what has happened is that trump has degraded mcmaster, and used mcmaster's credibility.as incompetent in most things. but one thing he is very good at, borrowing other people's credibility. and he has strip mined hr mcmaster's credibility. >> you make such an important point there. it is obviously the opposite of the conventional wisdom in so much of washington. before we let you goes, have to talk about the godfather. because in explaining your logic you say think of it this way. which would be a more dangerous, a mafia family overseen by the cruel and incompetent michael corleone, or one let by his ineffectual brother fredo. so i say let donald be donald. explain. >> i mean, donald trump is a lot more like fredo than he is like michael corleone. and i want competent people elsewhere in the government. let me be clear about that. i think it's good to have general mattis over at the pentagon. but i think the white house is basically a sinkhole where trump flails around. where he pretends to be president and he acts president on tv and in twitter, but really not much happ

mcmaster says the u.s.a range of options to use against north korea including a military option. two u.s. military officials tell cnn jaeted options have been prepare wanted and will be presented to president trump if north korea conducts a nuclear or ballistic missile test that shows it has made significant progress developing a weapon that could attack the u.s. mcmaster publicly confirmed the options in remarks wednesday at a washington think tank. >> the threat is much more immediate now. and so, so it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach, failed approach of the past. the president has directed us to not do that. and to prepare a range of options, including a military option, which nobody wants to take. there's a recognition that there has to be more pressure on the regime. and i think what you'll see in coming days and weeks are efforts to do that. >> his comments come following the death of american student otto warmbier while in north korean custody and ahead of a day of a visit to washingto

mcmaster saying, and i'm quoting, the threat is much more immediate now. he revealed president trump has asked for a range of options, including military action, to deal with the kim jong-un regime. we're also following the scramble right now by senate republican leaders to overcome deep division inside the republican party over its bill to repeal and replace obamacare. after postponing a vote on the measure, majority leader mitch mcconnell now trying to win over conservatives who think it doesn't go far enough and moderates who see it as too severe. >>> also this hour. escalating hostility from the white house over the news media. once again the secretary's office barred live tv coverage for the daily press briefing hours after president trump launched new twitter attacks on what he calls the fake news media. senate intelligence committee chairman richard bird told cnn he asked the fbi for memos, memos of detailed conversation between fired fbi director james comey and his confidantes. he also asked for details from president trump including his request t

mcmasters is also a great strategist. and these are complex issues, and as owen mentioned, there's a lot of bad stuff going on in afghanistan, even right now. right now, the taliban has taken back tora bora, that famous location in the mountains where bin laden was crossing over into the border of pakistan, when he escaped, and when we let him escape. anyway, long story short is we need to retake tora bora. we need to close down helmand province, all along the pashtoon border there, there has to be restricted -- they can't be bringing their camels akandahar back and forth like that with impunity. that's part of the strategic thing that has to happen in afghanistan. the second thing that has to happen in afghanistan is they have to wipe out all the opium locations right now. this has been totally unreported there, and that's where all the money comes from, uzbekistan and that area. host: you see a long-term presence for u.s. troops or advisors? caller: well, you know, i think you're exactly right. i think that unless you'r

mcmaster telling a defense group that mr. trump has asked for a range of options including possible military action to respond to kim jong-un's nuclear ambitions and defiance. >>> also tonight, senate republican leaders are giving themselves less than 48 hours to come up with a health care compromise. they're desperate to tamp down a republican revolt that is endangering the bill and embarrassing the party. the day after delaying a senate vote, majority leader mitch mcconnell is aiming to get a new draft by friday before members leave for the july 4th recess. >>> also tonight, president trump is acknowledging it will be tough to get enough conservative and moderate republicans together to pass a bill burks he bill, but he's predicting they'll pull off what he calls a big surprise. >>> also this hour multiple sources telling advisors the president is struggling that russia's interference still poses a threat. there are a few signs president trump is paying attention to cyberattacks even though he's slamming president obama for

mcmaster brought all of this out into public view. >> the threat is much more immediate now. it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach -- failed approach of the past. the president has directed us to not do that and to prepare a range of options, including a military option which nobody wants to take. there is a recognition that there has to be more pressure on

advisor, hr mcmaster addressing the threat. >> the most immediate threat is the threat from north korea, which is on the threshold of having nuclear weapons that can target the united states. the threat is much more immediate now, and so it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach, failed approach of the past. and the second is the recognition that previous approaches have not worked. and so the definition of insanity would be to continue to do the same thing and expect a

