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>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is your "new day". monday, march 5th. it is 6:00 in new york. alisyn is off. erica hill joins me. >> my pleasure. >> president trump defending his proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but yet to say how. how doing this will help workers and how he would win a potential trade war. he is getting major pushback from everyone, including republicans. they fear a trade war would hurt them in the midterms. and the white house down playing the chief is planning to

leave. president trump making light of that chaos at the annual gridiron dinner taking jabs at jared kushner's security clearance and life in the west wing. and hollywood's biggest night getting political as well. celebrities using their moment in the spotlight talking about harassment, dreamers, and gun control. we begin our coverage with kaitlan collins live at the white house stkpwhraor good morning, erica and chris. the president is rebuffing u.s. allies who expressed concern about the potential impact of the proposed tariffs. according to the president and his twitter feed, the united states has been on, quote, the losing end of trade deals for just too long. >> the president was quite clear. we can't have a country that can defend itself and pros sper

without the aluminum and steel industry. >> reporter: the trump administration defending its strict proposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, despite retaliation from key american allies who will be disproportionately hurt by the policy. >> there, there may be some sort of retaliation. but the amounts that they're talking about are also pretty trivial. >> reporter: white house adviser peter knnavarro said they aren' planning any exemptions. >> if you exempt one country then you have to exempt another. >> reporter: officials from the european union vowed to impose taxes on u.s. goods, including harley davidson, bourbon whiskey and levi's jeans. and he tweeted steel and

aluminum industries are dead. time for a change. but appearing to leave room for the president to change his mind stphrfplt whatever his final decision is. i have no reason to believe he will change. >> the trade wars dividing us from our allies makes no sense. >> china is winning and we're losing. you're letting china off the hook, punishing the american consumer and our allies. you're making a huge mistake here. >> reporter: the president making light of the taou multitelling attendees, i like chaos. it really is good. now the question is who is going to be next to leave? steve miller or melania? and taking a job at his

embattled son-in-law. he said before i get started for being late. you know, we're late tonight because jared could not get through security. mr. trump making light of china's decision to scrap term limits in a conversation with donors saturday. >> i think it's great. maybe i should give that a shot some day. >> reporter: the president and the first lady are going to welcome the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. there are no photo opportunities scheduled at the moment. but all eyes will be watching to see if jared kushner is involved in that meeting after she was stripped of his top secret security clearance just last week. >> thank you very much. let's bring in cnn political analyst john avlon and david gregory. david gregory, the simple read on why the president is doing

this with tariffs is because he likes to shake it up, show he can flex his muscle. this is how he's putting america back in the game. he's getting unanimous condemnation from economists and congressmen in his own party. >> this is somebody who talked about dead manufacturing in the united states, that he would bring it back. this is part of his constituency and his political base of support. if you listen to opposition among economists, you have to wonder if this makes sense. the strong financial markets has been interrupted by strong fears. what is it going to gain our economy? that's what i think people are

questioning. for a president who promised to be a jobs president, a president who said that he's the one who had the golden touch when it came to booming financial markets. he's putting all of that at risk. >> go ahead, john. >> look, this is something that is fundamental to what the republican party had to believe. tariffs, free markets, this has been settled. you have a fight in the white house gary cohn and navarro threatening to resign over this. none of the diplomatic channels being made aware of it. if these tariffs had worked with w tried it with steel in the early decade of the century, we wouldn't be having this discussion. a tariff is awe tax. a lot of people have rolled over for the president. not this one. you will see a bigger pushback than you have already seen. >> part of the pushback, the

point david brought out, is we don't even know what's in it. and that's a problem. yet it is still being pushed through. but there is also the point, david, as we look at this, of the president sticking where he's at. we just heard this, wilbur ross talking about the fact, look, there is room for change here. something could change. if something is going to change, in his words, it will be something different. but there is no reason to think he's going to change. that said, with all the pushback, he doesn't like to be contradicted. is there a sense is that will get through to him, david? >> it might. they may see a couple of days of downturn in the markets. he might be persuaded. i always felt if the president can deliver on economic and jobs that is core to the promise of his candidacy. i think he would have no problem changing course. that goes to john's point.

