Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Xq institute. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump has had another full day, with pronouncements ranging from refugees to russia. He spoke out today at both the white house and the defense department. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Its big stuff. Reporter with the first week of his presidency over, mr. Trump acted on one of his most polarizing promises. The pentagon was the backdrop, as he signed an executive action on curbing the admission of refugees. Im establishing new vetting measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the United States of america. We dont want them here. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love, deeply, our people. Reporter candidate trump repeatedly called for extreme vetting of those from countries with ties to terrorism. He first introduced the idea as a ban on all muslims. Donald j. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the United States, until our countrys representatives can figure out what the hell is going on reporter last year, former president barack obama welcomed nearly 85,000 refugees, including more than 12,000 syrians, and he increased the limit for this year to 110,000. The president also signed documents today calling for a dramatic expansion of the armed services. And, he attended a ceremonial swearingin for defense secretary james mattis. Earlier, after meeting with british Prime Minister theresa may, the president said mattis, who believes torture does not work, will have the last word on using waterboarding or other severe interrogation methods. Im going to rely on him. I happen to feel that it does work. Ive been open about it for a long period of time. But i am going with our leaders. Reporter on relations with russia, Prime Minister may said she firmly believes in continued sanctions against moscow, for its actions in ukraine. But the president demurred. As far as the sanctions, its very early to be talking about that. But we look to have a great relationship with all countries. But if we can have a great relationship with russia and with china and with all countries, im all for that. Reporter mr. Trump will speak with russian president putin by phone tomorrow. Today, he held an hourlong phone call with mexican president enrique pena nieto, who had canceled a visit to washington over the president s executive order to build a border wall. President trump said todays it was a very good call, but he also renewed his complaint that mexico is taking advantage of the u. S. On trade. The United States cannot continue to lose vast amounts of business, vast amounts of companies and millions and millions of people losing their jobs. That wont happen with me. Reporter the Mexican Government issued its own statement, saying the two leaders have agreed not to talk publicly about the border wall dispute for now. Woodruff and lisa joins usn. So, lisa, you reported that the president left it open whether he is going to lift the sanctions that now exist against russia, economic and other sanctions, but we saw today republican congressional leaders quickly weighed in. Thats right. Not so open on the other end of pennsylvania avenue. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told politico tonight that he does not want to lift these sanctions. In fact, he went even further and said if theres any regime in the world that does not deserve sanction relief, its russia. In addition, House Speaker paul ryan said he thought these sanctions were overdue. It seems to me, judy, as much as the president may be leaving an open door to sanction relief for russia, the congressmen and leaders there see an opportunity to try and close that door tonight. Woodruff so, lisa, now on a domestic issue question, healthcare reform, there was an audiotape of some of the republican congressional retreat in philadelphia this week, and it leaked. Some interesting material on there. What do we learn from that . This is just unprecedented. These are private meetings where members sort of let loose, if you will, and say things they do not say in public and here the Washington Post and others have received an anonymous tape from this and confirmed it from several others in the room. In that tape it shows many members of the house and republican conference are nervous about whats ahead and how exactly they thread several needles, such as how they make sure premiums dont go up and no one loses healthcare coverage and make sure they dont have political backflow from this. For others who dont want to use their names they say its becoming theres no silver bull it forethe House Republicans and this will be messy with tough votes ahead for republicans. Woodruff fascinating. Quickly, this has been a very busy week. Youve already get a sons of whats coming up next week. Ged retie. Next week, off the confirmation fights ongoing and a Supreme Court nominee we expect plus the beginnings of Committee Debate over how to repeal obamacare, so buckle up. Woodruff we are buckling up. Lisa desjardins at the white house, thank you. Mora in the days other news, the National Park Service Confirms President Trump ordered it to put out more photos of his inauguration crowd. That came in a phone call to the agencys acting head, on saturday. The Washington Post reports the president was angry over images that showed his crowd was dwarfed by president obamas in 2009. A white house spokesman said today, President Trump is someone who takes action and gets things done. Woodruff the new American Ambassador to the United Nations, nikki haley, is starting her tenure with a warning. This was nikki haleys first day on the job at the u. N. , and she pledged support for u. S. Allies. But the former South Carolina