Pres. Trump heads for vacation while American politics remain a mess

The Trump White House is now directly confronted by the twin issues of unchecked gun violence and full-on domestic terrorism. [View in browser]( [Image]( AUGUST 9, 2019 Day 932 of the Trump administration finds President Trump on vacation in New Jersey while American politics remain a mess. As Brian Williams said on the [introduction to the 11th Hour Friday](: “The country is still torn up in sadness over two mass shootings just last weekend that left a death toll of 31. En route to his golf resort Friday, the president stopped in the Hamptons on Long Island for [fundraisers](, met by protesters along the way. The Trump White House is now directly confronted by the twin issues of unchecked gun violence and full-on domestic terrorism. Late today, the FBI announced [the arrest of a Las Vegas 23-year-old](, authorities say the suspect was promoting [white supremacist ideology.]( They say he had illegal firearms and bomb-making materials and was planning to attack synagogues and a gay bar. Earlier Friday, authorities revealed the [suspect in the El Paso shooting had confessed to targeting Mexicans](, using an AK-47 assault rifle, in the attack last Saturday. While leaving the White House for vacation this morning, the president told reporters he's now [focused on expanding background checks](, even though he has backed off supporting just that in the past.” In Case You Missed It: Videos from MSNBC Today [Image]( [Trump's policy causing pain on both sides of the border]( Child service agencies are grappling with caring for children separated from parents arrested during the ICE raids in Mississippi. Cal Perry tells Ali Velshi about the strain that the overflow of migrants and deportations from the U.S. is putting on Mexico. (Last Word) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Trump hires undocumented workers, defends raid that left kids crying]( Despite Washington Post’s reports of employing undocumented workers at his own organization, Trump ordered the largest ICE raid in history, leaving children pleading for their parents. Trump defended his hypocrisy saying "it’s a way people did business." Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Ari Melber, and talks about the power of pictures for social change. (The Beat) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [President and First Lady take a photo holding baby who survived El Paso shooting]( President Trump and the First Lady posed with a baby boy who lost both of his parents when they were killed while shielding him during the shooting at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas. 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