him . I have an and just slightly that we may have turned kim jong un a little bit. I think the pressure of the and think he does not want to give up his nuclear weapons. Theres no doubt about it. So thats this one point where the president reemphasizes that
he understands that that is the line for kim jong un. But getting him in a room might get us to the next step. If it doesnt, ill give trump credit for this and ill just get up and get out of the room. Thats probably the best way to set up a m and im not going to have any more tests until after the talks. Not a big deal but its a concession. I think getting any concession out of the north korean dealer is probably a good step. Doesnt mean were close. Doesnt mean it going to. Speaking of walking out, heres my final question of you, not physically walking out of a proverbial meet of a meeting, we mean weve been reporting on
allegations that according to weeks weve been talking to, this was not and the white house gave them a heads up of the stories that could would come out and the president called dr. Driven and i dont think hell do it personally. Do you think that was the president giving the guy an out to just withdraw . Clearly to me thats Southern Democrats thought they were going to get a scalp on mike pompeo. That didnt happen. You also have republican and it
doesnt mean hes guilty of anything. Do you want to go through a whole other series of fights for your Veterans Affairs secretary or do you want to move on . I think the president said its going to be tough, ill stand with you because i nominated you but if you really want out of this, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, this would be the time to do it. Congressman mike rogers, thank you very much. We do have more on this breaking news. Were learning about the specific allegations against dr. Ronny jackson, which include excessive drinking, handling of prescriptions. Well have that for you. Also more cabinet drama. The white house right now debating whether epa chief scott pruitt will remain in his job. And well discuss and talk about who didnt get an invite in tonights big state dinner. Being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec®. Its starts working hard at hour one. And works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. That i served. Of the fact i was a C130 Mechanic in the corps, so im not happy unless my hands are dirty. Between running a business and four kids, were busy. Auto insurance, homeowners insurance, Life Insurance policies. Knowing that usaa will always have my back. Thats just one less thing you have to worry about. I couldnt imagine going anywhere else. Theyre like a friend of the family. We are the cochran family, and well be usaa members for life. Save by bundling usaa home and auto insurance. Get a quote today. The Kayak Explore Tool shows you the places you can fly on your budget. So you can be confident youre getting the most bang for your buck. Aloha. Kayak. Search one and done. Anna and a little nervous. Into retirement. But not so much about what Market Volatility may do to their retirement savings. Thats because they have a Shield Annuity from Brighthouse Financial, which allows them to take advantage of Growth Opportunities in up markets, while maintaining a level of protection in down markets. So they can focus on new things like exotic snacks. Talk with your advisor about Shield Annuities from Brighthouse Financial established by metlife. Caterpillar, which had excellent results but they warned the steel tariffs werent going to get any better. So its a case of what have you done for me lately . Secondly, you have an overarching reports of earnings that are good but not brilliant. The u. S. Treasury bond hit 3 , the tenyear bond. It takes the wind out of stocks and you start to look for a rotation. Knowing it and seeing it happen are two different things. More allegations against the president s v. A. Nominee and the president essentially giving him an out on that. Also ahead, the first lady stealing the show alongside the
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what is his response . They brought up his doling of Prescription Drugs and a toxic work environment. Two whistleblowers have come and told this information to the senate Veterans Affairs committee and they include at least one person who is a current associate of dr. Jacksons and another person who a former associate of dr. Jacksons. I should caution, the senators are not sure whether or not these allegations are accurate but they are troubling enough they decided to take the extraordinary move and delay a wednesday Confirmation Hearing over his nomination. The leaders made very clear they want more records and they want to look into this further. Because, quite frankly, i dont have enough information to say this is true, this isnt true, this is true. Were continuing the Vetting Process and well get to the bottom of everything. Reporter are you concerned
about what you have learned so far . If it turns out to be true. Mr. Jackson and myself and everybody in Congress Needs to take a deep breath, give the man a chance to be heard, lets give as you chance to ask the questions that need to be and as chairman im going to see to it this information that comes to my attention that needs to be vetted, its going to be vetted. The white house has been derelict in the Vetting Process, which accounts for some of the problems with their nominees. Some republicans agree with senator blumenthals assessments of concerns with the Vetting Process, saying these are things youd come up with before a nomination is proposed. In the meeting that Ronny Jackson just had with the republican of kansas, he denied doing anything improper, he said
