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Personal. >> cant the white house say im sorry? why hasnt the white house come out and said im sorry? >> well, the white house said that the family is in their prayers. i disagree with the fact that this is something that rolls downhill from the president himself. this was someone that made an off the cuff comment in a meeting. this is not something that she was harkening back to 2015 and saying, okay, its okay to say these kinds of things. >> i dont think president trump has ever apologized for...

She says, i guess its time for the secret society to meet. it could be off the cuff. it could mean a million things. the problem is if i dont know what it really means, i should not impugn the reputation of the fbi. we need our democratic institutions intact. theyre taking a beating. why add to that? >> youre right. no, no, no. the way that we solve the problem with our democratic institutions, degrading before our very eyes, is to pass better legislation for more oversight, more transparency, m...

Sight, more transparency. we shouldnt have a circumstance where you get an hq special and depart from the normal investigation procedures. but like the notion that a secret society is just off the cuff comment is laughable. i cant believe you make that with a straight face. a secret society gets together in secret. >> existence of something as nefarious. >> they said it. >> you dont know the context. have you picked up the phone and asked? >> ron johnson statements -- >> he backed off. >> theres...

>> right or to generalize by referring to a country or an entire continent in the terms of the president did, which is also an overgeneralization. >> i would not pick those terms. i would say the conditions in haiti are disgusting. everywhere you look income haiti, its sheet metal and garbage when i was there. >> i think you should think maybe, i would suggest why people would find that kind of characterization of the place where people live and have pride and love of the place theyre from as de...

Ask you, wasnt that true of ireland? wasnt that true of ireland in the 1830s? >> i wasnt there, chris. but i mean -- >> but youve read some history books, congressman. >> sure. i would say look, there are a number of circumstances where people have come from disadvantaged places and made a contribution to the united states. that will continue to happen. but i dont think that one off the cuff comment by the president should derail the work of the congress in finding a broader immigration solution...

Many sides, on both sides. i think that that is what he was referring to. now, in behind site, what is it the best thing to say, probably not because it was misconstrued. but you misconstrue that if you want to see that. if you want to hear that. if you watch that speech or read the speech and think the president is a racist or winking and nodding -- thats what you hear. >> paris. >> if you stop and say he was referring to violence on both sides, then you can say thats probably what he was refer...

Hes dealing with obviously very tough people in particular the generals and others. at a very young age, he assumed power. a lot of people im sure tried to take that power away. whether his uncle or anybody else. he was able to do it. obviously he is a pretty smart cookie. we have a situation that we cannot let -- we cannot let whats been going on for a long period of years continue. >> what do you think, gordon? >> you know, i think what trump is trying to do is set the ground work for negotiat...

>> shes here in spirit. >> we heard an off the cuff comment from mr. mnuchin saying he would like to reform the irs. the meat of what we are hearing are questions over his assistance in aiding people to not pay taxes here in this country. accounts offshore. some of these problems. do you see any of this affecting his confirmation? >> its not a contentious hearing. its been bouncing around three or four places. first of all the issue of reforming the irs. what they are talking about is reforming ...

>> reporter: and days later, an off the cuff comment in south carolina suggesting that skin color was a key factor in winning the primary there. >> jesse jackson won in south carolina twice in 84 and 88. >> reporter: questions quickly arose whether mr. clinton was doing more harm than good. and though he remained on the trail, he was tightly guarded, kept on script, and away from the media. but how do you say no to the man who is revered among democrats, popular among all americans, and whose pe...

Called new day for america while calling for national unity, balanced budget and tax reform. meanwhile likely candidate wisconsin governor scott walker has reportedly drawn the favor of the koch brothers. the "new york times" reports david koch said at a fund-raiser we will support whoever the candidate is but it should be scott walker. thats pretty good. the kochs have reportedly pledged nearly $900 million to the 2016 cycle. is that like a semi endorsement? >> he came out of there, he pushed b...