governor also made it known, for those that dont have our back were taking names. Mora 72 years ago today, soviet troops liberated the nazi death camp at auschwitz, poland. Today, elderly survivors gathered there to mark the event on International Holocaust remembrance day. Along with the polish Prime Minister, they laid candles at a monument for more than six million jews murdered by the nazis, including more than one million at auschwitz. translated i dont feel like a guest of honor here. I always feel either a former prisoner, or a prisoner. Because when i walk down this corridor, the one we just entered through, i still walk naked, just like then. Because this is in my memory, and not only mine i speak with friends we are all branded for life with these horrible experiences. Mora at the United Nations today, secretary general Antonio Guterres warned that antisemitism and antimuslim hatred are on the rise. He said, irrationality and intolerance are back. Woodruff the u. S. Economys growth in 2016 was the weakest in five years. The Commerce Department reports the rate of expansion was just 1. 6 from the year before. President trump has set a goal of doubling the growth rate to 4 a year through tax cuts, public works spending and deregulation. Mora and, wall street finished this friday with a lackluster showing, thanks in part to the disappointing data on growth. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost seven points to close at 20,093. The nasdaq rose five points, and the s p 500 slipped two. For the week, the dow and the s p rose 1 or more. The nasdaq was up nearly 2 . Woodruff still to come on the newshour more on the president s order to limit the number of refugees coming to the u. S. ; the first visit of britains Prime Minister to the white house; tens of thousands march against abortion with the Vice President s support, and much more. Mora President Trumps executive order to limit refugees, immigrants and visitors to the United States aims to reduce the possibility of terrorist attacks here at home. But, will it be effective . We get two views. Daniel benjamin was ambassador atlarge and coordinator for counterterrorism at the u. S. State department during the obama administration. Hes now at dartmouth college. And Reuel Marc Gerecht is a former c. I. A. Case officer. Hes now a senior fellow with the foundation for the defense of democracies. It is very good to have you both with us. Dan, i want to start with you. We believe the order calls for the suspension of entry to the u. S. , people from seven mostly muslim countries. Do you think that will fulfill the orders intent of protecting americans from terrorism . No, i dont think it will do anything to make us safer. Since 9 11, there hasnt been a single case of terrorists coming in from outside the country to carry out an attack, so its really hard to believe this executive order is going to improve on the very, very good job that our immigration system does right now. That system has been improved dramatically since 9 11. Applicants for visas or to immigrate here are streamed many times against many databases with all kinds of information that might tell us something about them, and i dont think that this is going to in any way help and if anything will send the wrong signal and might undermine our security by further disturbing muslim communities here at home about their feeling and increase their feeling of isolation and embattlement. Mora to dans point, most terrorism in the United States has been homegrown but 9 11 was carried out by people from foreign countries. Do you think going after these seven countries makes sense . Well, we have to wait to see the details, but im skeptical. I think they need to know what the bush and the obama administrations have done wrong, and as dan said, i think the process has gotten pretty rigorous. Now, if they can find some area of improvement, go ahead and show us, but well, they are calling for tighter visa screening around the world and saying that countries who dont help will end up being penalized and wont get visas. That will great a tremendous yeah, but where this scares counterterrorism officers most will be european muslims coming to the naissments they may end the Visa Waiver Program for all europeans, but i guarantee you, i once upon a time did a lot of visa around other interviews, and i am skeptical how this mechanically works, that somehow the officers are going to penetrate into this situation more than they have already done, that theyre going to be somehow more rigorous than they have already been. On the other hand the female attacker in San Bernardino had come in and very quickly, after her name was known, it was pretty obvious that she had extremist ties. So can tighter immigration screening help . So, look, there is always room for innovation in human designed systems, and one area thats of great concern but that will be extremely expensive to do a better job on is social media. So you are correct that she is, in some ways, the one outlier in this period, but, you know, we should improve where we can as long as its cost effective, but we should also keep in mind, though, that more than a third of this terroristrelated crimes that are being carried out by muslims in this country are being carried out by converts and that, really, the largest amount of radicalization is going on within our borders. So i think we need to spend a lot more money on, you know, increasing our connectivity with those communities so that we can give them the tools to identify people who are radicalizing and give them offramps, keep them from going to distance and taking to violence. But it has been somewhat different in europe, where a lot of the european terrorism has been homegrown, you have