And the sister of kim jongun sits a few feet from Vice President mike pence. Is the Propaganda Machine going to win the gold . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President trump bid a fond farewell to a senior aide accused of abusing two exwives and a girlfriend. It was very sad when we heard about it. Certainly he is also very sad. He also, as you probably know, he says hes innocent and i think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday that hes innocent. It has been a rocky week for the white house. On tuesday night, the daily mail published allegations by two exwives about white house secretary rob portporter, both saying porter abused they will. Soon after that, a photograph of one of the exwives, colbie holderness, with a black eye. And a police protective order filed by the other exwife, Jennifer Willoughby in 2010. She talked about why she took out that protective order. He came to the apartment where i was staying and refused to leave. And after he did ultimat
Our sources say he knew about these allegations for months. Abby phillip at the white house with these growing questions. Abby . Reporter good morning, john. This story continues to be disturbing and questions are swirling about what exactly john kelly did know about rob porter and these accusations against him. Our sources are telling us that he was aware that the allegations existed for months, but apparently did nothing. The question is did he know the extent of it when the photos of these women his exwives were published in the daily mail became very clear that this was a big problem. Now, meanwhile, we have learned that President Trump learned this week about the accusations against porter and was upset about them. Was he kept in the dark by his own chief of staff . And another white house source tells us that some on the staff now feel misled by rob porter, that perhaps he didnt let everyone know exactly how severe these accusations were. Now, regardless, john, two women, both ex
Good morning. This morning the white house should be celebrating a new budget deal or the Vice President s trip to the olympics, but instead there is a new round of resignations and there could be one more major resignation. In skris just one day, a sec white house official accused of Domestic Abuse is out. And the chief of staff himself is willing apparently now to leave. Plus any of the bipartisan spirit that was on capitol hill after the passing of the budget deal is old news now as President Trump blocked the democrats memo on the russia investigation last night and now Top Democrats are accusing him of trying to hide something. Abby phillip is live at the white house for us this morning. Good morning. The president said yesterday that the release would come soon. Hours later, it was blocked all together. Is there any indication that this will ever go public . Reporter well, good morning. It is not clear what will happen with this memo now. The president has officially sent it back
Two exwives. Meanwhile, the news from wall street is grim. The dow jones plunged 1,000 points today down 10 from sits peak in just last month. And then there was what is beginning to feel like groundhog day here in washington. Were just five hours away from another Government Shutdown. We learned a short time ago that the white house has already advised Government Agencies to prepare for the possibility that the government will in fact shut down. At the moment, senator rand paul of kentucky is Holding Forth on a vote holding up a vote on a bipartisan budget deal. Hes been speaking on the senate floor against the bill for just over an hour. There he is. The deal faces opposition from some on the left and right in the house. The bill adds up to a massive increase in domestic and defense spending, 300 billion for two years. It represents a major reversal for republicans, the party of fiscal responsibility and deficit hawks. According 0 to their own 2016 party platform, does anybody read t
Conservatives in the house. Its a real debate on an issue where we dont know what the outcome is going to be. This is new day with chris cuomo and alyson camerota. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is your new day. Sit is monday, february 12th, 6 00 here in new york. Alisyn is on assignment. The one and only erica hill joins me. Nice to be here. Quite the day for you. Heres the starting line. The Trump White House struggling to get just one consistent story about the scandal rocking the west wing for nearly a week. It led to the ouster of rob porter. President trump is taking heat for a tweet this weekend defending men accused of Sexual Misconduct and dismissing women alleging abuse. Remember, this is not what the president seemed to liken it too, cheating or inappropriate workplace behavior. This is about violence and abuse. The second exwife of porter is responding to the president s apparent lack of empathy in a new essay. Meanwhile, it is a big