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Mike huckabee former governor of arkansas back from israel as well. what was your take on the interview? >> well, there is a difference between an explanation and an excuse. an explanation is what your friends say. an excuse is what you say when you cant accept the results. what we saw was an excuse. hillary clinton still cannot except the fact she lost. if the election were held october 27th. hillary, it wasnt, it was held in november. everyone who runs for office understands its all about maki...

Billion, it doesnt matter. if an insurance company can in some way, shape or form either deny you or charge you more money if you have a pre-existing condition, this bill doesnt work. >> well, if john boehner is saying that while having a cigarette and a scotch, he will not check off the good life list. how big of a deal is it for the president if he brings two possible no votes into the white house today and doesnt flip them? is this not a hero or zero moment for him, master negotiator? >> its ...

It was an outreach program. a professional outreach program coming and we healed some wounds, we raised spirits, and we got to the truth. i actually think that the president was very smart for skipping the correspondents dinner. number one, and made it about the was the last of a hollywood lovefest. it was very interesting. because in the past, i dont know why journalists have been so enamored with president obama, he had open contempt for them. really not a transparent administration like a pro...

This which makes me sad as a former journalist. this is a gathering of people all of whom have a great deal of contempt for the president. but to a certain extent also for the republican party. >> dick cheney went every year. i think it showed dick cheney could laugh at himself. it didnt hurt him to not be there at all. >> i think he was smart not to go. some year he will come back and show a picture of obama making fun of him and hell say, look where im at now. but i think last night was smart....

Improved because it was at 91% during the campaign, so at least the media -- >> he gets up there, he misstates the stat. >> brian, you got to understand, theres a broader cultural pushback and the fact that the media last night was standing there criticizing the president -- look, i love satire and breaking peoples chops. i like funny things as well but you could tell last night there were a couple funny lines but it was so personal and such a twisting of the -- >> you mean from the comedian. >>...

Do you feel that youre the opposition to the president? >> i think that we are the watch dogs. we are the fact checkers, the people holding him to account. >> does it pain you to give him credit? >> no. actually, i think that his push in the past week to try to make it seem like there was a lot of action ahead of his 100 days was actually masterful marketing. he got us talking about nafta. he got us talking about his tax reform plan, even if it meant that his staff was scrambling all weekend to ...

Reviews and as the personnel falls into place. >> tim snyder, you wrote a book where you worried about trump implicitly as being somebody who was almost a threat to american democracy, not just the issue of changes in policy here or there. what have you learned in these 100 days? >> ive seen that a number of his challenges to american institutions seem to be rather close to core beliefs. he talks about the judiciary as president much the same way as he talked about it as a candidate, scornfully....

People over chocolate cake. but its just such a sign of arrogance and almost contempt to say, you know, buddy, you have to come to me. weve seen that in business meetings where there just people. its a power sign. you got go talk to them. you have to go kiss the ring. and when barack obama and even george w. bush listening to that little piece where he acknowledges the bonds we have and how mexico matters to us by standing there in mexico. not, you know, not tweeting it or something. so there is...

Gathering of people all of whom have a great deal of contempt for the president. but to a certain extent also for the republican party. >> dick cheney went every year. it showed him he was able to laugh at himself. it didnt hurt him at all not to be there. >> i think some year he will come back and hell show a picture of obama making fun of him at the dinner and hell say, look where im at now. but i think last night was smart. harrisburg was the smart move, being out there. >> im going to close ...

Contempt for the president. but to a certain extent also for the republican party. >> dick cheney went every year. i think it showed dick cheney could laugh at himself. it didnt hurt him to not be there at all. >> i think he was smart not to go. some year he will come back and show a picture of obama making fun of him and hell say, look where im at now. but i think last night was smart. harrisburg was the smart move. being up there. >> thats for sure. im going to close it there, these guys wil...