according to "the washington post," trump's advisers concluded after the previous tweets attacking those four congresswomen that the overall message sent by such attacks is good for the president among his political base. resonating strongly with the white working-class voters he needs to win re-election in 2020. joining me right now is analyze that thought, eli stokols, white house reporter for "the los angeles times," dawn edwards, former maryland congresswoman and "washington post" contributing columnist. donna, your articles are great. i want to know what you think about trump, just numerically. look, there are a lot of racial problems in this country to this day. they won't go away in our lifetime but i don't think many suburban people want to be known as racists. working people don't want to be known as racist. >> well, i agree with that and i think the president has wrongly calculated, but, frankly, it's his own calculation that his pathway to victory is to rally his -- his base to do the race baiting in the hopes that that will gin them up and that will be his pathway to victory.

headline in the "washington post," "trump epa finalizes rollback of key obama climate rule that targeted coal plants." what do we know about the role of the coal industry in rewriting the regulation? >> that's a good question. i would say there's a big question about the relationship of andrew wheeler who's the administrator at epa. he used to be a coal lobbyist for murray energy and so there's been a lot of questions about how much his relationship with murray energy has impacted this rule. >> let's go one more call here and go to sun city, arizona. anna rose. hi there. >> caller: hi. thank you. yes. i was going to refer to that article that indicated that it's the epa's own assessment that there would be 1,400 more deaths as a result of this regulation. andrew wheeler, the head of the epa, is a coal lobbyist, and i think one of the things that we are not recognizing, the silent but deadly thing that's happening in our government, is our agencies are being dismantled from the inside out. our government's being taken down. alex azar, hhs, is a pharmaceutical lobbyist. david bernhardt, se

the president donald trump era. not even our birthday is without controversy washington d.c. is buzzing this week up with the washington post revealed that according to sources trump is asking for military tanks on the national mall as proud of the grandiose july 4th event yes it appears that this year's planned festivities on the national mall could be taking a very militaristic turn over the normal red white and blue burgers brock's and beer flag waving fireworks extravaganza normally is rolling stone reports that the donald is act actually been receiving regular briefings about it from interior secretary david bernhardt and that the president has advised on just about every aspect of the event says that x. which should be gets his wish will indeed beacher tanks or other armed military vehicles stationed around the mall cue the outrage but it's not just tanks trump and the gang are also reportedly planning a military fly over including not only the blue angels but air force one as well along with the usual and along with the usual national mall fireworks displays president trump's planned salute to america will also featu

actually situated he ordered military flyovers for his big speech on the 4th now according to the washington post trump is pushing for military attack this is not who we are we should be better than this and far above this sort of crass jingoism john. i hate to break it but this is exactly who we are. welcome to do you see where like 75 percent of the people walking around are being paid in some fashion by a military industrial complex how much of our money goes to pay for all of this out how much of our safety goes away to make sure these people get more money for planes that fall out of the sky i mean i'm. the outrage of the hour i just dove and it does nothing for me i mean i sort of. have i got a group i understand democrat side hey you're turning this what should be a national celebration that could potentially turn into one big campaign rally i get the criticism i understand but look i mean i'm not a fan i don't want to see tanks on the streets here in washington d.c. but at the end of the day. people are outraged how dare he so a brazen military like this is so this is so the former military guy

the blessing of the trump organization? >> all the trump organization would tell the washington post was to confirm that it was there, and itworthwhile cause. the trump organization told the washington post they did not have any sort of guidance or were asked about those before they were ever published. >>> newsroom with brooke baldwin starts now. >>> welcome back, you're watching cnn, we're keeping a close eye on washington, where soon alex acosta is expected to speak pushily about a controversial decision he made long before joining president trump's cabinet. a decision that should force him to lose that high ranking job. this whole thing centers on acosta's role back in 2008. wealthy businessman who new york prosecutors accused of running a sex trafficking ring. that nonprosecution agreement relates to charges in florida where acosta once served

the "washington post". the title i deny that trump is a racist. not anymore. you've seen it. do you agree with your husband. >> i totally disagree. i work with this president and i know him. i know his heart and actions and how much he has helped people of color and i go by what people do, not what other people say about them. and also respectfully i'm not going to run around pointing out everybody's disagreements with the people in their lives. i could. i can point out people's disagreement with their former spouses and current spouses and future spouses and partners. i won't do that. i would caution all those people who asked me to gaggle not to do that. i know what the president has done. people are no longer languishing in prison. fewer people are getting addicted to drugs and in treatment. he is lifting up in this economy people of all backgrounds and races, both genders, all geographic and demographic location. i've been by his side for over three years. we're sick and tired of people denigrating the american flag, american military, veterans and america. people are an

