Compared hitler to Bashar Al Assad. Is that enough to stop calls for him being fired . In the drivers seat. My one on one sit down with fords ceo mark fields. His message to the president and his vision for the future of the auto industry. Good morning, everybody. Im ali velshi at Msnbc Headquarters in new york. Rex tillerson and Sergey Lavrov have ended a high stakes meeting in moscow. The two are scheduled to emerge at the top of the next hour and hold a News Conference. We know that there has been tense talk over syria. Todays meeting comes on the heels of a newly declassified white house Intelligence Report that accuses russia of helping cover up that chemical attack in syria last week. President Vladimir Putin saying in an interview today, quote, wheres the proof of Syrian Forces using Chemical Weapons . There is none. End quote. Putin also says relations with the u. S. Have, quote, degraded since President Trump took office. President trump had his own criticisms of Vladimir Puti
three auto makers, he s come under pressure from president trump, tweets and all, to keep american jobs in the united states. in january, the president tweeted, quote, thank you to ford for scrapping a new plant in mexico and creating 700 new jobs in the united states. this is just the beginning. much more to follow. this morning, i asked fields how all that pressure factors into the decision that ford decisions that ford is making now. as a business, we re always looking at the business environment. we make investment decisions based on what s right for the business, but also being cognisant of, you know, what s the tax policy, what s the trade policy, so we can maximize the returns for our shareholders while bringing great products and services to our customers. the president called on you and other manufacturing ceos in what he calls listening visits to try and establish what it is you most want. what s the message from you and others to the president about what you most need