joe scarborough elaborated on the show. somebody just say that said to me we are all really worried about his emotional state. i'm telling you what somebody said. person he was a year ago. >> just before 9:00 with the president firing back. show."ews or neveray mika brzezinski had a facelift but had skin on her chin tweaked. just last month, mika brzezinski and joe scarborough both told "vanity fair " the president offered to officiate their wedding -- adrianna: we are waiting on a court ruling on hawaii's challenge to the president's new travel ban. just moments before, hawaii filed that motion to allow more exemptions. it stops people from six majority muslim nations from coming to the u.s. unless they have a specific connection like close relatives. , senate republicans are scrambling to rewrite their health care bill. to bring more republican supporters. right now come and gop senators oppose the bill in its current form. mitch mcconnell hopes to have a new version ready to review for today. that would allow the cbo to

of this response of mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. you know the story. they were the targets of a widely condemned just outrageous tweet from the president of the united states. today the cable news anchors alleged the president used the "national enquirer" to try and influence their coverage on their show. >> we got a call that, hey, the "national enquirer" is going to run a negative story against you guys. and it was, you know, donald is friends with -- the president's friends with the guy that runs the "national enquirer." and they said, if you call the president up, and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike the story. i had -- i will just say, three people at the very top of the administration calling me, and the response was like, are you kidding me? >> well, the president denied that happening. this is what the president tweeted in response. watched low rated "morning joe" for the first time in long time, fake news. he called me to stop a "national enquirer" article. i said no. bad show. and the adminis

an official says it was joe scarborough who called jared kushner about the upcoming national inquirer story. kushner then told scarborough to call the president, but the official denies there was any indication the president would help kill the inquirer story in exchange. the president himself did not answer questions about the accusations at his press conference today. >>> now, the white house has not released any official statement on the accusation, and joe scarborough has not responded to cnn's requests for additional details on his version of events. he also has not released any of those texts or call logs he claims to have from the white house. wolf? >> all right, jessica, thanks very much. jessica snyder reporting. also tonight the president is heading to his golf club in new jersey. now getting underway without any new republican deal on hill care. the president gave senators a surprise earlier today that could make their work a lot more difficult. let's go to our senior washington correspondent joe johnson. he is over at the white house. joe, mr. trump posted a new tweet abou

of the political agenda after the president attacked the cable news hosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough the tweet that launched all this outrage, "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low-i.q., crazy mika, along with psycho joe came to mara laga oh three nights in a row around new year's eve and insisted on joining me? she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no." mika and joe posting a "washington post" op-ed, the headline, "donald trump is not well." they say "the president's unhealthy obsession with "morning joe" does not serve the best interests of either his mental state or the country he runs." more in a moment. >> despite the nature of the tweets, the president's backers are lining up to defend him. chief among them, first lady melania trump who is said to be combating cyber-bullying. that's part of her white house platform. here is the statement from her office, "as the first lady has state publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder. the president's strategy is unclear as th

it was joe scarborough who called jared kushner about the upcoming lie story. he then called the president, but officials deny there was any indication that the president would kill the story in exchange. the president himself did not answer questions about the allegation at his joint press conference today. and the white house has not released any official statement on those accusations. joe scarborough, meanwhile, has not responded to cnn's request for additional details on his version of those events. jake? >> thanks so much. we have so much more to talk about including president trump's election fraud commission which is now asking states for the names, dates of birth and voting history of every voter in america. we'll talk to one secretary of state who is saying, no way. stay with us. their experience is coveted. their leadership is instinctive. they're experts in things you haven't heard of. researchers of technologies that one day you will. some call them the best of the best. some call them veterans. we call them our team. take 5, guys. tired of your bl

president trump's personal attack against them. >> calling mika brzezinski "low iq crazy mik" and joe scarborougher joe. this is after they criticized the president on their show. they were away on vacation, but postponed to respond to the president's tweets this morning. >> he appears to have a fragile, impetuous, childlike ego that we've seen over and over again, especially with women. it's like he can't take it. the white house claims that we attack him. no. we reported his lies. we are upset when he doesn't tell the truth and he bullies people. that is true. >> and they continue to say the president is "not mentally equipped" to continue watching their show. we go live to abc news reporter jenay norman live in washington with the latest. jenay? >> reporter: reggie and jessica, good morning to both of you and happy friday. you know, there is so much going on here in washington, but instead of talking about policy or national security, we're talking about twitter and the tweets that some are calling the latest example of president trump's cyber bullying. this morning they're the tweets heard ar

