Will never become law. Chief White House Correspondent ed henry is live at the white house tonight. Hey, ed. Good evening, megyn. Thats the bottom line, the president will run into a brick wall of opposition not just from republicans but moderate nkts in the senate as well not pleased with these tax hikes. What this is really about is a president building his legacy and setting up the message for democrats heading into 2016 because he by his own aides account is feeling strong about the economy recovering and wants to put it out there that hes for the middle class, republicans are for the rich. In fact the message they put out today in a preview video of the president from the white house was basically saying that this is all like 2012, Campaign Commercials when he was talking about the middle class and how he won on a platform of taxing the rich spending more money and trying to have tax cuts for the middle class. Yet the president you remember tried that message in the midterms of 20
Shes back in the campaign trail. She delivered remarks in washington. There she criticized donald trump over refusal in an interview that happened yesterday afternoon to admit that he believed president obama was, indeed, born in the United States. Thats where we are today right now, awaiting to donald trump. Im jenna lee. Im here for john scott, all as we wait for donald trump, he has promised to address this issue. He told fox business networks, Maria Bartiromo just this morning that he is, indeed, going to make a big announcement about whether he Still Believes the president was born outside of the United States and what he claims Hillary Clinton did to fuel that controversy. Jenna Jetta Griffin is in washington where shes covering every move. Fill us in on what happened today. Well, jenna, she just finished here at the black womens agenda. Donald trump was invite today speak to the prominent black womens group. He declined. He is about half mile of where we are right now at the old
This week. He promised to make what he describes as a major announcement. That announcement, we believe, expected to address the fire storm that he has reignited in a new interview with the Washington Post published just last night when he refused to admit that president obama was born in america. The campaign issued a statement late last night saying, quote, mr. Trump believes president obama was born in the United States. The statement also claiming trump did, kwoequote, a Great Service to the country and in 2011 by compelling president obama to release his birth certificate. After falsely accusing Hillary Clintons 2008 campaign, first raising the birther issue. Secretary clinton fired back just within the last hour. It happened in washington just blocks away. She was speaking at the black womens agenda symposium. Take a listen to the former secretary of state. For five years, he has led the Birther Movement to delegitimize our first black president. His campaign was founded on this
Arguably donald trump inarguably, donald j. Trump is a closer. Lets clarify, Hillary Clinton herself did not start this. Supporters of hers in 2008 talked about it but there is zero evidence she accepted the falsehood or perpetuated it at all. It was perpetuated and championed by donald trump. While we are going to wait for donald trump to take the stage, lets first, got a lot of people to talk about it. Lets bring in chief Political Correspondent dana bash, who is watching this. Brianna keilar is here with us as well. Dana, your thoughts this morning . What we know, where we stand as we watch general Michael Flynn warm up the crowd. What we know is after the campaign released that Statement Last night and despite the fact the campaign is insisting still that jason miller, his spokesman, speaks for donald trump, they understand quietly and privately that this is something that is bigger than his campaign spokesman, that this is a Conspiracy Theory that he has been peddling since 2011 a
Robert, who was killed in afghanistan. Will ha. Leland well turn up the volume as this time comes on. Will not be forgotten. Hes looking down, hes very proud. Thank you for everything youre doing for the country. This ear looking down on us. Jimmy knew he wasnt coming home. He knew it . He just, he says, mama, i hope that people dont forget that i ever lived. If you could remember, just jimmy, that would mean so much to me. President trump ill remember. I us a with a marine, mother of a marine, it would mean so much to me. President trump we will do it. You take care of your seven. Hes looking down, very happy. Can i have a picture . Oh my god thank you so much. President trump yes. Jimmy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. President trump okay . Take care of yourself. Thank you, folks. Thank you, sir. What a powerful scene to see the president and Vice President visiting the families of the fallen. Look at that picture. Incredible to be able to really kind of stand along and see