that's the tillerson/mattis/mcmaster part of this administration. >> all right. it there. appreciate you coming on and sharing your views. always a pleasure. >> thank you. >>> up ahead in "the lid," we have some breaking news from one of our panelists. big story from "wall street journal" from shane harris just hit and it involves mike flynn and russia. managing blood sugar is not a marathon. it's a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna made with carbsteady to help minimize blood sugar spikes you can really feel it. glucerna. everyday progress. he's told that joke a million times. and you always laugh like you're hearing it for the first time. at lincoln financial, we get there are some responsibilities of love you gotta do on your own. and some you shouldn't have to shoulder alone. like ensuring he's well-taken care of. even as you build your own plans for retirement. ask a financial advisor how lincoln can help protect your savings from the impact of long-term care expenses. >>> welcome back tonight. in light of pre

mcmaster. we know they are meeting. they're discussing a lot. they have a lot to cover. not just the comey testimony tomorrow. h.r. mcmaster in his national security position, he has a deep understanding of these risks. it is important for the president to sort of -- i know if you're mcmaster, he wants the president to stay centered and calm and not lash out like we've been seeing. >> and not tweet until you know what's going on. but the president will be because he is with hr mcmaster, being briefed on this situation we're watching. the difficulty of things like this is we don't know. could be an isolated attack at notre dame. today, even if it is low tech, and there is one report it may have been with a hammer, we don't know what these things are. we don't know how people are conducting attacks. malcolm nance, our terrorism expert, is on the phone with us. malcolm, you've been busy the last few days dealing with stuff in london. it's sort of hard to separate the weak from the chaff when you hear of an attack in a place like notre dame. there's more security presence in

and when you consider that hr mcmaster is supposed to be one of the adults in the white house who willsident in the right direction. but apparently he is now one of the people in the white house whose job description also includes defending the indefensible. >> everybody else says it. the vice president says it. so it's something that president, vice presidents, senior officials, u.s. officials always say. so he made a decision not to say it. what should people read from that? >> he didn't make a decision not to say it. in the speech he talked about article 5, having been invoked after the brutal attacks on the united states, mass murder attacks in the united states. so it was implicit in the special team. if it wasn't implicit in the speech, there is no reason for that. and there was no decision to not put it in there. >> more on the chaos presidency, next. when you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the unpredictability of a flare may weigh on your mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go, and how to work around your uc. that's how i thought it had to be. but then i t

mcmaster and secretary of state tillerson.o vice president pence spoke at dinner telling the crowd that now is the time for nato to stand united and stand strong in the wake of the terror attacks. david gergen is back with us. you worked for a lot of presidents, seen many national security team come and go. have you ever seen top advisors having to do this much damage control so soon? >> no. and this whole story about having the speech change at the last minute, the sentence dropped. it's been very disturbing on several levels. first, it has badly hurt u.s. relationships with nato. the administration was trying very hard, mcmaster and mattis and tillerson have been trying very, very hard to repair things to say that we do support article five and very importantly they have been seen as the real adults and a stabilizing force, those three men have enormous credibility and to undercut them really damages the presidency itself. it damages the credibility of the president. nobody knows -- if you listen to mattis or to trump, if th

mcmasters is also a great strategist. and these are complex issues, and as owen mentioned, there's a lot of bad stuff going on in afghanistan, even right now. right now, the taliban has taken back tora bora, that famous location in the mountains where bin laden was crossing over into the border of pakistan, when he escaped, and when we let him escape. anyway, long story short is we need to retake tora bora. we need to close down helmand province, all along the pashtoon border there, there has to be restricted -- they can't be bringing their camels akandahar back and forth like that with impunity. that's part of the strategic thing that has to happen in afghanistan. the second thing that has to happen in afghanistan is they have to wipe out all the opium locations right now. this has been totally unreported there, and that's where all the money comes from, uzbekistan and that area. host: you see a long-term presence for u.s. troops or advisors? caller: well, you know, i think you're exactly right. i think that unless you'r