this is from jim acosta that a white house official says joe scarborough called jared kushner about the national enquirer issue at issue. kushner told scarborough to call the president. the official denied there was any offer from cukushner of a qd pro quo. >> that would mirror gaib sherman's "new york" magazine story and reporting and that's a bit kinder to the white house than what skocarborough is alleging. if it's also true that the national enquirer was calling mika brzezinski's children, that's still terrible but not maybe the trump white house's doing. maybe that's just unscrupulous national enquirer reporter. >> maybe a lot of americans would rather the white house not worry about this kind of stuff at all, not have jared kushner dealing with this stuff at all, not even bothering in the first place and i think that's where it gets into this other separate issue. forget about whether there was blackmail or not, just this president's interest or preoccupation with television news and these personalities. >> might i just add one thing. i know you said this is not about russia, but

president trump of crosses the like that with his crude tweet about msnbc host mika bezinski and joe scarborough. >> he should resign. >> obviously, i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> this morning, joe and mika speaking out. >>> president trump and vladimir putin set for a high-stakes meeting next week, their first face-to-face. but will the president challenge the russian leader on the subject of meddling in the u.s. election. >>> deadly accident.

>> reporter: i spoke to a source earlier this afternoon that said joe scarborough did call jared kushnerhe president's son-in-law, about this national enquirer story, and jared kushner told scarborough to call the president. there was no offer of a quid pro quo, in other words, if you soften your cover of us, we'll do something about this story. but wolf, it just goes to show you how there is a perception out there that perhaps you could go to the white house and talk to the president about doing something about a national enquirer story. i just can't imagine in any universe where that is normal. we've obviously never seen a president who is capable of doing something like that before, and as you saw earlier today, the president tweeted that scarborough called him and that the president said he told scarborough he would not change the story or call the national enquirer to which joe scarborough said that was a lie. it's just another example of how we're not really in normal times when it comes to the current occupant of the oval office. >> and the tweet that jim was referring to, watched

visit ncicap.org >> mika brzezinski and joe scarborough spoke out this morning saying in part, quote, we have known mr. trump for more than a decade and have fond memories of our relationship, but that hasn't stopped us criticizing his behavior or worrying about his fitness. they say, we have noticed a change in his behavior over the past few years, perhaps that is neither why we were shocked or insulted by the president's personal attack. later today, president trump will be meeting with the new president of south korea. he is in washington for meetings and the two will speak to reporters, a joint statement coming up at 115. later in the day, the president -- the south korean president will be delivering remarks at the center for strategic and national studies live at 6:00 p.m. eastern. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. former acting attorney general sali yates who was fired by president trump spoke at the aspen ideas festival in colorad

and president trump was back to his old form today taking to twitter to attack joe scarborough and make up brzezinski of m s n b c s morning joe in two consecutive tweets this morning the president called me quote low i.q. referred to joe scarborough as psycho joe and recall the time when he refused to to access to his mar-a lago as. resort and as expected the media spent the entire day with wall to wall coverage of just those tweets and deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders responded to suggestions that the president had gone overboard today the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by members on that program and i think he's been very clear that when he gets attacked he's going to hit back i think the american people elected somebody who's tough who's smart and who's a fighter and that's not a trend and i don't think that it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. for more on this we're being joined now by a conservative talk show host andrea kay and democratic strategist stephanie willis ladies thanks for being with me this ev

meeka brezinski and joe scarborough, the hosts of msnbc morning joe, said they were warned a tabloidnegative story on them unless they said sorry for their coverage of mr trump. joe scarborough spoke about the subject on the show. we got a call that the national enquirer is going to run a negative story against you guys and it was donald is friends with the guy who ru ns donald is friends with the guy who runs the national enquirer. they said if you call the president and you apologise for your coverage then he will pick up the phone and basically spike this story. our correspondent is in washington. this interrupted yesterday when president trump for no specific reason suddenly launched a twitter attack or in meeka in particular. he said sure was bleeding from areas in face—lift. that did not go over very well even with republicans who said it was beneath the dignity of the office of the president for him to in gauge and such vitriol. the presenters went on here and made the allegations you have just heard, that this is an ongoing problem that they have had with the president. they

