i know lindsay graham, i've met him a number of times and he is able to compartmentalize politics and the personal and wherever he's disagreed with the president personally and it's in a lot of placesor politically, he can compartmentalize that. he's supported donald trump on issues like syria and other foreign policy where he can. that's his deal. he's disagreed with john mccain, his best friend on policies, but supported him personally, so i'm not surprised to see lindsay graham being able to put politics aside for a round of golf. >> staying on policy, andre. what about secretary of state rex tillerson and senator corker and "the new york times" piece saying essentially there is no good cop/bad cop theory. there is no strategy. the quote is a lot of people think that there is some kind of good cop/bad cop under way, but that is not true. without offering specifics he said mr. trump had repeatedly undermined diplomacy with his twitter fingers and saying he knows he, being the president, he has hurt us as it relates to negotiations that were under way by tweeting things out. how is t

the breaking news this morning is we just learned that senators lindsay graham and cory booker will testify as character witnesses. >> a democrat and a republican testifying on his behalf. let's go to our correspondent who has been there during the trial the whole time. >> reporter: jurors here in new jersey are going to be treated to familiar faces from capitol hill later today as sources tell myself and cnn's dana bash that south carolina's lindsay graham and cory booker from new jersey will both be here in person to testify as character witnesses for senator menendez in the federal bribery trial. prosecutors have accused the new jersey democrat of accepting free rides on a plane from a wealthy eye doctor and failing those to disclose those as gifts on the senate disclosure firm. jurors have heard from a litany of character witnesses all week, everybody from a bishop to a turkish refugee to an autism advocate, but by far booker and graham are the most well-known faces to date, and the question is will the senator take the stand in his own defense. >> thank you very much. >>> this morning

senator lindsay graham told reporters they will hold hearings this week. "new york times" reported u.s. and niger soldiers who were on the patrol are giving conflicting accounts. >> military officials from niger tell the times a lightly armed convoy of about 50 soldiers pursued the insurgents. americans said they did not chase them but simply noticed them. meantime state department official tells officials. u.s. ambassador did not deny support or protection. la times reported that ambassador had resisted military requests to add surveillance flights and military medical support in niger. >> that's right john mccain seeming to take a new swipe at president trump in an interview about vietnam. he criticized wealthy yong men who afraided the draft. >> one aspect of the conflict is that we drafted the lowest income level of america and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur. that is wrong. that is wrong. >> the president attended the private new york military academy as a teenager. he had five draft deferments. there h

senator lindsay graham, voiced support for the president's action. >> this is stopping payments. aetna had 400% increase in tok price, cigna -- >> not all republican senator see that as positive. >> what the money its used for ties help low income people afford their deductibles and their co-pays. >> president trump is under % pressure to show despite any major legislative achievements, he is acompolishing something. >> that we cannot and will not make this certification. >> on friday, announcing he may decertify the iran nuclear deal unless congress addresses his concerns. secretary of state, rex tillerson. >> we want to ensure that our friends and al lies and the other parties to the nuclear agreement have great clarity around the president's policy. >> other members of the president's national security team appeared on tv today, detailing what the commander-in-chief wants. >> he has the set out a marker, a marker to -- to iranians and to our allies and partners that we have to fix, fundamental flaws in this deal. >> they can't be continuing to support terrorism around the worl

excuse me, yesterday, he played with republican senator lindsay graham. today he played with his colleague in the senate rand paul, and then tomorrow, he's going to be meeting here at the white house with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. you know, it is no secret that those two have had a fairly rocky relationship. in fact, just yesterday the former chief strategist here at the white house, steve bannon, said that he was, you know, declaring a season of war against mcconnell and other republican establishment figures, but if president trump hopes to accomplish any of his legislative agenda, namely tax reform, he is going to need mitch mcconnell on his side. these two men really need each other, and so tax reform, healthcare, immigration, all of those items going to be at the top of their list when they sit down and meet, and perhaps attempt to bury a little bit of a hatchet tomorrow. arthel? arthel: absolutely, kristen. i'm sure the president is willing to work mr. mcconnell as he also has an eye on reelection. thanks a lot for rolling with tho