tunisians, algerians, moroccans, is it maybe were a few steps removed from that and we need to take action now to avoid whats thats a good question. The europeans are under a good situation a different situation where they had giant refugee waves where there was no security procedures set up, essentially nothing, they just came over, so, in that type of situation, of course, a group like the Islamic State or al quaida could implant people into those waves and use them. Now, the american system is much more laborious, much more time consuming. Theres a reason why there hasnt been a sleeper sell in any of the refugee programs in the United States because youre not guaranteed. Why would you deploy a young holy warrior into a system that could take years and probably he might not even get status . Right, and this order, we believe, also calls for the suspension of all refugees from syria indefinitely and for a suspension of refugees from any country for the next four months. Given what reuel just said, dan, do you agree . Is there any point to that . No, actually i find this deeply disturbing. Its holocaust remembrance day. Whats going on is the worst humanitarian crisis since world war ii and we are punishing those who are suffering most in this condition. We vet refugees from syria for a period of 18 to 24 months before theyre allowed to come to the United States, and, you know, if you will permit me, i think we know more about them by the time they get here than we know about the president s finances. And, you know, its really a remarkable fact that we are punishing these people. We should be taking in more of them. There hasnt been a single case of terrorist activity on the part of a syrian refugees. And, of course, one of the criticisms of all this is this smacks of antimuslim bigotry and there is a provision in what we believe will be the order that says, once the refugee suspension is lifted, that priority will be given to people who are members of religious minorities in countries, who are persecuted in those countries. At protecting christians. I suspect thats the intent. I mean, i dont have a problem with the United States giving, you know, an open door to people being persecuted abroad, and if that happens to be christians, fine, let the christians come in. I really dont have the problem with that. You know, i do think they need to think this through a bit more, and i think they also need to pay particular attention to what theyd do with the europeans because the real truth is we dont talk about it. When it comes to counterterrorism, the europeans are not free loaders, all right . The british and the french, in particular, are the vanguard of americas protection. It is their Security Services which are now overwhelmed by the refugee issues that have done the lions share of protecting u. S. Shores. So whatever we do, we should coordinate that pretty closely with the europeans and we should try not to do things that are going to make the europeans really upset. Well see how this plays out. Reuel marc gerecht and daniel benjamin, good to have both your insights. Thanks. Hi, dan. Woodruff in stark contrast to the ban on refugees, the white house opened its doors today to the United States most trusted ally. As Margaret Warner reports, in the face of uncharted waters, there was an appreciation of a shared history. It is a great honor to have Winston Churchill back. Reporter President Trump had a warm Oval Office Welcome for Prime Minister may, as the two posed beside a bust of britains greatest wartime leader. And both are now trying to steer their countries in new directions amid great uncertainty. May is charting britains withdrawal from the European Union after the public voted for brexit, which triggered her predecessor David Camerons resignation. May didnt support leaving the e. U. Either, but shes now pledged to see it through, insisting it will be a clean break. Brexit means brexit, and were going to make a success of it reporter last april in london, thenpresident obama warned that a vote to leave the e. U. Would jeopardize a future u. S. U. K. Trade agreement. Because our focus is in negotiating with a big bloc, the European Union, to get a trade agreement done. And the u. K. Is going to be in the back of the queue. Reporter mr. Trump, however, was a vocal brexit supporter. People want to take their country back. Reporter nigel farage, the man who led the brexit movement, campaigned with mr. Trump, and visited him in new york just days after his election. Atop mays agenda now is to get President Trump to commit to negotiate a bilateral trade deal as soon as britain leaves the e. U. Yet President Trump vows to put america first, and has already issued some protectionist orders, like insisting new Oil Pipelines be built with american steel. Britains ambassador to the u. S. , sir kim darroch, said what may needs now is a pledge to negotiate a deal, not the details. As we leave the e. U. , we intend to go global to have a global series of trading relationships. I think its reassuring to the British Public to know that the door over here is open to doing a deal quickly. Reporter Julian Borger, the guardians World Affairs editor, said negotiating an exit from the e. U. Wont be easy. It is going to be economically and politically very costly to do. And so trumps arrival is really a political lifeline for her. She can say that we are now global britain. We look beyond europe. We have theres a whole world out there thats willing to buy our stuff and stand with us. And u. S. Is exhibit a, our closest ally, special relationship. These sort of ideas and phrases really resonate in the u. K. Reporter former Deputy Assistant secretary of state heather conley, said mr. Trump has a lot at stake in this visit as well. President