and, kenneth weinstein is the president and chief executive officer of hudson institute, a washington.-based think tank. he's written widely on international relations. welcome to you both. nancy mceldowney, i would like to start with you first. this is how the president likes to communicate, and he's communicated some substantive foreign policy messages. now, you can only pack so much into a tweet. i'm just curious, what do you make of this strategy? >> i think it's very problematic, and i'll tell you, when you look at the course of the president's tweets, they range from being disruptive to downright dangerous. on the content of the tweets, they're often impulsive, filled with more emotion than real strategic intent or any analysis. the process is often very difficult because it's in conflict with aspects of the policy that are being implemented by other parts of the administration and then, most importantly, it's confusing to other world leaders who are often asking what is american policy, what's the long-term plan and how are we supposed to react when we don't know whether what c

weinstein's dirty money should be a no-brainer." the rnc silent about the money wynn raised for the party. >> and kenneth moton joins us live outside rnc headquarters in washington. steve wynn today addressed his resignation, calling the allegations against him a distraction. >> wynn, that that's right. he's speaking out today. but they're the lawmakers he raised money are quiet about those donations. >> kenneth moton for us, thank you. >>> democrats calling for legislation to protect special counsel robert mueller. after reports president trump tried to fire him last june. the president consistently denying it. even yesterday, calling it fake news. tonight, even a top senate republican says he's opened to a move to protect mueller's independence. abc's david wright is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: tonight, fresh from his quick trip to davos. >> i think it was a very, very successful trip. >> reporter: the president is gearing up for the state of the union, a speech the white house describes as "optimistic," "forward-looking" and bipartisan. president trump, eager to take credit for a roaring economy. >> mr. speaker, the