rick wilson has agreed to stay with us over the break. because when we come back i'm going to ask him how this all ends. >>> welcome back. rick wilson has agreed to stay with us. his new book is out. it's called "the world is over and we're all going to die." how do you see -- there's the actual book. how do you see the republican party in our lifetime, serious question, ever resetting and ever going back to a true north? >> look, the conservative values that used to define the republican party, limited government, respect for the rule of law, fiscal discipline and fiscal probity, strong international alliances that protect america from the vicissitudes of wild foreign affairs swings, all those things have been abandoned. and at some point either the democrats will pick up the mantle of some of those things and own them. they have a huge market opportunity to own fiscal discipline because we're spending money like drunken sailors on shore leave. and the debt is rising. the deficit is rising. we've made a huge bet with this tax bill which

the panel is back, yamiche alcindor, rick wilson, neera tanden.ouch your book here, "everything trump touches dies." there's sometimes you just can't make it up. this is not the onion, this actually happened today. jay sekulow, rudy giuliani, the president's lawyers, guest hosted sean hannity's radio show. of course the best thing to do when you're two lawyers defending the president is talk about the case on a talk radio show. they started talking about the case. let's take a listen to this kpermt. >> flynn is the example. no crime. if it had been said, the president says go easy on him. >> which the president says -- >> he didn't say stop it, don't do it. so, no crime. however, it didn't take place according to the president. according to comey, it did. >> of course if it did, it wouldn't have mattered. >> rick, tallahassee, florida, you're next on the rudy and jay show. first of all, let's get to the specifics. they're basically saying, eh, so he obstructed justice but it's not really obstruction. >> they're hoping to litigate this and hope tha

back with us, darlene superville, rick wilson and wendy osefo.darlene, she used the words 15 years. immediately you start to think of a couple of things. number one, she's certainly known donald trump the president now for many, many moons. but on top of that, you know, how far back does her recordings go that she claims she has? hundreds at the moment including video and sound. >> it is unclear how far back all of her recordings go. she refers to the material that she has in her possession as a multimedia treasure trove. as you said it includes video recordings, audiotapes. e-mails. text messages. other sorts of documentation. she has known the president since 2003 when she first appeared on his reality tv show, the apprentice. there's a 15 year relationship there she can draw on or is drawing on for the claims in her book and the claims that she's making about the president. in her tv interviews as she continues this publicity tour for the book. but it's unclear how far back she started making recordings and doing all of the documentation she's

rick wilson, veteran republican strategist and author of the book everything trump touches dies. also joining us stewart stevens, veteran republican strategist we already kwoeftquoted and daily columnist. and ashley parker. just before we came on the air, donald trump, bending to pressure not just in this country, but from around the world, to honor an american hero. >> yeah, and not just from this country and around the world, but even from his own staff. you know, there's people in the white house who wanted him, as my colleague josh reported, to put out a statement which i have to stress is a fairly routine statement, pradsing the life of the late senator, calling him a hero, acknowledging his military service. this was going on when it became clear that senator mccain was not going to win that final battle with cancer. the president's response, there were a number of people in the white house who were disgusted and upset and dismayed. and so i think in addition to all that public pressure there was also some private pressure as well. >> i talked to a friend of the president's

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show more of you. >>> so back with me now, rick shields, rick wilson. t convicted, michael cohen pleading guilty, lindsey graham said the american legal system is working in the paul manafort and michael cohen cases. thus far there have yet to be any charges or convictions for colluding with the russian government by any member of the trump campaign in the 2016 election. it's important to let the process continue without interference. i hope mr. mueller can conclude his investigation sooner rather than later for the benefit of the nation. what happened today caused congressional republicans to rethink their support for the president. >> well, it should. but i think we've seen a lot of behavior already where they're going to do everything they can to avoid the mean tweet from donald trump and, look, senator graham, as i tweeted back to lindsey today, i said you don't want to grab the fecal end of this stick. this is a president who will leave you hanging. he'll absolutely abandon anyone and anyone that supports him. you will -- they will be stuck with all

talk to your doctor about xarelto®. >>> back with me now, mike shields and rick wilson. r lindsey graham said this, american legal system is working in both the paul manafort and michael cohen cases. thus far yet to be in he charges of collusion with the trump campaign. important to let the process continue without interference. hope mr. mueller can conclude the investigation sooner rather than later for the good of the nation. should what happened today cause congressional republicans rethink their support for the president? >> it should but we've seen already they're going to do everything they can to avoid the mean tweet from donald trump. as i tweeted back to senator graham, you don't want to grab the fecal end of this stick. he will abandon everyone who supports him. they will be stuck with the radiation and fallout and stink off anything that happens to donald trump legally because he requires they defend him so passionately. and that's a bad bet. relies on two big predicates. first that donald trump ever tells the truth to anyone about anything ever. and second one