el republicano lindsay graham cree que trump convence a los legisladores tener dreamers. >>> ellos venres, abogados, maestras >>> pero es washington y aquÍ nada es fÁcil. >>> los dreamers lo saben. >>> si estÁ lucha esta dura >>> por eso llegaron proceso dentros de 15 estados y en buena hora para hacer sentir su voz >>> hay algunos grupos bi-partidis bi-partidistas trabajando para lograr este consenso >>> un camino la ciudadanÍa es uno de los puntos espinosos un dijo para patrocinadores de los dreamers >>> estÁn divididos >>> este subsecretario del departamento de seguridad nacional, testificÓ ayer que un proyecto de ley razonable incluye un camino a la ciudadanÍa para los dreamers. horas despuÉs la agencia routers dice que la casa blanca daba marcha atrÁs sobre esa posibilidad hoy la portavoz decÍa. >>> el presidente no se ha pronunciado quÉ hacer con los dreamers >>> algunos creen que las negociaciones se aceleren cuand forma u otra. >>> hablamos con alguien en new jersey >>> quÉ quieren >>> aprueben dreamers y queremos un hogar llamado casa >>> en el tema daca que maÑana se cumple e

and good ally on things like healthcare and tax reform and today donald trump is playing with lindsay graham who hasn't always lobbed golf balls. >> played golf. >> they are out having a good time together so the president can have these dust-ups and move on, but i do think that rich has a good point. what senator corker has done is given cover to a lot of critics both democrat and republican who can refer back to this a year from now, and so to me, there's a down side to it. >> jack, i hear you use the word dust up, and let's talk about the truth, and i know it's a he said-he said situation, but trump again tweeting that it was corker who begged him for his endorsement and he said no. we know what corker and multiple cnn sources say their version is the very opposite. if you read that jonathan martin piece in "the new york times," corker said i don't know why the president tweets out things that aren't true. you know he does it. everyone knows he does it, but he does. >> you have two men who have evolved into a he said-he said and i think it's unfortunate. i do think that if other members o

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senator lindsay graham now saying the war on terror is morphing and we could see more u.s. action in africa. >> we don't want the next 9/11 coming from niger. >> he received full military honors and a thanks from mattis. >> thank you for your support. >> french fighter jets arrived on the scene to help the u.s. troops, but cnn has learned they didn't fire on the militants because they couldn't id targets apt risked hitting the u.s. and nigerien forces on the ground. >> thanks so much to elise labott for that report. >>> still ahead, president trump ignited a fire storm when he said he had contacted every gold star family killed in action under his watch. well now, a new report calls into question whether the white house knew that statement was inaccurate. when the president made it. the we'll be right back. there are 130 million girls around the world who are not in school today. girls are not in school because of economic issues and they have to work. there's early child marriage, there's war and conflict. at the malala fund we help girls stay in school. there are some rea

. >> senator lindsay graham warning americans about a new stage in the war in isis. >> it is heading to africa, beginning to morph. as we suppress the enemy in the mideast they will move, not going to quit. >> reporter: secretary mattis wouldn't say if president trump authorized this specific mission. pentagon officials tell nbc news this type of operation wouldn't require presidential authorization. lester. >> hans nichols at the pentagon. starting us off. thanks. in fallout from the ambush, fierce political battle intensified between the white house and florida congresswoman who says chief of staff, john kelly, lied about her when he defended president trump's phone call to the widow of one of the soldiers. the white house doubling down on kelly's remarks despite video evidence. nbc's peter alexander has more. >> president trump tonight ignoring questions about niger. >> mr. president, did you authorize a mission in niger? >> thank you. >> his top aide were sticking to a false claim chief of staff, john kelly made while condemning fredericka wilson who revealed details of the presi

