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Administration framing this message today? amazing the. still at his golf resort in new jersey, after all of this going on stales from the white house, the president was golfing yesterday. >> reporter: he was, according to social media, where there were some frames of him out on the links. thats to be expected, i suppose, on hi investigation indication, hes saying theres "working" in the working vacation, well see some of that today where the president will dine with the vice president for lunch...

An ill-conceived idea. >> lindsey graham is kind of siding with the president here. >> that was a little bit of criticism, i would say. look, mitch mcconnell has been in a very difficult place lately. hes been under fire from the president. hes also been under fire privately from some members of his own conference, who were frustrated with what happened, with the health care bill. i mean, frankly, at the end of this, the skinny repeal, the argument was, well, fine, well vote fitter as long as yo...

Message across with a exaggeration. everyone knows he must be exaggerating. maybe not literally, and then he is talk about using nuclear weapons, and then there would be no place for that. no indication for that. and that would be horrific to our allies. >> trish: is this a war of wars. you not just the present but in nikki haley even making media around trying to indicate to north korea that this is serious and we mean business. >> and the way you do that is through diplomatic channels and thro...

Thats what we do in brooklyn to some degree. when he crosses the line im going to lead fire with fire. as democrats in washington, were focused on advancing a better deal, economic agenda, to improve the process. >> you sound just like the president when you say this is a new yorker way to do things. we fight fire with fire. let me move on. you put forward a better deal. >> i dont want their names on these bumper stickers going forward. here is how nancy pel sochlt i defended it. listen. >> do d...

President trumps voter commission swings into action demanding personal voter information. but states are crying foul and refusing to comply. so the president asks what are they hiding. plus blood feud, president trump releasing a new twitter tirade against news. top republicans say its a distraction. white house says the president has no regrets. >> he fights fire with fire. >> as his war against the media reaches a fever pitch, and the best political minds with insights on what happens next....

Perception, but they hurt him in terms of what the people who sent him to the white house, which he constantly remind people, think of himhim. we saw the poll that most americans want him to stop tweeting, not just the media. >> there was another poll that said 61% of americans were hoping that he would put the phone and the twitter away. julia, to you. republicans come to his defense, specifically the aides, saying he fights fire with fire, but in my mind, hes the guy that popularized the birth...

>> ta mara, even for something as petty as demanding a morning show not make fun of your fake "time" magazine cover, demanding you be nice to him is really at the core what have he wants. mika and joe wrote a "washington post" op-ed, hes probably mentally unfit to watch their program because he cant handle it. they said we can only hope the women who are closest to him about follow their examples, examples of people who criticize him. it would be the height of hypocrisy to claim the mantle of wo...

Sexist rant against tv host. there you go. amanda, i know youre concerned about how the white house is defending the president. take a look and then well talk. >> i think the american people elected somebody whos tough, smart, and whos a fighter and thats donald trump and i dont think that its a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. the things that this show has called him and not just him bought numerous members of his staff, including myself and many others are very deeply persona...

Husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder." the presidents strategy is unclear as the tweets pull focus off some very important issues central to his campaign. it also forces lawmakers to once again answer for the presidents social media habits. lets bring in white house correspondent sarah murray for more. >> reporter: good morning. well, if premium is having any misgivings -- if president trump is having any misgivings about his tweet in which he attacked a female anchor sayin...

>> im not going to defend his tweet. it was ugly. >> do a job as president of all the people of this great country and stop, stop the disrespect. >> reporter: deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was quick to defend the presidents insults. >> the american people elected somebody who is tough, who is smart and who is a fighter. i dont think its a surprise that he fights fire with fire. >> reporter: crafting the president of the united states as a victim of the press and insis...