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also republican strategist rick wilson the author of "everything trump touches dies." ning to you. rick, i'm going to start with you. how much is omarosa getting under this president's skin if he's resorting to revoking security clearances as a way to change the narrative? >> i think omarosa is something that terrifies donald trump tremendously because she is a creature of the same reality television ecosystem he emerges from. and she knows all his tricks and she has a lot of tapes. and she knows the psychology of donald trump is built from something that started in the new york city tabloid environment and grew into professional, you know, reality tv and she understands all of donald trump's psychology in terms of disrupting his narratives and in terms of disrupting his storylines and she's using it to her very best advantage right now and he's very nervous about her. >> scott, the new york time s reporting that omarosa may have as many as 200 tapes. what do you think the president is most worried about? >> well, i mean, i don't think it's just the president. it's all

rick wilson, thank you very much. >> thank you, rick. >> up next, education runs on lies.s new book. he joins us next to explain it. ', we offer innovative investing tools to prepare you for the future. looks like you hooked it. and if that's not enough, we'll help your kid prepare for the future. don't hook it kid. and if that's still not enough, we'll help your kid's kid prepare for the future. looks like he hooked it. we'll do anything... takes after his grandad. seriously anything, to help you invest for the future. ally. do it right. >>> joining us now is former secretary of education under president obama arne duncan. he has a new book out tomorrow, "how schools work, an inside account of failure and success from one of the nation's longest serving secretaries of education." in it, writes, in part, education runs on lies. that's probably not what you'd expect from a former secretary of education, but it's the truth. how schools work best is often by confronting and fighting these lies, but this is exhausting and sometimes perilous work. usually undertaken by an isola

that's probably the best way to listen to rick wilson, silence. you do want to hear from, who i know well and i enjoyed her commentary, cathy areu. this shows liberal sure but when we say that with all kinds of appreciation. she w joins us now in studio. kathy, how are you doing? >> good, how are you? >> good, how are you -- >> tammy: you've seen everything we've seen. you've heard larry. o'donnell, she gets some attention, she's a performer. she used to be a comedian. i don't laugh when i hear from her anymore. >> not with these. not with these lines. >> tammy: is this helpful for the entertainment industry and for liberals in general? it's been almost a year and a half, isn't it time to just say okay, let's find what we have in common, or is it all still too early? >> with rosie o'donnell this war has been going on for 12 years. it's personal. it's really personal. when he was asked do you call women picks during the debate, he said only rosie o'donnell. it's truly personal and then he became president. this person you've had a war with for 12 y

rick wilson, thank you very much. congratulations on your new book. find out what i'm talking about shortly. theresa may has arrived in nigeria on the second day of her trade mission to boost ties with africa after brexit. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has been travelling with her. they still honour britain here, but the days of obeying are long gone. this former british colony is africa's largest economy and a hot destination for visiting trade delegations and their national leaders. theresa may is the first british prime minister to visit nigeria since 2011. we have long—standing links with nigeria and long standing close commercial ties. there are british companies who have been here for many years and we want to enhance those trading links and there are opportunities to do so as we leave the european union. looking for a new trading direction as brexit beckons, but today resisting the temptation to join in the dancing. it is a very traditional welcome for theresa may, but make no mistake, this is a dynamic fast—growing economy with a lot