. >> senator lindsay graham wants to know more of what went wrong in nige re. >> i would want to knowbrief coming gress this week. roxannea saberi, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> the women of congregational black caucus joined representative wilson demanding an apology sprt trump administration. still ahead tonight, celebrities weigh in on the weinstein scandal and another writer director is fashion his own sexual assault emtions. ow many women have accusing james toback of up appropriate behavior. >> this is scary surm reand we're scared and we cannot let fear limit our ability to operate evenlyer. we have to do the operation that needs to be done. >> successfully separated a look at twins given a new lease on life at the children's hospital of philadelphia. lauren. >> our dry, sunny stretch comes to end with soaker of day. i'll let you know what you need umbrella and when you could he see a strong thunderstorm in the full eyewitness forecast coming up. >> canadian couple not letting health get in way of pup tuilles. why they writer james toback is being is accused of and they say he promi

lindsay graham is quite right. isis is met tas ta sizing. the capital of raqqah just fell this week. they've spreading to providences all around the world. we see it in africa, see it in the sinai peninsula in egypt and in yemen. and afghanistan. >> it's just good perspective because we focus so much on iraq and afghanistan. it's important to keep in mind the global problem. details emerged there wasn't overhead protection for these troops and the soldiers were in h an unarmored vehicle. is that unusual? and why didn't they have more protection? >> not awlt all. i keep hearing that. these are different kinds of forces. this is not active combat where it's continuous combat, that is. i think what you're going to see is most of these special forces detachment, not special operating forces, but the ones that do the train and equip will want to be among the people. they don't want the armor between them and the soldiers they're advising. 12 soldiers coordinating with battalions of africans, they literally have battalions of niger soldiers. that

. >> reporter: as president trump golfed today with republican senator lindsay graham, he remained uncharacteristically quiet about his very heated, very public feud with another senior member of his own party. tennessee senator bob corker unloading, telling "the new york times," president trump is so reckless the nation could be "on the path to world war iii." corker saying, "he would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation." and he says quote, "i know for a fact that every single dale at the white ho situation of trying to contain him."the attack came after a weekend war of words on twitter. the president claimed corker "begged" him for an endorsement and "didn't have the guts to run." corker, who is not seeking re-election, fired right back saying, "the white house has become an adult day care center." a powerful voice in the senate crucial for advancing the president's agenda on tax reform and iran. corker was even considered as a possible secretary of state or v.p. pick. but how far they've fallen. >> a great friend of mine, somebody respected by everybody, senator bob corker. >> reporte

senator lindsay graham of south carolina graham of lindsay senator lindsay graham of south carolina hadblicans with any second thoughts about the republican budget resolution and tax reofrm plan.sen. lindsey graham / south carolina :10-:17 if you're a republican and you don't want simply the tax code and cut taxes what good are you to anybody?for hours the senate debated and voted on amendments in what senators called a "vote-o-rama"- democrats offered amendments designed to highlight parts of the republican plan the democrats don't like one of the most contentious items the battle over eliminating state and local tax deductions. sen. maria cantwell / washington (d) :34-:43 if you repeal their ability to continue to itemize, you are raising taxes on them.republicans need to pass a budget bill in order to use a process called "reconciliation" which allows them to pass their tax plan with only a simple majority of votes.sen. ron wyden / oregon (d) :53-1:02 it's just the opposite of the kind of approach ronald regan and democrats used in 1986. it's going to polarize us, rather than bring u

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eric: that of course is senator lindsay graham after meeting with defense secretary james mattis yesterdayn saying it will soon brief congress on the recent deaths of these four heroes, the u.s. special forces soldiers in niger. they are the first american combat casualties in that western african country. that ambush that took their lives of course raising many unanswered questions about what happened and the deployment and senator graham says that as the influence of radical islamic terrorism is spreading in africa, we must do something about it. and the military, he says, is expanding the fight there. >> as you beat them in iraq, they're moving, and they are not just moving to europe. they're going to africa. and we're going have to have partnerships in africa to deal with this threat >> ambassador dennis ross is joining us. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> i don't think enough has been med of this in the past couple of days, a huge victory i think by the u.s. and our allied forces, the caliphate has been cut down, we have taken over, what is the significance of that initially