trump needs a successful meeting with his first foreign leader. This is important. He needs to assume and be very president ial. He needs a command of the brief. He needs to make sure that he represents the United States in a very clear fashion with details and with substance. Reporter ever since world war ii, both countries have hailed their special relationship. In the 1980s, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and president Ronald Reagan stood firm against the soviet union. In the 2000s, Prime Minister tony blair joined president george w. Bushs iraq invasion at great political cost to blair. Today, the Prime Minister wanted to persuade mr. Trump to maintain that Security Partnership Standing Firm against russian adventurism in ukraine, and maintaining u. S. Support for nato, on which hes sent mixed signals. Days before taking office, mr. Trump told the times of london and the german newspaper bild that nato was . Obsolete because it wasnt taking care of terror. He complained that other members arent paying their fair share. Very unfair to the United States. Then he added with that being said, nato is very important to me. There are other differences too. May, who criticized candidate trumps proposals to ban muslim immigrants and his crude comments about women, is under pressure at home to make those differences clear here. She told a bbc interviewer last weekend some of the comments that donald trump has made in relation to women are unacceptable. Whenever there is something that i find unacceptable, i wont be afraid to say that to donald trump. Reporter another friction point, mr. Trumps suggestion that the u. S. Should reinstate torture and other harsh interrogation techniques. She responded wednesday in parliament. We have a very clear position on torture. We do not sanction torture. We do not get involved with that, and that will continue to be our position. Reporter today, their differences on torture and maintaining sanctions on russia were front and center when they met reporters. On other matters, the president did affirm the two nations Close Partnership we have one of the great bonds. We pledge our lasting support to this most special relationship. Reporter but he didnt say a word about a bilateral trade agreement, nor about nato. That left it up to the Prime Minister to assert that theyd had a meeting of the minds on both on trade we are discussing how we can establish a trade negotiation agreement, take forward immediate highlevel talks, lay the groundwork for u. K. U. S. Trade agreement, and identify reporter and on nato, after saying london would urge other members to hike their defense spending, she added weve reaffirmed our unshakeable commitment to this alliance. Mr. President , i think you said, confirmed that youre 100 behind nato. Reporter he didnt respond on nato. And on prospects for a trade deal, he said only my position on trade has been solid for many, many years, since i was a very young person talking about how we were getting ripped off by the rest of the world. But we will be talking to your folks about brexit. Reporter may will have to walk a fine line forging a close relationship with mr. Trump. Thousands of protesters massed in london saturday in opposition to him. Again, Julian Borger hes seen as volatile, unpredictable, and some of his remarks seen as racist. He seems as a dangerous player on the international stage, and also suspected because of his complete refusal to say anything negative about Vladimir Putin or moscow, who are both viewed deeply unfavorably in the u. K. Reporter so theres much work ahead for this special relationship to blossom anew. For the pbs newshour, im Margaret Warner. Mora stay with us. Coming up on the newshour mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news; and an Asian American comedian shares his experience with everyday racism. But first, less than a week after saturdays massive womens march on washington, demonstrators again gathered in the nations capitol today. Their message was to call for an end to legal abortion. Jeffrey brown has the story. crowd cheers brown this was the 44th march for life, but it held special significance for tens of thousands of antiabortion activists, with the coming of a republican president and congress. Many arrived in groups from churches and schools, after long bus rides. President trump began their day with a tweet, saying to all of you marching, you have my full support. And at a rally before the march, a sitting Vice President addressed the annual gathering for the first time. Because of all of you and the many thousands who stand with us in marches like this all across the nation, life is winning again in america. Brown its a cold and windy morning here on the national mall. But people are out in numbers. They talked to us about the optimism and new Energy Around this issue that has galvanized them for so long. They talked to us of being on the very cusp of change. Donna katzung of washington, missouri has made the trip to washington d. C. For the last eight years. This year, with President Trump and Vice President pence, you know, theres a feeling, that maybe were going to get somewhere. That somebody is hearing us, that our voice is out there and being heard. Brown the president has already signaled hes listening. On monday, he signed an executive order reinstating the socalled mexico city policy, which bars federal funds to International Aid organizations that offer abortions or abortion advocacy. Hes also said hell soon announce his Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia one with similar views on abortion. Many here see that as a move toward overturning roe v. Wade the courts 1973 decision that legalized abortion. We would be happy with anything. Anything, were