hes looking forward to answering all these questions. He says there is nothing hes done that should disqualify him from this post. It seems like Ronny Jackson is ready to dig in, even as the members investigate these allegations it and could linger until some time. Manu, thank you. On the same cabinet trouble beat theres more to report with someone else in the administration. Cnn has learned the white house is debating whether its time for scott pruitt to go. He has been a problem and a major distraction from an ethical standpoint. He has denied any wrongdoing and so far the president has not soured on him. So our cnn politics reporter and editor at large is with me now. I see three faces already on
your screen with perhaps more to go. Talk about a group you dont necessarily want to join. First of all, lets remember broadly donald trump pledged i will bring the best people into my administration. I will bring people that no one else running for president or has ever been president before can bring. Lets start over here. Rex tillerson, gone because he and donald trump could not get along. Thats actually somewhat of a Success Story for trump because my pompeo looks like he might replace tillerson. And tom price, you might have for gotten about him. Gone because liking to fly, high priced either first class or private planes. Then here weve got david shulkin. This is the job that Ronny Jackson is at least nominated to lead Veterans Affairs. Shulkin, big problems with, wait
for it, using Taxpayer Money to fund his wifes trip to europe with him. These are the three that are gone these are tngss and so weve got three fired. Weve got all of these that have tensions. Jeff sessions, the attorney general, it would take a whole show to go through his problems. Ryan zinke, interior, problem with flights again. Betsy devos, has done a number of negative things as it treelts public relations. And down here, this is the big one, scott pruitt, it feels to me like the temperature has changed. Weve seen this with some of the other Cabinet Members donald trump has fired. It builds and builds and build and they say no, no, no, and all of a sudden donald trump gets sick of the negative press. I think thats where were headed to. Its a group people dont want to join. We could get into this whole macron visit to the white house, all the brushing of i dont know what that was on macronel. Where do you want to begin . I do want to get to this picture i do want to go to this picture. This is the four of them after macron and trump both gave speeches. Lots of people talking about Melania Trumps hat. Thats the buzz of the picture. I want to point this out. I find the political theatrics fascinating. What is going on here and here . Why is Macron Doing The Hook Em Horns sign . Its super weird. Melania trump grabbing his other two figures. Donald trump grabbing just macrons middle finger, super, super awkward. These are the things i spend my life trying to figure out, brooke. Its a blessing and a curse. Is there any more you want to dissect from this photo . You have the horns and the middle finger. 60 degrees in washington when this picture was taken. I sweat a lot at all times. I dont wear an overcoat unless its 20 or below. One other thing. Ill go from happiest to least happy to be in this picture. Happiest. Shes thrilled. I think its probably the hat. Macron, this is like a devious look because hes doing The Hook Em Horn thing and then you get
to Brigette Macron thing and shes like, wait, were doing hand in pocket move . My biggest takeaway is that macron may be a secret kiss fan. Well have to do a whole cnn special on that one. I expect that to be your next topic for your next show. We will be right back. So we swapped your car out for the allnew chevy traverse. Yes. Do you think its going to surprise your daughter . Absolutely. Wait, is mom here yet . Wheres mom . Shes in this car. What the heck . Whoa. Yo, whose car is this . This is the allnew chevy traverse. This is beautiful. It has apple carplay compatibility. Do those apps look familiar . Ohhhhh. Do you want to hit this button . Theres a hidden compartment. Uhh, whoa. Mom, when im older can you buy me this car . I wanna buy me this car. Almost 800 when we switched our auto and home insurance. With liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. Hey oh, thats my robe. Is it . When you switch to liberty mutual, you could save 782 on auto and home insurance. And still get great coverage for you and your family. Call
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the state dinner, you dressed Michelle Obama a number of times. Was the 09 india dinner the first one for you when she was wearing your dress . Yes. I was in miami when she wore it because i had no idea until the last moment that she was going to wear it or not. It was always a big, big surprise. Were playing through all of these. I think that was the dress from 09. Were going through all of the different dresses she wore of yours. Perfect because it was the india state dinner, youre an indian designer. What was t