. >> lou: the maverick and his side kick lindsay graham. favorites on the republican party?er all of this time. i wonder why they are so highly favored and prized by the sunday talk show hosts? we'll have to explore that further. >> they love them. >> lou: thank you for stick being with us. up next. roger goodell said the nfl will not punish players and he will not order them to stand up. and leslie marshal joins us after the break. stay with us, we'll be right back. this is what it's all about, jamie -- helping small businesses. damage your vehicle? we got you covered. [ glass shatters ] property damage? that's what general liability's for. what?! -injured employee? -ow. workers' comp helps you pay for a replacement. what's happening? this is carla. how's it going? and if anything comes up, our experts are standing by. ♪ boo! ♪ by listening to an thiaudiobook on audible.ame and this guy is just trying to get through the day. this guy feels like he can take on anything. this guy isn't sure he can take it anymore. unwavering self-confidence. stuck in a 4-door sedan of sadness

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lindsay graham tweeting about president trump's golf game, how he shot a 73 in windy and rainy conditionseally standing up to the potus. will everyone else follow the lindsey graham model or the bob corker model? >> i think you're more likely to see senators follow the lindsey graham because bob corker is only speaking out so candidly due to his impending retirement. if it he were facing a reelection battle in a state like tennessee where president trump is still very pop lure i don't think he would be speaking ought. it's kind of remarkable to see how rapidly their relationship deteriorat deteriorated. he was more so with -- included tomorrincluded -- to see bob corker now taking up the mantle of the gop opposition is pretty startling. >> he will need to work with bob corker. we still have the daca deal. the debt ceiling. tax reform. something of course everyone wants to see and iran deal, open cabinet positions. a story with the head line trump lashes out at allies, putting agenda at risk. i think everyone should read the story. but i'm asking you, is it putting the agenda at risk, the

rand paul has a coalition, lindsay graham has a coalition. margin to work with. how do they get this done? >> i think it's a question and answer and it's the one american voters are asking. they gave republicans the house. they gave him the senate and they gave in the white house. personal infighting is not a good excuse not to get things accomplished. we saw a huge disaster with obamacare. they had better get their act together and tax reform but they are going to be judged based on the results and everything else sounds like excuses right now. charles: handicap the force of the cam because the budget went through it seems like the house is going to play ball with the senate version. i do wonder about some of the artificial timelines. i would eat happy if the which is get done. >> that's right we have gained 10 to 12 legislative days which is quite substantial by the house signing this into law or passing it in the president's signing it but i would be very hesitant to say i understand repeal and replace was frustrating but we are having a v

notables include senators lindsay graham, john mccain. the bill would restore the cost sharing payments for two years. president trump flip-flopping again now signaling he may support the bipartisan, one day after saying he could never support bailing out insurance companies. >> ryan was keynote speaker at a charity dinner. by tradition it's supposed to be a roast. speaker ryan sure turned up the heat starting with the joke about donald trump's speech at the fundraiser one year ago. >> i know last year that donald trump offended some people. i know his comments according to critics went too far. some said it was unbecoming of a public figure and they said that his comments were offensive. well, thank goddess' learned his lesson. every morning i wake up in my office and scroll twitter to see which tweetsvy to pretend i did not see later on. every afternoon john boehner calls me up, not to give advice, just to laugh. a hollywood republican. that is an exoxymoron. which clearly the word rex tillerson was always -- when people ask me if i bel

mccain of arizona, which is interesting, like jeff flake along with susan collins of maine, and lindsay graham raisediraise issues. the president scoffing to the idea referring to the meeting with all of the republican senators saying jeff flake with 18% approval rating saying a lot of colleagues have spoken out. really? they just gave me a standing o. it's whether the apple cart could be upset through all of this especially when the president's biggest signature item, the thing he campaigned on the most, a big tax cut in tax reform is coming down the pike on capitol hill. there are concerns it could create a lot more deficit spending. jeff flake, for example, has been a deficit hawk going back to the days in the house of representatives, but when asked this morning about it he did not show any signs of backing down or bucking the president and his own party on the issue of tax cuts and tax reform. >> if we don't get tax reform, not just tax cuts but tax reform there will be great disappointment out there, and people will say you can't just blame the congress. there's always a honeymoon period