moving in the right direction. But i mean a complete repeal would be our ultimate goal. Ive been hoping for that for. That was nothing against President Trump, but thats one of the main reasons i voted for him. Brown the march for life followed on the heels of last saturdays womens march on washington, protesting the new president. City officials said it drew more than half a Million People here, many more around the globe. Some women today, like Abbey Bongiorno of green bay, wisconsin, said theyd felt excluded. The prolifers werent really invited to that. As a woman, it was really interesting that i wasnt really allowed to march with fellow women because i believe its wrong to have abortions in the United States. Brown but they did march today. Officials offered no immediate estimate of the crowd. Abortion rights supporters were also out, in far smaller numbers, in a counter protest. A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found 57 of the public supports legal abortion in all or most cases, as high as its been in two decades. And now we look at todays march and more, with marjorie dannenfelser, president of the susan b. Anthony list, a national antiabortion group. We can withum to you. To what extent do you see the election as having changed the politics of abortion . What is poll now . Its revolution as the politics of abortion. We have control of the house and senate and strong commitments from the administration to make real changes for the first time in decades. So were very well positiont to enact some change. Change. Brown the march is an annual event, long in the planning, but did you see it as a response to last weaks womens march . I see it as a contrast. It happens every single years and has for 44 years which shows the staying power and conviction of this group of people. There are a lieutenant of differences between the two. There is a clear mandate for this one. The last weeks march was a hodgepodge of issues. You could be marching for something you didnt necessarily agree with because you werent sure last week. I think that happened to a lot of women in the march. Brown polls continue to show broad support for abortion rights. As your movement gains more in the political arena, why does it continue to lag in the larger culture . It doesnt lag in the larger culture, especially the agenda we have set forward that trump is behind that congress is poised to pass, a 20week ban, no abortions after 20 weeks, thats wildly popular. There is no limit currently. Theralso a redirect of planned parenthood funding to organizations that address the whole health of women and dont provide abortions. These are very Common Ground issues, and no taxpayer funding of abortion at all. These are 60 , 70 issues and that is whats on the agenda of this president , and the voice of that one marcher that you interviewed, it will be tremendous progress. Any change in the prolife direction will mean that there is progress, and it will come far closer to the will of the people, whereas right now theyve got nothing. Brown the kinds of things youre talking about are in state legislatures, but back to the question about the larger culture, you dont see too much of a shift. There is an enormous shift. When you ask the question, do you like prochoice or prolife, you generally get about an even split, but generally people are comfortable with prochoice. When you break down what they mean, they are definitely for lateterm bans. This is definitely a federal bill that has been voted on by house and senate last session and will be voted on again. All the issues i mention are federal priorities, and they have the tremendous backing of the American People, especially women. Brown this goes to my next question, though, because a lot of the success in recent years has been at the state level. Does the focus now shift to more federal types actions of the kind youre talking about . Its both and. The state level will continue because were stronger on the state level which speaks for the prolife movement, and because we have the strength on the federal level, we can stand for the nation for a reasonable abortion policy. Going from one, there are no restrictions whatsoever, to reasonable restrictions that match up to public policy. And again especially womens views on this. Brown next week, as we know, donald trump has said hell nominate a new Supreme Court justice. Do you stay end of roe v. Wade in this and what will finally bring it . When might it occur . I doubt very much there will be a day that someone proclaims will an end to roe v. Wade. It was poorly decided in conjunction can doe vs. Bolton. Liberal jurissists say this was a splaift action instead of judicial. When a 20week ban is enacted, that will contradict some of roe v. Wade. I would be all for overturning it in a day. I think well see modest proposals enacted into the lou lau and slowly the will of the people will be enacted into the law as well. Brown many people are still parsing the election and the outcome. I have to ask you, even personally, i saw a letter from january 2016 in which a number of antiabortion leaders wrote a letter saying anybody but donald trump, and there was a quote in there that said, as women, we are disgust bid mr. Trumps treatment of individuals, women in particular. Yeah. I was the author of that letter. Brown thats why im asking you. Thats why im saying good question. Yes, i was the author of that letter. He was our last choice because to have the reasons that were stated in that letter. He was our last choice, until he was our first choice. Why was he our first choice . He was because we are comparing to people with fatal character flaws, in our opinion, at that point. We thought that we werent sure before that who we could trust, but