philip rucker, i want to go to you on this.talked so much about how the president prepares or doesn't prepare for all kinds of meetings, but none with stakes as high as this one. if, in fact, american authorities, they do have this binder jonathan swan is now reporting on, it still seems as though this president is absorbing that information only by having verbal conversations with people who have read it. is that your sense? >> i think that's right, kasie. this is a president, donald trump, who does not read his daily intelligence report that's written out for him. instead he participates in more oral briefings. the cia director will come into the oval office and show him graphics, videos, pictures, maps, charts, anything that can help him visually understand the intelligence because we know he doesn't like to sit down and pour over the written word. i assume that's the case now as he's preparing to meet with kim jong-un. trump has said he doesn't require much preparation for this meeting. that's not quite right. according to

washington post and msnbc analyst philip rucker and ken dilanian. teresa kumar, i want to start with you with the story we started off with jacob. there has been a lot of dissembling from trump administration officials. as lyndsay said, the trump administration could stop this with a phone call. >> this is a decision formulated when john kelly was head of d.h.s. he threw it out there and then it tuck and sessions literally put it into play in may. this is something he cannot only do overnight, but let's look at mitch mcconnell and at paul ryan. they also have a legislative calendar they can control. there are two pieces of legislation right now they can say they could end it today. there is something we need to underscore. 90% of these individuals right now that are being charged, they're being charged wi a misdemeanor. in april, the supreme court ruled thatigrants can be held indefinitely without bail, so it not only is it messy, but it's almost a lining to ensure these individuals are incarcerated for adds long as possible and they're doing it for

philip rucker, msnbc political analyst, because reporter for the "washington post." danny cevallos joins us from mcallen, texas, he's our legal analyst. we actually -- to let you know just moments ago -- i think we can let you know, the king and queen of jordan actually arriving. there are the images right there. this at the white house just moments ago. we are following this as it comes to us. president trump and his wife, melania, there waiting for and greeting the king and queen of jordan. we may have some tape as we watch the motorcade pull up there. we will show you the king and the queen get out here. we may have some tape here that we can ultimately roll for you of the president if he has any comments, any newsworthy comments when they sit down later. but again, that is the -- that's the president and first lady there greeting the king and the queen of jordan just moments ago at the white house. if we hear anything, as we say, from the president, newsworthy in the coming minutes we may get some cameras and may get an opportunity, we'll bring it to you. >>> bac

in washington, philip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning bureau chief for "the washington post." anita kumar. and with us from mcallen, texas, tonight is ron nixon, homeland security correspondent for "the new york times." welcome to you all. phil, i'd like to begin with you. i made a list tuning into the rally tonight at various times. i heard the president relitigate the presidential election results. i heard him discussing fallon, colbert, kimmel, johnny carson, arnold schwarzenegger, elon musk to name a few. what was that we witnessed tonight? >> well, brian, it was a pretty discussive honor-long monologue by the president of the united states. he flew down to columbia, south carolina, with the explicit purpose of helping boost the candidacy of henry mcmaster who is on the ballot tomorrow in a primary campaign tomorrow. mcmaster is one of trump's earliest supporters from the 2016 campaign. but the rally was really not about mcmaster. it was about whatever came to donald trump's mind in that moment. he talked about all of that. he raised rumors that have not even really been p

philip rucker, jill colvin, john heilemann, difficult night for discussion. our thanks to the three of you for starting us off this evening. >>> coming up, a deeper dive on the toll the president's separation policy is taking on the ones who do matter the most here, and why some have labeled this using the serious charge of government-sponsored child abuse. we'll ask our next guest, the president of the american academy of pediatrics, who's been allowed to visit some of these children. >>> and later on, a message posted to twitter intended for an audience of one, sent from the president's newest campaign manager. what he thinks trump should do next. "the 11th hour" just getting started tonight. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which ca

with us tonight, philip rucker, pulitzer prize-winning bureau chief from "the washington post." and with us from washington, peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times." philip rucker, i'm sure if your view, at the halfway mark, perhaps a little past, it's too early to know what it is we are witnessing here. the history part, what donald trump wanted to emerge, the visuals, has that already been accomplished? >> i think it has, brian. the history here is donald trump is the first u.s. president to have this kind of a meeting with the leader of north korea. the event, the photo opp this morning was staged with that big red carpet. they came out, shook hands, sat down one-on-one and then they joined each other's delegations for that bilateral meeting that is ongoing now. and for trump, it's just so striking because he's afforded kim jong-un more respect than he did the canadian prime minister and quebec a few days ago. he's referring to kim here as mr. chairman. he's flattering him in some ways. he said it was his honor to meet him, has said nothing yet t

philip rucker, kim jong-un may be considered the world's greaork -- human rights abuser and totalitarian collector of nuclear weapons, but as they met for the first time tuesday, trump declared himself honored. that was a photo from the library, the meeting took place earlier today and the luncheon which is happening at this hour. hills, new york, paul, republican line. go ahead, please. caller: thank you for letting me on. a traitor. we have the g-7 and the ecb. rates in the u.s. are going up, the ecb cannot and the quantitative easing program. all the momentum is on trumps side right now. lucy from nome, alaska. go ahead, please. caller: i would like to say thank you for the great coverage we are getting and it is quite an exciting day. just so happy to see that happening between korea and the united states. you very,us but thank very much. excellent coverage. host: thank you. will go to brian. republican line. what are your expectations from the summit as it wraps a presumably this afternoon? to say thank you, c-span, for the opportunity to voice our opinion. i think this is an office

washington post white house reporter philip rucker told nickal wallace that he visited the white house today and he was able to see their delight over all of the outrage that has been generated by this policy. he told nicole today that -- he told them, quote, they are digging in and they are defending this. not only publicly, but privately. i was at the white house talking to a few senior officials who said there is very little unh - unease in the white house about what is playing out. they love the controversy. they want this. they love the upset. they are generating it on purpose. because they think it is their political advantage. we know statistically speaking that the whole deterrence is bull pucky. it is not changing the number of people who cross the border illegally or turn in for asylum or bring their kids. it is all it is doing is showcasing unbelievable cruelty on the part of the u.s. government and that is by design. because they want the upset. this is strong man tactics. this is authoritian tactics. we've seen this in other kurn-- countries and having it in ours now. whet

and that has brought the headlines, for instance, philip rucker, david weigel, saying trump advocatesriving undocumented immigrants of due process rights. and that is one of the breaking news headlines in the "washington post." that is the question, with this statement from the president just today in response to what we have seen in that video, detention centers and those in support of reuniting families, and the issue of immigration, what does the president mean today? is it a new wrinkle? let's bring in vivian, white house reporter for the "the wall street journal." vivian, i know that you were with the president yesterday in neva nevada. you heard that which he said. let's start with what he said today then we'll go to what you saw at that particular rally in nevada. what do you make of his statement, again, about saying no judges or court cases? >> well, the president has obviously battle with the judiciary, he has been from the very beginning on a number of issues but especially with regard to immigration. he feels the justice system has essentially thwarted his efforts to try t

the corporation will have more criticism -- >> anyway, here we go, "the washington post" philip ruckercovered trump as a candidate in 2016, tweeted today, for what it's worth, the word samantha bee used and words such as that was emblazoned on many a t-shirt worn at trump rallies. that word, i've heard. i never saw it because i don't think the cameras would focus on it. our producer showed it to me. it was prevalent, and trump never complained about it and said you shouldn't use that word. i'm sorry. do you want to go -- back to you, liz. >> i just want to just add to that, ted nugent used that word against hillary clinton and was welcomed into the oval office. so stop clutching your pearls. >> but let's get back to the issue here. >> that was a class statement, but it was pretty good. go ahead. stop clutching your pearls. >> we have two prominent women who are comedians who both have a really bad week. the ape comment is a problem for the reasons liz said. it has racial connotations that go back to our founding as a kpun and the slavery issue and how people saw africans at that time t

catherine lucy along with white house bureau chief for the washington post philip rucker. gang is all here for sure and thank you all. victor, i'm dying to get your perspective on kim jong-un, the north korean dictator as kim jong-un the tourist here in singapore going and checking out some of these attractions, late night, ten hours now before he's supposed to be shaking hands with donald trump. this is a remarkable moment to see this man, the leader of what is often called the hermit kingdo out and about mingling and socializing. what do you make of this? >> this is clearly his big coming-out party, you know, summit in singapore, the whole world is watching. he doesn't have jet lag because there's not much of a time difference between singapore and seoul, and he's making the best of it. he is really using this opportunity to do this makeover. you have to remember just a few months ago he was the threat to the united states. the worst you'll man rights abuser in the world. and now he's on the world stage where every world leader wants to meet him and he's going around sin