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The ‘state’ of Donald Trump? He thinks it couldn’t be better.
Jan 30, 2018 | ABC News
By Howard Fineman
Donald Trump is telling friends and aides in private that things are going great — for him. Some reasons: He's decided that a key witness in the Russia probe, Paul Manafort, isn't going to "flip" and sell him out, friends and aides say. -
MSNBC Live With Katy Tur
Jan 30, 2018 | MSNBC
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The ‘state’ of Donald Trump? He thinks it couldn’t be better.
Jan 30, 2018 | ABC News
By Howard Fineman
Donald Trump is telling friends and aides in private that things are going great — for him.
Some reasons: He's decided that a key witness in the Russia probe, Paul Manafort, isn't going to "flip" and sell him out, friends and aides say. He believes Robert Mueller, who heads the investigation, can be crushed, if necessary, without being fired. Sweeping tax and regulatory cuts will juice the economy and get him re-elected in 2020, he is predicting. He thinks he's learned how to handle the dysfunction of Congress. And he's even come to like the White House, the bad plumbing and drafty halls notwithstanding. "I love this place!" he told one friend.
In other words, as he prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, the president is very pleased to report that the State of Donald Trump himself is nothing short of fantastic.
"He called to congratulate me on how brilliant and prescient I was to tell him to run for president," said one friend, who asked not to be identified, laughing at the thought. "What he was really doing was flattering himself by flattering me. But for him, it was a long and very enjoyable monologue."
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Jan 30, 2018 | MSNBC
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Rough transcript: particular is affordable for years to come. >> ladies, thank you very much for joining us. again, it is all about the issues. not necessarily about who has what. we appreciate your time. good luck out there. abigail spanberger, gina ortiz jones, and lauren underwood, i many thanks to you all. . >> thank you. >> thanks. >>> and in donald trump's first year, two top fbi officials have been ousted. one fired, one resigned. so is history repeating itself? is the stage set for another saturday night massacre? nbc news presidential historian, michael beschloss and former "nightly news" anchor t brokaw, who covered richard nixon's downfall, join me next. >>> and a quick reminder that tonight, it is you, me, and kornacki. we'll be hosting a live watch party of the state of the union address. join us at 8:00 p.m. eastern and on nbc news.com. and we promise it will be different. >> yes, thank you for listening -- listen, you have got to get me off this thing. they're trying to stick me on this state of the union thing with what's her make, casey tur, yeah, you know what
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