you don't have a mature policymaking apparatus within the white house. largely because you have a president who is so impulsive. and we is saw that with this policy rollout. so when wilbur ross, the secretary, says he'll change his mind and that will be the policy. for our allies who are already reeling trying to figure out what america stands for anymore in the global order, especially when you have china going in this authoritarian direction, you have businesses opposed to this. what do they want? has the president forgotten the health care bait did he bait? the president is trying to protect an industry, that the wall street journal points out today, you can put tariffs to try to help the industry. it doesn't mean they're going to hire more because they can do a lot more with less. the industry has changed

dramatically. >> wall street journal named trump. you have to read their editorial today. the only thing they do that's a little awkward is bringing up king knut. the king said look at me, i can roll back the tide. i have all of this might. they are using it as an example of the president believing he can change things that you cannot. bush had to rollback the tariffs after one year. so what will he do here? i'm saying they get it wrong because the king knut story is opposite. man cannot control the tide. >> are you speaking for king knut? >> they didn't even spell his name right. >> you can google it. >> it sounds good to say i'm

bringing back coal jobs, steel jobs. they have suffered more than anything else. when will speaker ryan do what he has done so eloquently on this issue, talk what the future of manufacturing is, how you're supposed to open markets? you hear that? that's ryan being quiet. >> and the other core issues is the deficit and the debt. fundamentally repudiating that, you get crickets. when wilbur ross is saying, you know this, could all change if he changes his mind, that is a sign of how capricious. >> truer words were never said. how does this play to the chaos, and jarvanka, whether they will be pushed out directly or

indirectly, like awe play out of a soap opera? >> i think the president's jokes here at the gridiron dinner i think are a window into his thinking, which is being a chaotic manager is something that he likes because it keeps people on edge. it keeps some unpredictability and he thinks it drives better results. what he doesn't understand about government policy is that it's not business. >> yeah. >> you can't have these kind of cries bbs in government when you're dealing with allies or when you're running the federal government, which moves very slowly. i think it is indicative of just how much disarray there is. which in the economy leads to -- unpredictability i think is bad for the economy. certainly when you're dealing with issues that can spiral quickly into crises, i don't think it's the way to go. >> obviously there is a high level of crisis in the white

house. the "washington post" paints a picture of the president. it showed self-awareness. he is poking fun at his own weaknesses. that in itself is healthy. what is far more troubling is the tape from mar-a-lago that cnn got where he's joking about president xi. i think it speaks to a lot of his impulses in a way that are a a total departure from the best american traditions. >> he wants strong presidential envy. not exactly what we associate with our presidents. >> no, not traditionally in this country. we will dive into that a little bit deeper after the break. thank you forsetting that perfectly for us.

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on ending term lights. >> don't forget china's great and xi is a great gentleman. he's now president for life. president for life. no, he's great. and look he was able to do that. i think that's great. maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day. >> let's bring back john avlon and david gregory. he's making a joke, john. >> it is expressing admiration for an authoritarian. appointing himself leader for life. and that is a huge chill for the direction we are going. for the president to joke about it admiringly off the record is demeaning to our democracy.

you can't simply write it off as a joke. if that's where his head and heart goes, that's not a good sign. >> john avlon and i were arguing about this getting our makeup, like men. my point was, look, i get it. but he was joking, as erica introduced this. and is this taking a joke too far and opening yourself up to criticism? you decide. >> yeah. i come out a little softer than john does on this. >> what he's saying -- >> let me continue. >> i'm sore. >> what i do agree with is the idea that, yeah, he was joking here. we can appreciate that. but we have seen in very serious moments all of this admiration.

here's the larger point. we have seen someone who is better prepared for the job, who has a stronger team around him. here i'm talking about president george w. bush, who i think history i think miss read putin in the beginning and that the consequences of that were. what i worry about trump is someone who is woefully underprepared for the presidency. it shows his naivety and can be exploded. that could play out in other areas that are really damaging. >> and picking up on points you both made is this editorial in the "new york times" today that is questioning whether the president has a problem with democracy, pointing specifically to calling out of some those leaders as you point out too on. mr. trump was surely joking

about becoming president for life himself. but there can be little doubt now that he truly sees no danger in mr. xi's great decision to extend his own rule until death. that craven reaction is in line with mr. trump's consistent support and fpb aeven nearation men ruling with increasing brutal and auto krat you can methods, putin of russirussia, turkey's erdogan. >> this is not a freedom agenda administration. if in humor you're telling the truth at the heart of it. imagine if obama would make this

joke, w, or ronald reagan. no, not really. the fact that they are moving in this direction, that trump seems to near these strong men around the world at a time when the world is moving away to soft liberal terrorism. >> imagine reagan saying instead of tear down this wall, mr. gosh gorbachev, he said let's build a wall. what's the role of the presidency? what is the role of the president of the united states no matter who he or she is to set an agenda. the president undermines that. both when he's serious and when he's kidding. at this particular moment it is a chance to stand up for

