>>> THAT DOES IT FOR US ON THIS MONDAY MORNING.
MONDAY MORNING. I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN ALONGSIDE
I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN ALONGSIDE AYMAN MOHYELDIN.
AYMAN MOHYELDIN. "MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW.
"MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW. >>> CAN YOU CONFIRM, WIMP EGGERH
>>> CAN YOU CONFIRM, WIMP EGGERH AND CRYING.
AND CRYING. >> HE CLIMBED INTO A HOLE AND
>> HE CLIMBED INTO A HOLE AND BLEW HIMSELF UP WHILE HIS PEOPLE
BLEW HIMSELF UP WHILE HIS PEOPLE BLOW UP ON THE GROUND.
BLOW UP ON THE GROUND. WHAT THEY DID.
WHAT THEY DID. I’M NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM ANYTHING
I’M NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT HIS LAST SECONDS.
ELSE ABOUT HIS LAST SECONDS. CAN’T CONFIRM IT ONE AOR ANOTHER
CAN’T CONFIRM IT ONE AOR ANOTHER ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. >> AND FICTIONALIZED STORY ABOUT
>> AND FICTIONALIZED STORY ABOUT THE KILLING OF ISIS’ LEADER.
THE KILLING OF ISIS’ LEADER. >> AS IF THE KILLING OF ISIS
>> AS IF THE KILLING OF ISIS WASN’T ENOUGH.
WASN’T ENOUGH. YOU HAD TO ADD TO THAT.
YOU HAD TO ADD TO THAT. >> ADD COLOR TO THAT.
>> ADD COLOR TO THAT. >> NOW AMERICA’S DEFENSE
>> NOW AMERICA’S DEFENSE SECRETARY IS REFUSING TO ENDORSE
SECRETARY IS REFUSING TO ENDORSE THE PLEDRESIDENT’S CLAIMS ABOUT
THE PLEDRESIDENT’S CLAIMS ABOUT SPECIFIC THREAT AGAINST U.S.
SPECIFIC THREAT AGAINST U.S. EMBASSY POSED BY IRAN.
EMBASSY POSED BY IRAN. >> THE PRESIDENT DIDN’T SAY IT
>> THE PRESIDENT DIDN’T SAY IT WAS -- DIDN’T CITE A SPECIFIC
WAS -- DIDN’T CITE A SPECIFIC PIECE OF EVIDENCE.
PIECE OF EVIDENCE. HE SAID HE PROBABLY, HE
HE SAID HE PROBABLY, HE BELIEVED.
BELIEVED. >> ARE YOU SAYING HE DIDN’T HAVE
>> ARE YOU SAYING HE DIDN’T HAVE ONE?
ONE? >> I DIDN’T SEE ONE.
>> I DIDN’T SEE ONE. I’M SAYING I SHARE THE
I’M SAYING I SHARE THE PRESIDENT’S VIEW, MY EXPECTATION
PRESIDENT’S VIEW, MY EXPECTATION THEY WOULD PROBABLY GO AFTER OUR
THEY WOULD PROBABLY GO AFTER OUR EMBASSYIES
EMBASSYIES EMBASSIES.
EMBASSIES. >> BECAUSE IN THE END, KILLING
>> BECAUSE IN THE END, KILLING OF SOLEIMANI PROBABLY MOST
OF SOLEIMANI PROBABLY MOST INFLUENTIAL MILITARY LEADER
INFLUENTIAL MILITARY LEADER ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST OVER THE
ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS.
PAST 30 YEARS. THAT WEN ENOUGH.ASN’T ENOUGH.
THAT WEN ENOUGH.ASN’T ENOUGH. YOU HAD TO MAKE THINGS UP.
YOU HAD TO MAKE THINGS UP. OF COURSE, THEY MADE THINGS UP
OF COURSE, THEY MADE THINGS UP FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. THE ATTACK WAS EMINENT.
THE ATTACK WAS EMINENT. THEY WERE COMING FOR US.
THEY WERE COMING FOR US. >> THE PAST SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
>> THE PAST SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DOES NOT HAVE --
DOES NOT HAVE -- >> YOU COULD SEE LAST WEEKEND.
