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Senator elizabeth warren has taken the first step towards a 2020 presidential run. more big name democrats expected to join here in the coming weeks. were getting more of a window of what the 2020 race could look like based on how the president reacted to news elizabeth warren is throwing her hat in the ring. listen to this exchange last night on fox news. >> she says shes in the fight all the way, mr. president. do you really think she believes she can win? >> well, that i dont know. you would ...

Decorated military hero couldnt help but reflect back on the current occupant. >> he recognized that serving others, to us his was the brightest of a thousand points of light. >> think of the conundrum. anyone that wanted to honor george h.w. bush by talking about his civility, by talking about his patriotism, by talking about his friendships with the men who defeated him, the person who defeated or deprived him of a second term, bill clinton, is a dear close friend. and think about how the curr...

>> and a republican primary pundit would have that problem times 100. >> this to me, the democrats, how do they avoid trump and run against trump? >> i think we had a moment three or four months ago where the narrative was that democrats want somebody who is going to fight. donald trump get down in the mud. it was a michael avenatti, it went where it went, but the narrative -- >> who? >> right, but the narrative has shifted dramatically the other way. people are saying what if somebody is like a...

Decorated military hero couldnt help but reflect back on the current occupant. >> he recognized that serving othe others, to us his was the brightest of a thousand points of light. >> think of the conundrum. anyone that wanted to honor george h.w. bush by talking about his civility, by talking about his patriotism, by talking about his friendships with the men who defeated him, the person who defeated or deprived him of a second term, bill clinton, is a dear close friend. and think about how the...

Lifelong public servant and decorated military hero couldnt help but reflect back on the current occupant. >> he recognized that serving others, to us his was the brightest of a thousand points of light. >> think of the conundrum. anyone that wanted to honor george h.w. bush by talking about his civility, by talking about his patriotism, by talking about his friendships with the men who defeated him, the person who defeated or deprived him of a second term, bill clinton, is a dear close friend. ...

In now? >> general mcchrystal gave this interview that was just devastating its indictment of mr. trump as being amoral and incompetent and dishonest. im sure it got under his skin. mcchrystal had been shot at a lot by real bullets. i dont think hes going to be too concerned about the presidents tweet. it does underscore one thing, though. the lack of civility coming out of the white house now is almost childish. you can say a lot of thinks about mcchrystal. he had a hit piece published on him w...

And let it play out. but i do think having someone speak on the free trade issue, speak about civility, speak about the issues that i think weve kind of given to the democrats. climate is an issue that i think we need to address and our party is not leaning in on that issue. were giving the democrats an issue even though we may not agree with their solutions. id like to see some of the ideas and solutions the president is unwilling to embrace be brought up. >> who do you think should primary the...

And this person says, yes. >> and a republican primary pundit would have that problem times 100. >> this to me, the democrats, how do they avoid trump and run against trump? >> i think we had a moment three or four months ago where the narrative was that democrats want somebody who is going to fight. donald trump get down in the mud. it was a michael avenatti, it went where it went, but the narrative -- >> who? >> right, but the narrative has shifted dramatically the other way. people are saying...

>> you had state reps that had favorability ratings of 55 or 60% getting 45% of the vote with voters coming out of the booth saying, i cant do it this time. i have to send a message that i dont like how the president conducts himself. >> would you vote for president trump in 2020? >> i would echo the sentiments of senator flake and corker that we should have a battle of ideas. i do not -- >> so you think there should be a primary? >> yeah, i do. i think its healthy. and let it play out. but i do...

National conversation of sorts. lets talk a little about some of the political figures weve lost this year, senator john mccain, the bushes, president bush 41 and the late barbara bush. their absence, what does that mean for our national discourse in politics and the lives they lived? >> well, the bushes of course, both barbara and george, h.w., they just loomed so large. mccain even more because he was still active at the time of his death. it takes a lot of time to assess what it means for the...