vince and linda mcmahon. do you know who linda mcmahon is? mcmahon was named by trump as head of the small business administration. are we going to have a sba director who become a witness against the president? what was she told about where her money was going? what is the cost to be the sba director? the people in his circle are getting investigated. this is unprecedented in history. >> that's a great point. last week i was on the air when the story broke about the inaugural committee, and the inaugural committee was run by a lot of trump's friends. what do you make of this number just into trump and his businesses, 17 separate investigations not to say anything about his associates, as frank just reminded us? >> we know the president thinks it's a witch-hunt because he keeps telling us that but with this number of convictions and guilty pleas and investigations, it's something really serious. even though we've all grown numb to whatever the allegation du jour is to trump and misconduct, it's something very serious we need to keep our eyes

security kirstjen nielsen, trade representative robert lighthizer, small business administrator linda mcmahon, advisor to the president, you ivanka trump, senior advisor to the president, jared kushner, and chris lavelle. -- liddell. this morning the acting attorney general signed the final rulemaking clear bump stocks are illegal because they fall within the definition of machine guns that are banned under federal firearms law. began, in which people in possession of bump return those items to an atf field office or destroy them by march 21. propertions for destruction will be posted on the atf website today. appointed tos been the u.s. senate and we congratulate her. she has been helping advance a number of the administration's priorities, including rebuilding our military and increased border security. the president applauds governor ducey for his swift selection and thanks -- for his service to the people of arizona. with that i will take your questions. reporter: there was a delay, the usual inquiry from judge sullivan asking prosecutors if -- committed treason? ms. sanders: that is betw

trade representative robert lighthizer, small business administrator linda mcmahon, advisor to the president you ivanka trump, senior advisor to the president jared kushner, and chris l. on another note, the president is was again for filling a promise he made to the american people, and this morning the acting attorney general cited the final rule, making clear that bump stocks are a legal because they fall under federal law. begins now,iod where those people in possession of bump stocks must turn them over to an atf field office or destroy them by march 21. instructions for destruction will be posted on atf's website. martha mcsally has been appointed to the u.s. senate and we congratulate her. she has been a partner in the house of representatives helping advance a number of priorities, including rebuilding our military and increasing border security. the president applauds governor ducey for his swift selection and appreciates senator jon kyl and thanks him for his service to the people of arizona. >> is their reaction to the delay in the michael flynn sensing and they quarried from the

trump later named linda mcmahon as head of the small business administration. tuesday's settlement includes a 10-year ban on donald trump running a nonprofit organization. his three oldest children will be each barred from working for any charity for one year. the white house appeared to back away tuesday from its threats to shut down the federal government unless lawmakers grant president trump at least $5 billion to expand the wall on the u.s.-mexico border. white house press secretary sarah sanders said trump will seek other ways to fund an expanded border wall after members of trump's own republican party balked at the prospect of furloughing hundreds of thousands of workers just before christmas. trump previously said he would be proud to shut the government over the border wall. congressional leaders now say they're likely headed toward agreeing to another short-term spending increase that will see the government funded into the new year. in the next session of congress when democrats take control of the house. a honduran mother photographed last month fl

who better to do that with than linda mcmahon, the head of the small business administration. good to see you. >> you're such a strong advocate for small businesses. i appreciate it always. i know you shop small businesses. >> i do all the time. i am a small business. i am the audience. let's talk about what's going on in 2019. there's been uncertainty about some things, great news about others. if you had to talk to small business owners saying what to prepare for for 2019, what's number one? >> the thing that i'm hearing the most going into 2019 one of the number one issues with small businesses, big businesses, too, but it is a shortage of skilled workforce. so -- >> by the way, this has been the one thing for years. for years. >> yes. but now with a 3.7 unemployment rate, the pool is -- has shrunk. so now small businesses competing more and more with large businesses for the same pool of skilled workers. >> what do we do? >> it's a blessing. not so much a blessing all at the same time. one of the things that i'm doing at sba is encouraging our small businesses to work with

>> well, so one of the biggest donors was trump's good friend linda mcmahon and her husband of worldfame. not tons of other donors, but we know that donald trump really stopped giving to his own foundation ten years ago. so this was not, as he's talked about on the campaign trail, money that was coming out of his pocket for all of these charitable causes. and it's just a fascinating story, and sometimes these things don't seem to matter when it comes to republican voters, but, you know, as the cloud of impropriety grows around him, that could change as we head into the next presidential election. >> maeve reston, thank you very much on the trump foundation there and the dissolution. just in, we're getting reaction to trump's decision to pull all of the forces out of syria. another top republican just slammed the move saying congress should have been involved. we'll take you to capitol hill next. >>> more sharp and swift reaction from capitol hill after members of congress have learned that president trump is preparing this full and rapid withdrawal of all u.s. troops from syria. this

when you pull back even more, the largest donor to this foundation, vince and linda mcmahon. mcmahon got to be the small business administrator for the trump administration. >> hmm, whats going on here? >> it reeks below the surface. yeah. >>> she was the creative genije behinds classic scenes like this -- ♪ bet you didn't know she was behind that. actor and director penny marshall has died. more on her legacy next. what do harvard graduates know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at force factor is flying off the shelves at gnc. forebrain's key ingredients have been clinically shown to help enhance sharpness and clarity, improve memory, and promote learning ability. and now every man and woman in america can claim a complimentary bottle. just use your smartphone to text the keyword on the screen to 20-20-20. scientific research on cognigrape, a sicilian red wine extract in forebrain's memorysafe blend, suggests not only sharper recall, but also improved execu

