Hardball with Chris Matthews, Jan. 16, 2019
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
WaPo: US has no detailed record of Trump’s meetings with Putin
The Washington Post pointed out that as a result of Trump's unprecedented secrecy, "The United States has no detailed record of President Trump's five face-to-face interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the past two years... Russia, on the other hand, almost certainly does."
Rep. Clyburn on shutdown: Our constituents are feeling it
According to the Wall Street Journal some of President Trump's aides wanted to use the State of the Union as a way “to castigate lawmakers over the shutdown and press his case for $5.7 billion in wall funding.” On Wednesday, Speaker Pelosi put those hopes in doubt.
Christie: Trump is surrounded by ‘amateurs, grifters, weaklings, felons’
According to excerpts of his book obtained by Axios, Chris Christie writes that Trump has a "revolving door of deeply flawed individuals amateurs, grifters, weaklings, convicted and unconvicted felons who were hustled into jobs they were never suited for, sometimes seemingly without so much as a background check via Google or Wikipedia."
Matthews: Democratic primary should be a clean fight on ideas, character
Chris notes the already crowded Democratic Primary field and how it can easily turn nasty early. He says it’s up to the candidates to make this a battle of ideas, character, and courage.
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