Maggie Haberman Says Trump Doesn’t Want to Fire Mike Waltz Because That’d Be ‘Giving in to the Media’

COLLINS And Maggie I ░░░░░░░░ what you re hearing ░░░░░░░░ the just the White ░░░░░░░░ the administration in general ░░░░░░░░ their reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ from the judge tonight ░░░░░░░░ is keeping this story ░░░░░░░░ much on the front ░░░░░░░░ which is not obviously ░░░░░░░░ the White House wanted ░░░░░░░░ to be HABERMAN Right ░░░░░░░░ re not happy Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ you know they are ░░░░░░░░ not happy about Judge ░░░░░░░░ as you know I ░░░░░░░░ note that the administration ░░░░░░░░ who keep saying that ░░░░░░░░ judges all have conflicts ░░░░░░░░ Trump s own former ░░░░░░░░ attorneys who are now ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department And ░░░░░░░░ presumably have views about ░░░░░░░░ of this as well ░░░░░░░░ there nobody wants this ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration to ░░░░░░░░ They have tried talking ░░░░░░░░ a number of other ░░░░░░░░ tariffs executive orders about ░░░░░░░░ firms executive orders about ░░░░░░░░ and cultural institutions This ░░░░░░░░ not going away you ░░░░░░░░ correct this is going ░░░░░░░░ keep it going Their ░░░░░░░░ reactions are going to ░░░░░░░░ it going And there ░░░░░░░░ a slow drip drip ░░░░░░░░ questions primarily about Mike ░░░░░░░░ the National Security Adviser ░░░░░░░░ started this signal chain ░░░░░░░░ not only about him ░░░░░░░░ terms of what was ░░░░░░░░ in it COLLINS So ░░░░░░░░ does that playbook look ░░░░░░░░ Because this week obviously ░░░░░░░░ s been a very ░░░░░░░░ one of not admitting ░░░░░░░░ mistake HABERMAN Right COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ or really going as ░░░░░░░░ as you know we ░░░░░░░░ seen Secretary Rubio do ░░░░░░░░ but that s really ░░░░░░░░ the only person HABERMAN ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS who s come ░░░░░░░░ as much as he ░░░░░░░░ Instead they ve gone ░░░░░░░░ the attack against Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ against you know just ░░░░░░░░ sorts of things in ░░░░░░░░ matter But is that ░░░░░░░░ the playbook do you ░░░░░░░░ if this stays in ░░░░░░░░ headlines HABERMAN I think ░░░░░░░░ if this stays in ░░░░░░░░ headlines they are going ░░░░░░░░ have a choice to ░░░░░░░░ Trump is is very ░░░░░░░░ that according to a ░░░░░░░░ of people I ve ░░░░░░░░ to he does not ░░░░░░░░ to fire someone because ░░░░░░░░ sees that as giving ░░░░░░░░ to the media People ░░░░░░░░ him see that as ░░░░░░░░ you know and I ░░░░░░░░ you will hear that ░░░░░░░░ a while Whether this ░░░░░░░░ sustainable for them is ░░░░░░░░ story And some of ░░░░░░░░ is going to determine ░░░░░░░░ is how many more ░░░░░░░░ continue that relate to ░░░░░░░░ As you say it ░░░░░░░░ not going away And ░░░░░░░░ is Kaitlan it s ░░░░░░░░ to note there s ░░░░░░░░ a flood the zone ░░░░░░░░ this administration and has ░░░░░░░░ since day one frankly ░░░░░░░░ he won the election ░░░░░░░░ few things really break ░░░░░░░░ to the general public ░░░░░░░░ one really has and ░░░░░░░░ is showing no sign ░░░░░░░░ abating And they are ░░░░░░░░ helping make it go ░░░░░░░░ with the amplified attacks ░░░░░░░░ frequently.”