all over the place and away we go. ainsley: never regretted it. not one moment. steve: ever since the president left helsinki a week ago today, there has been so much negative publicity about the how it all worked out and yet. and yet, exactly. this is a poll from the wall street journal ntsb. i mean, okay, i mean, it s a good solid poll. taken during and right after the putin summit when there was firestorm of criticism for the president. yet, his approval rating goes up. steve: why? it s because of the economy, isn t it? that s the most important issue to most voters, and he has got the solid support of the republican party, 88% behind him. he is unified the party, behind prosperity. the democrats are in love with socialism and up goes the president s approval rating despite putin. how about that? steve: how about that? this is a very big week, by the way. find out this week for sure
tweeted, president trump must clarify his states in helsinki on the intelligence system and putin. it is the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected immediately. jon karl with us. we took note here today that after the president and putin were on stage, secretary of state mike pompeo who was here, would not take questions before heading back to washington. what are you hearing from the white house, your administration and sources? the president advisers are keenly aware this did not go well, david, they are pointing to the president s tweet on the way back to washington, in an effort begin the cleanup process. the president tweeted, as i said today, and many times before, i have great confidence in my intelligence people, and i recognize in order to build a brighter future, we cannot focus on the past as the world s two largest nuclear powers, he says, we must get along. david? jon karl, thanks.
about what the president said in helsinki today? a number of sources said their jaws dropped, that they could not believe that the president could take putin s opinion over theirs. and tonight, hillary clinton on the piece, which team the president now plays for. tonight, she sarcastically said, quote, now we know, david. pierre thomas, live in washington. thank you. the reaction as you see back home is immediate. and not just democrats. of the 51 republicans in the senate, we have heard from 30 of them already, the list is growing, and fox news, many voices sounding alarms too. abc s chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on what they are saying tonight. reporter: the president s joint press conference was over for just a matter of minutes when fellow republicans starting pouncing. one of the first republican ben sasse, releasing a statement, saying, this is bizarre and flat-out wrong. and then senator jeff flake it was shameful. i never thought i would see an ame
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intelligence community under the bus like that. reporter: and before the president left helsinki, the republican chairman of the senate foreign relations committee unloaded on him the president s comments made us look as a nation more like a pushover. reporter: the top democrat went so far to suggest that putin must have something on trump. the americans are scratching their heads and saying, if that is not the explanation that putin has something on him, what is it? what the heck could it be? reporter: weighing in from arizona, senator john mccain called the president s press conference a tragic mistake. and quote, one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. no prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. and then the reaction on the president s favorite cable news channel. that s what made his performance disgusting, i m sorry that s the only way i feel. not a right or left thing. it s just wrong. reporter: