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>> i wonder how much blame is steve bannon getting after this loss. >> anderson, at the end of the day here of finger pointing, theres no question that steve bannon is blamed by so many people, including here at the white house. the open question here is, what does the president think of his acumen? steve bannon came out so strong after roy moore beat luther strange raiser are months ago in alabama. now hes weakened. will the president still listen to him in private conversations? many republica...

President himself but about -- i would call it a shake-up but a rejiggering or overhaul of the political operation which theyve been discussing before but last nights election result simply accelerate that conversation. >> and ann gerren, the president has everything on the line. for republicans running in 2018, its control. right now they control the senate, they control the house and thats far preferable to being in the minority. for donald trump who is under one investigation for potential co...

Thats all wthey want him for, s soon as he gets that tax cut, you watch what happens. theres a special place in hell for republicans who should know better. >> this guy is such a boob, i cant:w can we put his record up? everyone he has backed except trump has lost. and kellyanne conway was the campaign and trump fired you, who is this guy? >> i am so amused at the cavalcade of nonsense. i love that steve clark and louie gomez who come down here and say im not going to come down here and tell you...

People inside the white house. people like reince priebus. people about flynn and his discussions with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. if mueller can determine that flynn was directed to discuss sanctions and that he was directed to lie to the fbi and then if he was directed to then lie to pence, that can be used in this possible obstruction case against the president. >> you covered a lot of generals who rise to political prominence both through their successes on the battlefield and the...

Theyre his people. whats good for him is good for them and vice versa. could be worse than that. >> its not just donald trumps affinity forever pro-russia policies. he made that clear by his team acquiescing to the changes in the republican platform. but he doubled down over and over and over again with our colleague joe scarborough in saying, you know, joe challenged him and said putin kills disdents and reporters and he says, so do we. it wasnt just pro-putin foreign policy that oriented donal...

Haunted by my decision to not go into the air force. i became a war correspondent out of guilt. some of the people, my friends who went, at least one parish over there. ive been haunted by that. >> kimberly: i think serving as a wartime generalist is very commendable, its a different type of service. its an important thing. you brought stories to the world throughout your career. >> geraldo: ive certainly use that to reconcile myself. >> dana: i dont think you should feel too bad about it. >> gr...

Maybe we are misinterpreting. we are always open to that possibility. they havent responded. for some reason, most media arent badgering waters to explain. we know this because waters was interviewed two hours ago by msnbc. he didnt even bring it up. imagine if this had beenen a year ago and a republican congressman said i look forward to taking out barack obama, how do you think that would have been treated? well, nancy pelosi has taken the democratic party to four straight defeats in u.s. hous...

Stuff. im impressed by the level of acumen that you have and all these different topics youve got. >> oh, the flattery. >> its true. >> well see you in a bit. thanks very much. my next guest has also been waiting patiently. he was on a call yesterday with the president about his tax plan. walk over with me to let me show you what his area of interest is. the topic on my next guests mind is this. the prison system. whats wrong with the u.s. prison system. the number of men and women who end up ...

Thats a fallacy. he raises millions of dollars every quarter. its still a very sought after person on the campaign trail. listen, two quick thoughts on this. mitch mcconnell is -- steve bannon is now supporting michael grim, an ex-con in long island, or staten island, one of the most liberal members of the litigation. he supported eric prince to run in wyoming. he doesnt live in wyoming. im confused about really where his political acumen comes from. i dont know his theory of the case. it will b...

Recovery effort took many months, even years in some cases down there. this is a long period of time. and the president is growing impatient after only three weeks. >> jeremy bash, correct me if im wrong, but the united states military has a long history and a lot of skill and acumen at dealing with humanitarian crises in this country and others, is that not right? >> thats right. one of the things that the logistical experts in the united states department of defense can do with unparalleled ex...