. >> this was lindsay graham trying one more angle to try to get to the president. he often will listen to what he sees on television as opposed what he is told on the golf course or face-to-face in the oval office. if we don't slash tax, wreck obama care, we're going to get voted it of office. the polls don't support that. >> it won't happen until 2018. >> that's right. they will play out over time. it is not entire clear when the critical moment comes next fall there are going to be a whole bunch of single voter issues who all they wanted to do was wreck the obamacare exchanges and see premiums soar. i'm not clear that is a winning formula in the first place. we will see what the republicans can put together. all of this talk about we've got to do this, we've got to do this. we have to build consensus where, very importantly, consensus does not exist. >> also, there's something to be said in campaign politics for getting something done near or to the actual election. >> fair in they will say they want to get it done in the first election, there's saleability to th

the bill's sponsor, lindsay graham, explains it this way: >> i like massachusetts. i like maryland.. i like california. but i don't like them that much to give them a bunch of money that the rest of us won't get. they're just going to spend it on lattes and npr and gay cakes." ( cheers and applause ) the cake is gay, right? >> jon: right, something like that. >> stephen: for a gay wedding, the cake itself has to be gay. that's the complaint, isn't it? ( laughter ) all right. well, here's will deal, you know who cares a lot about obamacare? obama. remember that guy? remember obama? ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: great guy. really tall. >> stephen: what? >> jon: really tall. >> stephen: very tall, very tall. that's what he's known for. he's so tall. and here's what obama said today: >> this is something i always had to emphasize to my staff when i was president: better is good. ( laughter ) you laugh, but sometimes people forget that. i will take better every time. >> stephen: i miss you. ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheers ) but just f

news right now because cnn learned the democratic senator, cory booker and republican senator, lindsay graham, will take the stand in defense of bob menendez. menendez is facing federal praoe praoe praoeub recharges. >>> former president george h.w. bush is responding to allegations by an actress accusing him of sexual assault. she describes an incident during a photo op where the president touched her inappropriately from his wheelchair. a second statement, at age 93 president bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years. his arms fall on the lower waist of people. some have seen it as innocence, and others view it as inappropriate. to anybody he has offended, president bush apologizes most sincerely. >>> this conversation just continues. here's more sexual harassment news. mark halperin is leaving nbc news after cnn uncovered accusations of sexual harassment by five women. nbc releasing a statement saying we find the stories and allegations very troubling. mark halperin is leaving his role as a contributor until the questions about his past conduct are fully understood. hal

. >> the whole lindsay graham and schumer saying they didn't know the scale of what was happening in niger, this is curious. >> it's concerning, i would say, frankly that you have senators at that level. chuck schumer is the most powerful democrat in the senate, right? this is not a rank and file guy. >> it was obama that went to congress, the most recent president to do so during the syria thing, which is a story that became about his perceived weakness and he said i will do something in syria if you give me authorization, and the democrats and the republicans both bailed. >> yep. >> this is why it's important. any president, any secretary of state, it's very important that they step forward, asprbl shresn the new administration, and they layout for the people what their vision for the world is, and we don't have that from this administration for a number of reasons, skhincluding the disfunction, but these things matter. congress should know. >> why would you set yourself up and take on the onus as the executive if congress wasn't pushing their own powers? if they are going to give

. >> senator lindsay graham has talked about how he didn't realize there were that many u.s. troops in niger. let's take a listen. >> i can say this to defend the families and they were there to help america and i can help allies and john mccain is right to tell the military because this is an endless war without boundaries and no limitation on geography. you have to tell us more. >> he didn't know we had a thousand troops in niger, did you? >> no, i did not. >> my goodness, colonel. you have top congressional leaders unaware that there were -- there was this footprint in the country keeping in mind that special forces are in many, many countries around the world. what do you think about that? >> special forces are in many countries around the world and senator graham is exactly right when he says they were defending america. i wonder, you know, the commander of the united states africa command was talking about his presence in africa and his operations in africa. i know the previous president obama notified congress when these forces were initially sent into niger. so it's a

