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That know whose is here and who isnt. donald trump ran for office on that idea. i believe that this is a big reason why he won. he is on the fire about this. this entire government knows how strongly he feels about it. the american people have a right to expect that the laws, their representatives voted for, will be carried out. failure to enforce our duly enacted laws would be an affront to the american people and a threat to our system of government and the rule of law. >> neil: were going to ...

Of proportion to her as a person, and also driven by sexism. >> this is whats fascinating about hillary hate. her politics are pretty centrist. they shouldnt be that offensive. >> i think we can all agree, the way people feel about hillary clinton and the hatred is not about the substance. >> its not like an elizabeth warren, again, another woman, but not her stances being so offensive or extreme she was the first working lady, and how women saw her as an affront to who they were, and shes alway...

First working lady, and how women saw her as an affront to who they were, and shes always been incredibly divisive. >> is it sexism? a lot of it, i think. i would talk to voters all the time, even voters who didnt -- hated trump, but they would say, i would vote for a woman, just not that woman. i always heard it again and again. when you dig into that, why is she that woman, it was like 30 years of sexist attacks have made her that woman. does every woman become that woman when they reach a cer...

Going and briefing donald trump, that he would be a rational, dignified player who would take this information on logically and use it for the good of the nation. and clearly they didnt know who they were briefing. they were briefing a man who took this as a personal affront to him and decided to weaponize the very knowledge of it. >> i think you put it perfectly. im going to push you a little harder because one of the most things were most proud of here at the beat is how smart our viewers are....

He memorialized things. he didnt do anything wrong, but didnt always step all the way up and say to the trump white house as they broke certain rules, dont do that, this is wrong. he navigated and people in government do that. i put the question to you, knowing what we know now, how better could they have handled this delicate briefing at trump tower, which clearly didnt go as the intelligence leaders wanted? >> you know, the fault that lies in that is that they thought, by going and briefing do...

Going through these private meetings to talk about his nomination did not disclose, even when talking in a classified setting, his trip to north korea. if youre wondering if you can trust this guy with the substantial responsibilities of being secretary of state, you know he has not been honest with you, even in a private setting, over probably the top item on his agenda, and i think that is a curious strategy for winning over someone who may be wavering on your nomination. >> eli, whats the was...

Using chemicals anyway. he is winning, and it is almost as if it were a direct affront to the international community, and final thought, we are not just talking about the syrians, but we are talk about the iranians and the north koreans, and all have substantial stocks of these weapons. they have been widely used in the middle east in the iran/iraq war, and the egyptians against yemen decades ago and so we dont want israel to be the next target of syrian chemical weapon. >> all right. the natio...

Other people are not. his own party members dont agree with him. >> yeah. >> he just sees himself as interchangeable with the institution he serves and has been unable to just say that, you know, in a -- efforts to influence the election in 2016 was an affront to democracy, its not just something he has been able to do. >> its interesting, because he said the raid that happened on monday was basically an attack on america. just finally, when hope hicks left, the white house communications direct...

Efforts to influence the election of 2016, was an affront to democracy. >> just finally, when hope hicks left, you said things could get out of control without her there, and do you believe that is what we are seeing shere? >> i think that is part of it. never just one person, but a number of people who have worked in concert to try to calm him down. some are still in the white house, and others have left, hope hicks is not the only person and that has delayed him at certain points. help getting...

Is a en affront to humanity, i not sure how cory booker put it. the law of the land is gay people can get married. it was a very fine line for him to walk. obviously its not going to please many of democrats but many of them werent going to vote for him anyway. >> all of us going into this confirmation hearings have gone back and taken a close look at many of the controversial statements that mike pom has made. >> its a good point. one of the things is he has spoken out against muslims who dont ...