>> YOU COULD SEE LAST WEEKEND. PRESIDENT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION,
PRESIDENT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, BY THE WAY, WHY DO YOU SEND
BY THE WAY, WHY DO YOU SEND PEOPLE ON SUNDAY SHOWS?
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY SHOWS? IT’S NOT LIKE EVERYBODY EVER
IT’S NOT LIKE EVERYBODY EVER LEAVES AND THEY’RE LIKE, WOW.
LEAVES AND THEY’RE LIKE, WOW. THAT WORKED OUT WELL FOR US.
THAT WORKED OUT WELL FOR US. EVERY WEEK!
EVERY WEEK! JOHN THINNATHAN LEMIRE?
JOHN THINNATHAN LEMIRE? WHY?
WHY? EVERY WEEK.
EVERY WEEK. BY THE WAY, THE PATRIOTS STILL
BY THE WAY, THE PATRIOTS STILL OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS.
OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS. >> THEY DIDN’T LET US BACK IN.
>> THEY DIDN’T LET US BACK IN. >> DID NOT LET YOU BACK IN THIS
>> DID NOT LET YOU BACK IN THIS WEEKEND, BUT -- I SHOULD SAY,
WEEKEND, BUT -- I SHOULD SAY, LAST WEEKEND, YOU ACTUALLY COULD
LAST WEEKEND, YOU ACTUALLY COULD TELL FROM POMPEO’S ANSWERS, THAT
TELL FROM POMPEO’S ANSWERS, THAT THEY WERE MAKING UP THIS STUFF
THEY WERE MAKING UP THIS STUFF ABOUT HIM AND POMPEO WAS HAVING
ABOUT HIM AND POMPEO WAS HAVING TO PUSH BACK AND -- IT BECAME
TO PUSH BACK AND -- IT BECAME VERY OBVIOUS AFTER HIS 14th
VERY OBVIOUS AFTER HIS 14th INTERVIEW THAT SUNDAY THAT --
INTERVIEW THAT SUNDAY THAT -- THAT -- THERE WAS NOTHING
THAT -- THERE WAS NOTHING IMMINENT ABOUT IT, AND NOW WE,
IMMINENT ABOUT IT, AND NOW WE, OF COURSE, FIND OUT THAT, FROM
OF COURSE, FIND OUT THAT, FROM THE SEC DEF THAT DONALD TRUMP
THE SEC DEF THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS MAKING STUFF UP, YEAH, THEY
WAS MAKING STUFF UP, YEAH, THEY WERE GOING TO ATTACK 87
WERE GOING TO ATTACK 87 EMBASSIES.
EMBASSIES. NO TRUTH TO IT.
NO TRUTH TO IT. >> FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS
>> FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS ADMINISTRATION ONE OF THE THINGS
ADMINISTRATION ONE OF THE THINGS THE THE PRESIDENT PRIZES SS MOST
THE THE PRESIDENT PRIZES SS MOST THE LITTLINGNESS OF AIDES TO
THE LITTLINGNESS OF AIDES TO KPEND HIM.
KPEND HIM. EVEN IF IT’S A FALSEHOOD.
EVEN IF IT’S A FALSEHOOD. TOP AIDES, POMPEO AND THIS WEEK
TOP AIDES, POMPEO AND THIS WEEK ESPER GONE OUT AND DONE THE
ESPER GONE OUT AND DONE THE SUNDAY SHOW CIRCUIT TO MAKE
SUNDAY SHOW CIRCUIT TO MAKE THEIR CASE, TRY TO HAVE TO
THEIR CASE, TRY TO HAVE TO REVERSE ENGINEER AND JUSTIFY A
REVERSE ENGINEER AND JUSTIFY A DECISION THE PRESIDENT HAS
DECISION THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY MADE.
ALREADY MADE. SEEN IN THE PAST OUTRIGHT LIES,
SEEN IN THE PAST OUTRIGHT LIES, STEPHEN MILLER AND OTHERS GO ON
STEPHEN MILLER AND OTHERS GO ON SUNDAY SHOWS AND TALK ABOUT THE
SUNDAY SHOWS AND TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF VOTES.