mcmaster, rex tillerson, had worked with him. that they helped put together article v was in there. the president would be talking about that. would you detail what that is? >> ivanka trump just walked in. kristen, we won't take sudden offense if you leave because someone told you to do that. but article v says, an attack on any one of the 28 member nations is an attack on all of them. and they must respond. in the entire history of nato, it's only been invoked one time. september 12th, 2001, the day after the 9/11 attacks. the united states is the only one that has had to call on the help of the other nato countries. >> it is stunning to learn that article v was written into the speech that president trump was to present at the nato meeting and he didn't. it was actively taken out. richard haas was on earlier saying this is stunning. and last week we heard that the president doing this type of thing is stealing the credibility of the likes of h.r. mack mast mcmaster. so it will be interesting to see if the president stays in his

mcmaster, national security adviser, for them to blink at me in morse code, something like it's goingokay. he's not going to get us killed. i mean, could you -- and i read everything -- >> it's not funny. >> tsh it's not funny but after the terror attack in london, after trump started live tweeting a terror attack, jim mattis was quoted saying i like to get all the facts before i comment. almost like a direct rebuttal to what donald trump is saying. rex tillerson was talking about how, you know, i hope the fact that we're here, here at nato, demonstrates this is not the administration's views. another piece in politico article, which is stunning, susan glassman who was on our show friday writes "it was a moment of significant rupture inside the trump administration with the president withholding usual information from his top national security officials and embarrassing them by forcing them to go out in public with awkward unconvincing after the fact claims." what is going on? >> yeah, this is not just something that's a quirk that we should blow off. this is actually a significant th

mcmaster and the treasury secretary steve mnuchin.e are waiting like to hear from ,resident trump on his decision reported decision to withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate change accord. democrats on twitter. garamendi of california saying i strongly oppose the president's decision to withdraw from the paris or agreement. this provides vital protection for our health and environment. we look for your comments on twitter as well. we will follow-up with your phone calls. live coverage from the rose garden here on c-span. >> the most brilliant and one b in washington after a long-range spell. we are live in the rose garden as we wait to hear from president trump. the cnbc white house correspondent tweets i just spotted grover norquist walking into the rose garden. he flashed me a thumbs up and seems pleased with what we are about to hear. politico reporting on some of what we are about to hear. some talking points. some bullet points on the president's comments this afternoon on the paris climate change agreement, saying a couple of

mcmaster, general mcmaster, not mincing words at all. very clear with what the president wants from him. >> reporter: not mincing words, also making the point as defense secretary james mattis does that the administration really does hope diplomacy works, that china can pressure north korea to give up its weapons program or at least roll it back. nobody is looking for the disaster of what a war with north korea would look like, but nonetheless, the pentagon actually has updated military options if it were to come to that for the specific reason that there's growing concern north korea has made so much progress in its ballistic missile and its weapons program that it is getting closer to the day it does have a weapon, will have a weapon, that could pose a threat to the united states, and as you say, general mcmaster, the national security adviser, laying this all out in public. >> the threat is much more immediate now, and so it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach, famed approach, of the past. the president has directed us to n

jim mattis is one of the best commanders of his generation, hr mcmasters, the same. so it's an excellent team, but any national security team would struggle with the north korean problem and i think it's the singlemost dangerous problem that we've got. i was the secretary of state who tried to negotiate with the north koreans to get them to give up their nuclear weapons. that was jim kim jong-il, the father. he lived in aabounded parallel universe. i think that junior is unhinged and i think he's living-- when he says things like i can destroy the united states. i think i hope he doesn't believe that. he's also reckless, anybody who will reach into malaysia to kill his half brother, and by all reports, whose half brother was under chinese protection, so, he's reckless, he's probably a little unhinged and they've made a lot of progress in the last several years on their nuclear program. you see, useful nuclear weapons you have to have three elements, you have to have fuel and they've been harvesting plutonium and uranium for some time. then you have to have a bomb des

general mcmaster, also attending a couple of private policy meetings, so he of course, every single day is doing something at that white house. he is moving the agenda forward. today was no different. i do want to make the case to everyone that where washington said it was going to shut down, literally people took the day off from work to watch this. the president did not. he worked for the american people. and infrastructure. he has committed at least $200 million, probably upwards of a trillion dollars for the public private partnership to restore bridges and roads, and also to make a more modern, better run, more accessible, less hasslefree, i should say, airline system. people will spend less time on the tarmac, we will have a safer system. that affects all travelers part of that is a nonpartisan issue. it will be great to have some bipartisan support on things like infrastructure. >> martha: just to get back to the reaction for all of this. and i understand that business when the head as usual. he had a he had a lot of meetings coming he wants to keep the agenda moving forward. but

