joining us now with a look at washington, d.c., mike allen.u guys are tracking for us today? >> good morning. >> one big thing is trump's great gift to traditional media. the other day on air force one, the president is pouring over some data. he's looking at charts, he's looking at fine print. as viewers know, this president is usually more the big picture. this time he's going deeper. what is he looking at? cable news ratings. they're way up. ap had a great headline the other day. a bad week for trump is a good week for rachel maddow. and it's not just cable news. books, bob woodward's "fear" sold more books on its first day than any book in simon and shuster's history. chasing michael wolf's fire and fury, 2 million copies. digital descriptions, spiking to "new york times." and the fascination with trump has even brought back op eds. up to 14.5 million views. >> so how far are we into the trump presidency? >> your bosses, my bosses, have long thought that eventually trump fatigue would hit. we have the opposite. we have trump fever and it's

and joining us from washington, the co-founder of axios, mike allen.thing" this morning? >> happy friday, francis. >> what a week. >> and a great weekend ahead. axios's "one big thing" mueller's moment of truth. earlier on the show you were talking about the back and forth, the rudy giuliani, that rudy giuliani has had over exactly what his limits will be with robert mueller, but here's what matters. the president's team is basically daring mueller to issue them a subpoena. rudy, by ruling out some of these conversations from an interview with the president is gambling, we're told by sources close to the president's legal team, that mueller is not going to have the heart for a court fight. that he's not going to issue a subpoena and the result of that would be an incomplete report that would avoid some of the most troublesome issues for the president. >> let me ask you this. what does that admission, mike, by giuliani mean for trump's legal team strategy in negotiations for a trump/mueller sitdown? is it even a legal strategy or just a p.r. strategy? >

mike allen, reading axios a.m. in a bit.nup.axios.com. >>> that does it for us. "morning joe," everyone, starts right now. >>> omarosa, what's going on? i just saw in the news you're thinking about leaving. what happened? >> general kelly -- general kelly came to me and said that you guys wanted mooe to leave. >> no. nobody even told me about it. they run a big operation but i didn't know it. i didn't know that [ bleep ] dammit. i don't lovie leaving at all. >> sorry we missed the opportunity to talk for the book. >> well i just spoke with kellyanne and she asked me if i got a call. i never got a call. i never got a message. who did you ask about speaking to me? >> well, about six people. you know -- >> well, they don't tell me. >> okay. a well-oiled machine. nobody talks to him. >> telling the truth. >> says nobody tells him anything. good morning, welcome to "morning joe" on this wednesday september 5th along with joe, willie and me we have national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc analyst john heilemann and carol le

. >>> coming up, axios' mike allen has a look at this morning's "one big thing." the latest on the lawyer for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser calling for a thorough investigation of her client's claims as republican leaders try to push ahead with confirming the judge to the nation's highest court. >>> plus, president trump gets a firsthand look at the damage from hurricane florence as some question some of his comments to those impacted by this storm. the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rossello, will discuss whether he thinks the president has made strides at addressing disasters one year after hurricane maria ravaged his island. "morning joe," just moments away. what does help for heart failure look like? it looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood

joining us now from washington, d.c., mike allen. good to have you with us?g? >> first i'm with a bookcase set as they call it today because the capitol dome is foggy. take your own life lesson from that. but the axios one big thing is life lessons. this is the trump rules of life and leadership. so you can read leadership books and how to start a business and they tell you to work together and a great shot there. trump's rules for living and for business are like his rules for the presidency. very different. so one of trump's big rules is create a crisis and exploit it. so the old expression never let a crisis go to waste, trump flips that around and says go ahead and create the crisis yourself. another trump rule, your brand should tick some people off and tick wasn't the word we used but that's the word i'll use on msnbc. but the word there is some people should have a visceral reaction to use. and that will make your people like you more. a couple more quick ones, trump says you can create your own truth. just keep repeating it. he says that loyalty, trum

. >> coming up axis mike allen has a look at one big thing.ns against brett kavanaugh. the judge faces claims of sexual misconduct during his college years as well. one of the authors behind "the new yorker" magazine piece on those claims will break down her reporting. >>> plus democratic members of the senate judiciary committee richard blumenthal will weigh in on the new allegations and what they mean for kavanaugh's confirmation "morning joe" moments away it was here. i couldn't catch my breath. it was the last song of the night. it felt like my heart was skipping beats. they said i had afib. what's afib? i knew that meant i was at a greater risk of stroke. i needed answers. my doctor and i chose xarelto® to help keep me protected from a stroke. once-daily xarelto®, a latest-generation blood thinner significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. warfarin interferes with at least 6 of your body's natural blood-clotting factors. xarelto® is selective, targeting just one critical factor. for af

the co-founder of axios, mike had allen, what is the one big thing for this morning?ecover from the tofu snafu. when i get it back together, the one big thing is brett kavanaugh prepares for the hearing of a lifetime. the preparation of that epic hearing that we've been hearing about all morning on your show. yesterday at the white house, behind the scenes for nine hours, brett kavanaugh preparing for what was to come, calling senators on the hill trying to reassure them and we're told that brett kavanaugh was asked by republicans prepping him for this hearing about what past girlfriends would say about his conduct and why that matters is republicans want to show that there's not a pattern of conduct the that is reflected in the new accusations against him. >> i can imagine a lot of digging is going to take place between now and next monday. what is the white house saying about all this? how do they feel about the way this is playing out? some suggested president trump's reaction has been subdued compared to what we've seen the president do in the past in terms of the

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mike allen reports if brett kavanaugh's nomination sinks, democrats would turn the midterms into a referendum not just on president trump but also on women's rights abortion and the future of the supreme court. they always do that, to be fair, but this would give them a fresh example. >> that's right. and everybody in both parties is looking at this through a political lens. they can talk about the supreme court and justice and values and all of that, but the democrats are thinking about the november elections which are only seven weeks away. if they can derail kavanaugh, i know democrats think they have a chance to really further energize their base. it may not even change, frankly, who sits on the supreme court because president trump is going to turn around the next day and nominate an equally conservative judge if not a more conservative judge. >> i'm told he'll do the latter out of spite. that out of spite if they sink the kavanaugh nomination, he'll pick someone more conservative to spite them. that's who we've got as president. let me read something said in the post. ford has a powerfu

. >> mike allen just did move this forward. >> mike allen moved it forward this morning by saying he'sthat there are dozens of people in the white house telling him -- >> one of them said there are dozens. >> that has the smell of truth to it. there are dozens. >> what is the truth the fact that he operates unconventionally everyone knows that. >> i think if you read that op ed, its more than quote unconventional. >> immoral >> was bill clinton or amoral? >> was it every time -- every time we have this conversation about morality it gets -- we somehow turn it into a competition between president trump and bill clinton. >> he changes his mind really quickly and we had to give him a summary on hezbollah. none of those things seem like the end of the world. >> did you read the op ed? it says that he is off the rails -- >> who wrote the op ed, walter what if its a guy who's 150th. >> i would agree with you that "the new york times" shouldn't have printed it if its a total nobody. >> bill crystal could have written it. any no trumper could have written it. >> you and i know that in the gues

. >>> joining us now, co-founder of axios, mike allen. good morning. >> happy friday!round the table at "morning joe." >> okay. >> i see a couple of them. >> i see it, yeah. >> so -- >> can we look at donny's glasses for a second? >> no. i don't want to see it. >> out of people's mouths when they use vulgarities. can we blurt out -- >> look at donny's cell phone cover right here. what does it say? >> burt reynolds would have never worn -- >> king of everything. >> my daughter got it for me for my birthday. >> master of his domain. >> this -- my beautiful daughter got that. what's wrong with my glasses? >> they're not very -- >> guys are angry. >> the trend. >> too much. stop. >> axios is looking at what president trump's legal team is calling mueller's moment of truth. what are they telling you guys over there? >> right. so rudy giuliani last night told a.p. questions about obstruction would be off the table. written or in a voluntary interview. later he backtracked with hallie jacks jackson, here's what going on. the trump team is trying to jam conflicting statements

mike allen, sarah fagen, thank you. >> thank you for the conversation. >> you bet. >>> twitters and facebookook big hits when they testified yesterday and now whether social media is hurting free speech what this could anme for social stock down again today, coming up next. >>> the street still uncertain about social media stocks, following yesterday's testimony on capitol hill by facebook sheryl sandberg and ceo jack dorsey down significantly again today as you see right there 5% for twitter more than 3 for facebook now the justice department may be taking aim. julia boorstin is in d.c. with more hi, julia. >> hi, tyler that's right after listening closely to the senate intell committee questioning sheryl sandberg and jack dorsey, quote, the attorney general has convened a meeting with a number of state attorneys general, to address growing concern that these companies may be hurting competition and stifling free speech on their platforms. specter of regulation looms. take a listen. >> we don't think it's a question of regulation but right regulation that supports users, is transparent and

mike allen just published on the fact that president trump took west virginia by a solid 42%, democratst going to be the surprise? where democrats in west virginia go to support judge kavanaugh? kevin: could be. manchin whosenator senatorsough battle -- collins, murkowski, retiring senator flake. what's interesting here is the junior senator from west virginia, a republican, shelley -- went too, is also the same high school as dr. ford. francine: does any of this play into the midterm elections? does it change the polls and do we believe them? kevin: definitely this grip, the most recent hearing in which washington and the country felt like it was at a standstill was when james comey testified. yesterday, the entire country came to a halt and was gripped around this hearing. yes, i think it is very much injected into the pulse of american, not just politics, but culture, particularly weeks ahead of the midterm election. when republicans are going after suburban women, as are democrats. tom: we look forward to your reports in the morning as well. on therging markets history of internatio

. >> automation is taking over the world, mike allen, we'll be reading axios in just a bit. sign up.axios.com. that does it for us. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> senator, her testimony, it didn't plant any seed of doubt in your mind? >> yes, there were lots of seeds of doubt in my mind about -- >> about clarence thomas? >> no. i know clarence thomas. i've known him for 12 years. >> do you think this is going to derail his nomination? >> no. >> and i'm not opposed to anita hill. i think it's apparent that she briefs what she's saying. >> do you think that any of these claims are legitimate? >> i know this woman, whoever she is, is next up. >> frankly, mr. chairman, there are inconsistencies. >> frankly, if you were going to believe anybody, you would believe him. >> well, 27 years apart. two male supreme court nominees, two female college professors and senator judiciary committee member orrin hatch has the same reaction. good morning, everyone. welcome to "morning joe." it's tuesday, september 18th. with us, we have msnbc contributor mike barnacle. washington anchor fo

mike allen, always good to see you. >> great to see you, alex. >> i'm going to see your name come up on the inbox and it will be -- anyway, the to all of your viewers out there, you can see have that, as well. sign up for the new letter. na does it for us on this thursday morning. "morning joe," everyone, starts right now. >> good morning. it's thursday, september 13th. welcome to "morning joe." we want to get right to the countdown for landfall for hurricane florence. this storm has been downgraded to a category 2, but authorities warn this still will be an extremely dangerous hurricane. federal officials say florence could hit parts of the carolina coast for 24 hours or more bringing more than 40 inches of rain to some areas. video out of north carolina shows emergency vehicles lined up ready to begin relief efforts. hospitals in the path of the hurricane rb transferring patients. with nearly 2 million people heeding evacuation orders, emergency shelters are filling up fast with some folks preparing to stay for at the least a week. let's get over to bill carin ka with a look at the

others get out there, and allen and the draft picks like geron payne and others, it's a fuup to watch. >> coming up next, we'll here from the quarterback, alex smith. >>> also mike duff. 100 yards is more. "inside the redskins" is coming right back. practice this week. this is "inside the redskins". each week during the regular season we'll here exclusive skins s from the quarterback alex smith. this week here he is talking about how the redskin offense has been preparing for the opener. >> new team for you, new offense. some guys were slow coming back in because of injuries and health reasons. where do you feel this offense isat? are there any concerns, worries about how it may look early in the season because of ome of the newness for a lot of people? >> i mean, that's a progression that never ends. you know? you're always working on that regardless of the there's always going to be injuries and guysorking back in. you're always trying to get better and a lot of facets of your game as an offense. i think our strengthnt evelly will be for when our -- i think the talent and play making we have. i think our ability to do just about anything on a football field wh

that list includes mike flynn, donald trump's one-time national security adviser, rick gates, donald trump's deputy campaign chairman, allen weisselberg, david pecker, the longtime trump ally who owns the national enquirer and, of course, donald trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, michael cohen. here to discuss the impact of today's manafort development and the picture coming into focus of the breadth and daepth of the special counsel investigation, we're joined by some of our favorite reporters and guests. former u.s. attorney and former senior fbi official chuck rosenberg. former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence, frank figlusi, joyce vance. from "the washington post," white house reporter ashley parker. and with us on set, john heilema heilemann, nbc news, msnbc national affairs analyst and co-host and executive producer of showtime's "the circus" which is back sunday and daniel goldman, district attorney for the southern district of new york. let me start with you, chuck, because we've had a lot of conversations about what manafort might do. you've often warned us that this kind of development could