measuring's democratic values, not to make light of it. >> i probably could lose that point now that we have fleshed it out. you're much smarter. that's why you have it. another place where we need to lean on you guys is the mueller investigation. to david's point, we have often been discussing what's going to happen long term on mueller. if a resolute and understanding that this is going to be over any time soon is nonsense. these take a long time. now with see proof of that. axios has reported that mule or's subpoena for a witness show they want all things back to 2015, november, and this long list of boom that are connected to trump. there is one indication. the bigger one is now they are looking at an adviser to the uae

and how money may have mattered in politics. as part of the mueller investigation. u, not russia. uae, united arab emirates. >> trying to lobby the white house on behalf of uae. qatar politics. there's question about whether key figures, particularly jared kushner, changed their position on qatar. those are all questions right now. all we know is the mueller investigation continues to expand. and the connective tissue seems to be a lot of shady people trying to use leverage within the white house who may have financial interests. there's just this sort of constant theme of skullduggery. you don't want to get over your skis about who, what, when, where, why about this.

we don't know yet. it is expanding. >> with don't know yet exactly. but we have to reposay in the reporting with the "new york times", there is jared kushner and steve bannon coming up once again. >> no question it is the talk of mid east peace and whether jared remains as adviser to husband father-in-law at the white house, which is a major question hanging over this. we may find out at the end of the mueller investigation that what began as an investigation of collusion between the trump campaign and the russia government to seek to meddle in the 2016 election can become an investigation and perhaps indictments of evidence of corruption or highlighting vulnerability for something similar is in the future or something that -- awe

vulnerability -- other kinds of vulnerabilities in terms of national security by our enemies around the world. so i think to chris's point, this is where these investigations take on on life. i think fb has known the financial history of this president and his associates would be fodder for this investigation whether he climbs it's a red line or not. that's the direction he seems to be moving. >> he used the word skullduggery. nothing like a little makeup to let a mano who he is. she is a self-described seductress sit anything a jail in thailand. listen to cnn's ivan watson. he just interviewed her. he joins us next.

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cnn speaking with a self-described russian seductress who says she is willing to give up trump/russia secrets to get out of a thai jail. ivan watson live in bangkok with more. what do you make of it? >> reporter: good morning, chris. a but czar story. i guess i will just start with this. i just came from a thai jail where i met this 21-year-old, born in belarus. she claims she has information about russian meddling in the u.s. election and she's willing to cooperate with u.s. investigators if they first get her out of that jail. this might sound desperate and halve-baked if it wasn't for the fact that it was already published on instagram account, photos of herself with a

powerful russian billionaire on a private yacht. in those photos you see another man who has been identified as the deputy prime minister of russia. now, she claims she was the miss stret, claims that he denies, for more than a year and she overheard him meeting with unnamed americans discussing plans to effect the u.s. election. she claims she has more photos to prove it, that she has hours of audio recordings. she won't release them or name names because she's afraid she could be deported back to russia where she would have to face the music. why do we carry? he was a long-time business associate of paul manafort, donald trump's former campaign manager under arrest as part of the mueller investigation facing many charges of bank fraud and racketeering, which he pleads not guilty to. so use a crazy story that gets

even crazier when you consider she was arrested in thailand hosting a sex training course, along with other self-described is six coaches. chris and erica? >> ivan, thank you. can't really say much to that. as he laid it out too, it is important to put it all in cko b context because it raises questions when you look at what came before it. we're following this. political grid lock. none of italy's three main factions producing a clear winner. projections show the anti-establishment five-star movement made the most games while the far right will have the most seats in parliament. formal talks are expected to begin next month. utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of

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tpe feminists. tell the nra they're in god's way. to the people of parkland we say our sentiments of love for the people from africa, haiti, to puerto rico. >> oscar winning rapper common with free versed poetry delivering a message to the crowd, the president, nra performing stand up for something. common was surrounded by tentatiten activists jose is and is s, the sheriff. the biggest moments of the night, host of reliable sources, brian stelter. good morning. more or less or different than expected? >> in terms of the performances, in terms of the show, i would say it was mostly aspe expected. this was not, at the end of the day, what we remembered as a

show about the shape of water winning best picture. this was hollywood in transition. six months after harvey weinstein, you see hollywood trying to put on a new face and moving into a more progressive future. and common talking about nra. he said i'm for peace, love, and women's rights. jimmy kimmel saying i wish i was a woman. you had six female winners, 33 male winners. hollywood has persistent in equity iin inities that still exist. >> and asking every single woman to stand. >> i'm hyperventilating. if i fall of, pick me up, because i've got some things to say. if i may be so honored to have

