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More tonight. >> i dont think it is a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> the white house not backing down and given trumps history, many gop leaders say enough is enough. trumps twitter attack against msnbc host the latest in a long history of disparaging comments trump has made about women. earlier this week, eyebrows raised when trump made a comment to an irish tv reporter during a diplomatic phone call. >> come here. come here. nice smile and a face. so i get she teaches we...

Mar-a-lago. three nights in a row. >> zeent think its a surprise that he fights fire with fire. >> reporter: press secretary sarah huckabee sanders defended it. >> its kind of like were living in the twilight zone, they do this day after day. and the president defends himself and everybody is appalled and blown away. i think that the president has been attacked mercifully on personal accounts by everyone on that program. and i think hes been very clear when he gets attacked, hes going to hit bac...

President. did the president go too far with this tweet in a deeply personal nature? >> i dont think so. i think that the president has been attacked pherslessly on personal accounts by members on that program. hes been very clear that when he gets attacked, hes gonna hit back. i think the american people elected somebody whos tough, whos smart and whos a fighter. thats donald trump. i dont think that its a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. the things that this show has called h...

Presidential. and, yet, the president spokesperson had one talking point about the mess. and shes sticking to it. >> and i think that the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by members on that program and i think hes been very clear that when he gets attacked hes going to hit back. i dont think it is a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. everybody wants to make this an attack on a woman. what about the constant attacks that he receives or the rest of us? >...

>> i dont think the president has ever been someone who gets attacked and doesnt push back. there have been an outrageous number of personal attacks, not just to him but frankly everyone around him. people that show, he fights fire with fire and will not be allowed to be bullied by the liberal media and the liberal elites and hollywood. >> bill: she said something similar later in the briefing room. charles, how do you capture the events of today? >> i think the damage done by these kinds of twe...

And she was asked about the off camera briefings versus the on camera briefings. i want to play the audio of this for our viewers. >> did the president go too far with this tweet in its deeply personal nature? >> i dont think so. i think that the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by that program. he is very clear when he gets attacked, he will hit back. i think the american people elected someone who is tough, smart and a fighter. thats donald trump. and i dont think i...

Thats donald trump. and i dont think it is a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. he is not going to sit back and be attacked by the liberal media, hollywood elites, when they hit him, hell hit back. >> hollywood elites. im joined by andrea mitchell, and katy tur, eugene robinson, and charlie dent of pennsylvania. i want to go to katy tur. youve had to deal with this president -- i should say our president, youve dealt with him in the same ring atmosphere where he is very close to ...

Personal nature? >> i dont think so. i think that the president has been attacked mercilessly by members on that program. i think hes been very clear when he gets attacked hooe eed g to hit back. the american people elected someone who is tough and smart and a fighter. i dont think its a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. again, i think that the president is pushing back against people who attack him day after day after day. where is the outrage on that. you are constantly coming...

White house isnt backing down amid the uproar. >> the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts on that program. i think hes been clear that when he gets attacked, he is going to hit back. i think the american people elected somebody who is tough, smart, and a fighter. that is donald trump. i dont think its a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> eric: thank you, producers, for giving me this segment. i am a very close friend of president donald trump and joe s...

Including senator graham. did they goo too far in the tweet? >> i think the president has been attack several times by people on those programs. they elected someone who is stuff, smart, and a fighter. i dont think it is a surprise to anyone that he fights fire with fire. the things this show called him, not just him but numerous members of his staff, are very deeply personal, so to turn and pretend like this approach is, you know, i guess it is kind of like living in the twilight zone. they do ...