NUMBER OF VOTES. >> SAY TO ONE OF OUR CHILDREN, I
>> SAY TO ONE OF OUR CHILDREN, I WILL NOT SAY WHICH ONE IT WAS --
WILL NOT SAY WHICH ONE IT WAS -- WHY DO YOU LIE?
WHY DO YOU LIE? WHEN TELLING THE TRUTH WOULD BE
WHEN TELLING THE TRUTH WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER?
SO MUCH BETTER? >> AND UNNECESSARY.
>> AND UNNECESSARY. AS YOU SAY.
AS YOU SAY. NO ONE IS GOING TO QUESTION THE
NO ONE IS GOING TO QUESTION THE KILLING OF BAGHDADI.
KILLING OF BAGHDADI. BUT MAKE HIM LOOK TOUGHER AND
BUT MAKE HIM LOOK TOUGHER AND THE ENEMY LOOK WEAKER, DETAILS
THE ENEMY LOOK WEAKER, DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
OF THE CRIME. NO ONE COULD CONFIRM THERE’S NO
NO ONE COULD CONFIRM THERE’S NO AUDIO FOR THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE
AUDIO FOR THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE HEARD THAT.
HEARD THAT. IN WAYS THEY ARE SMALLER THINGS
IN WAYS THEY ARE SMALLER THINGS THAN THIS.
THAN THIS. THIS IS JUSTIFYING A MILITARY
THIS IS JUSTIFYING A MILITARY ATTACK THAT COULD AND STILL
ATTACK THAT COULD AND STILL COULD HAVE AND STILL COULD HAVE
COULD HAVE AND STILL COULD HAVE DETABLIZE THE REGION.
DETABLIZE THE REGION. AND NOW SEEMINGLY FALSIFYING
AND NOW SEEMINGLY FALSIFYING EVIDENCE.
EVIDENCE. SENATORS AND OTHERS SAY THEY
SENATORS AND OTHERS SAY THEY WERE NOT PRESENTED WITH ANY
WERE NOT PRESENTED WITH ANY EVIDENCE ABOUT THREATS.
EVIDENCE ABOUT THREATS. >> AND GETTING A REPORT IN FROM
>> AND GETTING A REPORT IN FROM THE FAMILY DESK, ACTUALLY SAYING
THE FAMILY DESK, ACTUALLY SAYING THAT, ABOUT A COUSIN.
THAT, ABOUT A COUSIN. MOTHER SAID THAT ABOUT A COUSIN.
MOTHER SAID THAT ABOUT A COUSIN. EXPANDING.
EXPANDING. >> AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE LEMIRE, STEVE KORNACKI, ADRIAN
LEMIRE, STEVE KORNACKI, ADRIAN AROD IS WITH US AS WELL AND
AROD IS WITH US AS WELL AND NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT TOM
NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT TOM NICHOLS AUTHOR OF "THE DEATH OF
NICHOLS AUTHOR OF "THE DEATH OF EXPERTISE" AND YOU ARE WRITING
EXPERTISE" AND YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT TRUMP AS PERTAINS TO THE
ABOUT TRUMP AS PERTAINS TO THE TRUTH.
TRUTH. JOHN BENN.
JOHN BENN. >> IT’S REMARKABLE.
>> IT’S REMARKABLE. BECAUSE THEY HAD A COMPELLING
BECAUSE THEY HAD A COMPELLING NAIR TIFB.
NAIR TIFB. AND THEY HAD A NARRATIVE THAT
AND THEY HAD A NARRATIVE THAT WOULD HAVE WORKED.
WOULD HAVE WORKED. YOU COULD ARGUE IT WAS AN UNWISE
YOU COULD ARGUE IT WAS AN UNWISE POLICY, SHOULDN’T HAVE TAKEN
POLICY, SHOULDN’T HAVE TAKEN THEIR SHOT.
THEIR SHOT. BUT SAID BAD GUY, TOOK HIM OFF
BUT SAID BAD GUY, TOOK HIM OFF THE BATTLE FIELD.
THE BATTLE FIELD. THAT’S WHAT WE DO.
THAT’S WHAT WE DO. OTHER PRESIDENTS WANTED TO DO
OTHER PRESIDENTS WANTED TO DO IT.