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mood. this is a left leaning industry that wants to be seen doing the right thing. there are still issues of assault and more broadly the pay gap. it is something very few people have heard of until the oscars. >> warren beatty and fay du tpn dunaway. >> it is so nice seeing you again. >> as they say, presenting is lovely or the second time around. >> and the oscar goes to -- "the shape of water." >> that was the actual winner. and he checks the envelope. >> double-checked.

that film took four awards most of the night. dunkirk took three. blade runner, two. there wasn't one dominant winner. you saw a number of different wins as opposed to one that took home all the prizes. that's what i love about the oscars as opposed to ten years ago where you might have not heard of them, not seen them. now you can watch them on demand today. brian, thank you. speaking of the oscars, former nba great kobe bryant can add oscars to his list of achievements.

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authority to confiscate a weapon if they think the person is acting irrationally. you look outside and your neighbor is acting nutty. you'll be able to call the police department. they can go out and they can evaluate this person. they will be able to baker act this person. then they can search his house and be able to take his weapons from him. they didn't have that ability before. that's one of the measures that is very important. a big part of the bill is mental illness. talking -- they'll be able to connect. the teachers will be connected and to communicate with the police department with dcf. they will have counselors at each school to find kids with problems before this happens. that's very important. and, you know, people don't talk about it. they're going to be able to help these people from hurting themselves also and hurting others. >> in terms of -- >> that's another part of the bill. >> in terms of reaching out for

mental illness. >> correct. >> as you know, over the weekend the part of the proposal to ban assault weapons was rejected. one of the students at parkland tweeting that it breaks her heart but we will not let this ruin our movement saying this is for the kids. never again. what's your reaction? >> right there should tell them -- i'd like to talk to the kids. i understand their pain, the children. but that's an example where their efforts are going in the wrong direction right at this moment. my kid was murdered in that school. so there's no one that can feel the way i do. so i understand the children. and just by them seeing that didn't work, i want them to focus their energy on something that's achievable right now. be productive in the country. work with us. let's make these schools safe. once every school is safe in america, do what you have to with the gun laws. i have no problem with these

kids going out and marching every day against guns. but right now the focus of these kids and the parents of these kids to talk to them. let's make the schools safe. that's what we need to do right now. the kids are going to school monday. the kids are going to go to school. are they safe? when the judge goes to work, is he worried about someone coming in with guns? no. because they can't get in. when you go on a plane, you're not worried someone is going to come and shoot you. i just want our kids to feel that safety. i want them to feel safe like the judge in the courtroom or the politician who walks into the federal building. our kids need to be as safe as those who i mentioned. >> you believe that the starting place should be school safety. moving on from there, you say you don't think it is achievable to get federal laws passed. >> it might be achievable down the road, but the battle right

now is our schools being safe. and i think that is achievable at the moment. >> in terms of getting that done, you have spoken with the president. i have implored him to act. how is the president helping you when it comes to school safety? what are you hearing from him in terms on of a promise of help? >> well, he listened to me. but it's not up to him. it's up to the parents, the grandparents. we don't need him. we can do it ourselves. but he's there, he's listening. i really appreciate him he had my family. he flu us all in. we met with him one on one. he was concerned. i met with hims a concerned parent or grandfather. so he's listening and he's watching what's going on in florida. i'm going to reach out to him again once this bill gets passed. >> would you welcome his support after that?

you're saying you don't really need him right now. his support obviously welcomed. >> oh, of course. >> is there anything he can do to help you and what you would like to see be done? >> i was raised -- my father always taught me, if you want something done, you do it yourself. and that's how i lived my whole life. she so i'm out there doing it. i know the president has my back. like i said, we've been there twice. he is wait to go see what happens in florida. i have a lot of things happening. we're not going to stop. and we need everyone just to group together. it is not about a political party. it is not -- it's just about one party uniting. parents, grandparents, the kids. we need the kids on board. with them it's achievable quicker. >> he we appreciate your time and you joining us. thank you. >> all right. thanks. and thanks to our international viewers for watching. if you cnn talk is next. for u.s. viewers, "new day"

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