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>> i dont know if everybody can see. you have the red sox on. >> yeah. im wearing my dads flag pin. >> wonderful. >> this is a good day. >> all right. lets get to it. big news for the economy. the labor department announcing that 213,000 jobs were added in june. that was more than expected. the trade deficit dropped in may to its lowest level in 19 months as u.s. exports rose to a record level. president trump talked about how well the economy is doing at a rally in montana last night. >> if the...

And thats not a negative thing. thats just a process thing. >> look, the politics is tricky. i remember barack obama, he wanted to stand strong. he wasnt going to get a flag pinl. he thought why is it if you dont wear a flag pin. it means you are patriotic, sometimes it werent. he decided im not going to fight that fight and wore a flag pin for basically the rest of his presidency. >> thats true. he picked that battle then in order to not be create an issue that it would be dwiefs, that would be...

>> finally tonight washington does seem more divided than eve ever. late show host james gordon tried to find unity with the top democrat and president trump. didnt go as planned. >> say something nice about donald trump. >> flag pin. >> is there one nice thing you can say about donald trump? >> i hope so. >> you couldnt think of one nice thing to say about him? >> no. >> thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. and fair, balanced and unafraid. this is a tough assignment from

It didnt ring sincerely to me. and i was, frankly, appalled at what he said. >> david, and alice joins us, but david i heard you agreeing when charles said what he said, what do you think of what that woman said? >> so yeah to piggy back on what charles said. heres where i come down. we have seen a lot through the trump administration and throughout the obama years, the patriotism of african-americans being questioned in big and small ways. president obama didnt wear the flag pin. colin kaeperni...

What he said. >> david -- and alice join uzus, by the way. but david, i heard you agreeing. what did you think? >> just to sort of piggyback on what charles said, heres where i come down. we have seen a lot through the trump administration and throughout the obama years, the patriotism of african-americans being questioned in big and small ways. president obama didnt wear the flag pin, colin kaepernick being called unpachtric for what i think is a patriotic protest. yeah, you can go on down the ...

One is my dads flag pin two tours in vietnam and i still have it after he died. second is what the nfl used to stand for. it supported the troops. instead of kneeling and supporting those who actually wear a uniform to defend or stand in support those who are uniform to defend their right to free speech is elitist who make millions of dollars have decided not to do anything about the issues of racial injustice as they see it. colin kaepernick has done basically nothing organizationally in the la...

One is my dads flag pin two tours in vietnam and i still have it after he died. second is what the nfl used to stand for. it supported the troops. instead of kneeling and supporting those who actually wear a uniform to defend or stand in support those who are uniform to defend their right to free speech is elitist who make millions of dollars have decided not to do anything about the issues of racial injustice as they see it. colin kaepernick has done basically nothing organizationally in the la...

>> we were -- im sorry. >> real quick, april. thats a statement that almost any president, including president obama, bush, clinton, could have given. theres nothing wrong with that statement. it covers the basics. heres the problem, i think, for president trump. he has such low credibility coming in on issues of race and gender that he really -- if he wanted to show to people that he was not the guy from the campaign, that he was going to reach out and expand his tent to a broader range of peop...

He has such low credibility coming in on issues of race and gender that he really -- if he wanted to show to people that he was not the guy from the campaign, that he was going to reach out and expand his tent to a broader range of people than the people who maybe voted for him, this was his opportunity either right when charlottesville happened or now to give a more full-throated statement saying that he understands what people are going through in this country from different walks of life and ...

>> greg: this guy is trying to make a trolling joke. how flag is as political as of protest. i think he walked into it. >> kimberly: you need to look at subjective intent. what is the individual who wants to wear the flag pin or have a flag at their house, so be it. i think its patriotic 100%. a lot of people fought in men and women served in the military and lost their lives and gave their blood and families dont have parents now because of the sacrifices people have made. god bless america and...