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David, let me ask you a question here because poppy and mike roge rogers were on this topic whether this was a wise move. the president himself said democrats are, quote, forced to embrace progressive women he racially attacked. those statements there indicate whether you think its a cohesive strategy or not, that they feel this is strategy that works for them. and you even hear from some democratic commentators, oh, wait, youre giving the president an opportunity here somehow. i just wonder wha...

Why these four women? >> its a good question, brian. i think these four women were chosen as targets for him in a way because they have been targets in the media now for many months certainly on fox news among the various commentators that the president tends to take his advice from but they have also been in the news for the last week or two regarding their fight with nancy pelosi, the house speaker. they have been elevated in the national discourse and therefore i think sees the attention of t...

Offensive. i think thats an appropriate characterization. >> and we may hear from mitch mcconnell tomorrow so there is that. here with more the political reaction to all of it, phillip rutker, politzer prize winner and lonnie khan is with us, former preidential campaign advisor to both. phil, id like to begin with you. why these four as they say in the airline business, the president has his choice in targets every day. hes got scores of millions of followers on social media. why these four wome...

>> some commentators believe that you have been compromised. to stay in power they say you cozied up to the islamic hardliners and the military generals. is this the reality of doing business in indonesia? >> translator: no, not at all. we would like to work with all elements of society. we would like to work with everyone to develop this country, but not with those who want to ruin this country in terms of its ideology and developing our economy. there is no compromise for me. >> you choose a m...

Tweet that we put up from david french, quite a few conservative commentators that came out and attacked donald trump. and david french said take the curio comment, put in the "s" hole countries comment and it would be the gop gaslighting, minmallizations of his defense. mike barnicle, i think for me, we all know who donald trump is. for me, the story that is not, you know, ground noise, the story that is the signal is the fact that the major political party in america that is controlled the hou...

On social media that jokoi is not islamic enough. and certainly during the election he was accused of being a closet christian, which is why commentators believe thats why he chose amin, his running mate, to boost his islamic credentials. paula, i should note that we just went to friday prayers with the president last friday and he was warmly embraced by worshippers there. >> yeah, anna, im sure its important to get him on the record of course as he faces the challenges going forward for the sec...

He also refused to accept the results and what ensued were violent and deadly clashes on the streets. how do you begin to heal that deep rift in society? >> translator: i think the campaign period was too long, eight months, thats very long and tiring and during that period, there were hoaxes, fake news, and it influenced the mind of the people, so after the election, following the decision of the constitutional court, we now have to restore the situation and work together to build this country....

>> yes, its tabloid. but on the other hand its a tabloid era. heres the point. heres where the fear comes into it, i think, larry. its the fear that says, gosh, if we dont cover it big time, our competition is. when they cover it big time, theyll get a big jump in the ratings. the first thing is to last, to last and survive, weve got to do it. >> what you also see is a whole army of commentators, people who make their business talking about the news. >> what i say is what we should do is we shou...

For the communities you continue to degrade and attack. keep talking. youll be out of the white house soon. and congresswoman ayana presley writing this. this is what racism looks like. we are what democracy looks like. and were not going anywhere except back to d.c. to fight for the families you marginalize and vilify every day. all right. so lets talk about all of this. political commentators karen finney and maria cardona joining me. >> hey, fred. >> wow. boy, this is a lot. >> gosh, maria, d...

People out of poverty or at least contributed to that happening. >> people will say brit young guy, obviously smart, but he is the mayor of a town of 100,000 people. and what are the lessons that are relevant to the most important job on the planet. >> well i think its precisely in a community like this one that you can see the story that a lot of the coverage is missing. there are a lot of commentators befuddled by the idea that in 2016 we would have an anxiety election in the middle of full th...