mara gay, editorial board member with the "new york times" and rick wilson, republican strategist and author of the new book, everything trump touches dies. thank you both for being here. what's your view on this? we showed the poll numbers for the number of people who believe trump and don't believe trump. the numbers seem to give sense given what his approval numbers are. can say it's not working or one can say how is it that 37% of people still believe him? >> that's the million dollar question. the answer is just a theory that i have. there is a portion of the population that is viewing facts through a very tribal basis. they are not coming at things for the first time, but who gave me this information. if you trust donald trump. >> or distrust the media. >> i think there is a lot of overlap there. that's what you are seeing. you are saying i believe whatever he says, meaning the president. >> there is a tribal silo now on the right that consists of fox news and talk radio and a certain cluster of right wing and post conservative blogs. they say donald trump's word is law. he can

we are back at politics and prose on tuesday were republican political strategist rick wilson will offer his take on the trip administration paired thursday, we returned to the strand bookstore for charlene cover others thoughts on how to change mainstream ideas on race, gender and class. saturday, september 1, we will be live for the 18th year in a row at the national book festival in washington dc with supreme court justice sonja said mayor. former secretary state madeleine albright and many others. that's a look at some of what book tv will cover this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> i just finished reading "a smile among friends-- a spy among friends. one of the greatest counterespionage spies in the world. he was a double agent for the soviet union and it's a terrific story about the whole world of espionage and intelligence. as a member of the house committee on intelligence i take particular interest

all part of a larger political process. >> rick wilson, there's always been a fringe.et. that kind of talk about white genocide used to be on the in the fever kwauchl. the idea it's on the most popular mediaout let of conservatives in the rank of republicans and coming out of official twitter account of the president of the united states, that is actually a change, no? >> look, this is a president who appeared on info wars. and you've got idiots likes breitbart and white house press credentials. they have not only want in sort of crazed conspiracy stuff out here. they welcome it. part of it every day. a president who had a guy that was a nonconspiracy theorist in the office. doesn't surprise me. lost the capacity for shock. in this particular case, the dog whistling is as loud as a siren on this one. one person speculated the other day this is donald trump preparing for real trouble and trying to keep the hardest hard core of his base. the guys who like the crowd. >> just to get some truth into the matter. former u.s. ambassador of south africa. tweeted the president m

let's bring in our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto, april ryan, and rick wilson. good morning to all of you. jim, paul manafort could spend the rest of his life in prison. the trial is a huge test. this is a test for robert mueller. right? >> it is. let's be clear. the message you'll hear from the president and many of his loyalists is this is not connected at all to trump or to russia, but let's go through the facts here. you did a good job of listing the number of criminal charges he's facing in two courts. this is just the first of two trials here. this was the president's campaign chairman. the president chose him specifically to help him secure the republican nomination. so he was not an insignificant player in the trump campaign. he was at the top of the trump campaign for a number of months before he was forced out. that's one. two, it does have to do with russia, because paul manafort was getting paid millions of dollars to work on behalf of the pro russian president of ukraine. this was a president of ukraine who did the kremlin's bidding in ukraine and w

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. >> tammy: that's probably the best way to listen to rick wilson with silence.omeone who i know and enjoy her commentary, kathy rew. this shows liberal sherpa, and we say that with all kinds of appreciation. she joins us now in studio. kathy, how are you doing? >> i'm doing good, how are you? >> it's a pleasure to sit across from you. you've seen everything we've seen, and rosie o'donnell get some attention, she's a performer. she used to be a comedian. i don't laugh when i hear from her anymore. >> not with these lines, no. >> would you agree this is helpful for the entertainment engine, industry and liberals in general? it's been almost a year and a half, isn't it time to say, let's find what we have in common. or is it all too early? >> this war has been going on for 12 years, it's very personal. when he was asked if he called one and pigs during the debate, he said only rosie o'donnell. so this person you have had a war with him for becomes president, and now she's not so funny anymore because she's so angry. reality stars are in congress. now there's one in

back with scott jennings and rick wilson. okay. this parade could run as high as $92 million. wasn't this president supposed to be someone who was going to cut back on spending? isn't that sort of a republican mantra, to spend less? >> yeah. although, i think the idea of a military parade wasn't a bad one. it's been a long time since we had a national military parade. i think maybe since the end of the first gulf war. fewer than 1% of us serve in the military. i think it is a widening gulf between those who serve and a lot of places in this country. we don't know anybody who is in the military, a lot of us. especially if you live in an urban area or around a university echo system. i think the reasons to have a national parade were good. i'm not surprised it is a high price tag, to have manage like that in washington. a way to pivot out of this for the president could be to have it somewhere else. perhaps in a media market but in the middle of the country, where it might be cheap tore er to do. i think honoring the military would b