. >> rahm, the headline right now, of "the washington post," trump campaign sees political advantagesive appeal to working-class white voters. even some advisers defending this. is this a winning strategy? some evidence that he thinks it. >> it's a strategy. but i wouldn't call it a winning strategy. when you're the president of the united states. three things, one, this is exactly what he wants -- us to discuss this than the mueller report. we're playing his game of change-up. two, notice everyone in the trump investments are in urban america. he doesn't follow his money. he only invests in urban america. third, if you want to do something, pass your infrastructure bill. you're all rhetoric without resources. and fourth, every piece of his rhetoric, which is why they call it winning, every piece of his rhetoric is about divisive. have you looked at the ads the russians do, they're all about playing american divisiveness. even though the mueller report came out, the trump-russian media connection is there. they advertise, the same thing using our diversity against us rather than for

it comes the same day conway's husband george conway released a scathing op-ed in "the washington post" titled trump is a racist president. meantime top republican mitch mcconnell fended off his own questions about the president's comments and his spouse, transportation secretary elaine chao. >> if someone were to say to her she should go back to her country, wouldn't you consider that a racist attack. >> well the secretary of transportation came here at age eight legally and not speaking a word of english and realized the american dream. >> the aclu is asking a federal judge to block president trump's new asylum rule. the request was just filed in court this morning. the aclu is seeking a hearing on the issue tomorrow in san francisco. the new rules went into effect yesterday and prevent most migrants from seeking protection as refugees if they pass through another country first. >>> so let's talk about the weather. let's take a peak outside. a live look at san francisco this midday. kari hall is tracking our forecast. a nice day. >> it is a nice day. it is nice to see the sunshine out there. even

still like him can i get it. >> juan: and i think going back to what jesse said, "the washington post," hanover, trump and the pole. >> dana: nobody else is above that pole. >> juan: but i think the key as we are looking at biden today and an apology is to understand that his bases support in the moderate lien that greg is talking about the democratic party, remains very strong. >> greg: i hope it does. the same pole hillary beating trump by 13.1%. >> juan: in the end, 16%. not now, i hope. >> greg: not now. >> jesse: i feel bad for sean o'rourke doing a montage of eric swalwell, should we exit with it? >> dana: sure. >> i'm a congressman, but also a father of a 2-year-old. i'm not changing diapers. i'm changing washington. most of the time the diapers smell better. >> i think it is all appropriate you gave us the same t-shirt because i believe our candidates are a part of the avengers. we are here to save america. the republicans, that is "the hunger games." >> i will be bold without the bold. ♪ that a speaker is just a speaker. ♪ or - that the journey can't be the destination. most people haven't dr

. >>> the "washington post" reports president trump is set to sign an executive order today to overhaul the nation's organ transplant and kidney dialysis system. the measure is designed to prolong lives and save billions of medicare dollars. mr. trump will reportedly outline proposals to keep people with kidney disease off dialysis longer, make dream less expensive, and encourage more kidney and live liver donations. >>> and cbs new york's wcbs reports a woman died while receiving liposuction in the dominican republic. on friday alexandra medina stopped breathing and died during the plastic surgery at a clinic in santo domingo. she's the third american to die in rah a month while undergoing cosmetic surgery in the d.r. her sister said doctors in the u.s. told medina she needed to lose weight before getting liposuction but the doctors in the dominican republic told her she could do it for less money. >> women are going over there for these surgeries, these elective surgeries, and not coming out alive. >> doctors at the clinic said there was a tragic complication during the procedure and

