Of the trump campaign. Just to state the obvious that we all know, the president shoots from the hip. Im not sure there was a ton of fore thought into what he said about sessions. I think he was honest and blunt about his feelings at that moment in time. They are feelings that he has had on and off for some time now. The Russian Investigation as we all know kind of wont go away as a story line partly because theres an open investigation but also because the president is preoccupied with it and he brings it up all the time, in private conversations and apparently in public ones. I think theres a real concern in terms of the comments hes made obviously because they also seem to indicate that, you know, first he wants loyalty from comey, now he wants loyalty or allegiance from Attorney General, like hes wanting to run this the way he runs his business, which is not the way the Government Works and certainly not the way the Justice Department works, which is an independent institution. These senior officials take an oath to the constitution, not donald trump, and he fundamentally misunderstands
that. If he wants to run it the way he runs his business, shouldnt those around him remember hes gone bankrupt four times . I want to share what he said about Robert Mueller. Mueller was looking at your finances and your familys finances unremitted to russia, is that a red line . Would that be a breach of what his actual charge is . I would say yeah, i would say yes. Thats a red line. You cannot go into my familys finances. Once robert muler is in that kitchen, hes in there. Its called an independent investigation for a reason. The whole purpose of this exercise is not to exonerate donald trump or prove his innocence. Its to get to the truth, wherever it may take us. And the American People deserve to know whether their president a operating in the americans interests or his own business or financial interests. This is a completely fair question to be asked. Does donald trump have any point in that if Robert Muellers job is not to
exonerate donald trump, its also not his job to look under every rock there possibly is to see if he, you know, cheated on his homework in 1962. I just think mueller which im going to take a guess he probably did. Which you know what, i may have as well. Procedurally, hes in a very awkward spot now because trump has eventually said i will fire him if he gets into this area of inquiry. If the investigation leads him there, im sure hell feel compelled to proceed and risk being fired but that of course would be totally counterproductive to the entire effort. Which goes into this bizarre history hes created, this Alternative Universe hes created where somehow Rod Rosenstein told him to fire comey and Rod Rosenstein also stacked him in the back by appointing mueller. The president s inability to put together basic chronology of what his own Behavior Lead to is part of what makes this interview so bizarre. Weve seen rambling things from trump before, but i dont think he knows what he did yesterday
let alone the consequences of what hell do today. Making him a Defense Attorneys nightmare and a prosecutors dream. I want to share more of what he said when he was specifically talking about his conversation with vladimir putin. It was not a long conversation, but it was, you know, could be 15 minutes. Just talked about things. I actually talked about russian adoption with him, which is interesting because that was a part of the conversation that don had in that meeting. Okay. Ewing my President Trump decoder ring, adoptions means sanctions. Does the president not understand that whether that meeting was 15 minutes or 50 minutes sanctions and adoptions are one and the same and you sit down with vladimir putin, you are getting in the way of some serious Foreign Policy issues. Apparently not, which of course is pretty surprising given all of whats unfolded with his son and the meeting that they had and all of the conversations that, you know, weve had since then about adoption, the magnitsky act,
collusion. So its pretty surprising that, you know, he is seemingly unawares. But the reality is when you look at trumps behavior, when you read the rest of the interview and look at statements hes made in the past, he really doesnt seem to know a lot about Whats Going On with any of us. He doesnt seem to understand the seriousness of the investigation and why it matters. He doesnt seem to understand why sessions recused himself and the importance of having an investigation that has integrity and how having an investigation with integrity can benefit him if he doesnt have anything to hide. He doesnt understand that his Attorney General is not his Junior Employee who he can expect to put his personal political interest before the American People. Its really a problem across the board and it comes through clearly in this interview. Theres Something Else to hide. 17 million bucks. 17 large. New york times reported Paul Manafort in the hole to russian
interests, going into the campaign for 17 large. Right. How do we square this one off . Well, i mean, manaforts obviously got a very serious problem here and, you know, hes one of the key individuals in these inquiries. So its just putting more detail on what is already a very serious issue for him among others. I need a quick yes no. Does Jeff Sessions quit . No. Yes. Yes. Thats what makes markets. Well soon find out. We have to turn to some other news, news that shook capitol hill shgt i want to shay it shook the world last night. Senator john mccain diagnosed with brain cancer. This was revealed after he underwent surgery this week for a blood clot just above his left eye. Msnbcs Garrett Haake is on capitol hill. Garrett, you were on the hill seemingly all day, all night yesterday speaking to lawmakers as they learn this news. What are you hearing . Yeah, stepny. Let me set the scene for you last night. We had about 15 or 20 republican senators meeting Behind Closed Doors on health care. This is a senators only meeting. Their aides werent even in the room. They were sort of cloistered away last night when this news broke. Lindsey graham, who is john mccains best friend in washington, d. C. , and probably his best friend who hes not immediately related to, was on the phone with john mccain when he walked into that meeting room. He broke the news to rest of the senators. They were absolutely stunned by this, depressed. They sort of stomed the meeting right in their tracks and asked one of the member who iss a former pastor back in oklahoma to say a prayer for john mccain right