. >> and as to what happened in niger, lindsay graham says there will be hearings this week. hopefully get some answers. thanks, we'll see you in about 30 minutes. >>> ahead secretary of state rex tillerson with a message to iranianbacked ma lich shah's in iraq. >> any foreign fighters into ed to go home. >> we're live in ir rok with more on iran's growing influence and what the u.s. is or is not doing about it. the next. ♪ ♪ everyone deserves attention, whether you've saved a lot or just a little. at pnc investments, we believe you're more than just a number. so we provide personal financial advice for every retirement investor. t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right. netflix on us. get 4 unlimited lines for just $40 bucks each. taxes and fees included. and now netflix included. ( ♪ ) ♪ one is the only number ♪ that you'll ever need ♪ ♪ because one is the only number ♪ when everything you do is focused on being the best... serenity is a welcome distraction. the one and only cadillac escalade. ( ♪ ) the one and only ...has grown into an enterprise. that

if lindsay graham and chuck schumer didn't know we had troop there is, you can guess the american public had no idea of that either. but general dunford made that clear today. he gave a painful but considerate and careful response to a particularly troubling issue that has been raised personally sergeant la david johnson's woid width doe. we've seen these images of her embracing his casket. she explained today to abc that part of her has doubts that her husband is even in that casket. because she says she was denied permission, not just to see his face but to see any part of his body. >> i want to know why it took them 48 hours to find my husband. why couldn't i see my husband? every time i asked to see my husband they wouldn't let me. they wouldn't show me a finger, hand. i know my husband's body from head to toe and they won't let me see anything. >> she was not only married to sergeant johnson, and the mother of his children, they were childhood sweet hearts, she met him at 6 years old. general dunford was asked why she was not able to see her husband's body if he want shesh. he tried

it's an interesting moment for john mccain, because it turns out that lindsay graham is no john mccainno more john mccains, so i hope he's around for another couple decades. but what at this moment is the importance of john mccain's voice, not just on policy, but in the body in which he serves? >> first of all, since he took the oath at annapolis, in the brief time between leaving naval service and being elected to congress, he's spent every hour of his adult life in service to his nation, at cost and sacrifice that begs the imagination. i think what john mccain did last night is he lit a torch. he lit a torch for the generations of political leaders that will come behind like eric, to focus on the reality that we are one people. we are a people bound by ideals, american ideals. that are the most exceptional ideals ever put to paper by the mind of man, we're an imperfect nation, because we journey towards the fulfillment of those ideals. and what john mccain talked about last night is our best selves. and the duty, the aspiration to achieve the greatness of the founders' vision of just

is the white house putting pressure on the senate to pass the lindsay-graham bill that would ban -- >> i'm he sorry, what was the last part of the question? >> is the white house putting pressure on the senate to pass the linds say-graham 20-week ban? >> i know there have been conversations on that and the administration supports that policy but beyond that i don't know if there have been further conversations or pressure applied. certainly support that effort. >> april. >> sarah, congresswoman wilson, i spoke to her a couple of hours ago, and she says that this is the -- since benghazi, she says that jackson was -- they were in niger trying to find out information and doing a mission about boko haram and she said that his transmitter was still emitting for two days, emitting a signal when he was located, and she said that makes no sense why he wasn't located. what say you about that? also, what do you say about her comment that he did not know and the wife, the widow said that the president did not know his name and kept saying, your guy, your guy? >> just because the president said

senator lindsay graham, voiced support for the president's action. >> this is stopping payments.e. >> what the money its used for ties help low income people afford their deductibles and their co-pays. >> president trump is under pressure to show despite any major legislative achievements, he is acompolishing something. >> that we cannot and will not make this certification. >> on friday, announcing he may decertify the iran nuclear deal unless congress addresses his concerns. secretary of state, rex tillerson. >> we want to ensure that our friends and al lies and the other parties to the nuclear agreement have great clarity around the president's policy. >> other members of the president's national security team appeared on tv today, detailing what the commander-in-chief wants. >> he has the set out a marker, a marker to -- to iranians and to our allies and partners that flaws in this deal. >> they can't be continuing to support terrorism around the world like we are seeing they do. they can't test ballistic missiles which will lead to nuclear iran. >> ambassador haley emphasize

