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Camp, do you see evidence of that, the number of folks there, the number of tents? i mean, theres issues with garbage and so on. i mean, can it maintain all those folks who want to get up the mountain? >> reporter: so we caught it when we were there, were at the very, very end of the climbing season. so that sea of tents that would have normally been across that entire area was not there. we only caught a few of the last climbers as they were coming down the mountain and, in fact, one of them wa...

To be one of the few administration officials that donald trump still respects and still likes, and hasnt publicly disparaged, so i think this is more along the lines of a power play for him. >> i want to put up on the wall some of the names from the administration that has had problems with this experience problem. ronny jackson, withdrew his name. ben carson, of course, who heads up the department of house and urban development. no experience? welfare, no experience in housing policy before he...

They werent in the picture, the president himself even talked about dr. jacksons lack of experience. watch this. >> ive gotten to know him pretty well. hes a great doctor. and it was a suggestion. now, i know theres an experience problem, because lack of experience. but theres an experience problem, the veterans administration is very important to me. >> so the white house today tried to make it seem like the president never said that. but i mean, he did, because theres always a sound bite or a ...

Wives. this white house doesnt know whats going when it comes to vetting any more than they do financial conflicts of interest. i dont know whether somebodys on drugs or somebody just doesnt care. the president is tweeting as if -- i dont know whats going on with him. this white house is in complete disarray. and this never would have happened in a professionally-run operation, to have someone with this many serious allegations proposed for a senate-confirmed position in the administration. >> a...

Four independent background investigations conducted during his time at the white house. the investigations revealed no areas of concern. >> reporter: but she couldnt say if they vetted him again before nominating him to lead the v.a. >> when was his most recent background check? >> id have to look at the specific date, but my understanding is that a new one took place at the time of the new administration. >> reporter: there were already serious questions about whether the presidents personal p...

Given time. >> and knowing ronny jacksons character, i find it hard to believe as on-duty physician, i would -- >> i got you, i got you. >> even if all of this stuff is false, hes still not qualified to run this agency. >> this is low-hanging fruit in the whole narrative of whats going on here. what should be going on is can he execute -- >> which was the initial focus and then out come these stories and the allegations that now members of congress have paused the hearings because they want to f...

President trump said i know theres an experience problem, the veterans administration is very important to me. we have the sound. lets all watch. >> and as far as experience is concerned, the veterans administration, which is a approximately 13 million people, is so big you could run the biggest hospital system in the world and its small time compared to the veterans administration. so nobody has the experience. >> so, kaitlin, first to you. theyre not on the same page. >> right. its the preside...

To run the v.a. sarah sanders said i had taken something out of context at the press conference yesterday. the president said with respect to this issue of experience, he said, quote, i know theres an experience problem because lack of experience, the president say quite plainly yesterday that dr. jackson seems to have an issue when it comes to having the right amount of experience to run the v.a. so i think that more than anything else, perhaps more than these other allegations that are swirlin...

Before this came out because of his lack of experience something not only democrats, but republicans as well are concerned about and the president admitted as much during the press conference when he was asked about dr. ronny jackson and he realizes there is an experience problem here. the white house is defending him, but the chances for dr. jackson do not look good. >> kaitlan collins, keep us posted on what you hear. joining us now, molly ball, and robby mook. molly, to you, i am surprised by...

Then, added this nudge, suggesting, why bother moving forward? >> i wouldnt do it. what does he need it for? to be abused by a bunch of politicians? i really dont think personally he should do it, but its totally his -- i would stand behind him. totally his decision. >> reporter: even before these new allegations, there were questions about whether jackson, the presidents personal physician, is up to the task of leading the governments second-largest agency. >> i know theres an experience proble...