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>> it doesnt concern me because many people agree with me and all im saying, they can leave! john, if they are not happy with the united states, at they are doing nothing but criticizing us all day -- >> the president did get some support from lindsey graham who called the four congresswoman communists, but he also thought the president did go too far in that tweet. the president disagreed with what he said on that point. first listen to lindsey graham and that the president. >> they hate israel...

Crowd are a bunch of communists. they hate israel. theyre calling the guards along our border the border patrol concentration camp guards. they accuse people who support israel of doing it for the benjamins. theyre anti-semitic. anti-america. aim higher. we dont need to know anything about them personally. talk about their policies. >> you see as sabrina is pointing out, communist, anti-semitic. anti-american is what he says but you hear the president just tweeted out most of what lindsey graham...

Where they are most divided is whether they should impeach or not. here is the problem for democrats. they know people like nancy pelosi know that independents dont want to see impeachment go through. despite what they think whether the president did something wrong or not they dont want impeachment. they want to focus on issues. every day democrats talk about impeachment is a day closer the president is to being reelected. >> sandra: senator lindsey graham was on fox this morning and he was tak...

Do >> does it concern you that the tweet seems as racist. lindsey graham encouraged you to go higher. >> i dont agree with him. hes a congressman, what am i supposed to do? i disagree with him. he said aim higher, shoot higher, what am i doigoing to d? these are people that hate our country. john, they hate our country. they hate it, i think with a passion. when they hear the way they talk about our country and when i hear the anti-semantic languag that they use. i do not believe this is good fo...

It says leave. >> the president has been criticized by some members of his own party in congress i know that youre going to get to that reaction in the second. earlier today on "fox & friends," the president did get a measure of support from south carolina senator lindsey graham at least on the tone of the language that those four congresswomen have been using recently. he also had a little bit of criticism for the president in terms of the tweet itself which the president disagreed with. listen...

>> i disagree with lindsay. these are congressman. what am i supposed to do, wait for senators? point until we get somebody else in a higher position, higher office? >> dont know what he meant by aim higher, he meant aim higher as an act more presidential, and he said i should wait for someone from a higher office. >> or talk about the policies that are very unpopular. you talk about illuminating private health insurance, you talk about open borders policie policies, which basically ocasio-corte...

Hasnt told them to go back to their countries so suggesting that this is a difference over policy is sort of missing the point, kate. >> thanks so much, boris. manu, what are you hearing or not hearing? >> reporter: republicans have been mostly silent since the tweets from yesterday morning. there was, of course, sunday, there was nobody in the capitol. today is a travel day. members are not right back here on capitol hill. they will return later today when they will be asked this question about...

>> i disagree. he said aim higher. what am i going to do? wait till we get somebody else in a higher position. its possible i am wrong. when i hear the anti-semitic language they use. >> the president was criticized by mike turner who wrote, "i am confident every member of congress as a committed american. donald donald trumps tweets wee racist and he should apologize. we must work as a country to rise above hate and not unable lead." will hurd also criticized the president saying, the tweets we...

>> i dont think the presidents intent in any way is racist. i think hes trying to point out the fact that since elected its hard to find anything omar said is supportive. >> congresswoman has been a real critic of the president and she also has said the president is stoking nationalism. back to you. >> john, thank you very much. moments ago one of the presidents biggest defenders, senator lindsey graham had a message to the president. listen to him just moments ago on fox news. >> we all know th...

More this country is divided, the more he benefits from it. thank you. >> i want to bring in curt bardell, an nbc think contributor. you could hear the emotion in her voice there when she was getting questions about the presidents comments but i want to talk to you about republicans, how republicans have reacted to this and their conspicuous silence. lets hear from lindsey graham. >> we all know that aoc and this crowd are a bunch of communists. they hate israel. they hate our own country. theyr...