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>> exactly. the president needs evangelical support heading into 2020. this could be a big warning sign for the president. you saw some evangelicals unhappy about what he said in syria and debbie spoke about john dingle. without knowing more about this publication itself, this is a red flag for the president because he needs the support of evangelicals. >> come on. they have been the most loyal. im thinking reminiscing about the clinton impeachment, where we heard from these evangelicals, charac...

Calls. >> wow. >> that is dirty, and the republicans will say, but, don, thats who he is, and people knew that when they voted for him. so its okay. and i have never heard a rationale like that let alone from the party of character counts, who went after bill clinton not because they were so impressed with the criminality but because they needed to cleanse the office. now #dirtydonald is okay. >> wow. >> did i stump you? >> no, you didnt. i just -- i just -- >> overwhelmed? >> i was wondering ho...

Knew that when they voted for him. so its okay. and i have never heard a rationale like that let alone from the party of character counts, who went after bill clinton not because they were so impressed with the criminality but because they needed to cleanse the office. now #dirtydonald is okay. >> wow. >> did i stump you? >> no, you didnt. i just -- i just -- >> overwhelmed? >> i was wondering how many mirrors. i guess everybody has a mirror. its just the audience. if you think that behavior is ...

Todays culture. but thats because most of us are so concerned that what we say affects those around us. but now we have a man who should have that concern most acutely and yet he ignores it in full knowledge he has a cast of men and women willing to play the fool in his act. the party of character counts, of cleansing the office of contamination with clinton. no need for a crime, right, lindsey? but your silence now more troubling than all the rest thats happened, i argue. your tongue only works...

Absurd. the party of character counts, of cleansing the office of contamination with clinton, no need for a crime, right? lindsey. but youre silenced now, more troubling than all the rest thats happened i argue. your tongue only works to spread his message of attack at all costs. your blind devotion to the president has blinded you to your own vulnerabilities on display. >> and i dont want to make light of anybodys substance abuse issues but its a little hard to believe that burisma hired hunter...

I will say this. i dont see any reason why it would be. >> i keep going back to this because we have never, ever seen anything like it before. it is anathema, not just to president reagan, but everything the grand old party was once about, and they said nothing. this is a president whose former lawyer is in jail for arranging hush money payments to a porn star on his behalf, and the party that said president clinton was a matter of moral principle, nothing. this president lies like no politician...

I dont see any reason why it would be. >> i keep going back to this because we have never, ever seen anything like it before. it is anathema, not just to president reagan but everything the grand old party was once about, and they said nothing. this is a president whose former lawyer is in jail for arranging hush money payments to a porn star on his behalf, and the party that said president clinton was a matter of moral principle, nothing. this president lies like no politician we have ever seen...

How he looks at how hes perceived in the world and in addition to spending time watching fox news. its alarming. >> is this worth talking about the presidents language this week. he said called the impeachment inquiry lynching and people human scum. we know he has a pattern of hateful language. starting before his presidency. what do you think? >> i do think its par for the course. we saw this going back several years. or more than that. certainly since the political fray. whether its significan...

Starting before his presidency. what do you think? >> i do think its par for the course. we saw this going back several years. or more than that. certainly since the political fray. whether its significant. i dont know. in the sense he declared this national character counts week. >> thats right. >> which maybe he meant character counts like how many characters in a tweet. i dont know. certainly if we want to play the old song about how hes a hypocrite. this plays into that. whether or not thats...

>> of losing your district? >> is being an ex-congressman so bad? they just seem to have no sense of history here and how this is going to be regarded. i just find it incredible. >> its not the republican party that i grew up with -- >> its not the republican party of four years ago. >> all the deficits -- >> character counts. personal responsibility. and these are all principles that you might disagree on issues but get strong on russia. >> conservatives used to make fun of liberals for -- >> s...