trade representative robert lighthouser, linda mcmahon, adviser to the president ivanka trump, senior adviser jared kushner and deputy chief of staff chris liddell. the president is once given fulfilling a promise to the american people and this morning the acting attorney general signed the final rule making clear that bump stocks are illegal because they fall within the definition of machine guns banned under federal firearms law. a 90-day period now begins which persons in possession of bump-stock type devices must return them to an atf office or destroy them. instructions will be posed on the wb site today. martha mcsally has been appointed to the senate. we congratulate her. the president applauds government deucy for his swift and qualified selection and appreciates senator john kyle and thanks the people of arizona. i'll take your questions with that. >> reporter: your reaction to the delay in the flinn synn sentencing and the unexpected inquiry whether he committed treason? >> the delay is something within the court. in the meantime we wish him well. >> reporter: what about th

stopped contributing a decade ago, instead relying on other people's money like wwe et cetera linda mcmahonho with her husband reportedly donated $5 million. the new york attorney general alleging the money didn't go to charity annual causes at all, but instead helped pay off trump creditors and helped the then candidate win the white house. donald trump has denied the foundation did anything wrong, yet the laws says during the campaign he allegedly used the foundation by using foundation money to settle a dispute with palm beach, florida, over a flagpole he put up at mar-a-lago. the town agreed to wave fines if the club donated $100,000 to a charity for wounded veterans. the donation was instead paid by the trump foundation. according to "the washington post," trump's foundation also allegedly paid $12,000 for a football helmet signed by then defer broncos quarterback tim tebow. trump's foundation also allegedly paid for a six-foot-tall portrayed of trump painted during a gala at mar-a-lago, and another $10,000 for a painting of himself at another charity gala. >> he used it to buy things

linda mcmahon. she's tough as nails. she gets on with the president well.s we hear this rumor about him wantsi wanting to change the narrative about people rejecting him, look for him to throw a curveball back at us. >> i want to remind the listeners that when the white house insider pinned that anonymous op ed for the new york times trashing the president in september, this is what omarosa said. >> by the way, who do you think wrote the op ed? >> i think it's somebody in pence's office, and i suspect it might be nick ayers. >> then he was reportedly replacing kelly. a deal is off. what's your theory there? what happened? >> you know how i feel about him. i think he's playing the long game. why serve as trump's chief of staff when he thinks he can wait and serve as president pence's chief of staff? he's playing the long game. also why be be tied to trump when he makes most of his money during campaigns. with the biggest campaign coming up, he wants to be free. i think the long game is ayers' focus. he expects pence will be president. i said that for a long

other donors stepped up, included vince and linda mcmahon. when trump became president he appointed mcmahon. cohost of woic, good to have you back. in the filing from the attorney general, this was not a foundation that broke rules. she's saying root and branch it was not actually a foundation. >> the evidence she's presented suggests it looked nothing like any foundation you've heard of that's dedicated towards, i don't know, curing cancer in kids or preserving wildlife. it didn't have a very strong purpose. the people on the board were closely related to each other and didn't have expertise in the areas they wanted to make a difference in. and then there was a self-dealing. you picked some great examples with the painting he bought at a charity auction and installed in one of his hotels. the lawsuits that he settled on behalf of his properties he had his foundation settle lawsuits. >> that's the craziest part. this ends up becoming basically a tax free bank account for him to pull money out of for personal or campaign expenses. >> that's wh

trade representative robert lighthizer small business administrator linda mcmahon, advisor to the presidentivanka trump, senior advisor to the president, jared kushner, deputy chief of staff for policy coordination chris cordell. on another note the president is once again fulfilling a promise he made to the american people this morning the acting attorney general signed the final rule making clear that bump stocks are illegal because they fall within the definition of machine guns that are banned under federal firearms law. 90-day period now begins which persons in possession of bump stock type devices must turn those devices to an atf field office or destroy them by march 21st. instructions for proper destruction will be posted on aft's website today. lastly, representative martha mcsally has been appointed to the u.s. senate and we congratulate her. she is strong partner in the house of representatives, helping to advance number of administration priorities including increasing military and increased border security. the president applauds governor ducey for his swift and qualified selec

. >> linda mcmahon, let's remind our audience, is currently serving in the president's cabinet. >> puttingside that aspect of it, they made political payments or, i guess, quote, unquote, donations that were designed to help his political campaign. they made -- they bought art, other sort of personal effects with what should be money for charity and most egregiously, and this is really where the criminal investigation, i think, that tom is talking about -- the foundation made a $25,000 donation to the florida attorney general's -- >> pam bondi. >> -- pam bondi's campaign, i believe it was. and then several days after that, the ag's office dropped their investigation of trump university. now we have trump university that's crumbled under fraud. we have trump foundation that's crumbled under fraud. the question we all need to ask ourselves is why should we believe that the trump organization is operating any differently than these other trump entities that have now dissolved, based on fraud? >> the trump foundation did not file that they made that $25,000 donation as well. that was not inclu

host: do you know linda mcmahon personally? guest: i do not know her. is a small business owner and she has been saying the right things about small business and the sba. guest: we have a phone line for small business owners, 202-748-8000. all others, 202-748-8001. in herndon, virginia, go ahead. caller: i am a small business where actually a startup we are developing software to put out for commercial and government use. i have been having a hard time sbir phase 2 to get a loan to start phase 2 and i have been turned down twice and told and directed to go to micro-lenders or accounts fractionallenders or lenders, which are bad when you did not put that in your overhead. i think it is hard for small businesses to get going and i back orink banks should tell you to go to a fractional lender. it is not good methods. it will put you in debt. host: thanks for the call. guest: she is describing one of the things we are very concerned about in the bipartisan center mainstream finance report, which is people who end up with a very high cost loan and maybe they