Worldwide. In his first speech abroad he urged them to purge their communities of, quote, the foot soldiers of evil. The man who campaigned heavily on a proposed muslim ban today asked islamic leaders in the middle east to unite with america in the global fight against terrorism. Lets get out to Nick Robinson in the saudi capital where President Trump gave that speech today. Nick. Reporter ana, part of President Trumps message seemed to be to alleviate the concerns of those in the room that under president obama they lost the support of the United States. He said our friends never need to question our support, a reassuring message for those in the room, but he had a tone that was designed, if you will, draw the audience in. He said, im not here to tell you how to live your lives, that we have common values, and through those common values we can find common security. He also said that whats
troubling the region is not an issue of a contest between faith. This is not a battle between di
A morning news show that includes interviews, features and banter among hosts. Pete and barack obama as well. That kind of anemic growth is the new normal. And a lot of economists said that as well. Griff, you brought this up. You should get credit for this. I will read it one of our reports in October Of 2016 cnn surveyed 11 economists on whether the economy would ever reach 4 g. D. P. All said no. Quote one economist his name is Robert Brewska he said pigs do not fly. Trump donald trump is dreaming that it would get to 4 . Breaking news this morning, pigs do fly. They actually do. [laughter] because we hit 4. 1 . If its on the folder its got to be true. Think about it, economists and everyone in the establishment said no, no, no. 4 cant happen. We are managing americas decline. We are a second rate power. Our economy is stuck in the mud. Trump said no we can unleash it again. America can be great. Economic engine of free market works. Abby we are still dealing with this. Griff the Pl
pete: even the failing new york times calls it a hot economy. there is no way to put it elsewhere. you unleash the business and the free market, this is what you get. the problem is so many of the naysayers believe that america s best days are behind us. that we are managing our decline. part of the reason why americans voted for this president, a big part of it is he said i still believe in you. i still believe in those industries they said are gone. manufacturing, construction, energy, the future will be determined by them. and here we are with those industries coming back and jobs coming back. pretty cool moment. abby: a lot of people don t want to give the president credit. year and a half into the presidency. this is a time when you can say this quarter is when tax reform has taken effect. can you talk about deregulation. companies that are spending more. the american people that are spending more. pete: consumer confidence. abby: look at the policies that have been put in place
muslim allies. he is trying to neutralize that. it is not too late, come back from the dark side, brother. i still believe in you. there s a light in you still. your shop will be closed pretty soon. ana, i m not an llc right now, but, listen. you got 10 seconds. aim so sorry to cut you off. this is not criticizing for nothing, criticizing for nothing. this was a great short term and long term benefit between trump administration and saudis and the gulf countries for economic gain. that is your opinion. for promotion of defense industries and for a sectarian war that will destabilize the region and increase extremism. we have to leave it there. thank you. people in chicago are raising a collective voice in support of immigrants and refugees in their city. this is called the one chicago campaign, kicked off today. chicago s response to president trump s threat to cut federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities. to date a federal judge has blocked that executive order
when he ran in 2008, senator obama was just this blank slate for most people. you know, and he could paint this beautiful vision of the country for us. in november, he will have only had four years to do something with that, and people will judge that. with the november election ahead, barack obama s presidency continues as a turning point in history. will the country go with him? his presidency will go down in history alongside of people like lyndon johnson and franklin roosevelt, in terms of its success in major legislative agendas. things are so much better because he won. the whole world sees america differently because he won. coming from where he did, he is now the president of the united states. that means that people of color, women, everyone can dream big dreams. i still believe in you. and i hope you still believe in