joe scarborough said no. se have the story spiked and donald trump said no. who do you believe? it is not for me to say. this will die down? there will be nothing more said? if you look at the pattern of these stats it probably will. this is not the first time that donald trump has engaged in these very high—profile spats on twitter. he uses a lot of betrayal and he is very insulting. people express outrage and then the world moves on. his twitter behaviour does not seem to be held accountable. there is a more serious allegation that he potentially abused his power, or the white house did, ifjoe scarborough‘s allegations are true. in that they basically threatened a television reporter the details about his personal life would be exposed if he did not toned down his criticism. that is a serious allegation that these are made all the time and nothing seems to happen. the bigger problem for the republican party in congress is that while donald trump engages in this behaviour he is distracting them from trying to

top of the political agenda after the president attacked cable news hosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. brace yourself. there is what he said -- "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. how come low-i.q., crazy mika, along with psycho joe, came to mar-a-lago at new year's eve and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no." >> despite the nature of the tweets, the president's backers lining up to defend him. chief among them, first lady melania trump who is said to be combating cyber-bullying. that's part of her white house platform. a statement from her office, "as the first lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder." the president's strategy is unclear as the tweets pull focus off some very important issues central to his campaign. it also forces lawmakers to once again answer for the president's social media habits. let's bring in white house correspondent sarah murray for more. >> reporter: good morning. well, if premium is having any misgivings -- if p

joe scarborough quickly firing back, yet another lie. i have texts from your top aides, he said to the president, and phone records. also, those records show i haven't spoken with you in many months. we are told, though, that he did speak, text with the president's son-in-law and a top white house aide jared kushner and while he was hinting he was blackmailed, pressured, a source suggest that all kushner did was tell him to talk to the president directly about all of this. when the host replied the president was mad at him kushner simply suggested he apologized to patch things up. we're told that was not a quid pro quo. either way, the inquirer went with the june 5th story aimed at the tv couples romance and longtime media analyst goldberg says there's too much drama her here. >> i'm sick of both sides. they both have to start to act like grown-ups. the president does and joe scarborough and mika who are being portrayed as innocent victims in all of this, you don't call the president of the united states eschenbach on national television

just discussing the story, because joe scarborough was concerned about it, for obvious reasons. we'll see what bears out as the day goes on. certainly if they felt threatened and it went up to the president, that's a new level here. >> i mean, just to take a step back here. we're talking about the president of the united states basically in a, a, you know, pissing match with host of a cable tv news show. how does this serve his agenda, other than perhaps cathartic for him to kind of lash back out when they are critical of him, but it's just kind of through the looking glass we're even having this conversation, or that somebody in the white house would have been involved with dealing with inquie enkwai enkwaie inquirer" on any level. >> people on his pay roll can go out and fight back and you can punch back without launching a sexist tie ra isist tirade abou involved. that part of it and then a sexist rant and now a question, a question, a he said ledsaid/h potential abuse of power. i'm not sure what the question s. a media story. set that aside a minute. two other tracks on whic

that is in reference to president trump's vulgar tweets targeting msnbc morning hosts joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. members of his own party have called on hi m totone it down and the morning host today fired back. meg oliver has more. >> yesterday was just another example of how deeply personal he is. >> reporter: joe scarborough and mika brzezinski delayed their vacation to respond to the twitter accounts from president trump. >> he is so easily played. by a cable news host. now, what is that saying to our allies? what is that saying to our enemies? >> reporter: friday morning the president jumped back into the feud. just before 9:00 a.m., he tweetetc joe for first time in long time. fake news. the president sparked a fire storm thursday when he took to twitter to call the show's anchors low iq mika and psycho joe claiming brzezinski was bleeding badly from a facelift when she visited mar-a-lago this past winter. the host wrote this in the morning post characterizing his actions against an unrelenting assault against women. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were quick to c