for now we're going off the "washington post" report. trump aims to cut spending after 2020. the "washington post" piece beyond that reporting it says money matters, the president has not instructed aides as to how sweeping he wants those federal budget cuts to be in his second term. would he, art, do you believe, would he be open to significant cuts to medicare? would he touch that? >> i don't know what specifically programs. i haven't talked to the president about this at all. one thing the president does, he does try to handle problems completely and totally. not soft or squishy about that stuff. when you look at total spending you should look at every item whether it's medicare, whether food stamps, military, any of these programs, they should all be looked at very carefully to bring down spending and bring down spending by a lot. if you can't bring down spending during a boom you sure as heck can't do it during a bust. if people are unemployed, unemployment, food stamps are necessities, not luxuries. the only time to make headway on cutting spending is when the economy i

quite a bit behind that. >> you mentioned poll numbers, new numbers from abc news and the washington post put trumpinst a number of these candidates. is down 14 points left a head with biden and harris down, senator want, down 6 to standards. do you think there's a need for concern? we are a long way out and we've seen polls all over the place. when you put history, where people were 15 months out. >> if anything 2016 can teach it is don't pay attention to national polls. only a few states really matter. in 2016 he came down to 77,000, it made the difference between donald trump and hillary clinton being president. if you want to know where things stand today look at swing states. we need to focus on national polls. one number you didn't show is donald trump versus a socialist candidate. in that donald trump won and that's what we will get down to. of democrats nominate someone defined as socialist it plays right into the president's hands. if they make this a race between capitalism and socialism. >> bolstered by a strong economy donald trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career a

a new poll shows president trump's approval rating has surged to its highest level yet. the "washington postabc news survey finds 44% of registered voters approve of the job president trump is doing in the white house. a five-point increase since april. now the poll found 51% approved trump's handling of the economy. more than half for the first time in his presidency. so what do these numbers mean for the democratic candidates running to replace him? joining us now, national co-chair for joe biden's campaign, democratic congressman cedric richmond. congressman, good to have you with us. if we continue to get strong economic numbers, are democrats going to have a problem on their hands in 2020? >> i don't think so. those economic numbers tend to favor those at the top of the economic ladder. and you still have too many people working every day to figure out how they're going to keep a roof over their head, food on the table for their children, keep them in a good school, take care of an ailing parent. so when you see economic numbers, far too often they don't cover working-class families and

trump. it is his advisers. i want to ask you about this. "the washington post" is reporting trump advisers concluded the attacks by him are good, that they resonate among his political base and in particular with white working class voters he needs to win. why do they think racism is working among white working class workers? >> i have no explanation for it. as a matter of fact, i think this is the worst of not just american politics, but humanity. i remember just watching elijah cummings and trey goudy go at it. he never said the words the president said. jason chafitz and elijah going at it but they never have done what the president did. people like mark mediciadows wh people like elijah helped and said he's my friend, you have to ask permission -- >> none of them -- >> you have to ask permission to stand up for your friend. i remember sitting down in the congressional black caucus, the only republican there feeling like, oh, my gosh, i'm by myself and being embraced by so many people. >> where are they? >> that besides all of the things we fought against ea

trump sees attacking african-american members of congress as good politics as it both warms the cauockles of tho who love him and causes so many who don't to scream. as "the washington post" reports, trump's advisers had concluded after the go back tweets that the overall message sent by such a text is good for the president among his base resonating with the white working class voters he needs to win re-election in 2020. joining me now is jesse moore, former white house speechwriter and associate director of the office of public engagement in the obama white house. he is also one of the authors of an op-ed that was signed by 149 former obama officials critical of president trump's attacks on minorities. this was before the president's latest tweets targeting elijah cummings. also with me zerlina maxwell, john podhoretz, also an msnbc contributor, and gabe dibenedetti. jessie, let me start with you. we mentioned this op-ed that you wrote. that famous line from michelle obama that a lot of folks associate with the obama approach to politics, when they go low, we go high. is that something you're rethinking now in light of what the president is doing? >> no. you're not goi

trump brushing off allegations that he is a racist. even as he continues his attacks against prominent democrats of color. an apparent campaign strategy to energize his base. as pointed out by "the washington post president trump's decision to put away his racist dog whistle and bring out his racist bullhorn has one plausible explanation. desperation. joining me now is elise jordan, former aide in the george w. bush white house and former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. donna, first to you. do you think the president actually is worried about his reelection? >> well, i think that he must be. if you look at when he launches these attacks, they come at critical moments when things are challenging his administration. the mueller hearings, the jeffrey epstein arrests, the subpoenas that were issued by the congressional committees. and i think that he views this as a strategy. i mean, he has only one choice. he's losing college educated white women. he's now losing blue collar white women. the only thing he has left are the racist white men who remain in support of the president. he's going after them. >> he was asked exactly that, whether this is a strategy when he was leaving for williamsb

