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Sometimes you have to focus on the base issue and have that be your messaging point i think anthony is going to help him do that in a much more clear fashion. >> does this promise more clarity from the president or perhaps even a greater openness to clarity? >> i will use the word enabler. >> hes going to allow donald to be even more donald than he has been so far. >> he did promise, let donald j. trump be donald j. trump. >> exactly. the notion that we need a more authentic donald trump is dist...

That gives congress the power to override the president should he choose to ease the sanctions. the bill could reach president trumps desk before the end of the month. the incoming communications director anthony scaramucci. first of all, congratulations on the new job. >> its a pleasure to be here, and thank you for that. >> you come to the white house at a time when president trump has historically low approval ratings, hes signed into law zero pieces of legislation. multiple investigations ar...

Seem to me the white house has right now, its just personalities in stead of a portfolio and a plan. if he could bring a plan and convince the president that would do him well, they would be moving in a better direction. >> donald trump continues to treat his life as if its reality tv. its not a communications problem here, thats not what the issue is, you have an unpopular president whos pursuing unpopular policies and also is -- hes getting worse and deepening with legal problems, that is wher...

The white house, for its part acknowledges there is a communications problem, though. >> we have a story that we want to tell. its a phenomenal story for the american people. theres a policy agenda in place they think is phenomenal for the american people. if you look at the last six months i think theres been some distortion in terms of how successful weve actually been. >> joining me now, bloomberg white house reporter tolu orunipa. tola, as we look at this, were talking about four or five jou...

Intelligence committee here who had our special last night on c cnn. he said he believes there are more russian agents working here in the u.s. than there were during the cold war. >> scaramucci admitted the white house does have a communications problem. specifically about leakers. >> im going to have a meeting with the communications staff and say, i dont like these leaks. were going to stop the leaks, if we dont stop the leaks, im going to stop you sean spicer went so far as to check peoples ...

Mr. spicer perhaps could not and solve the big communications problem that the president has, which is of his own making, which is that he, the president, does not do message, his own message discipline very well at all. arthel: okay. thats the main thing that mr. scaramucci brings. he brings other experiences, of course -- >> sure. arthel: -- as it per tapes to this particular -- pertains to this particular job. david hawking, thank you so much. nice to see you. >> thank you. arthel: of course,...

Problem before they start to actually look and see if there a substantive issue, a legal issue, its a communications problem. blame the front man. >> points in different factions winch the west wing. scaramucci is someone whos tight with jared kushner, tight with some of the trump sons, loyalists back in new york. sean spicer and reince priebus vehemently opposed to him coming into this position and thats what prompted the resignation today. >> six months into the administration you see competin...

>> when they are pushing a message, this is a great week. made in america. buy america. hire america. this is a great message for them. when he gets off message it makes their job impossible. >> the substance matters too. it is not -- you know, not a communications problem that your health care bill goes up in flames. the problem is, your health care bill has gone up in flames. you know, a good press message cant, you know, solve that. >> go ahead, april. >> in crisis -- >> i just want to say so...

To me a short while ago, he doesnt need those skills when the president is the guy hes working for who will change that with a tweet or with a whim or with anything that weve seen over the past six months, that they, in a way, have a little bit more self-awareness of the guy that theyre dealing with in the oval office. right or wrong, its just the way he is. he aint going to change. >> one of the other things thats interesting is that this is not the first spokesperson of the white house in the ...

Hes out there giving hour long interviews with the new york times. >> thats the president himself. >> absolutely. it makes their job extremely difficult. and the times -- this is a great week. making america. this is a great message for them. but when he gets off message, it makes their job -- >> also substance matters too. its not communications problem that your health care bill goes up in flames. the problem is your health care bill has gone up in flames. you dont -- a they cant solve that. i...