ric grenell is now in place as the ambassador to germany. all of that coming up in a moment, but first we get a look at the meeting between kim jong un and now secretary pompeo. we're going to dig into what was going on there as rhythm of the president will also now head to the united kingdom. his schedule is filling up here and he will speak with prime minister may and mid-july. here at home, we are waiting for several things. one of which is the inspector general report which will rule out shortly on the hillary clinton investigation and the role that the doj and the fbi played in it. there are a lot of questions about that then fbi directors actions. we start with you tonight, busy evening. so many interesting moments in that interview that you just did with james comey. what stands out to you? >> bret: first, that he actually showed up here at the traffic -- we were literally getting updates, so we shifted things around. what stood out to me was one, that he said to this day he doesn't definitively know that the dossier was funded by the

because the ambassador to germany, ric grenell was confirmed by the senate. david and melissa, the administration had been holding up the grennel hold up as too much obstruction by democrats on capitol hill. this is a big win as he is now the official ambassador to germany ahead of the meeting tomorrow. melissa: he's a really smart guy. we've talked to him many times. you can hear the birds chirping. the president is signing the bring your kids to workday, and didn't see the part after that. all right kids! back in the oval office. reporter: the kids in the oval office. your parents, you're acting good in front of your parents, it was a nice scene to have a lot of the kids out there. . melissa: light moment. david: let's go back to the confirmations today. that was big news. there was a lot of big news today, but both confirmations after months of stalling by the democrats. president trump weighing in on all that this morning. take a listen. >> the democrats are obstructionists, they're not approving people, taking them to the maximum 30 hours. that's a lot o

ric grenell's nomination have been held up by some senators. both getting voted on tomorrow, we are told. a roller coaster down wall street ends mixed. dow rose 60. s&p 500 of 5. nasdaq lost 4. in just a few days, south korean president moon jae-in will meet with north korean leader kim jong un in a summit that many see as a preview to president trump's possible meeting in june. but as senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports, the possibility for peace with the north could be complicated over reports about just why north korea's leader announced a shutdown to nuclear operations. >> along the dmz between north and south korea, preparations for friday's summit involving south korean president moon jae-in and north korean leader kim jong un. >> translator: we have instilled a theme. >> it will be the first time in years leaders of the two countries have met and as a summit is on the south korean side of the border, it will be the first time since the korean war a leader for the north has come to the south. there is a lot riding on

we said earlier congratulations to our new ambassador to germany ric grenell. >> dana: jesse?on of mom tag. first up, be so careful, jesse. trump will be impeached inspires mueller will live in a country of laws, capital. dana has balanced sources, jesse. your interpretation of the nothing burger tattered cloth. >> juan: wow. >> jesse: you used to read veraciously? what happened? occasional novel would be in your very best interest. the report stop it right now you are being okay noxious to your co-host. who are you? >> dana: evergreen. >> jesse: i'm going to ask that you pick up the comey book a higher loyalty. please do this for your mother. >> kimberly: did you get around to that yet? >> dana: i have gifts for my one more thing. i got a note today from sandra mullenfont of brown hill new jersey she has a dog named abby. this woman quilted all of these gifts for us and very unique to everyone. you get the unicorn pillow. >> greg: nice. >> dana: i got the dog bag informs jasper. kimberly you get a fairy bag for your shoes. wine bag for jesse and newspaper for you. this is ver

ric grenell is now in place as the ambassador to germany.moment, but first we get a look at the meeting between kim jong un and now secretary pompeo. we're going to dig into what was going on there as rhythm of the president will also now head to the united kingdom. his schedule is filling up here and he will speak with prime minister may and mid-july. here at home, we are waiting for several things. one of which is the inspector general report which will rule out shortly on the hillary clinton investigation and the role that the doj and the

we have seen ric grenell get his nomination held up. there are a lot of important slots that have been held up. >> this is uncalled for. democrats demanded 30 hours of debate for each and every nominee which would mean it would take 7 years for the president to confirm everyone pending in the pipeline. that's extraordinary and unprecedented. these are stall tactics to cripple this presidency. it's wrong. it's why the president, aside from nominees you are talking about the arcane senate tactics. the president said let's get rid of the filibuster and go to majority vote. it's because of democrats, their partisanship and politics. charles: will it impact pompeo's ability to do the job or will it be water under the bridge? these folks president trump is going to negotiate with. as we watch the president, first lady melania and the french president macron arrive at mount ever man in virginia, harry, china doesn't have a congress or a press out to get their leader, neither does north korea or iran or russia. it has to make it difficult to pr

ric grenell, ambassador to germany, stop on ric grenell for a moment? what the heck is going on?ecord for for someone not being confirmed with these sort of credentials and qualifications? >> ric, who was here in new york as u.n. mission with all the fights in the 2000. doug manchester, respected business leader up for important caribbean post. with the example of germany, there are big things going on in germany. we need an ambassador. the embassy gave a ridiculous contract, very suspicious and unappealing that would not happen with a real ambassador. merkel could go either way on number of issues. we want to have our voice heard. charles: in this last mission to syria. she gave us moral support but other than that, you know, i think a lot of americans are surprised france through in, uk. germany certainly at odds with america on very key issues. you need someone there working that from a diplomatic point of view. >> again, going back to the hypocrisy, this committee, foreign relations committee says diplomacy is so important. let's not just rely on military or hard power. now w