this because frank just mentioned kellyanne conway's husband writing this piece for the "washington post" entitled "trumps a racist president." he writes in part, "telling four non-white members of congress, american citizens, all three natural born, to go back to the countries they originally came from, that's racist to the core." hard to argue that. i mean -- >> yeah. listen, and i keep thinking maybe this sounds different to people who, you know, don't look and sound like us. maybe it sounds different to somebody who speaks english without an accent or who's been here for generations and generations and has forgotten that they have ancestors who came from somewhere else. but i can tell you that the reason you hear so much passion around this subject matter is because people like me get told on a daily basis to go back to mexico. because you know, it's funny because racists are also incredibly ignorant about geography. and i guess they -- >> you're from nicaragua. >> i guess they don't know that i'm not from mexico. i'm from nicaragua. you know, one of the little mexicos in central america. there's a d

the first and only republican in congress to say president trump engaged in impeachable conduct is leaving the gop. michigan representative justin amash announced his plans in an op-ed for "the washington posthe republican party. >>> and the nathan's famous hot dog-eating contest in coney island is a fourth of july tradition. >> it sure is, and so is joey chestnut winning it. the 35-year-old gastronomic gladiator, quite a nickname there, earned his 12th mustard belt by eating 71 hot dogs in seven minutes. that's actually three less than last year. the runner-up wasn't even close. chestnut is disappointed that he missed setting a new record by four hot dogs. >> so miki sudo won the women's competition for the sixth time by eating 31. each of the wiener winners gets a $10,000 prize. >> is it worth it? >> uh -- >> $10,000 prize, ng >> ask them right now at this up to? tweet us. tweet us. >> what is he down to? so, you know, we were just saying mustard. >> uh-huh -- >> oh, i actually -- oh, see -- >> i was going to say, you know what, don't start with me. >> i actually was not about to shade you and your honey mustard dress, but now that we're on it, i would -- what i was going to say was, i wa

trump, once again, is a racist who makes evermore outrageous, racist remarks. >> that is senator elizabeth warren, reacting to the president's tweet on the campaign trail, as he attacked elijah cummings. "the washington post to capitalize on the controversy and turn it into an appeal for working class voters. it says trump, who turned the deplorable rally is looking to do the same in 2020. guys, brian, we'll start with you. doesn't the trump campaign risk alienating moderates with this strategy? >> it's possible. it's likely that many on the left are going to go over the top. we saw elizabeth warren, she was saying racist, racist, racist, over and over again. when democrats fall in the trap of defending the socialist squad, as i call them, the representatives causing so much trouble and attacking the leadership at times, they're making a big mistake. i think democrats have to worry about becoming too extreme and going too far to the left. and i think trump is a part of a strategy is to box them in and get them to tact to the left. >> how difficult is it for democrats to acknowledge it, respond to it and validate the whole conversation in. >> i think it is. i think elizabeth warren is doing what she should

from "the washington post," quote, trump did not originally want to be seen as cutting ties with him over a decade-old episode, even if some of his longest advisers believed the departure was inevitable. even with the news coverage and facts of the case. with acosta out of the picture, trump is trying to put distance between himself and epstein. >> i was not a fan of jeffrey epstein's. you watched people yesterday saying that i threw him out of a club. i didn't want anything to do with him. that was many, many years ago. it shows you one thing, that i have good taste, okay. other people, they went all over with him. they went to his island. they went all over the place. he was very well known in palm beach. but jeffrey epstein was not somebody that i respected. i threw him out. in fact, i think the great james patterson, who's a member of mar-a-lago, made a statement yesterday that many years ago i threw him out. i'm not a fan of jeffrey epstein. >> the pedophile, the prosecutor, and the president. that is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. former u.