mcmaster is one of many people in a room.with several other people on national security. he is up against the ideal logs. he's given common sense solutions or solutions based on his years of experience they're not being taken. we've seen secretary mattis being short changed not only in the nato article five that you just mentioned but in the last week, secretary mattis gave an amazing speech to our allies and as soon as he was finished he was being questioned about are these the policies of the united states or is what the president's saying the policy of the united states and what are the differences? and he was put in quite a few spots, not just the one where the reporter said what's your view on the travel ban that he knew nothing about at the time. so all of these things are causing confusion, much like sean spicer or kellyanne conway not getting the word. i think our military folks in the administration are as confused as well and unfortunately we have a president that doesn't seem to be taking responsibility for anythin

according to "politico" today, quote, national security mcmaster, james mattis, and secretary of state rex tillerson all supported trump in reaffirming that commitment and had worked in the weeks leading up to the trip to make sure it was included in the speech, according to five sources familiar with the episode. one source telling "politico" there was a fully coordinated other speech everybody else worked on and it wasn't the one trump gave. another source adding trump's top national security team, quote, didn't know that section had been removed. it was only upon delivery. it doesn't help two of the people who did tried to persuade him are in australia cleaning up the diplomatic mess trump began when he and the australian prime minister got into it during that testy phone call during the inauguration. this is not just about a reluctance to play well with others, there's direct hostility from the president himself. what are we supposed take away from all of this? a former career diplomat with four decades of experience who worked with democratic and republicans throughout the years.

. >> i know many people in the white house and supported general mcmaster on the front line and many of his special operations people around the world. ways gratifying about what you are doing is to focus on getting more output for the input i don't think there has been a deep focus on in the past. we focused on rooting out fraud and abuse in government which is something all americans would welcome and i thank you for your efforts. >> thank you very much. >> bill mcdermott from a.s.p. it's been a ds.a.p. it's been a great honor to work with your team on interest electric tiewrl development in america. i know you want to drive results. in addition to the trillion in costs we can take out we can add $2 trillion by getting the public and private sector in full cooperation under your administration. look forward to supporting you every way i can. >> i'm kyra skinner. i think you know me from the campaign on the foreign and diplomacy time. but i'm also a professor at carnegie melon university where i work on cyber security with the engineers and computer scientists. what i liked most abo

mcmaster's credibility, yet again, and gary cohn's. last thursday they wrote an op-ed in the "wall street journal" said america first was not america only and it was about unity and the president tweeted over the weekend where he said, seven dead, 48 wounded in the terror attack and the mayor of london said there is no reason to be alarmed. the mayor of london said, was there's no reason to be alarmed about increased police presence and, in fact, at this point, all political parties in great britain have pushed against what president trump has said and, in fact, the mayor of london's office said we're too busy working, we don't have time to respond to this. is the president hurting his own and his team's credibility with actions like this? >> [ inaudible ] and coordinating with the intelligence community, probably one of the greatest weapons we have in the fight against terror, radical extremism and isis is our foreign partnerships. the ability for us to pick up the phone, to interface with our foreign counterparts to collect intellige

mcmaster talking about north korea, other foreign policy matters. right now his deputy press secretary is holding a press briefing and she is the first reaction we are getting from this white house, the reaction, she's reiterating the president feels vindicated by the fact that comey said he wasn't under investigation and he is calling for leakers to be prosecuted. this is something we've heard from this in the the past. he is speaking at the faith and freedom caucus trying to create counterprogramming to the headlines we got from capitol hill. instead of the president tweeting, his son was, don, jr., who tweeted in one tweet "this is certainly not obstruction. the other reaction we'll get is from marc kasowitz, the president's outside counsel who will hold a briefing. savannah. >> kristenker at the white house. >> and there is going to be a closed session, chuck, at 1:00. what are the things that we didn't here that may come out? >> well, look, it's some of the individual aspects of the flynn investigation. how connected is it. there were so many a