there was no question that when we compared hicialght, her treatment of the women that went through her husbands life, and trump and how and the concerns we had about the outrageous things he said, we were voting on policy in the end, and policy must rule the day, when you have a choice like that, and for us, he was far greater committed prolife and is turning out to be the far better choice because he is following through on the commitments and become the person we hoped that he would be. Brown excuse me. I just wanted to ask you one more question, briefly, if you could. Sure. Brown thinking about the causes and factors behind the election, how much do you think abortion was a factor in the end in Donald Trumps victory . It was the biggest factor in any election, in any election, abortion was a major factor. He believes that, we know that. We saw the numbers of voters we browghtd to the polls in battleground staith. It was the number one googled items the day before the election, it was on peoples minds, we brought those to the battleground states for a win and he knows that and so does mike pence. Brown marjorie dannenfelser, thank you very much. Thanks. Woodruff from executive actions to Early Morning tweets, the first week of the Trump Administration has been marked by a flurry of twists and turns. To help make sense of it all, we turn to the analysis of shields and brooks. Thats syndicated columnist mark shields, and New York Times columnist david brooks. Welcome to both of you. And i guess you could say, mark, from mexico to russia, from Oil Pipelines to healthcare, it has not been a quiet first week. Hows it gone . If youre a trump supporter, terrific. Hes done what he said he was going to do, he was honored his Campaign Commitments on the wall, on keeping the borders secure, safe, limited, and stopping immigration as much as possible, and building the pipeline and going ahead. I mean, so, in that sense, he didnt lose any support among his supporters. Among his critics, i think, whose doubts were in large part not simply ideological, but about the temperament of donald trump, its reinforced those doubts, his performance, especially the smallness of his preoccupation about the size of the crowd, which he keeps returning to in a rather bizarre fangs. Woodruff how do you see this first week, david . We were here a week ago together and it feels like a century. I wonder can he keep up this pace of news and busyness and conflict without exhausting everybody . I will say among business people, the Political Class and the republicans on the hill, just a great sense of being unnerved, unnerved at the instability. Partly h hes done what he said, as mark said. Hes undermined the postworld International Order pretty quickly. Tearing down t. P. P. Is a bill that Congress Says would have produced billions of dollars of earnings every year for americans. Picking a fight with their second biggest export market, very unnerving. I dont see the but the oleksandr turchynover things i would say is the general sense of chaos and incompetence on how you do it. Okay, you want to pick a fight with mexico. Do you do it by tweet, have a proposal for americans paying for the wall, sort of withdraw it then not, maximize design to polarize opinion against mexico in the United States. How much of this is real . He signs papers steve bannon and others wrote for him but who will implement it . We saw it with the syrian been, is the government just going to let him sign papers and then go along their merry way . Woodruff mark, coming back to something you both referred to, should everyone who voted for him and watched him for months really expected what weve seen this week . Its the full donald trump coming forward, isnt it . No yes. I mean, you know, weve talked about the disenchantment, the age nation of American Voters because how long have republicans promised a balance budget . How long have republicans pretend they did care deeply about budget deficits . Or democrats on their issues about the poor, about really doing something about those in poverty and income inequality, and then they get elected and, no, you cant do it. Whatever else, i mean, he has certainly been against the grain on that. But i dont think the temperamental the divide on this week, judy, i think is those who look at donald trump and see somebody who goes to the c. I. A. And last saturday. And lashes out at the press and complains about the coverage of the size, the wall heroes, sends out his press secretary for his debut looking like a hostage tape complaining about press coverage and insisting its the biggest crowd ever, nobody has ever measured crowds except barack obama because it was an historic turnout. But the biggest crowd before that was lyndon johnson. Nobody knows that. Donald trump all of a sudden is preoccupied by it. One thing that happened this week, i think if i were in the white house i would be deeply concerned about, and that was the dallas Stars National League Hockey team plays in the american aerials center in Dallas American Airlines center in dallas, they had a capacity crowd right after spicer and the c. I. A. They put attend fns, 1. 