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Months before, but one of the things he does is put an end to cliff simms career at the white house because he thought he was inserting himself too much into oval office proceedings and trying to get too close to the president. john kellys discipline was not too good for this author. >> what did he say to simms, something to the effect of -- >> he basically said this is the worst job ive ever had. they couldnt do anything to make me happier than to put me out the door. he did have times and ther...

Prevails. this story of cliff simms is much more realistic. he comes here with ideas and ideals and runs into conflict with other people with different ideas and different ideals and in the end, he finds himself swamped and then ejected from exactly the kind of situation that he was trying to get in to, disillusioned and sorry the president didnt do more to save him in the end. >> thank you so much, ron, for coming on and were laying some of the stories about some of the so-called vipers, thank ...

Paul, do you know why democrats have been kicking your -- for decades? because they know a little word called loyalty. trump told ryan then a wisconsin congressman. why do you think nancy pelosi has held on this long? have you seen her? shes a disaster. every time she opens her mouth. you were out there dying like a dog, paul, like a dog. what do i do? i saved your blanc. and simms explains to the president that little could be done about a journalist he did not care for when trump asked why the...

Blank job ive ever had. people apparently think i care when they write id be fired. if that happened, it would be the best thing that happened. >> its basically from john kelly was saying in public since the beginning of the job. cliff simms is not omarosa. this is someone who was loyal to the president. this is someone who they cant say is just out to make a name for himself and is like a star wants to be a star like they did with omarosa. >> we put together a little -- what we call the donald ...

What did i do? i saved your blank. joining me now is robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post. tam ra keith, and anna palmer. oh, boy, bob. this is something. this is a book. its another book talking about the dchaos inside the white house. the 15th title since the start of the administration. simms describes the white house as out of control at times and your colleague says that jibes with the posts reporting and with nbcs reporting as well. >> you said it yarks hallie....

Account is how different donald trump is from paul ryan and how much these republican leaders kept quiet. to have the president of the united states swearing at you, undermining you. >> say youre like a dog. >> that never leaked. for a white house that has so many leaks and so many things that come out in the prez about how chaotic it is, that the really the congress and the congressional republicans have been tight lipped. >> president trump likes to promote certain kinds of books. do you think...

Trump trying to be combative. it shows you why cliff simms was able to get into the inner circle. he lives a public life communicating often more through twitter and phone calls than he does in face to face exchanges with advisers. cliff simms noticed the personality, made his way into that inner circle of president trump. throughout that whole 2017 when the white house was in chaos, simms is writing about reflecting what others have reported. there was a not team of vipers inside the white hous...

Out of a journalism background. so he was certainly taking notes. >> he was also kind of accessible to some members of the media. he sat in the one area of the white house we were able to go into and talk to folks. he writes about an interesting couple of moments and how the president thought about being presidential. as the white house director of message strategy, you guys write, simms regularly met donald trump at the private elevator of the residence and accompanied him to videotapes carryin...

Border tweeting an unverified claim that a border rancher found prayer rugs and people coming across from many countries, some of which would be a big surprise. one muslim group denouncing trumps tweet saying he was issuing a, quote, dog whistle to those who would falsely associate a prayer rug with terrorism. all of this is news that in 2017 president trump created an enemy list made up of members of his own administration. former white house communication aide cliff simms writing in his book, ...

What is axoss 1 big thing. >> my colleague got his hand on part of a back by -- the latest book by one of president trumps white house aides, cliff simms, most people havent heard of him. he became close to the president in the campaign and recounts an extraordinary scene in which hes snuck in to the back of the presidents private dining room and study while and the president writes were him an enemy list, all the white house staff, not including his family, asking cliff whether they are loyal o...