, "the washington post" when it talks about what we've seen over this weekend and the last few weeks, attacks on members of the congress who are women of color, "the washington post" says that trump'ss that concluded after the previous tweets that the overall message is good for the president among his political base. resonating strongly with white working class voters, he needs to win re-election in 2020. do you think there's that political strategy, what the president is doing? >> john, that sickens my stomach. when i hear somebody in the white house say something like that. this is not about politics. this is not about re-election. the president of the united states of america is the moral leader, the world looks to america. and when we're divided as is happening now because of trump's record, he has failed as his duty as commander in chief and the moral leader of the united states of america. we are the greatest nation on earth. people around the world look to us. that's why -- how did these folks think they could come to charlottesville, literally look at the synagogue and say we're going to burn that down and we're going to burn you like we did in auschwitz? how do we get to

trump isn't just deploying racist attacks. he's doing it purposefully because he thinks it's going to help him politically. the washington post reporting that trump's advisors believe the overall message sent by such attacks is good for the president, among his political base. and as "the new york times" points out, most modern presidents have, quote, shied away from over-racial debates. trump seems to be going out of his way lately to engage in one, even if his advisors continue to deny what is in plain sight. >> it has absolutely zero to do with race. >> you say it he's zero to do with race. there is a clear pattern here, mick, infested. very minu vermin, it sounds subhuman. these are all members who are people of color. >> that's reading between the lines >> i'm not reading between the lines, i'm reading the lines. >> mar mara gay, and advisor to the latino victory fund. >>> mara, they started two weeks ago to go against his attacks. he's keeping it up. how is the president stopped when it comes to this racist rhetoric he's using right now? >> so, there's a couple things i think need to happen. one is that, you know, right

here's how "the washington post" said, what homeless crisis? trump paints a dark picture of homelessness in cities. really? have you walked out the doors? your eyes are lying. the massive tent encampments destroying our greatest cities. it's not really a homeless problem. homeless numbers are down, they told us. trump's dark picture is just a right wing fever dream. he's senile, he's a hater. a few months ago, that very same newspaper, "the washington post," had a different view. in march, they wrote that "the significant growth in tent encampments nationwide is one of the most visible signs of the failure of widening inequality. they it is a tent capclean-ups have quadrupled in washington d.c. so what happened? did some miracle occur that changed this? they eliminated homelessness and made it a joke to the washington post? what changed? the press changed. trump comes out for something. they're against it. doesn't matter. if the president notices a cry situation, they decide it no longer exists. who is the buffoon? i think you know. too early to tell

trump has undermined it at every turn. this is complete false support for the military. >> while it's unclear how much the event could cost, it could cost a hell of a lot, "the washington post" reports the cost of a military parade trump had planned for last year was about $92 million. however, that parade was scuttled after the potential costs became public. there are going to be problems, charlie. there is going to be problems with the washington infrastructure. there are tunnels all through this city we're on right now. there are trains running beneath us. we have a sort of vacuum under the lincoln memorial of land down there. there is an opening down there. land can shift. there is all kinds of questions when they built the african american here about the water table underneath. you run 60-ton tanks across that, we don't know what's going to happen. >> and none of it matters to donald trump. he just wants his party. he wants it to be focused on himself, because, what, july 4th was not good enough before donald trump made it about himself. so all the questions you're asking i'm sure have been raised throughout the government, and at some point all of the proxy from the t

the "washington post." i want to describe to you how the "washington post" described president trump's connection to the armed forces. "more than any president in modern history, trump has ignored the traditional norms intended to keep the armed forces out of partisan fights. he's dispatched u.s. troops to the southern border and even suggested that it would be acceptable for them to open fire on unarmed migrants. he's tweeted orders at top generals in a brazen end run around the traditional chain of command and regularly refers to america's fighting forces as "my military." trump's july 4th celebration has elevated his norm-defying behavior to new levels." is this just norm-defying, or is there anything dangerous about it? >> well, you know, we've never seen anything like this. essentially, the commander in chief, and his only role as commander in chief is over the 2.1 million men and women of the armed forces. there's a series of laws that govern the behavior. if he and the secretary of defense, the only two civilians who command the armed forces. the jcs don't. he's broken all the guidelines, all the const