>> i think that the president, you know, then general mcmaster has to do that. i think the president does -- he is turned out to be a very good listener in terms of the fact that he wants to learn and he appreciates different viewpoints and then he makes his decision. >> i guess probably the most glaring example or problematic example that i've seen was when prime minister netanyahu came for a joint press conference and the idea of a one-state solution rather than a two-state solution was broached. i believe while secretary tillerson was on a plane somewhere was not present and then the next day you had to come back and basically say, no, our approach is still a two-state solution and then the president later said, well, it's really whatever the parties want to do. >> right. >> so you can imagine around the world that people start wondering who is speaking for the president. >> well, and in fairness to everybody involved with that, the president has very much felt like we don't need to push what the solution is between israel and the palestinians, that we need t

mcmaster now saying the threat is more immediate and that military options are being prepared. >> thedent has made clear to us that he will not accept a nuclear power in north korea and a threat that can target the united states and target the american population. of course, he is equally concerned about our allies in south korea, the south korean population and particular. >> jon: president trump is set to meet today with south korea's new leader who says he stands firmly with the united states against north korea. this comes after american student otto warmbier died after almost a year and a half in a north korean prison. >> activists are hoping the embattled north korean people will be part of that agenda, talks in d.c. today and tomorrow. if you go to north korea as we have done several times, the geopolitical threat is very much evident and very obvious, we've watched military missiles all presided over by kim jong-un, also in that showcase capital, despite some signs of economic improvement, we have seen a lot of signs of what experts say is the continuing oppression of the nort

i don't know how people like mcmaster, mattis, cohn and powell may serve.pian quotes, this man. you're accepteding a message to him. why did you single out these people. >> i'm not so much sending a message than acknowledging the president, and i took comfort in this, appointed good people. general mcmaster, mattis, a few others on his economic team are very solid people. very different in temperament, tone, knowledge and experience than the president of the united states. >> what do you want them to do? >> i don't want them to do anything other than reflect on what's doing to happen to their reputations because of this association with the president who is out of control. again, for me it's more than just a mystery. i know some of these people. i think they are good, solid. i may not agree with them but they are good, solid people. i don't know how they get up every morning and say i have one of the most responsible jobs i will ever hold and the president just tweeted something i would ground my 16-year-old for saying. i don't know how you do your job unde

i think the danger -- charlie: mcmasters is the national security adviser. mr.ns: i think that the danger is that the foreign policy of the united states is relying excessively on force, the use of force, and violence, and not enough on diplomacy. charlie: and other tools. mr. filkins: ultimately, wars end. either you annihilate your opponent or reach a political settlement. you cannot kill them all. they are being born every day, so you have got to reach an agreement that is satisfactory to them so that they go home. and no one has been able to figure it out. charlie: why did he take the job? mr. filkins: that one is real simple. i think he is a patriotic american, so when the president of the united states calls you, you salute and say yes. charlie: yes sir. mr. filkins: he was certainly careful. charlie: the other thing you do is make clear to the president you are serving that this is who you are getting, so let's understand. i am not going to do what i do not believe in, toe the line for you if i do not think it is the right thing for america. mr. filkins:

did mcmaster express a need for a travel ban as the president did in his first tweet following this attackp the travel ban. he extended his condolences, his heart felt condolences to the british and afghan people making reference to those massive bomb that's have gone off in kabul and then the bomb attacks against a funeral there. and he spoke of unshakeable resolve against terrorism. he spoke of jihadists, a very technical term, has advertise chosen term. there's been a bit of a tussle going on in the white house and h.r. mcmaster has been credited with taking the phrase radical islamic terrorism at least out of the president's overseas speeches. we'll have to see if he returns to using that back home. >> bob, the british prime minister suggests cracking down on cyberspace. how would that work? >> you know sh it's one solution, anna, usingal algarythims and getting on to twitter. if they're on the sites and on twitter complaining about syria or wherever, i doesn't tell the british police when these people are going to go from, you know, evil thoughts to actually committing. it is really h

mcmaster is saying there is no specific agenda, it's going to be whatever the president wants to talkbout. he's going to set the agenda according to mcmaster. >> meghan: please back me up on this. >> sandra: i agree, the optics of the president being chummy with vladimir putin feet into the worst of narratives, not just the president, not just on republicans, but on the united states. >> charles: they are having a family meeting and they smile. >> gillian: and this sense, when you're dealing with somebody who is responsible for supporting illegal incursions into the ukraine and occupations over the last five years, supporting wars all around the world, i think more important, not more important, equally important here, if you put all the drama aside is what they're going to talk about, meaning there are some hard-core issues where the unit states and russia are at odds right now. over nato expansion, over their illegal occupation of the ukraine, about the war in syria. those things need to be the focus. >> meghan: i wish there were the focus, i really do people wish the issues with a

