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Go. this happened in the rose garden with president obama by a "daily caller" reporter. and the press said they were shocked. >> i have never seen a press conference like that with a president or president atlantic. someone described it as pandemonium. howie: keep it going for 30 seconds, it seemed on the rude side. so many critics are ripping donald trump for not divesting his business interest. as i was researching my family tree, i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard. i became curious w...

And the commander-in-chief. the media wouldnt have covered this because john lewis is a civil rights icon. think are thinking is this the black community and john lewis taking on donald trump. howie: when trump comes back on twitter and says all talk, no action, referring to the congressman from atlanta. he was attacked first, he was called not legitimate by a leading democratic congressman. is john lewis immune from criticism because of what he did 50 years ago? >> i dont think anyone should be...

Russians -- howie: meryl streep, barbra streisand, do they risk alienating their fans who dont share their political views? >> yes. how brave was it speak among your peers. as a conservative i laugh about it. howie: i disagree with the president-elect on meryl streep being overrated as an actress. we have martha maccallum covering the trump administration. but in the wake of this buzzfeed debacle

St. louis went on chuck todds show and said president-elect trump is illegitimate. john lewis attacked donald trump. donald trump has a trite respond to that. howie: we can debate whether he responded to harshly. >> these reporters forget how these events started. its john lewis who is questioning the legit math ma i or -- questioning the legitimacy of the election on november 8. howie: there has been a lot of sharp criticism. a lot of people want to come to these briefings, but the idea of movi...

Healthcare and military spending and protecting medicare. those things may come into conflict. martha: you think back to the period of the campaign and picture those thousands of people who showed up for him everywhere he went. those are the people we want to talk to. are you getting what you thought you were going to get from this man? howie: you want the voice of voters -- martha: it wont be just pun did. we want to talk to people in mie country. howie: based on the tone of the transition cove...

Legitimate. howie: yesterdays "new york times" there is not a work about congressman lewis remarks. it wasnt considered to be something to be dealt with until we gone it reaction of it. prime time actors were sympathetic to congressman lewis remarks. what explains this not being a front page story? >> we heard a number of liberals say similar things. i think there might have been a case where the media might be desensitized to this because so many democrats have complained. but its clear john ru...

Point do you say to the american people there is this document. it affects your incoming president but we are not going to tell you about it because its unsubstantiated. howie: you are sympathetic to it. >> no, what you are saying is right. if you have the story, go with it. but there is a story to the effect that these documents existed. howie: jim acosta interrupting donald trump. sean spicer had some harsh words. was acosta out of line? >> i ran into jim acosta coming here the other dane he s...

She quotes. >> its more about the presidency and not about the man. howie: what is your reaction to the coverage? you said donald trump has proven his legitimacy. >> this week when he goes off on anarnold schwarzenegger and merrill stretch, and hes in the weeds is this for real in the man who will be president of the united states. question for me. and i disagree with what john lewis said. there is no question donald trump will be sworn in on friday and he will be the chief executive our federal...

Todd. >> i know this was not your intent. but you just published fake news. >> we published a dossier. >> why is that an unfair description? >> i think people like to throw fake news around with stories they dont like. howie: what do you make of ben smiths argument that elites all knew by the and we are just sharing it with the masses. >> i think what ben smith did was make a business decision. i know ben smith, i like him, hes a good journalist an get a lot of information. buzzfeed has had quit...

Behavior during the press conference. i wonder yes thought he was more privileged than the other 250 reporters in that room yelling at the president-elect that he be given a question. cnn reserved 8 seats for themselves in the front row effectively boxing out other news organizations that wanted that access. cnns behavior, and jim acosta making himself the story. howie: everybody tries to grab seats. neil monroe was denounced for doing this. >> it is the right thing to do. excuse me, sir. its no...