attacks on the four congresswoman -- keep in mind 187 house republicans voted this week to stand with trump on thinks racist smear. they got a little wobbly on the full racist thing. "the washington post" reporting, quoting, republicans questioning vice president pence in a private meeting and asked trump to distance himself from the racially charged rhetoric. "the new york times" adds, quote, republicans pleaded privately with the white house on thursday to avoid allowing the party to be tied to the message embraced by the crowd in greenville, north carolina. even as they declined to criticize mr. trump. that may have something to do with trump's half-hearted, half attempt at a half-step backwards. trump asked about the chant back saying, i was not happy with it. i disagree with it. but since they just repeatedly repeated something he's been saying now loudly and proudly for five years, it's unclear to me what exactly he's even pretending to distance himself from. and as we've said every day this week, as we've come on the air, it's easy to stare at the trees and ignore the forest but it's worth reminding ourselves how far from normal trump's conduct is from an american leader. >> th

even came as new polling shows that he may have the best chance still at this early date of beating president trump. it's a poll from "the washington postand abc news. it puts biden ahead of trump by ten points making him the only candidate with a double digit lead in the general election. again, national poll as we always say, elections are 50 of them on the state level. back with us tonight two superb writers in this area. a.b and associate editor at "real clear politics" and erin haynes is back with us covering race and ethnicity for the associated press. erin, i want to begin with a dual question. number one, are you convinced that average outside the twitter card or democrats took offense, expected an apology from joe biden and b, are you convinced that said apology did the job? >> well, good evening, brian, good to be with you and thanks for that reminder again, twitter is not america. and, you know, i think that what we continue to see the polls that you eluded to is the vice president still does enjoy support particularly among older black voters who do feel that he is the best candidate to beat president donald trump, which aga

by the second year, the trump presidency knows everyone in the media called donald trump a liar repeatedly. "the washington post" now keeps an official count of donald trump's lies. references to donald trump as a racist slowly increased overtime and they were always met with challenges. how do you know he's a racist. the news media has gone through years of hair splitting on the differences between saying something racist and being a racist as if there is a difference. historians will not go through the same struggle that the american news media has been going through for years on whether or not donald trump has been a racist. an overt racist like his father arrested at a ku klux klan rally in 1927. they will match his language as a candidate in 2016 to the segregationist alabama governor george wallace's language when he ran for president in 1968 and historians will see it is virtually the same. as we showed you, that comparison between george wallace and donald trump during the last campaign. his campaign manager from 1968 came on this program to tell you that when he listened to donald trump campaigning, he

trump favorably in how he's dealt with climate change policy. keep in mind that this survey was conducted by "the washington post" and abc news during the period whensident trump was in japan meeting with world leaders at the g-20 summit. he later went on to south korea and made that historic visit to the demilitarized zone between north and south korea and yet only 40% of voters in that survey rated his handling of foreign policy favorably. even though that was the backdrop for this survey, he didn't get as high of marks on foreign policy as he did on the economy. and obviously the white house and trump's campaign, they are hoping, victor and jessica, that the strong economy will continue toward his re-election race next year, next fall. >> sara westwood, thank you. >>> joining me now to discuss all of this, cnn political commentator errol lewis. host of political anchor for spectrum news. good morning to you. >> good morning, jessica. >> so we have this new poll out this morning. it shows the president with a 51% approval rating when it comes to his handling of the economy. that's where he's got his best numbers. yet you also saw that still a sli

the people he spent time with. and that's what donald trump doesn't want you to see. it's what he doesn't want you to talk about. joining me mark fisher, senior editor of "the washington post," author of "trump revealed: the definitive biography of the 45th president." what is your reaction to the guy as someone who wrote a book about the guy? >> you have to remember this is taking place at a time when donald trump's empire is falling apart. he's gone through six bankruptcies. his real estate and casino businesses are in a state of virtual collapse. his marriage with ivana has also broken up. marla maples who would eventually become his second life. he is looking to improve his reputation, and it might seem curious that he would dhuz do so by holding a party with jeffrey epstein where he knows there are cameras from nbc. but in fact he does see this as a way to enhance his reputation because he points out to epstein that the nbc cameras are watching them as they're guffawing and poking one another with glee about the 28 women who are there. these are nfl cheerleaders, by the way. this party was in commemoration of the buffalo bills playing the miami dolphins that weekend,

