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The progressive in lariat cheered, but the working base saw through it. they felt they could be bought off when what they really want after the brexit referendum is respect. all should be cause for the u.s. election for the democrats. the presidential candidates have responded to the 2016 defeat by trying to buy off president trumps working class base with corbyn-like taxes, spending, and identity politics. british voters didnt buy it and the danger for democrats is that americans wont either. >...

On something, so its not just comments like these, its action rebuking other colleagues as well. >> lets listen to the very same hakeem jeffries not mocking the president here but stopping short of a line. this is september 2017. >> hes a racial arsonist. he uses race to advance his own ends. thats troubling. im not going to stand here and call him a racist or not, but i will speak to the facts as part of his journey. >> im not going to try to hedge anymore, hes a racist. >> i think the presiden...

They made it clear theyre not interested in this border wall connecting that to this funding bill. and the president is the one who at the late hour when it seemed there was an agreement it seemed like everyone was ready to go away for the holidays was the one who have the stopper here. recall the same thing happened with daca when we had the broader immigration bill that came together, it seemed there was a deal. border wall funding, daca put back in place and at the last minute the president r...

Of the "new york times" story. by tuesday morning it was clear mr. trump could not rely on support from even his most die-hard allies. on fox and friends, his favorite morning tv program, the host spoke directly into the camera from november when everyone had you losing, you shocked the world. it wasnt because of russia, but the goal was to up end the process. they hate democracy. he went on to say this has to be corrected. the president later corrected it. so charlie, were minds changed today w...

Morning tv program, the host, brian killmeade spoke directly into the camera. from november, when everybody had you losing, you shocked the world. it wouldnt because of russia but russias goal was to upend the electoral process. they hate democracy. he went on to say, this has to be corrected. the president later corrected it. so, charlie, were minds changed today, when even members of the presidents base saw that statement he read in the cabinet room? >> only the minds that wanted to be changed...

From november, when everybody had you losing, you shocked the world. it wouldnt because of russia but russias goal was to upend the electoral process. they hate democracy. he went on to say, this has to be corrected. the president later corrected it. so, charlie, were minds changed today, when even members of the presidents base saw that statement he read in the cabinet room? >> only the minds that wanted to be changed, because as a walk-back this was ludicrous. i mean, as an excuse, this made t...

Class issues. thats why he won. thats why i nearly upset ed gillespie. >> hold on. just going with your line of thought. if the president is the figure head in the me in the tweet, how is it this was not a referendum on the president, this election last night? how does he not get any of the blame? >> because the guy who lost last night, ed gillespie, did not embrace the president. he wouldnt even respond to the presidents request to go and help him. he was never seen on stage with the president....

Trumps base saw this guy as a reality tv star on "the apprentice" talking about deals for over a decade. he has told us he makes the best deals. he has promised to drain the swamp. whats the chance, what he did today was brilliant or at least he will paint it as brilliant in the days to come? >> well, what we dont really know, is this the beginning of a sustained new strategy, which he moves away from the approach hes taken which he worked entirely with republican majorities and kept democrats a...

Strategy. it is shaping up every plan that was laid by republicans on capitol hill. >> peter, robert just opened this ball and you alluded to this of a piece you wrote this evening. trumps base saw this guy as a reality tv star talking about deals for over decades. >> he had told us he made the best deals. >> well, what we dont really know is is this a beginning sustained strategy. and kept democrats at bay or is this simply one of those moments where the president cannot be predicted and hes st...

Idiocy. >> robert, you spent the day on capitol hill, i understand. >> i was at the house and senate talking to lawmakers, republicans, and they watched from afar and they saw this president become not so much a republican leader today, but an independent president, a defiant president. and theyre all puzzled but theyre trying to navigate this. the president is clearly angry with some elements of the republican leadership about how things have failed on health care and other initiatives. and now...