joe scarborough compares donald trump to a kid pooping his pants. it really, joe? >> it's like...ping his pants and then saying i meant to do that. >> it's like someone pooping their pants and saying its modern art. don't you understand? >> sean: joe scarborough speculates donald trump is vladimir putin's hostage. >> it's hard to believe putin doesn't have anything on trump. there seems to be no guardrails here. >> they make these decisions time and time again in a way that makes it appear that they are hostages. that is vladimir putin's hostage. >> sean: joining us now, herman cain. herman, joe scarborough is one of the lowest rated shows ever in cabell. he always has. he has always had delusions of grandeur. he has begged for jobs here and that he be the president. he's really just an arrogant, pompous jack -- but the way him and his fiancee, mika, are treating this -- it's a constant refrain over there. >> they have taken it to a new low. they have no evidence, no facts, no message. they have no class, they have lost all of that integrity to those people who know what the facts

. >> don't i remember joe scarborough in the audience when president trump is giving the state of thenion address. been the trump's state of theto union. i o haven't been to any of these things and now all of a sudden he's part of a bad lounge act on the congo line of freaks at msnbc. it's nice to know we finally found where the liberals draw the line. they weren't bothered by bill clinton. bill clinton accused of rape and molesting, and sexually attacking women in the oval office. they said that was a personal matter. they weren't bothered by ted kennedy, the lying of the senate. they weren't bothered by another president who had an affair with a mobster's girlfriend, an east german spy, and an under age intern. the liberals and the moderates are very worked up by it. n. jacked up the ratings for that nonsensical show that i never watch. scarborough and scarborough and company. here's the bottom line, you attack a man repeatedly, who was an accomplished man, who was a man's man. you attack him personally, you attack him for his looks, for his genitalia, and at some point, a man's goi

>> don't i remember joe scarborough in the audience with president trump was giving his state of the address? he spent tamara lago. he's been to the state of the human. now all of a sudden, he's part of the conga line of left wing freaks they call over at msnbc. we've finally found where the liberals draw the line. it's nice to know. they weren't bothered by bill clinton, he was accused of molesting women in the oval office. they said that was a personal manner. they weren't bothered by ted kennedy in chappaquiddick. or another president who had an affair with an east german spy and was an underaged intern. i get it, the liberals are all very upset about it. the only reason i object to what the president did with this tweet was because he jacked up the ratings for that nonsensical show that i never watched. scarborough and scarborough and company. here's the bottom line. you attack a man repeatedly who is a proud accomplished man, a man's man. you attack him personally for his looks. for his genitalia. at some point, a man is going to stand up. you want him to act presidential? have

president is still taking time to go after the media and today's target of choice msnbc host joe scarboroughmicco brzezinski. the president tweeted "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me then how come low iq crazy mika and crazy joe came to mar-a-lago and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding bad from a face-lift. i said no. >> i was stunned when i saw that and -- i was, too. >> it's not just us. i mean, there were all kinds of even gop lawmakers who came out -- i know one republican senator who is a frequent critic of the president tweeted please just stop. this isn't normal. it's beneath the dignity of your office and that's just one of several but i was stunned that you attack somebody personally when you're the president of the united states. >> even speaker ryan even came out and said, you know, this is not appropriate for the president to be saying these types of things. >> but the question is can anybody stop it. >> right. >>we asked you guys about this on facebook, have the president's tweets gone too far. denise wrote whether you support him or not this is not oka

lauren: mika brzenzrinski and joe scarborough delaying their vacation to responding to president eat tweet. listen. >> i don't think so. i think that the president has been attacked on personal accounts and he's been very clear that when he gets attacked he's going hit back and the american people elected somebody who is tough and a fighter and that's donald trump and i don't think it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. lauren: according to new fox news poll conducted before the latest tweet, 71% say the president's tweets are hurting his agenda, 17% say trump's tweets are helpful and if you looked at coverage of nbc and abc, they spent nine minutes on average talking about this situation. cheryl: the new fox poll is very telling about the president's use of twitter, i think. well, the worries about the trump agenda, of course, and the future of it continue, one factor in that is the big stock market selloff that we actually saw yesterday. now, it is dragging down asian stocks, i want to correct that from earlier, i want to check those, here you go, these are the c

