Uncomfortable on tv. Anyway, youre probably aware of that about me and my failures as a tv host. That said, i also think that gives me a little bit of an insight as to why some things take off and others dont. I will tell you ever since that the new yorker piece was published in march of 2017, that unbelievable article in the new yorker, i have truly believed as a prude that part of the reason it didnt take off, part of the reason it didnt become one of the things that Everybody Knows about Donald Trumps Business History and his potentially serious trouble in that Business History, i think one of the reasons that story has stayed kind of obscure instead of becoming part of a, you know, trump legal trouble pan theon that everybody talks about, i think part of the trouble with that one is because this is what that hotel looks like that is the subject of that business storer in the new yorker from two years ago. And honestly i mean its just i think this is part of it. I know were safe to
Lets get right to the start with joe johns who is live at the white house. Do we have any details as to what these major new sanctions that the president is threatening here given that the u. S. Already sanctions most iranian oil sales and a whole host of other behaviors. Reporter jim, theyve been keeping us in suspends. The president tweeted it on friday. Since then repeated questions to the administration as well as the Treasury Department in specific. Just a minute ago i spoke to Kellyanne Conway here and asked what about the sanctions and she said that well know later today. What we do know is the sanctions in the past have been part of a socalled maximum Pressure Campaign to get iran to the negotiating table. Well, the fact of the matter is, of course, the president confused the issue a little bit this morning when he put out this tweet, essentially questioning why the u. S. Fifth fleet is protecting the shipping lanes of the strait of hormuz. Obviously in part to try to protect t
As one candidates day job threatens to derail his upstart campaign. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with the politics lead. President trump careening from crisis to crisis. As he escalates tensions, threatens harsh action and pulls the u. S. Back from the brink. Today President Trump announced new hardhitting sanctions again iran, the move coming after the u. S. Apparently came within ten minutes of a retaliatory strike against iran. Last week, according to President Trump, before calling it off, the president is also now putting off large scale deportations of undocumented migrants for now, he said. Hes giving Congress Just two weeks to change asylum laws so as to alleviate the number of undocumented migrants coming to the u. S. The New York Times peter baker refers to this trend as a variation on Teddy Roosevelt in trumps case it is speak loudly and carry a small stick or a big stick and wave it around without using it much. Kaitlan collins reports on the president s su
markets. the measures represent a strong and proportionate response to iran s increasingly provocative actions. reporter: actions like last week s downing of a u.s. drone by an iranian missile. they ve done many other things aside from the individual drone you saw, the tankers and we know of other things done also which were not good. and not appropriate. reporter: the president insisting iran must give up his nuclear weapons program and saying he is still willing to talk to iran s leader. my only message is he has the potential to have a great country and quickly, very quickly. reporter: the administration strategy lock up iran s economy in hopes of forcing it to start negotiations. treasury secretary steve mnuchin said foreign minister zarif is next. the president has also instructed me that we will be designated zarif later in week. reporter: new sanctions are also targeting senior commanders of iran s revolutionary guard
back to you. no question, seems to be the goal. joe johns, thanks very much. iran says it has foiled recent cyber attack attempts by the u.s.. let s go to barbara starr. she s at the pentagon. do we know anything about what kind of cyber attacks iran is talking about? do we believe them? reporter: well, good morning, jim. iran is saying that the so-called cyber attacks had no impact on it or its efforts, but an administration official telling us the u.s. military cyber command recently did conduct a cyber strike against iranian spy group affiliated with iran s revolutionary guard corp and attacked the computer software, u.s. cyber congressman attacked the cyber ware that iranians have used to track those tankers in the persian gulf that have come undermine attacks. if this is being isful and can