the actual source of donald trump's rage at elijah cummings as democratic oversight uncovers the central con of the trump campaign. >> america first, folks. america first. >> then, "the washington post" called mitch mcconnell what? >> mitch mcconnell gets defensive about killing election security measures. >> i was called unpatriotic, un-american and essentially treasonous. >> and the growing firestorm over the trump adviser trying to fast track nuclear technology to saudi arabia. >> what i'm going to do is something different. >> when "all in" starts right now. >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the president of the united states is in day four of another racist meltdown. he is binge watching trump tv, and it's making him feel really racist and he is expressing that, and he can't or won't stop the feedback loop that we're all now trapped in. meanwhile, there are all these official trump defenders on trump running around to vouch for the chess master at work. and then today the president looked into the camera and threw a wrench into that argument. >> what's the political strategy here? it seems to be causing -- the attacks seems to be causing a lot of division. >> are

the president. >> as president trump wrapped up his weekend at his new jersey golf club, a new abc/"washington post" poll reports 44% approve of mr. trump, an all-time high since he entered the office, but 53% disapprove. he's had a disappointing records, a record for any chief in the modern era. while the poll also gave the president high marks on the economy, it shows a majority of americans are dissatisfied with his handling of the administration. >> we got his intentional treatment of children at the facilities. >> his own agency described in an internal watchdog report as a ticking time dog. >> there's adequate food and water because the facility is cleaned every day. because i know what our standards are and i know they're being followed. >> on twitter president trump blamed the media for phony accounts adding people should not be entering our country illegally only for us to have to care for them. >> people that came from unbelievable poverty, they had no water, no anything from where they came from, those are people that are very happy with what's going on because relatively speaking, they'

the "washington post." we get it, president trump. you're into autocracy. difference now between what we see from president trump and how other presidents have treated these dictators and strong men in the world? >> i think that the key distinction is we saw this during a press conference he gave in japan. which was he was asked about putin. russian president made the comments about western is on the decline. he wasn't familiar with the concept. he thought he was talking about liberals in california. not the idea that individual freedoms and democracy should be how countries are guided. we have seen past presidents be champions of the ideas. that the america should be a leader in promoting democracy and individual freedom. it was not always perfect. that was part of job of president. now the president doesn't see that as part of the job he doesn't understand that is part of the job. he cozies up to people like mohammed bin salman of saudi arabia. and dturkey and china. all the people in the past that didn't represent who america thought should be the people

as you probably know. >> for that event in my homestate of north carolina, the "washington post" put it plainly. president trumpants to frame election around a nationalistic message that inflamed racial tensions across the country. don, let's exhale if we could. take stock of what happened over the course of this week. we'll talk about all of this. what did this week -- what changed this week to you? >> i was raised by parents from alabama. this is immediately reminiscent of a george wallace, people standing at the front door of the university of alabama. if you're not terrified by this it's because it doesn't present a threat to who you are and your being in this country. shocking and scary. it's not a surprise that the president is a racist. should not be a surprise to any thinking adult. i'm not one to ascribe strategy to this president where it's clear he has none, however he is in full campaign mode, has a staff and apparatus and it's clear this is what they'll do going into 2020 but specifically this is what they consider to do. consider ilhan omar a proxy and a warm up for kamala harris. >> eugene scott,

we begin with the washington post, which looks at the reaction around the world to president trump'stician branding the comments 1950s racism straight from the white house. in the middle east, the palestinian authority called them an insult to the concept of american rule of law. bbc news online looks at facebook‘s planned cryptocurrency, libra, and warnings that it could be used by money launderers and terrorist financiers. that is according to us treasury secretary steven mnuchin. the financial times reports on a boost for the uk's electric car industry, or at least forjaguar, after prime minister theresa may signed off a loan guarantee worth £500 million. money to help britain's biggest carmaker invest in its future. the daily mail headline, "toxic threat to babies in womb", highlights a report by british mps that babies are at risk of being pre—polluted by toxins in everyday household items before they're even born. and finally, 50 years after the launch of the apollo 11 moon mission, the new york times reveals how three reels of original footage of the landing bought forjust $20

