Hardball with Chris Matthews, Jan. 17, 2019
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Trump escalates shutdown standoff with Pelosi
President Trump dramatically escalated his shutdown fight with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday by cancelling her military aircraft trip to Afghanistan.
Giuliani tries to clean up Russia collusion comments
Rudy Giuliani attempted to clean up his disastrous remarks in an interview with NBC News, saying "I can speak only to the president, not the campaign." He added that, "I have no knowledge that anyone on the campaign colluded, but obviously I cannot speak for everyone on the campaign."
During campaign, Trump bragged about online polls Cohen rigged
According to the Wall Street Journal, Michael Cohen paid a digital firm roughly $13,000 to help rig online polls to boost Trump’s popularity before the 2016 campaign. During the campaign Donald Trump frequently boasted about online polls.
Matthews: Trump will blink first in this staring contest with Pelosi
On Trump and the government shutdown, Chris says: “He is the one getting blamed. He's the one the buck stops with.”
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