. >> take a listen to lindsay graham who played golf over the weekend.e had to say the republicans failed to pass tax reform. >> if we don't, we are dead. if we don't cut taxes and repeal and replace obamacare, we will lose across the board in the house in 2018. all of my colleagues running the primaries in 2018 will probably get beat. it will be the end of mitch mcconnell as we know it? >> is he right? >> he has a good point. since he did play golf with the president, did he say you better talk to mitch mcconnell? you may not be able to keep control of the senate without him. this is the problem that the president has. he's an outsider and came to washington as an outsider. suddenly he needs the ultimate insider to help him out here. it's mitch mcconnell. he doesn't like it. he really sized with steve bannon to a great degree. on the other hand, he has to work with mitch mcconnell. it's a difficult position for him to be in. i don't think he can figure out which side he is on. we will see it. he had lunch with mitch mcconnell. he has to make good and ma

establishment republicans the president has gone over, jeff flake of arizona, the list goes on, including lindsay graham among them, one of the challenges when you go after senator corker here, he's a powerful figure as a senate chairman on a variety of issues he has influence if secretary of state rex tillerson leaves, he will be significant in securing, whoever his replacement might be, corker is a fiscal hawk said if the new tax reform plan, if the president's plan basically raises the debt even by a single cent that he would be a no vote. >> that itself another no vote the republicans cannot afford on a series of other topics, including iran, the president needs bob corker's support. >> we have a very good relationship. we disagree on a couple of things. sometimes i'd like him to be a little bit tougher, but other than that, we have a very good relationship. >> reporter: that sound byte was the president speaking about rex tillerson, referring to the relationship that the two men there have. obviously, tillerson, as we've reported has basically been in this tough position where the president only a

does it surprise frustrate you that santa is that lindsay graham who sits on the armed services committeed services committee doesn't seem to know that the us has a thousand armed soldiers in niger?m actually appalling and brings disbelief, the armed services committee are brief and these missions. the armed services committee was briefed on this and centres like lindsay spend better attention. in these classifieds briefings, good congress do more to keep a check and balance on what the white house is doing and where he is deploying soldiers? should they be more involved? i don't know if they should be more involved or not, they certainly have oversight abilities and they certainly have a say in how these deployments go and i think it's downright cowardly for them after the fact it to pretend that they did not know this was happening. that is similarly to what happened in benghazi in 2012 in that many of our politicians claimed they had no idea we had people in libya, that simply isn't too, they were briefed on that as well. that simply isn't too, they were briefed on that as welllj that

soldiers in africa, chuck schumer and republican senator lindsay graham. >>> plus that republican civil war. >> there has not been a more destructive presidency than george bush's. >> more evidence that the republican party is showing signs of splitting in two. >>> and in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal, we asked female senators to share their me too stories with "meet the press." >> he closed the door. >> you know, i have a story. >> and he looked at me and he paused and said well did you bring your knee pads? >> remarkable stories about what happened to the powerful women early in their careers. joining me for insight is tom friedman, robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post." and helene cooper, correspondent for "the new york times." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, celebrating it's 70th year. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. this was a week when attention should have been focused on real life issues with consequences. but it was

lindsay graham this week said it's going to be a different republican party if we don't get this done. if you don't get this done by the end of the year are you expecting that you lose the election in 18? >> you should not vote based upon whether you think you win or lose an election. just do what's right for the american people. put people before politics and the one thing i've watched in the last eight years, growth has been so low. it's some of our worst years ever. bill clinton's worst year is growth year was higher than barack obama's best year. we just went through our second quarter of having 3% growth. president trump has done an amazing job eliminating a lot of this regulation, cutting the federal register, getting growth back up there. tax is the part that will keep more money in americans hand getting small business moving again and more jobs created at the end of the day, i'd love to run on that. >> maria: i've got a text from one of the congress men who said i'm hearing bits and pieces of this tonight while i'm at dinner and there's a story on political that says gop tax