IT. WE’RE THE GUYS THAT ACTUALLY DID
WE’RE THE GUYS THAT ACTUALLY DID IT.
IT. INSTEAD ADDED AN ARGUMENT,
INSTEAD ADDED AN ARGUMENT, FALSIFIED, TURNS OUT TO BE WRONG
FALSIFIED, TURNS OUT TO BE WRONG THEY’RE IN TROUBLE BECAUSE
THEY’RE IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY’VE STAKED EVERYTHING ON
THEY’VE STAKED EVERYTHING ON THIS IMMINENCE.
THIS IMMINENCE. LOOT GOING
LOOT GOING LIKE TALKING ABOUT IEDs.
LIKE TALKING ABOUT IEDs. REASONS FOR TAKING OUT OF SADDAM
REASONS FOR TAKING OUT OF SADDAM HUSSEIN.
HUSSEIN. START LYING -- AN
START LYING -- AN ADMINISTRATIONS THAT IS LYING
ADMINISTRATIONS THAT IS LYING WHEN IT DOESN’T HAVE TO.
WHEN IT DOESN’T HAVE TO. >> WE’VE HEARD, STEVE KORNACKI,
>> WE’VE HEARD, STEVE KORNACKI, AND DRIES ME BATTY, PEOPLE
AND DRIES ME BATTY, PEOPLE SAYING, DOESN’T MATTER.
SAYING, DOESN’T MATTER. GETS AWAY WITH IT.
GETS AWAY WITH IT. IT’S AS IF THE 2018 ELECTION
IT’S AS IF THE 2018 ELECTION DIDN’T HAPPEN.
DIDN’T HAPPEN. IT’S AS IF DEMOCRATS DIDN’T WIN
IT’S AS IF DEMOCRATS DIDN’T WIN THE LARGEST LANDSLIDE EVER BY
THE LARGEST LANDSLIDE EVER BY VOTE TOTAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE
VOTE TOTAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC FOR A MID-TERM
AMERICAN REPUBLIC FOR A MID-TERM ELECTION.
ELECTION. IT DOES MATTER.
IT DOES MATTER. LOOK AT POLLS ON THE KILLING OF
LOOK AT POLLS ON THE KILLING OF SOLEIMANI, AND PEOPLE ARE ASKED
SOLEIMANI, AND PEOPLE ARE ASKED WHETHER THEY SUPPORT IT, WHETHER
WHETHER THEY SUPPORT IT, WHETHER THEY FEEL SAFER ABOUT WHERE THEY
THEY FEEL SAFER ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE NOW BECAUSE OF THE KILLING
ARE NOW BECAUSE OF THE KILLING OF SOLEIMANI.
OF SOLEIMANI. AND IT’S A LANDSLIDE.
AND IT’S A LANDSLIDE. DONALD TRUMP LOSES.
DONALD TRUMP LOSES. THEY DON’T -- THEY DON’T FEEL
THEY DON’T -- THEY DON’T FEEL SAFER.
SAFER. THEY DIDN’T SUPPORT IT.
THEY DIDN’T SUPPORT IT. I’M NOT SAYING THAT WOULD HAVE
I’M NOT SAYING THAT WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE CALCULATION FOR A
CHANGED THE CALCULATION FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
LOT OF PEOPLE. NOT LOOKING AT BOTH, BUT THERE
NOT LOOKING AT BOTH, BUT THERE IS AN IMPACT TO ALL THE LIES.
IS AN IMPACT TO ALL THE LIES. WHETHER IT FRUSTRATES PEOPLE IN
WHETHER IT FRUSTRATES PEOPLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND/OR THE
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND/OR THE MEDIA, OR THE DEMOCRATS AND THE
MEDIA, OR THE DEMOCRATS AND THE MEDIA OR NOT.
MEDIA OR NOT. THERE IS AN IMPACT, AND THAT IS
THERE IS AN IMPACT, AND THAT IS THAT PEOPLE DON’T TRUST HIM.
THAT PEOPLE DON’T TRUST HIM. HE’S LYING ABOUT IT.