mcmaster about an hour ago.ten to this. >> what i'd like to do is reiterate america's heart felt condolences to the british and the afghan people, and also to reiterate our unshakable resolve to stand with them in the face of recent terrorist attacks. these latest atrocities underscore the urgency of our shared challenges. to our british and afghan brothers and sisters, you're in our thoughts and in our prayers. >> reporter: right now president trump is at the white house, but tonight he'll be heading out to speak at an event in d.c., so he could speak about the terror attack for the very first time in a few hours, harris? harris: kristin, thank you very much. we all heard british prime minister theresa may condemning those behind the attacks in london. calling for new action, increased measures to stop the attacks. you heard general jack keane weighing in on what that ought to look like. what more can any government do? of course, we're faced with the threats as well. we're going to talk about it with my next g

mcmaster, the national security adviser -- >> jimmy: don't worry, buddy, it will all be over soon. [ers and applause ] i don't know. am i the only one who feels bad greatest book ever written. [ laughter ] today trump sent some fresh meat out to defend him. his national security adviser, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster, who tried hard to clear this mess up. >> why were you denying things that were not even reported? what the report said is that the president revealed classified information that had been shared by one of our allies in the middle east. so the question is simply a yes or no question here. did the president share classified information with the russians in that meeting? >> as i mentioned already, we don't say what's classified, what's not classified. what i will tell you again is what the president shared was wholly appropriate. >> jimmy: so in other words, yes, he shared classified information with those guys in his office. meanwhile, all hell was busting loose. trump was meeting with turkish president/strongman erdogan at the white house for a meet and greet and yet a

general mcmaster says the threat is more immediate now. do we know what specific intelligence he's pointing to? >> reporter: it's interesting, we are hearing this hardening of language. president trump, himself, a couple days ago said north korea might have to be dealt with rapidly. that was president trump's wording of this. why are they saying this? intelligence is indicating the north koreans are continuing to make progress in their ballistic missile weapons program. also, hiding their activities better, their launch activities, preparation activities making it more difficult for the u.s. to anticipate north korea's next step. that leading to this updating of options, including a military option to be ready for the president if it came to the point he had to make a decision about doing something. general mcmaster laying some of this out in public. >> the threat is much more immediate now. so, it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach, failed approach of the past. the president directed us to not do that. and to prepare a range o

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mcmasters penned in the wall street journal. the climate accord and the decision to pull out of paris was the latest and biggest testament to this big change. charlie: the question we raised, also -- clearly, president trump did not come out and declare forthrightly he stood by article v, but i think paris was a very powerful signal. for he said i was pittsburgh and not paris. the rest of the world is going, this is the u.s. charlie: they all thought they were citizens of the world. zanny: citizens of the world has become a tricky phrase. theresa may says if you are not a citizen of the world, you're a citizen of nowhere. i think it is that people thought the world order was one with where -- where america leads. charlie: there are issues that affect everybody in the world. so there is a common sense of impact from climate change. it doesn't spare anybody. zanny: the big difference is the view that it appears to be central to the administration that president trump seems to believe that -- america's had a bad deal by leading the

dynamic where the key foreign policy officials around trump at high levels like mattis, tillerson, mcmasterty conventional in their views. the foreign establishment policy per se. not so different from the kind of policies you have under hillary clinton or jeb bush. then the president they report to as his own very different views. and they tried to steer him. he goes his own way and this is a dramatic example of that. >> good to hear your analysis. thank you. >>> coming up, outrage in d.c. after several nooses were found throughout the nation's capital. you doyou'll see whatet but in you're really made of. after five hours of spinning and one unfortunate ride on the gravitron, your grandkids spot a 6 foot banana that you need to win. in that moment, you'll be happy you partnered with a humana care manager and got your health back on track. because that banana isn't coming home with you until that bell sings. great things are ahead of you when your health is ready for them. at humana, we can help you with a personalized plan for your health for years to come. hdid you get that email i sente