back to mika brzezinski and joe scarborough's piece today in "the washington post."hey go on to write this, that mr. trump claims we asked to join him at mar-a-lago three nights in a row, that is false. he also claimed he refused to see us, that's laughable. the president-elect invited both of us to a dinner and joe attended because mika didn't want to go. after listening to him talk about his policy plans he was asked by the disappointed trump the next day if mika could visit mar-a-lago that night. she reluctantly agreed to go. after we arrived he pulled us in his living quarters with his wife melania where we had a conversation and declined his invitation to attend a new year's eve party and he said he was bleeding from a face-lift, that's a lie. putting away a an obsession with women's blood, mika was perfectly intact as pictures reveal. the president's attack against another woman's looks compel us to report mika never had a face-lift. if she had it would be evident to anyone watching morning joe on their high definition tv. she did have a little skin under her c

i'm talking about joe scarborough, we break down how vicious, nasty, one-sided, petulant, arrogant hist's mini monologue, joe. each and every morning, liberal joe scarborough, he loves baseless insults at the president, the administration, the republicans, and real conservatives in the media. we will take a look at today'shi unhinged rampage by liberal joe. >> this lecture is coming from the greatest liar that has ever sit in the white house, "the new york times" highlighted the lies, to compare nics into this guy is absolutely ridiculous. he lies every day, a lot of times he lies every minute. he forgets the lie that he told 5 minutes ago. >> sean: and joe, you are a chameleon and a phony, when he is not calling the president of the united states a liar, he is defending the fake news friends over at cnn. this is pretty remarkable. yesterday he tweeted... now liberal joe perhaps is hoping that his favorite fake news network will hire him. if that is the case, i would say his audition is going c really well sucking up and kissing jefs zucker's ass. because i am such a nice person, i put

right now, you've seen the president's tweets about joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. people across party lines are responding to this. responding to the president criticizing them. virginia congresswoman barbara comsto comstock, a republican said yes, the tweet went too far. please stop. another republican, senator susan collins says this has to stop. we all have a job, three branches of government and media. sara huckabee sanders says the president was defending himself against attacks from quote, the liberal media. >>> we're ready for -- rushern baker. >> sturgis county executive rushern baker kicked off his campaign for governor of maryland. in addition to his campaign talks, he defended the ceo of the school district against allegations of the allegations are being investigated by the state board of education. kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high school graduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off in renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. we signed the

president trump going all men against the media critics today, taking on msnbc host joe scarborough andeeting: "i heard poorly rated @morning_joe speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low i.q. crazy mika, along with psycho joe, came to mar-a-lago 3 nights in a row around new year's eve, and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. i said no!" the tweet sparked a serious backlash from the left and even some fellow republicans but the white house isn't backing down amid the uproar. >> the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts on that program. i think he's been clear that when he gets attacked, he is going to hit back. i think the american people elected somebody who is tough, smart, and a fighter. that is donald trump. i don't think it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> eric: thank you, producers, for giving me this segment. i am a very close friend of president donald trump and joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. give me two seconds. this will be the last i say of it. it is like two of your friends fi

. >> the anchors on that show, mika brzezinski and joe scarborough responding. >> my father just passed away. my mother had two heart attacks. my daughter just lost a friend. those are the things i'm really worried about. those are things that deeply impact me and leave me thinking about at night and hurting and worrying and thinking about the future. the president's tweets, whether they're personally aimed at me or aimed at me in some way, that doesn't bother me one bit. it does worry me about the country. he appears to have a fragile, impetuous, child like ego we've seen over and over again especially with women. he can't take it. >> so here are the tweets in case you haven't seen them yet that are out there. the president saying, quote, low iq, crazy mika along with psycho joe came to mar-a-lago around new year's eve. the president going on to say, quote, she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. >> let's bring if "today in the bay's" tracie potts. the tweets are a huge distraction for the president and republicans as they are trying to stand behind trump's controversial travel bans.