HE’S LYING ABOUT IT. SO IT MAKES HIM FEEL LIKE, HEY,
SO IT MAKES HIM FEEL LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT? I’M NOT FEELING ESPECIALLY SAFE
I’M NOT FEELING ESPECIALLY SAFE ABOUT MY COMMANDER IN CHIEF
ABOUT MY COMMANDER IN CHIEF BLOWING UP THE MOST POWERFUL
BLOWING UP THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY FIGURE IN THE MIDDLE
MILITARY FIGURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW.
EAST RIGHT NOW. >> IMPACT OF THE ENTIRE TRUMP
>> IMPACT OF THE ENTIRE TRUMP STYLE IS ON YOUR SCREEN.
STYLE IS ON YOUR SCREEN. APPROVAL RATING, 43% IN THE ABC
APPROVAL RATING, 43% IN THE ABC POLL OVERALL AVERAGE NOW IS
POLL OVERALL AVERAGE NOW IS ABOUT 44%.
ABOUT 44%. SOMEBODY WHO GOT ELECTED NOT
SOMEBODY WHO GOT ELECTED NOT WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE.
WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE. SOMEBODY WITH MAJORITY
SOMEBODY WITH MAJORITY DISAPPROVAL RATE, CERTAINLY IT’S
DISAPPROVAL RATE, CERTAINLY IT’S POSSIBLE HE’LL GET RE-ELECTED
POSSIBLE HE’LL GET RE-ELECTED THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. >> HIS HANDLING OF THE SITUATION
>> HIS HANDLING OF THE SITUATION WITH IRAN AND ONLY ONE OUT OF
WITH IRAN AND ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR VOTERS THINK THAT AMERICA
FOUR VOTERS THINK THAT AMERICA IS SAFER NOW.
IS SAFER NOW. BECAUSE OF THE KILLING OF
BECAUSE OF THE KILLING OF SOLEIMANI.
SOLEIMANI. >> AND HIS APPROVAL RATING
>> AND HIS APPROVAL RATING OVERALL AS PRESIDENT, READ THE
OVERALL AS PRESIDENT, READ THE GRAPHIC WRONG.
GRAPHIC WRONG. APPROVAL RATING, AVERAGE, 44%.
APPROVAL RATING, AVERAGE, 44%. RIGHT ALONG THAT.
RIGHT ALONG THAT. TRACKING WITH BASICALLY OPINION
TRACKING WITH BASICALLY OPINION OF DONALD TRUMP AND HIS
OF DONALD TRUMP AND HIS PERFORMANCE AS PRESIDENT RIGHT
PERFORMANCE AS PRESIDENT RIGHT THERE.
THERE. THIS HAS BEEN TRUE FOR
THIS HAS BEEN TRUE FOR THREE-PLUS YEARS.
THREE-PLUS YEARS. A PRESIDENT WHO IS CAPABLE OF
A PRESIDENT WHO IS CAPABLE OF GETTING ELECTED BY THE SLIMMEST
GETTING ELECTED BY THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS.
OF MARGINS. I WOULD SAY CAPABLE OF GETTING
I WOULD SAY CAPABLE OF GETTING RE-ELECTED BY SLIMMEST OF
RE-ELECTED BY SLIMMEST OF MARGINS, BUT ALSO CAPABLE,
MARGINS, BUT ALSO CAPABLE, POSSIBLE IT CAN ALL FALL APART.
POSSIBLE IT CAN ALL FALL APART. LOOK WHERE OPINION IS ON THE
LOOK WHERE OPINION IS ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY AND THINGS
STATE OF THE ECONOMY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, APPROVAL RATING NOT
LIKE THAT, APPROVAL RATING NOT TRACKED WITH IT.
TRACKED WITH IT. >> BY THE WAY, RIGHT NOW, WE’VE
>> BY THE WAY, RIGHT NOW, WE’VE GOT RECORD HIGH MARKETS.
GOT RECORD HIGH MARKETS. RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT.
RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT. HE’S SITTING AT 43%, 44%.
HE’S SITTING AT 43%, 44%. ADVISERS NEED TO CROSS THEIR
ADVISERS NEED TO CROSS THEIR FINGERS.
FINGERS. I’M HOPING THE ECONOMY STAYS
