He's a different kind of a guy. He's got a lot of good ideas, but he's got a lot of ideas.

You know, normally they don't have any ideas, and that's why we have problems with autism and so many other things,

because we're coming up with the answers.

I was President Trump yesterday defending Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., after a tense hearing for the HHS Secretary last week on Capitol Hill.

The question is, will Republican lawmakers now try to convince the president to move on from RFK Jr.

Also ahead, we'll have the latest from Ukraine following hundreds of Russian drone strikes over the weekend that killed more civilians.

The question is, can the president put any pressure on Vladimir Putin to at least scale back those attacks?

Plus, protesters took to the streets of Chicago this weekend as the president continues to threaten the city with National Guard troops.

The question is, what does the administration actually have planned in Chicago?

It's way too early for this.

Yeah. in Chicago. It's way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that lost in five sets to the alarm

clock, but we still made it, which is what matters. I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday,

September 8th, and we'll start with the news. President Trump's visit to the U.S. Open in New York City caused significant delays and frustrations for attendees. Trump was met with a mix of booze and cheers as he entered Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday, just 15 minutes before the highly anticipated match between Carlos Alcarez and Yonick Sinner,

the final in the men's singles. This was his first time attending the U.S. Open since 2015.

The stadium was only about 10% full at the time of Trump's arrival, as many spectators faced hours-long delays to clear security. Because of those long lines, officials delayed the match

by half an hour to give fans more time to get to their seats.

Meanwhile, before he left Washington, Trump spoke to reporters about last week's tense Senate hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

And defended his controversial policies, which have faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.

He's a different kind of a guy. He's got a lot of good ideas, but he's got a lot of ideas. You know, normally they don't have any ideas, and that's why we have problems with autism and so many other things, because we're coming up with the answers. We're coming up with the answers for other things that normal people, regular people, easy to get along with people, wouldn't be able to do. He's got a lot of ideas, and so do I. Joining us now, White House correspondent for Reuters, Jeff Mason, there's a lot of threads to set up the week. So we'll start with how you spent last night, which is with the president as part of the pool at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Not a bad way to do pool duty.

But at the same time, take us inside. What was it like? What was the president doing?

Who was he even cheering for at that point? I have had worse Sundays on pool duty. It was fun to watch

the tennis match for sure. You know, he didn't say who he was rooting for. We saw him clapping.

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