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Presidents obsession. >> i think puerto rico was incredibly successful. texas, we have been given a-pluses for. florida, weve been given a-pluses for. i think in a certain way, the best job we did was puerto rico. >> that was monday, with florence still a few days away. and it didnt stop. thursday, as florence began to hit, the tweet disputing the hurricane maria death toll and any suggestion that the federal response was not perfect. as florence raged, evening tweets in the 6:00 hour, 8:00 hour...

3,000, roughly at this point, the estimate is, americans died. these are americans. and that ends up not being where the focus is. puerto rico, which is, you know, a tiny island, has continued to get battered by storms. since then, we are approaching the one year. and as is often the case with donald trump, the notes that he is sounding are not empathetic. and i understand that they feel as if they take too much incoming, they feel as if they get too many attacks. you have to know if you are tal...

The biggest ones to ever hit our country. residents in the path of these devastating storms should comply with all evacuation orders and other emergency instructions. protection of life is the absolute highest priority, and thats what were doing. its called protection of life. so god bless everybody and be careful. >> accolades. just couldnt resist giving himself a pat on the back in advance, okay? only one day after he praises his administrations response to hurricane maria in puerto rico, wher...

President started to talk about hurricane maria, the deadly storm that struck puerto rico last september. and it all went very, very wrong. >> i think puerto rico was incredibly successful. puerto rico was actually our toughest one of all because its an island, so you cant truck things onto it. everythings by boat. i actually think -- and the governors been very nice. if you ask the governor, hell tell you what a great job. i think probably the hardest one we had by far was puerto rico because o...

He doesnt understand that this isnt about him and about his ego. this is about the inability of his administration that he directs to ensure that the appropriate help got to puerto rico in time. so, you know, the president is all about political posturing. its all about how good hes going to look. >> joining us from "the new york times," chief white house correspondent peter baker. here at the table, republican strategist rick wilson. elise jordan, a former aide in the george w. bush white house...

I actually think it was one of the best jobs thats ever been done with respect to what this is all about. its an unsung success. texas we have been given a-pluses for. florida we have been given a-pluses for. i think in a certain way the best job we did was puerto rico but nobody would understand that. >> just a reminder of what maria cost. almost 3,000 people died as a result of that storm. thats according to the latest study. $90 billion in damage. also, half the area without power for three m...

Disapproval numbers, but can democrats generate enthusiasm among voters who are not typical midterm election voters to turn out in droves this time around? and thats where you get the polling not exactly right, because the universes arent exactly right. >> i want to dig into this discussion of the leadership of donald trump along with the concerns about it. you have a hurricane heading towards the east coast right now. a new concern about the presidents environmental policy which is also importa...

Everything and doesnt actually understand where hes getting things wrong. >> sure. look, introspection is not donald trumps strong point. and unfortunately when youre the president the united states, you need to be able to look at the broader picture beyond your self-interest, your own ego, your own needs, and make judgments about your leadership. and if you think youve only gotten gold stars and only gotten a-pluses, youre not going to change anything. i think there are a majority of americans ...

Sadly we had one of the highest suicide rates in the country and everyone was fighting for as and a-pluses. back in the day it was lovely with the quad and the horses. >> the sat scores are higher than of. theres smarter kids and its tough to get into these schools. >> they take the top 3% and look at this, product of uc davis. what i want to talk about tonight is dolly parton. what is going on there? they want the diner to shut down about the civil rights because it doesnt mention anything abou...

Role. if you take the top 50% of students and award them for academic excellence, then why have an honor role as all. this is ridiculous. >> clearly i disagree. so, i actually think that it shows that this child is exceeding in other areas. he made the honor roll, which means -- >> one criteria, great point average? >> grade point average. >> so even with the c and d he made it. >> lets say the student is extremely artistic and got the c or d in math, and he is not an algebra kid or science kid....