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You can laugh about these things or say it semantics or you can look at this new quinnipiac poll that says 62% of the americans think the president isnt honest versus 34% who say that he is. is there a serious concern here with incident after incident of not just the american people questioning whether they can trust what the president says but organizations and foreign governments trusting that? >> well, theres so much to unpack there, chris. lets start with this -- the last time i checked and ...

Preston is here. mark said to me just today -- he called me. he said, you are the smartest person i have ever met on television. >> ever is what i said. >> one problem, you would never have made that phone call to me. >> i would have done it in person. >> there you go. good save. when do you believe what the president says? >> i dont think you can. the credibility problem is bigger than telling fibs or white lies. you are talking about world leaders who are looking inward at the united states wh...

You remember, of course, we love all things stephen colbert, you know where im going, the whole word he coined, which is truthiness. does that not fit here and isnt that an issue for the american people? >> well, it is. i was thinking of the boy scouts, actually. im a former boy scout and the first word of the boy scout oath is, a boy scout is trustworthy. boy scouts are. i dont think this president is. echoing what mary catherine said, in a sense, its not a big thing, its a phone call, no big d...

With president trump or at least having this conversation about this statement just doesnt seem like a wise idea. >> no. he should have been protected. the president should have been protected from this. i suspect he probably inserted himself into it, at least thats what it sounds like. theres a couple of problems. one is talking about how donald trump did insert himself. the reporting is that the instincts were to get all the information out and then donald trump inserted himself and no longer ...

State of mind and every impeachment proceeding in modern times from nixon through clinton we see them played out. >> all right. so lets, robert, you play the role of the proverbial bucket of cold water on this. >> do you think these would qualify as false statements for the purpose of legal analysis? >> not in a criminal context. first of all, false statements to the media dont give rise to a criminal proceeding, only to statements made to government officials. its a pr problem. its political pr...

He hasnt had a call with president trump, putting out a statement today saying they have not talked on the phone. now, we know that the last time they met was july 7 at the g20 summit in germany and the president may be referring to that, but the white house has not returned requests for comment on this or some clarity about when this alleged call happened. so if this call didnt happen as mexico says, it really ties into this broader credibility problem that were seeing with the white house. as ...

Watch out, piggies! (child giggles) symbicort. breathe better starting within 5 minutes. get symbicort free for up to one year. visit saveonsymbicort.com today to learn more. does this white house have a problem with honesty. does the president of the united states have a credibility problem? why are we asking that question. the president of mexico is essentially accusing donald trump of making stuff up. listen to president trump explain what he said was a phone call between himself as the mex...

Like a wise idea. >> no. he should have been protected from this. i suspect he inserted himself into it. and i think theres a couple problems with it. one is in the reporting, talking about how donald trump did insert him in this. the instincts were to get there the information out and donald trump spoke. so whats that about? that would suggest he knew about the truth was and he told them not to do it. their other problem is they are only coming clean now because they were caught. they never sai...

Sarah huckabee sanders said about donald trump jr.s initial statements, she expounded on that because there was a lot more that was offered before that discussion took place. i do this this has created an unmistakable credibility problem for the president and his aides who speak for him on a daily basis. >> what i believe is more telling the that the police chiefs came out and criticized, and the boy scouts say no, you didnt talk about this, it seems to me that trump is as lying as the news itse...

Not support the president and his agenda and want to do everything they can to destroy him from fixing the country. >> eric: the other thing is, there are a lot of people who thought some of the people in the white house were not in the white house right now may have been the source. >> eboni: that is my question. >> eric: and other administrations, you are caught doing that and you are an outcast. you can find a job anywhere else. you are the person leaking in the obama administration or the bu...