5 million on the gu jumbotron, and the whole place erupted in laughter. When you become a bunch line 30 hours later after inauguration to dallas hockey fans, thats a problem. Woodruff its only the first week, lets see what happen . People are in panic mode. Hes picking fights. This is an example. There are two theories of he tells things that are false. Is it because hes an authoritarian figure twisting words in an orwellian manner to exercise control and control peoples minds or is he a 5yearold who has an ego and everybody has to produce photos to make the monarch feel good. Which do you vote on. The 5yearold kid. King george the iii. I think he needs the ego fed all the time. After the c. I. A. , he gave an abc interview where he talked about the standing ovation that the c. I. A. , the longest ever since peyton manning. First of all, the employees couldnt sit down because he didnt tell them. Of course its a standing ovation. They cant sit down. But then the way he went on and on, that was a home run, and, i mean, its weird. Which leads, mark, back to, i think again, what both of you were talking about, and thats this question of facts or what do they call them, alternate facts. Are we going to continue to debate this kind of thing for the duration of the first year or the rest of his presidency . Yes, we are, judy. Ill tell you why, because steve bannon, the president s senior counselor, chief strategist said something this week thats absolutely true, h he said there is no Opposition Party. The democrats lost 958 slaifts seats during Barack Obamas eight years. The democrats went into the election of 2016 holding control of seven states with governorship and both sides of the legislature. Today, as we sit here, connecticut, rhode island, oregon, california and hawaii are the five states that have democratic governors and democratic legislators. The opposition really is marty barron the editor of the Washington Post is the leader of the opposition, davids paper, remainstream media because theyre the ones who have to call them account. There are 214 committees woodruff steve bannon called the press the Opposition Party but he meant it, i think. Whether he meant it or not, he spoke the truth because accountability and fact are going to be maintained, insisted upon, its only going to come that way. The democrats on the hill are powerless. They couldnt pass salt if they asked for it. Im sorry. They couldnt pass the sugar. Thats how weak they are. Woodruff is it that bad is this. I think there is another opposition more effective or more important now, which is people who work in government, some the Civil Servants. If were going to impose a visa on european countries, they have to process it, and believe me, Civil Servants have many ways to not do something, and its easier for them not to do it. The second is congress and not only democrats and thats important but also republicans in congress. Republicans in congress, a, they believe in Ronald Reagans Republican Party, not donald trump or Steve Bannons Republican Party. Second, theyve made this bargain with the guy, they think, were going to tolerate him, just as long as he signs our legislation, and if we can get healthcare or tax reform that we like, all that chaos is worth it. But the chaos may turn out to be too high price to pay, and, so, now we get in a big fight with mexico, and some members of congress are very upset that weve needlessly started a trade war which is totally out of control, and some would love to go down to mexico and say, hey, he doesnt speak for us. They wont do it now because theyre pausing to see what happens, but six or eight months, a year, they could decide, this is too much for our country, we have to go down, and we would go to mexico or the next 18 fights he picks. Woodruff david makes a point. You talk about how much of what donald trump is saying is going to become reality, his own party is going to have a lot to say about how much becomes reality. They are. David is a very cheerful optimist of the subject of republican backbone. This man has taken over the Republican Party. Hes transformed the Republican Party. Donald trump is an independent president ial candidate who ran on the republican label. He really did. He took it over. He transformed it into his image, in his likeness. H he will toss a deferential nod once in a while, but its trumps agenda. It isnt paul ryans agenda or mitch mcconnell. They can stop them. As theyve already stood up, mcconnell has on sanctions, to russia. Thank god for jim mattis. I dont mean to sound like a broken record. Secretary of defense, on torture, trump at least deferred to him while expressing for the First Time Ever an american president s fullthroated support of torture, endorsement of torture. At least dick cheney, the Vice President , the euphemism of enhanced interrogation for torture which has been out loud laud, which is illegal, immoral, diplomatically disastrous and militarily counterproductive and hurtful. So im still waiting. Thank god for john mccain, quite frankly. Woodruff david, what makes you think republicans are going to v as mark said, the backbone to stand up to him . A, because i hear rumblings of it, which i hope lead to backbone. Second, if president is prologue, trump picked a fight with mexico, germany is not far behind, hell pick a fight with them and with china, vietnam has been severely hurt by what he did this week on t. P. P. , so a series of big fights in the international arena. The president makes a lot of decision about use of armed force and for him to make decision on questionable information is going to happen. Hes going to have to make those decisions and it will just feel like the whole american project, i believe, is weirdly under threat. It could be he does this in the realm of media and he lives up there and steve bannon runs policy down here, and that would have a berlusconi destabilizing effect on our culture and no practical effect, but i think he is a fundamentally unstablizing force and the people who swore to uphold the constitution will have to take measures at some point. Woodruff mark, in the minute left the polls support he still has the support of people who voted for him, 80 of the republicans say hes doing a great job. Judy, this is the honeymoon. The troubles hes inflicted this week were totally unforced errors upon himself. So this really is a