. >> the president called mika brzezinski "low iq, crazy mika," and her co-host, joe scarborough, "psycho joe." the string of insults came after brazinski criticized the president on her show. this morning, she and her co-host hit back hard. >> i will insult him over the muslim ban or say that he's a racist. i'll say he's a racist with what he said about david duke. all of these things through the year. and for some reason, he always goes after mika. >> mm-hmm. >> and it's always personal with mika. he attacks women because he fears women. >> he has a fixation. >> brazinski and scarborough were supposed to be on vacation today. they postponed that to go on the air and respond to the president this morning. they also wrote an opinion piece. do you see the title there? "donald trump is not well." the article says "our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal. america's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president." this morning, the president's counselor, kellyanne conway, came to the president's defense on "good morning a

completely focused on things that have absolutely nothing to do with his job. >> and the tweet from joe scarboroughut it up on the screen now. after the story. he's the one who raised the issue of "the national enquirer" on his show. president responded. then scarborough tweeted, yet another lie. i have xhave texts from your tos and phone records. those records show i haven't spoken with you in many months. >> and i -- and that may very well be true. i think it's easy to believe that president trump wanted an apology. certainly we know he could have sway with the national enquirer according to another outlet. not cnn. jared kushner was one of the one whose relayed something to joe. we know jared kushner is owner of the or-- and i don't think is that out of line with the culture we've seen as some of the president's top aides. my bigger concern, though, is the targeting of the media in, in sort of a larger way. i mean -- i don't mean to diminish this at all, because i think it must be incredibly frustrating to joe and mika, but it is a bit of an opinion show. and i think sometimes -- i just -- the t

msnbc's cohosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough have been on the air for more than an hour and a responding to yesterday. president trump insulted them after they insulted him yesterday. trump tweeted that when mika and joe visit him at mar-a- largo last year she was bleeding badly from a face- lift. he also called her low iq crazy mika. joe said this is just another example of how he attacks women and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree. >> what he does that he demeans women but more than that he has demeaned himself. >> the president has the problem with anyone who criticizes him or doesn't agree with him. >> the white house is defending president trump saying that he is standing up for himself after withstanding attacks every, single day on cable news. some lawmakers are calling for an apology and in two national polls released this week, they showed that a majority of americans have negative sentiments about his tweets including that he stop tweeting. >>> thank you. the trump administration plans to arrest parents and other relatives who smuggle their children into t

to review, the president called mika brzezinski "low iq, crazy mika," and called her co-host, joe scarborough, "psycho joe." the string of insults came after brazinski krit criesed the president on her show. this morning, she and her co-host had quite the response. >> i will insult him over the muslim ban or say that he's a racist. i'll say he's a racist with what he said about david duke. all of these things through the year. and for some reason, he always goes after mika. and it's always personal with mika. he attacks women because he fears women. >> he had a fixation. >> brazinski and scarborough were supposed to be on vacation today, but they postponed that to respond to the president's tweets. that's how big of a story this has become. they also wrote an opinion piece in the "washington post," and the title of it, "donald trump is not well." in that piece, they wrote, "our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal. america's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president." this morning the president's counselor, kellyanne

joe scarborough claiming three white house officials said they could stop a negative story from running in "the national enquirer" if the hosts scaled back their ongoing criticism of the president. >> and they said, if you call the president up and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike this story. >> they were calling they were calling close friends. >> you're talking about "the national enquirer." >> reporter: that prompting the president to tweet, it was the other way around. he called me to stop a "national enquirer" article. i said no. tonight the "enquirer" saying, at no time did we threaten either joe or mika or their children in connection with our reporting on the story. we have no knowledge of any discussions between the white house and joe and mika about our story and absolutely no involvement in those discussions. in analysis by nbc news of back issues for the past several years during his campaign and his presidency found many pro-trump headlines and stories and few critical of mr. trump. the "enquirer" helped him launch hz presi

howie: and on-air rebuttal from the fox prime time host. >> joe scarborough calling the president of emotionally unhinged coverage has been none other than msnbc's liberal joe. howie: he tweeted back, you are obsessed. and hannity tweeted scar were poe was an obama suck-up and disgrace. but they won't have one thing in common. they love a good brawl. that's it for this edition of "mediabuzz." go to our home page and download our podcast. great to see you. we are back here next sunday. we'll see you then with the more stuff on trump and the media

speaker paul ryan was asked during a briefing to comment on the president's tweets about the host joe scarborough. also at the briefing remarks from homeland security secretary john kelly