pay attention to when mcmaster and mattis embrace the nato alliance.ets, you know, the -- what i found interesting about the travel ban tweets is, he's tweeting as if he's an observer. he's not tweeting as if he's president of the united states. he doesn't even use the president of the united states twitter account. and he's tweeting not even like a presidential candidate, but the way he did prior to even being a presidential candidate, which is sort of on erving. he said the doj should do this, as if it's not under his control. but he seems to be very disconnected from where the rest of his staff, but he is the president. what he tweets matters more than what any staff person says. >> charlie? >> yes, exactly that's right. this whole notion that don't pay any attention to what the president of the united states himself is saying, listen to us. well, look, it's very obvious that he's prepared to blind side his own staff, his own national security staff in giving major speeches about nato. you were talking about this politico story which was stunning an

he caught parts and he was in national security meetings with secretaries mattis, tillerson and mcmaster throughout the morning. she did say yesterday on the way back from the infrastructure trip to cincinnati he did read through the testimony and he was pleased that the former fbi director did say on the written record that the president himself was not under investigation at the time. but she outsourced all other comments to outside counsel, marc kasowitz, who we are expecting to hear a statement from at some point today in response to what was disclosed at the hearing this morning. but sarah huckabee sanders would not say whether or not there are tapes in the white house recording the meetings that the president takes. she was asked that question multiple times, especially since director comey -- former director comey said on the hill today, lordy, i hope there are tapes. in essence to corroborate the position that he was laying out for the senate select committee on intelligence. she did not respond to who exactly initiated the contact between the fbi director and the president. she

mcmaster and gary cohn penned in the "wall street journal" last week and i think it's a big shot. i think the climate accord and pulling out in paris is the latest. >> rose: we conclude with a conversation with actor brian cox in his new film, "churchill," he plays the prime minister in the days leading up to d-day if june of 1944. >> we have churchill the hero, churchill the master of the second world, churchill the great rhetorical speaker and broadcaster, the guy who got us through war with his broadcasts through there wasser churchill. >> rose: the challenge facing donald trump, james comey's testimony and actor brian cox when we continue. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with politics. former f.b.i. director james comey will testify before the senate intelligence committee thursday. it is one of the most blic appearance si

a senior administration official saying that hr mcmaster adamantly argued for trum top explicitly includetment to common defense. >> i think what we heard on may 25th will be recorded as the authentic administration view. by the president in that most public setting with regard to his views on nato. that's what is especially troubling. you have a gap that emerges between the president and his key lieutenants which i think is also troubling. >> "politico" says trump's original speech was worked on and cleared by mcmaster, defense secretary mattis and tiller sop and they thought the language they pushed hard for for weeks would be delivered by the president. >> whatever the reason for removing it, whoever was behind it, the impact was felt. prompting german chancellor angela marker angela merkel saying, quote, the days europe could relay on the u.s. is over. >> the big institutions that binded us to europe over the last 70 years. the europeans just don't know if they can depend on us any more. that will have big implications for us. all negative. >> the white house didn't answer questions a

mcmaster, that's not necessarily brand new.rse, is the south korean leader coming to washington. clearly, north korea is going to be one of the biggest topics they will discuss. have we heard anything from secretary mattis on that front? >> mattis has not weighed in on north korea. in general, he is reluctant to say anything other than as a military man he is not going to preview or telegraph any strategy. what we know is that what they do at the pentagon is constantly str strategize, constantly plan. mcmaster said publicly they want to have military options at the ready gives you an indication that this administration wants to put pressure both on the chinese as well as the south koreans. remember, this new south korean government is a little bit more friendly to the north. they want to have a little bit more engagement. that's going to complicate things for president trump. in a lot of ways, trump faces the same challenge that president bush had nine, ten years ago. that is, you have a regime in south korea that's looking tow

. >> i want to ask you about adviser mcmaster. he's long-standing military. he's still active duty.was i think the first day when they made the announcement. since then, he's been in civilian clothes. you were active duty. same thing. three-star, active duty, army general when you were in the white house. is that a tough line to toe? are there things an active duty military general should not do, should not say in the white house? do you have to stay in certain lanes? >> i think h.r. mcmaster sits in the most difficult position in whether he's an active duty officer or not this is a really tough job. i think he's up to it. i think his job is complicated by the fact that he's still on active duty. why do i say that? an active duty military officer like the lowest private in the army must all abide by the chain of command? he remains in the chain of command. i think that complicates his role. >> what about talking about policy or defending the president? is that all fine for active duty? >> i think to some extent, this puts him on a tight rope. he's trying to be apolitical. everything