with me here, rick wilson, author of the new book, everything trump touches dies and former clinton campaign adviser jess mcintosh the executive editor of share blue. rick, what do you make of what garrett and jake were reporting? >> i think we're seeing a reka pit lags of pennsylvania '18. >> we see a moderate young democrat who doesn't make it all about trump but local issues and regular folks and you have balder son who is little trump, the mini me to donald trump. and so i talked to one of consultants yesterday and said doesn't matter how much money you spend anymore. once people decide they are not going to vote because of trump, it's over. i think this very republican district, we're still -- still a competitive seat but o'connor has proven that candidate quality matter and if you're trying to be a reapplicant of trump, you're going to put yourself in a state of vulnerability and if you're a guy like o'connor or lam they have communicated in the district and haven't hustled. balderson doesn't seem like he has a lot of hustle. >> he seems to be dodging the press. >> not a happy warrior.

. >> joining me now is rick wilson author of the new book "everything trump touches dies" a republicanhe worst president ever. keep in mind this is a republican i'm speaking to, because with a welcome to you, rick, after a lot of it, i would assume you would a democrat with the level of criticism, but first your reaction from what you just heard from steve bannon. >> she's a spent force. he has enough evil juicing through his veins to keep making himself relevant. he's been thrown off the trump train in a lot of ways because he dragged down trump because -- bannon to going to keep trying to slither back into the political spotlight. he wants trump to be a nationalist populist because steve bannon is an authoritarian curious guy who has infected the republican party with an anti-conservative pro nationalist message. and for a while trump was their avatar. this is bannon trying to come back. >> you're referring to the candidate in alabama, moore. part of the introduction of your book and it reads as follows. in 30 years of politics i had more scraps and scrapes with democrats furious wit

and we're back at politics & prose on tuesday where republican political strategist rick wilson will offer his take on the trump administration. then on thursday we return to the strand bookstore for activist charlene carothers or thoughts on how to change mainstream ideas on race, gender and class. and on saturday, september 1st, we'll be live for the 18th year in a row at the national book festival in washington washingt, where supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, hamilton biographer ron chernow, former secretary of state madeleine albright and many others. that's a look at some of what booktv will be covering this week. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> i'm reading a lot this summer and kind of following up on last year when i was with you guys. first of all, thanks to are c-span. you guys take the time to go into ideas and books and the newspapers every morning. i appreciate it, my constituents appreciat

more admissions that flow either from donald trump's mouth or from his fingers that we saw on rick wilson's book. i don't know exactly how we get it all in. one admission after another admission. without a doubt, any lawyer would say he's the worst client ever. >> that does it for us this morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika, thanks, joe. good morning, i'm stephanie ruhle, with a lot to cover today, starting with shifting the goal post. the president responds to reports that he is very worried about his son's legal feature by making it clear. don jr. did meet with a russian lawyer to get dirt on hillary clinton but now he's insisting that's not illegal. as the president's lawyer tries to explain his own statements about why the meeting took place in the first place. >> it was in the case at that point, what, a couple of weeks. i had bad information at that point. i made a mistake in my statement. >> bad information means someone lied to him or he lied to us. businesses are struggling to stay afloat after the trump administration changes the visa process.

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. >>> i want to get two more views, from wilson, author, and president of the senate conservatives fund. rick, these comments by nunes, are they really a surprise, considering all of nunes' past behavior when it comes to defending the president and the things we've seen him do? >> devin nunes said out loud what everyone has known for a long time. he admitted his culpability in an effort to obstruct the investigation to the ties of the president of the united states to russia. this is a guy who is now facilitating what is essentially a conspiracy to obstruct justice and essentially facilitating for political purposes only an investigation that could get into the heart of the russian meddling in our elections. i think it was one of the most shocking -- i'm not surprised because devin nunes is about as intelligent as a bucket of warm spit. i'm shocked he did it in any room whatsoever where anyone could have had a recording device. this is 101 stuff. this guy went out there and said things that put him as a target as someone who is inordinately corrupt and aiding and abetting the obstruction of a