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another win for the president, as ric grenell also confirmed, u.s. ambassador to germany, after months of delays. democrats gave in because there obstructionism would have been made and fired if he was still not confirmed by tomorrow when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the white house. important meetings on iran and north korea. a big loss, though, for the president. rear admiral ronny jackson pulled out of consideration for secretary of veterans affairs and met all kinds of anonymous allegations. he put out a statement declaring he would not dignify the basest charges of any more comments. the president unloaded on democrats who forced out jackson as he signed autographs for the children of reporters who came to the white house for take your kid to work today. >> he's a great man. he was treated very, very unfairly. he got treated really unfairly. he's a heck of a man. >> the president is what caused this problem, by not properly vetting, by making these decisions on the fly, by making sure that they don't count. >> schumer is right that

obama's cabinet and of those, at least 25 are incredibly important positions, such as you mentioned, ric grenellto berlin, to germany. this would never happen, never happen, under democrat administration. so it is outrageous. the worst -- if this really doesn't go through on committee, i think this will be the first time since the 1900's a secretary of state has not been approved by the senate committee. it has to go to the floor. that is an outrage, stuart. stuart: i would have thought most americans would be in the president's camp on this, having seen progress made with north korea and confrontation of chemical weapons in sir is y i would have thought most americans rally around the president say you're doing a great job sir. therefore i thought it would rebound against the democrats if they oppose it? won't they pay a political price for this? >> for the average american wants to make their car payments at the end of the month i don't think this is really on their radar screen. this is swamp tactics. this is inside the bubble. if people hear it, if they hear about the fact that this man who

we have a guy on hold, ric grenell for seven months now. it's a joke.ok at mike pompeo, over easter he went essentially negotiated with kim jong-un. ainsley: he is is director of the cia. steve: he knows a lot of stuff. the "new york daily news" which hates trump said confirm this guy. sarah huckabee sanders 40 minutes ago says this about mr. pompeo and what he is doing with north korea. >> at some point democrats have to side whether they love this country more than they hate this president and they have to decide they want to put the safety and security and the diplomacy of our country ahead of their own political games. we're hopeful that they will. mike pompeo is a highly-qualified individual. he has been one of the leading people when it comes to the negotiations and the conversations with north korea and to stop that would be incredibly dangerous and damaging for our country and for the world. brian: if you wonder why scott pruitt is definitely going to have a job, it is the attorney general will stick it out, this is impossible to confirm anybody

what happened to mike pompeo and ambassador to germany -- brian: ric grenell. >> we threatened to say is leading effort to change senate rules compress the time frame. people don't use the time to debate the nominee and they pass with huge majorities. i understand the president's frustration and we're working hard to move these nominees through. brian: senator, how embarrassing is it only five democrats are voting for him, and they had to harange senator rand paul to get him in line out of committee? have you ever seen anything like this in your life, someone qualified as mike pompeo? >> i haven't, brian. 15 senate democrats voted for him as director of the ci. one of the most important sensitive positions in the u.s. government. now they can't even bring themselves to vote for him for secretary of state. it should be embarrassing but that is high bar around washington, d.c., these days. brian: ronny jackson, about an hour ago, white house confirmed withdrawn his nomination as va secretary. we don't know if any of allegations or all of them are true. what is your reaction to what has

ambassador to germany ric grenell speaking out for the first time since his confirmation.esident trump achieve one of his goals getting nato members to pay their fair share. >> i thought up close today is he a master negotiator. he -- president trump is very good at what he does. and in negotiating about this issue, he is very tough, he is very fair. abby: grenell was finally confirmed on thursday after his nomination was held up for seven months by senate democrats. abby: president trump congratulating team u.s.a. at the white house celebrating olympic and paralympic accomplishments. >> you made us very proud and many of you came home as champions wearing bronze, silver or a gold medal. today on behalf of the united states, i want to thank every olympian and paraolympian. abby: not all faking skaters made that trip figure skater adam rippon said he would not stand with people who discriminate. >> i think lindsey vaughn skipped the medal ceremony, too. griff: didn't watch. don't know. pete: didn't win. she didn't make the medal ceremony because she didn't win. rick: she is