those senators more than those senators need him. so you've seen that. there's pieces of evidence every day. but i think the most illustrative evidence is over the last two days the president has not taken a question from a reporter. he has not. he walked away from reporters twice yesterday. he didn't see them today. and i think that's what the senate republicans want from him, to shut up. >> he's taken to twitter to distract, right? >> but even -- >> the lynching comment. >> but that was before this. >> scum of the earth comment. and i do think at this point they do have a message strategy. whether it's good or bad we can discuss. but it's not a coincidence that you're hearing every republican out there use the word hearsay. the reason they say it is because they're regurgitating talking points. >> or kangaroo court or -- >> you've got 20, 30, 40, however many republicans it was, storming the scif, doing this spectacle, the roman spectacle, if you will. that is not a coincidence.