then and there. They tried to keep working after that, but everyone we talked to coming out including Lindsey Graham, especially Lindsey Graham, so emotional about not having this person who served as the spiritual leader of the Republican Party in the senate. Here was Lindsey Graham talking to our cameras right after that meeting late last night. Pray. I dont know, god knows how this ends, not me, but i do know this this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. A reporter one of the things he said was after about five minutes of conversation about the tumor, john mccain was talking about passing a defense authorization. He was talking about health care. He was talking about the work. He urged his republican colleagues to get back to work and thats what were going to see here shortly this morning. John mccain is a Great American and certainly a fighter. Lets turn to nbc news medical contributor dr. Natalie azar. Dr. Natalie, john mccains family in their statements have said they are weighing treatment options. What kind of options are they here . The standard course of therapy is chemotherapy and radiation after the tumor was surgically resected. Thats the Standard Of Care. With that, the median survival is roughly 14 months. Fiveyear survival statistics about 5 to 17 . Things that factor into the prognosis are age, so older age patients tend to have a worse outcome. His 80, but his mom, i want so say shes 105. Amazing. We know hes strong guy so i certainly have all the faith there. They also study the tumor and look at two specific markers that will predict how well he responds to chemo and will know the result and the status of those in about a week or two. A little early to say exactly what path is going to be followed but the Standard Of Care again is resection, you hope to get as much out as you can according to the scans, they did get a complete resection, which is great, and then chemo and radiation would be the Standard Of Care. Well, we are certainly sending him all of our prayers, and we know hes going to get the very best treatment. Dr. Natalie, thank you so much. Next, cbo scores, straight repeal of obamacare, and those numbers, they aint good. Founding member of the Freedom Caucus congressman jim jordan, explains what he thinks it needs to be repealed even without a
replacement. But before we go, the Celebration Day for President Trump. The sixmonth anniversary of his inauguration. Weve spoken before about his low poll numbers. But how does he compare to past president s at this point in their tenure . According to gallup, he is by far the lowest Approval Rating at this point of any of the last six president s. The only other one even below 55 at the sixmonth mark, bill clinton. And you know bill clinton had a rough first year. Last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. At t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. Remote Moisture Sensors use a Reliable Network to tell them when and where to water. So that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. China. Oh. He got there. Thats the power of and. Whats going on . Oh hey thats it . Yeah. Everybody two seconds dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance. Through the Tuition Assistance program, every day mcdonalds helps more people go to college. Its part of our commitment to being americas best first job. The unpredictability of a flaree may weigh on your mind. Thinking about what to avoid, where to go, and how to work around your uc. Thats how i thought it had to be. But then i talked to my doctor about humira, and learned humira can help get and keep uc under control. When certain medications havent worked well enough. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers,
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uninsured by next year alone. Premiums doubling in 2 1 2 years. Why repeal it and say im going to put a gun to your head to Work Together . Why not not just Work Together . First of all, it never hurts to do what you said naps what we told the American People we were going to do in 2010, 2014, 2016s when we won elections on that issue. You said repeal and replace, not just repeal. So lets repeal it then replace it in another piece of legislation. They can happen at the same time. Thats not quite working out in the same bill, but they can happen in the same time two different bills or repeal it then get to the replace. Second, cbo, this the same cbo who said when obamacare passed that 21 million americans would be on obamacare right now when in fact the numb inter9 million. The same cbo that said when the Medicaid Expansion happen under Obamacare The Cost would be 4600. Instead its 6200. The cbo it go the facts that have happen wrd cbo has been wrong
countless times. Second, and you guys never talk about this, our repeal bill says its not effective until december 31st, 2018. If it were passed today and President Trump would sign it tomorrow, theres a year and a half before it takes effect. Thats time for what i just described, people to come together and put together a Replacement Plan that will bring down premiums, which have risen dramatically under obamacare, and if you can pay your premium, can you afford the four, six, Eight ThousandDollar Deduckable so many plans have that so many are experiencing. Thats how we can come together and solve problems for american families. You said yesterday you have a full understanding of what the American People want. Im looking at the this new cnn poll that says 35 want to abandon the repeal only if youre going to then have an immediate replacement. It doesnt seem like the American People want to take this risk. It seems like its a Campaign Promise that you want to just
check off. No. We want to do what we told the American People we were going to do, what we think is best. Never forget where were at and never forget what the democrats told the American People when they passed this terrible thing called obamacare. Remember all the false statements we were told. Like your plan, chemoyour plan. Like your doctor, keep your doctor. We were told premiums would go down. The president of the United States said premiums would go down on average 2,500. We were told the website was going to work. We were told the Website Information on their was secure. We were told that Emergency Room visits could trade deadline. Theyve went up. And we were told these coops would be wonderful. You are right. 18 of the 22. Everything we were told and that this law has to be repealed. Lets do it as soon as possible with the Effective Date in the future