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listen to this. i didn t know matt whitaker. he worked for attorney general sessions. he was very, very highly thought of and still is highly thought of. but this only comes up because anybody that works for me, they do a number on them. but matt whitaker is a very smart man. he is a very respected man in the law enforcement community. very respected. at the top of the line. and actually, the choice was greeted with raves initially. and it still is in some circles. cnn s abby phillip is live at the white house for us. abby, you were there. you heard the president say he doesn t know matt whitaker. is that true? well, kate, he said it so many times, it really leads you to believe that this is the same sort of thing that he has been doing with a lot of people, that maybe he s trying to distance himself from. it is not true that he doesn t know matt whitaker. they had many meetings together here at the white house in the
of this. gloria borger is back with me. also joining us former u.s. attorney greg brower assistant u.s. director for internal affairs. he s are his belief and this is now the top law enforcement officer in the nation. how do you feel about that? well, i know matt whitaker to be a smart lawyer and a dedicated public servant but he face as significant problem now in terms of the way this whole thing went down with the firing of the attorney general. the problem, in my opinion, has three parts. the first part of the problem is that of public perception. clearly we ve seen in the last 48 hours there s this public perception that this was a political move by the president himself, which is not the way that the chief law enforcement officer of the country is supposed to be chosen. secondly the second problem is that on capitol hill obviously democrats on capitol
you ask kellyanne that question? she might know him better than me. what do you do with it? so, you know, donald trump doesn t know matt whitaker. he doesn t know george conway. yesterday he didn t know lil jon from the apprentice. he knows who george conway is. i don t know george conway, but i find the whole thing fascinating. right? because he is kellyanne conway s husband. and he has been out there time and time again this goes beyond the twitter feed. he wrote an opinion piece in the new york times. calling him out. like cutting the knees out from under the president s pick and saying it s unconstitutional. and it expresses the concern that a lot of people have about why he did that. as shimon said, people are concerned what kind of information might whitaker get
private for many women. it s important to hear from her. it brings back so many memories of what she was like as a 50 lady. you would see her hugging her girls and talk about growing up in the southside of chicago in an apartment and paying off student loans. we don t have a consoler in chief and don t have a first lady who is relatable. i want to correct myself on one thing. chris, it s important for men to hear you and i talk about family struggles and want to correct myself. great to see you. the president trying to distance himself from the man it seems he appointed to be the acting attorney general. stay with us. guys doing here? we re voya. we stay with you to and through retirement. so you ll still be here to help me make smart choices? well, with your finances that is. we had nothing to do with that tie. voya. helping you to and through retirement.