time americans want the country and the president to do well. We just broke the 20,000 point barrier, and he stepped all over the story. I mean, if you were counseling the president and there when the dow jones breaks 20,000, gee, i had nothing to do with it but i love that the American People express confidence and optimism in our future instead, hes doing something with david muir complaining about the coverage and telling everyone to watch fox news. Hes as high now with no problems. They havent even had a crisis yet. If mr. Rogers is having a weeks this should be his mr. Rogers week, and it wasnt exactly mr. Rogers. I like you. Woodruff and i like both of you. Mark shields, david brooks, thank you both. Next week, an exclusive conversation. I sit down with Vice President mike pence at the white house. That is tuesday, january 31, right here on the pbs newshour. Mora finally tonight, a look at the subtle ways our society often equates being white with whats normal. It comes from peter kim, who was a member of chicagos famed second city comedy troupe. It is the latest edition of i. M. H. O. in my humble opinion. When you hear the phrase White Supremacy, what picture comes to mind . Maybe its adolf hitler screaming into a microphone . Maybe its whitehooded figures marching around a burning cross . For me, its a lot less dramatic and lot more commonplace, so if i may, id like to offer an updated definition of White Supremacy its the idea that white is the ideal, and we are all consciously and subconsciously working to achieve whiteness. For example im an actor, and once i was telling a fellow actor, who happens to be white, that i keep getting called out for roles casting all ethnicities, but are clearly written for a white man, like characters named vincent daniels. And he says to me, well, peter, youre almost white let that sink in for a second. If you havent flinched yet, you should take a deep look inside yourself. Me, an asianamerican, being almost white . Meaning what . That im not black . Or latino . Or any skin complexion that is much darker than white . In saying so, hes assuming that white people are the default race in this country. That i am almost normal. And this isnt an ignorant racist from a rural town. This is a liberal creative person living in chicago. You see, this happens to me all the time, even in places i never thought would exist. See, im a korean man whos also gay, and when i came out and downloaded the dating app grindr spoiler alert nobody is dating on grindr i was overwhelmed by profiles saying no fems, no fats, no asians, and i would say to myself, well that cant be me, im not fat im husky ive been lucky to travel and perform all around america. And when i get asked where are you from, and i say new york, most of the time, wellmeaning white people get upset and ask you know what i mean where are you fromfrom . My boyfriend from indiana, whose familys roots are in poland, never has to explain where hes fromfrom. So my definition of White Supremacy is embedded in the fabric of our everyday lives. Its in our schools, in our movies, and on our televisions. Look, we all need car insurance, but you likely never see someone like me sell that to you; its clear that for the average american, its more persuasive to be sold insurance by a cheeky foreign gecko than a fabulous gaysian american. Woodruff on the newshour online right now does stigma stop some black americans from identifying with the Republican Party . We visit the historically black howard university, where a college g. O. P. Group was recently reinstated with the help of party leadership. All that and more is on our website, www. Pbs. Org newshour. Tonight on washington week, a closer look at President Trumps diplomatic debut, hosting the british Prime Minister and trying to mend fences with mexico over a border wall. Thats later tonight, on washington week. Mora on pbs newshour saturday, will changes to nafta help or hurt american businesses . Heres a look i. B. C. Bank finances real estate where manufacturing warehouses handle goods that travel across the border. Texas cannot survive without mexico. Its our largest trading a partner. It would put texas in a recession immediately and frankly destroy laredo, texas. We would not exist without trade. Congressman will hurds district stretches from can san antonio for more than 800 miles along the u. S. Mexico border. Hurd supported trump but is concerned about how the president may roll back nafta. Uncertainty in the Business World is not something that you want, but i think people are also, they recognize the opportunities that we have, and i think people are ready to start having negotiations on what does a future nafta look like. Mora thats tomorrow, on pbs newshour weekend. And thats the newshour for tonight. Im antonio mora. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. Have a great weekend. Thank you, and good night. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Bnsf railway. Xq institute. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org youre watching pbs. Hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Coming up on our program, the head of californias Republican Party, jim braulty, on the risks for california as it becomes a resistant strong hold against president donald trump. Plus part two with my interview with leeian panetta. He shares his thoughts on the uncertain road ahead for National Security and foreign policy. And a report from the border about a group of volunteers who search the desert for lost migrants. But we begin with President Trumps first week in office as we look at the first 100 days of his presidency. Hes taken swift action on a number of issues, including dramatically changing the countrys refugee program. He also signed several