i heard poorly rated morning joe, referring to joe scarborough speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low iq crazy micmikawith psycho joe came to mar-a-lago around new year's eve and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a face lift, i said no. what is the white house saying about why that went out? >> look, i don't think that the president's ever been someone who gets attacked and doesn't push back. there have been outrageous number of personal attacks, not just to him but to frankly everyone around him. please that personally attack me many times. this is a president who fights fire with fire and certainly will not be allowed to be bullied by liberal media or liberal elites in hollywood or anywhere else. >> bill: i get it but is that necessary? >> look, i think what's necessary is to push back against unnecessary attacks on the president both personally. i have seen far worse things come out of that show. again, directed not just at the president but everyone around him, personal attacks, mean, hateful attacks. again this president is

sirius radio the book is called "understanding trump," and it was a twitter battle between you and joe scarborough the last couple of days. he got personal as well. started thatt was on his part. i've known joe for many years and he served in congress with me back when i was speaker of the house. it's our like the process of being a morning joe has gotten to him, and he's gotten more and more extreme. he after -- he went after me in ways that make no sense. host: why? guest: i don't know why he was saying the things he was saying. i've been around for a long time i lost my first two elections and kept campaigning. i spent 16 years of increasing majority. i've done a lot of things that that i don't get paid for. and working in the defense department and helping human services and other things. he implied that i would do something because somehow i would be paid off. and i was astonished. i thought he knew me better than .hat i've got two grandchildren and i want them to live in a country that is safe where they can have a healthy life and be productive and have good take-home pay. and they can be f

president trump of crossing the line with his crude tweet about msnbc hosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. >> he should resign. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> the white house digging in. >> i don't think it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> this morning, joe and mika speaking out. >>> one-on-one, president trump and vladimir putin set for a high stakes meeting next week. their first face-to-face. but will the president challenge the russian leader on the subject of meddling in the u.s. election? >>> deadly accident. tennis superstar venus williams found at fault in a that killed a 79-year-old man. what she is saying about that crash this morning. all that, plus the holiday travel rush under way. nevada goes to pot. and a titanic exclusive. a first look at relics so valuable, we can't even tell you where they are today, friday, june 30th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. getting set for a long holiday

trump slammed anchors joe scarborough and mika brzezinski calling "morning joe" poorly rated. he went on to say she insisted on joining him at mar-a-largo around new year's and she was bleeding from a facelift. the tweets rubbed quite a few the wrong way. the abc7 instapoll tonight how would you describe the president's tweets? self-defense or online bullying? go to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. take a listen to how some in our area are reacting to this. >> it's what we have seen in this presidency. everything is fair game. it seems like a total hypocrisy and i don't find it surprising. >> i think people should ignore this. this is a distraction from looking at the underlying issues. nancy: the white house reacting to trump's tweets a few hours ago. jonathan: there are so many issues on the table people are discussing. this is taking everyone's attention. scott thuman is breaking it all down for us. secretary ofscott: yeah, well, e white house is firmly defending the president's tweets saying he is taking heat from all si

howie: and on-air rebuttal from the fox prime time host. >> joe scarborough calling the president of united states a schmuck. it's emotionally unhinged coverage has been none other than msnbc's liberal joe. howie: he tweeted back, you are obsessed. and hannity tweeted scar were poe was an obama suck-up and disgrace. but they won't have one thing in common. they love a good brawl. that's it for this edition of "mediabuzz." go to our home page and download our podcast. great to see you. we are back here next sunday. we'll see you then with the more stuff on trump and the media coverage. we'll be there with the latest buzz. [♪] eric: attorney general jeff sessions is set to appear before the senate intelligence committee tuesday. it will be his turn in the spotlight coming on the heels of testimony from former f.b.i. director james comey. we know what he will be asked about. russia, kislyak and everything else. arthel: attorney general sessions set to go under oath to answer questions about russian meddling into the elections. eric:

alike accusing president trump of crossing a line with his crude tweet about msnbs host mika and joe scarborough. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> i don't think it's a surprise that anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> this morning, joe and mika speaking out. >>> president trump and vladimir putin set for a high-stakes meeting next week, their first face-t face-to-face. but will the president challenge the russian leader on meddling in the election. >>> venus williams found out fault in a car accident that killed a 78-year-old man. what she's saying about that crash this morning. >>> all that, plus the holiday travel rush under way. >>> nevada goes to pot. >>> and a "titanic" exclusive. a first look at relics so valuable, we can't tell you where they are today. friday, june 30th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. getting set for a long, holiday weekend. >> good morning to you. >> good to have you here, by the way. >> can we tak