on the other hand, we do know that president trump's attacks on the women absolutely were planned. as ashley parker writes in the washington post on wednesday night trump's attacks on the four minority members were largely prescripted, delivered from the teleprompter and not the kind of off the cuff rifts that often plunge him into controversy. it's part of the larger strategy to motivate his voters through racial resentment and publicity. many either defended or embraced the president's strategy. but privately there are republicans that have a lot of concerns. more concerns than they're letting on. so our big question today is, is the president's race based strategy playing as well with republicans as he thinks it is. joining me now, nbc news white house correspondent and political reporter. founding director of defending democracy together bill crystal and democratic strategist and former executive director for the new york state democratic party. it's great to see all of you gentlemen. if anyone thought the criticism was going to make the president back off a bit, not a chance as we just saw from him. >> you're right about t

the president refused to say today what his falling out was all about. but he was banned from mar-a-lago in 2007. attorney for the trump organization telling lt "washington post" the ban was over the criminal charges against him. yet the president continues to standby the labor secretary. >> for now anyway. sources telling us the acosta's future in the cabinet could come down to the news coverage of the scandal and how loud the calls for resignation become. which is probably why the secretary tweeted today. he said now that new evidence in additional testimony is available the new york prosecution offers an important opportunity to more fully bring him to justice. that's quite something. coming from the man who could have brought epstein more fully to justice. more than a deck aid ago. the british ambassador and the leaked diplomatic cables. the president who is is not known for his thick skin doubling down today. >> calling ambassador whacky and a stupid guy. all because the ambassador and cables that were supposed to be private called the president inept, insecure, and incompetent. caught in the cross fire the british prime minister theresa may. he told her

my a in a recent -- he says he is respectful toward people he disagrees with and trump should try that. the washington post and other outlets are branding trump's tweets and the congresswoman go back to where they can from and fix things before returning as racist. >> four democratic congresswomen of color have just spoken publicly as a group for the first time about the racist tweets aimed at them by the president of the united states. >> reporter: donald trump sparked a storm about right after a series of racist tweets targeting numbers of congress. >> donald from denying his racist tweets were racist. trump's tweets have been widely panned as racist though he denies it. of it is that obvious why don't straight news reporters and anchors avoid taking sides by showing the full context and letting readers and viewers decide. >> thanks very much. new intel on the escalating drama in the strait of hormuz have the president on edge. we will be right back. ♪ how do you like it ♪ ♪ more, more, more ♪ how do you like it, how do you like it ♪ all you can eat is back. how do you like that? applebee's. now that's e

the ideas that propose were true. now maybe they're not so true. >> well, it's worth taking a moment to investigate what sent president trump on the warpath against congressman cummings. "the washington post" reports that trump was frustrated that the oversight committee that cummings chairs authorized a subpoena last week that could sweep up emails from his daughter and son-in-law as part of its probe into potential conflicts of interest in the trump administration. the specific focus of the subpoena is jared kushner's use of whatsapp as part of a wide ranging investigation into whether senior administration officials broke federal records laws by using private accounts for official purposes. trump is also annoyed that cummings stood alongside democratic leaders discussing the possibility of impeachment after robert mueller's testimony. and was particularly incensed when the long time democratic lawmaker lambasted trump's acting head of homeland security over reports from the border of a child sitting in its own feces and can't take a shower. so here we go. >>> coming up on "morning joe" by some accounts kamala harris got the better of joe biden during their first debate but their poll n

the next democratic debate three weeks away. >>> there is a new poll out showing president trump has reached his highest approval rating during his presidency. the abc washington news post poll found 44% of those who were surveyed supported president trump's job performance. 53% disapproved. joe bidenning as a 10% lead over president trump. the president is neck in neck with the other top democratic candidates. >>> iran's nuclear agency says iran is enriching uranium to 4.5%, passing the 3.6% limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal. iran says they will continue scaling dun their reement unless european leaders find a way for iran to get around u.s. sanctions. iran agreed to limit nuclear activities and allow international inspections of its nuclrelief from sanctions. president trump pulled the united states out of that deal last year and reimposed sanctions on iran. >> the reason we are starting our second step in reducing commitments today is that europe and other members could not meet our demands. especially in the field of oil. bringing back our income. they haven't been able to do anything worthy. >> since the u.s. reimposed sanctions on iran, iran's economy suffered. i