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President had simply just said that, and said what you said actually which would have been a great tweet that we -- you know, this is a great day for america, to see peaceful protests and countering hatred and bigotry. what is so difficult? but the president has to get his dig in there. and like i said, hes going focus on the 27 or 30 people that were violent out of the 40,000? i just dont -- it just speaks to his character and his thought process and his perspective on what he thinks is importa...

And shouting matches that took place, some of which are continuing right now. well head to the streets of boston for live reports in a moment. president trump tweeting about the protesters today, initially writing, looks like many anti-police agitators in boston. police are looking tough and smart, thank you. moments later, he tweeted, great job by all law enforcement officers and boston mayor walsh. he went on to tweet, i applaud protesters in boston who are speaking out against bigotry and hat...

To fire bomb the institution. the chief of staff, as i wrote in my book back in december has to be the thin line between the president and disaster for us all, and i think we are headed in that direction, where kelly has to be thinking about the nuclear codes. he had to be thinking about the 25th amendment. he has to be thinking about the unthinkable in a situation like this with this kind of president. >> and alice, chris mentioned twitter. i mean, earlier today the president is tweeting im see...

President tweeted. looks like many antipolice agitators in boston, police are looking smart and tough. thank you. it does require toughness and being smart and letting people know we are here, we are going to protect your right to free speech and we are also going to ensure the peace. >> well, free speech doesnt guaranty criminality. you cant go out and hurt people or get gang fights, you cant do that. when you have a professional department that looks like dart vader, people behave. thats a goo...

Speech is to do it with more free speech and to show that we can be better and make arguments that denounce these racists and clans men, who is what you saw today. i think today should be celebrated. >> absolutely. kurt, do you think the president missed an opportunity to turn the tide today? he seemed a bit off in his tone, in that initial tweet talking about anti-police agitators and were showing video of the protesters and the police officers chanting boston strong together. what do you make ...

Somebody elses tweets about him. i saw an actual clip of him at a press conference equating the protesters like ms. heyer with the kkk and the white supremacists. >> reporter: susan bro told "good morning america" the white house attempted to reach her during her daughters funeral. if she was ever considering meeting with the president, this turned her off. >> i think there is blame on both sides. >> you cant wash this away by shaking my hand. >> reporter: the white house saying their thoughts a...

A feeling, particularly agitators might be. melissa: all right, we have to go, thank you so much, bernard for joining us and we will be right back when youve been making delicious natural cheese for over 100 years like kraft has, you learn a lot about what people want. honey, do we have like a super creamy cheese with taco spice already in it? oh, thanks. bon appe-cheese! okay...

Smart. thank you. i want to bring in paul sandoval. he has been witnessing the events unfolding. paolo, whats your take away? >> reporter: whats interesting, the numbers. right, about 27 people who were arrested, their charges will be -- theyll be facing a variety of charges from assault to battery, disorderly conduct as well. also, close to 40,000 people turned out. which is really what we saw. this massive crowd. and it was interesting too, the commissioner really staying away from some of the...

In their eyes. and thats, i think thats really the most frustrating thing for people who are in the flyover states, the midwest states, specifically when they see whats happening out on the east coast, new york, boston or even on the west coast as well. elizabeth: and i want to ask you, doug, because you talked about the people coming out, and initially when we heard the news of charlottesville, of course, it was over the proposed removal of the robert e. lee statue. but when our reporters on th...

Jobs and health care? >> yeah, there is. i think theres anger on both sides. part of it is, i think you referenced the antifa, the idea is it okay to punch a nazi in the face day. isnt that like any day mow? you hear them talking about that. but then on the other hand to, you hear people that are very reasonable, hear people who have been very moral individuals i guess if you want to call them conservative christians, they support donald trump despite all of his flaws. and most of all its becaus...