speaker paul ryan was asked during a briefing to comment on the president's tweets about the host joe scarborough. also at the briefing remarks from homeland security secretary john kelly i want to thank the leaders of the judiciary committee and secretary kelly for being with us today. this afternoon the house will take action on two initiatives to keep america safe. the first is the case law a as o notice is named after case stunningly murdered two years ago in san francisco by an illegal immigrant who had been deported several times. he should not have been here and she should not have died. so this initiative will tough and the penalties. the second measure gives the government the authority to withhold grant from cities that fail tstudies thatfailed to cool law enforcement. by disregarding the rule of law, sanctuary cities are putting lives at risk and we cannot tolerate that. everyday secretary kelly leads professionals around the country and around the world quite frankly who are charged with keeping our homeland safe and they make incredible sacrifices. our job is to make sure the profess

he said joe called him about the "national enquirer" story. scarborough said that call never happened. why is president trump, with all he has to do with his agenda, even entertaining a call, even tweeting about a call that he somehow is planning coverage in the "national enquirer"? that is why you need to be worried about how the president is spending his time and who is letting him not understand who cannot get through to him, maybe his wife, his children, someone get through to him. he has no one to blame for himself. when all is said and done, we have to look at the bigger picture than yesterday, stories will be written about the trump agenda. if he wants to have it get even more stories, he is the one that's gobbling up all the oxygen. >> jon: jason chaffetz knows how things work in that town. he was on "fox & friends" this morning and said the president needs to follow the straight and narrow, here he is. >> the president is being debated, i just don't want him to take the bait. i went to put a sticker on his computer that says if it feels good, don

msnbc's joe scarborough and mika brezinski. trump tweeting this morning i heard poorly rated morning joe speak badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low iq crazy mika along with a cycle joe came tomorrow lago three nights in a row around new year's eve and insisted on joining me? she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no. sarah huckabee sanders was defending her bosses right to respond to his critics. >> i don't think the president has ever been someone who gets attacked and doesn't push back. there have been an outrageous number of people attacking everyone around him. he will not be bullied by liberal media and liberal leaks within the media. >> sandra: this morning, she said the president is destroying the country, calling him a liar and making fun of his hand size. joe scarborough responding with retweets. governor, do you defend this move by the president? >> mike: everybody knows donald trump, certainly those of us made it clear that if you hit me, i'll hit you back ten times harder. anyone who didn't get

but it was the tweets that he dropped on thursday, mocking anchors micah, and joe scarborough, that continues to dominate headlines. >> it is unbelievably alarming that this psi easily played. he is so easily played by a cable news host. >> the president's inner circle saying he has the right to take on the cable news critics? it is incredible to watch people play arm chair psychologist, outwardly ridiculing the president's physicalties, mental state, calling him names, then all the sudden fainting shock when he wants to fight back and re defends himself. >> bipartisan backlash. >> stop, stop, the disrespect. >> i think it is so blatently sexist, i don't know that there is any question about it. >> it is certainly not helpful. and it is not presidential. the president needs to stay focus the, we have agenda. >> healthcare topping the agenda, the president tweeting this morning, if republican senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately repeal, and then, replace at a later date. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is hoping to get a revised version to la

president trump's personal attack via twitter this morning on mika brzezinski and her msnbc host joe scarboroughhere's what the president tweeted. i'll read it. i heard poorly rated morning joe speaks badly of me don't watch it anymore. then how come low i.q. crazy mika and psycho joe came to mar-a-lago three nights. let's go to the press secretary sarah huckabee sanders saying the president was merely fighting fire with fire. >> she went behind the podium and defended the indefensible today. the fact of the matter, look at how much barack obama was attacked by his enemies. look at president george w. bush attacked by his enemies. did we ever see them act unpresidential? we've seen this time and time from president trump. the fact of the matter is he has no governor on him. he uses his inside voice too much as his outside voice, quite frankly. he uses it to consider not only with the american people and lawmakers on capitol hill and foreign leaders. >> jen, is gender and sexism an issue here? >> of course, it's a question whether it was intended that way. there's no question it's perceived that