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Political chicken on there, it is a danger for the democrats as well? >> not really. my constituents are highly educated people. they did all see the clip of the president in the oval office arguing with nancy and chuck and saying, ill take responsibility for it. i will shut down the government. and were seeing more temper tantrums today. ill close the border. ill cutoff aid to salvador, honduras and other countries because we dont get anything out of it. this is a very troubling moment, frankly...

Walking thousands ofliment of p document your journey. its silly in a way. this is part of the education of donald trump. not just him, but any president. they issue commands and lift the red hotline. they tell the military what to do and what they find out over and over is by and large nothing happens. he doesnt have the powers constitutionally, militarily, logistically to order 7,000 migrants to turn around and go home. it takes a policy and a strategy, all of which is lacking if you want to s...

To keep the economy from overheating. overt white house criticism of the federal reserve is rare, but this president sees the stock market as his personal score cards. when stocks last week suffered their worst in months, trump blamed the fed. it makes investors nervous because the bank is the nonpolitical shock absorber for the financial system. but stocks rose yesterday. more evidence the companies are making huge profits thanks to the presidents tax cuts and this strong economy. the dow soare...

Bush. it is remarkable that foreign leaders at times list the ones that dont have to say please dont come. >> he often said we are respected in the world. thats a questionable assertion by the president of the united states just today with the un high commissioner in civil rights. the government of botswana and the current american is the as highly irresponsible and racist. it does not deserve a response. either the president is misinformed or miseducated. >> i think all of this is sort of falli...

Lines and a smaller story if the president and his united nations ambassador said lets have a showdown and a stare down at the united nations at the hall of the general assembly. the president obviously thinks this helps him at home. >> these guys have said it fits into the nikki haley campaign. it fits both of their politics pretty well and lines up domestically with where things are going. its mostly symbolic and im skeptical that we are going to cutoff aid or not pay un dues. >> the threats a...

Those most vulnerable in areas still cutoff not just by communication, but by access. communities that have people who dont have the medicine they need. who dont have the water. a third of this island without water right now. more than 80% without power right now. the reports and doctors with patient who is have had to be evacuated because the generator failed and told us they dont have what they need to care for patients on this island. this island of 3.5 u.s. citizens and the president threate...

Which was responsible for removing the brotherhood. do you agree with the president on those things? >> i think that you have really hit the issue right on the head and one question is what kind of aid will we continue to send? dont forget that president obama already cutoff several f-16s last month. its not exactly right that hes been sitting on the sidelines. hes been starting to cutoff aid. thats something that one of the leading republican senators said was look at tiered approach to aid. he...

Which was responsible for removing the brotherhood. do you agree with the president on those things? >> i think that you have really hit the issue right on the head and one question is what kind of aid will we continue to send? dont forget that president obama already cutoff several f-16s last month. its not exactly right that hes been sitting on the sidelines. hes been starting to cutoff aid. thats something that one of the leading republican senators said was look at tiered approach to aid. he...

Thank you for sharing your reporting and your insights. perry bacon of 538 and cnns lauren fox. two ways to look at this. domestic politics and the united states and israel standing up against the world. president trump said it plays well with his base and he thinks beyond his base. the other way to look at this is what will the international impact be? is the trump white house ready to cutoff aid or reduce dues from the united nations or is this fluster? >> it has been interesting to see the in...