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Right always says that the left deals in identity politics, right? republicans like to say that democrats rely on identity. but president trump seems to be doing -- i mean, this is -- isnt this sort of the definition of identity politics? it seems like hes doing just that. >> well, theres no question that the president has shown time and again that he is willing to weaponize race and identity for political gain. he did it in 2016. and by the looks of it its going to be even uglier in 2020. the w...

>> because of this one thing? it was easy before this? i think that -- look. i think that you have the president -- we were being told first when he did this tweet, i dont know whats in his heart. right? none of us do. however, we know what was on his twitter feed. not just that one time but several times. he went on to say a version of that again. even as aides including the rapid response person for the trump campaign was frantically tweeting on sunday. reporters are lying -- he went on and sa...

Decide that this level of divisiveness and ugliness on a daily basis is exhausting and it produces chaos and stands in the way of progress. so he may be making that calculation in trying to pull back a little today. >> sabrina, help me out with this because, you know, the right always says that the left deals in identity politics, right? republicans like to say that democrats rely on identity. but president trump seems to be doing -- i mean, this is -- isnt this sort of the definition of identit...

Who, of course, was naturalized when she was 17. so well see how this political guam but works for him. it certainly didnt work in 2018. democrats, as you of course know, flipped the house as the president was harping on that migrant caravan making their way from central america. democrats campaigned on things like the economy and health care. difference there versus 2020 is that the president wasnt on the ballot in 2018, although you could make the argument that it was a referendum on trumpism....

Hillary clinton chants take over his rally. do you think this is done and the president will stand up any stronger about chants like that in future rallies. >> thats right, dana. just a moment ago here at the white house the president told reporters he was not happy to hear those chants of "send her back" at his rally last night, nor did he agree with that chant. he even said that he tried to stop it by speaking very quickly afterwards, but if you go back and look at the tape, thats not a great ...

Against them when it comes to these four congresswomen? >> i suspect he will. i obviously dont know that for certain. what you see the president do in these rallies is do something they call the ear test, which is the president listens to what his crowd is saying. hes tried out different slogans "make america great again" or "keep america great again." it is clear the president wants to run against something. he wants to run against a foil. he thinks these four, the women of the apock lips. so i...

Heard donald trump when he said over the weekend and has been continuing to say these woman should go back to where they came from. there is this idea that this crowd is giving us a glimpse into the limits really the non-limits that trump supporters will go to follow this person who will carry the porch for this new america for going back to whatever america was years ago to make it great again. there is an idea that president trump is very, very comfortable having arguments about identity and f...

I fear for the congressmens safety. i fear for the safety of other congress people, hers in particular, and those three ladies. its dangerous and its abhorrent. >> congressman, your rhetoric invoking the specter of hitler means you are just as responsible for the heated rhetoric as anybody else. >> its just what it is. thats where we saw crowds get behind a xenophobic nationalistic leered who took a minority and made them scapegoats, used them as a foil for political rise that did some of the mo...

>> no, and thats why hes doing this because he doesnt have anythi anything. >> hes choosing not to because he would rather run having a foil. thats the way he operates all the time. i was -- i tuned into some of my old conservative talk radio friends to hear what they were saying and they are saying trump is the victim and thats right, these people need to love it or leave it. thats the idea and you saw with that horrendous send her back chant, when i heard that in the green shivers down my spin...

Trump is very, very comfortable having arguments about identity and focusing his campaign on racial politics and on these racist tweets. the president is saying today on the white house lawn, i think im winning this political battle. he feels as though to get his supporters which are largely white supporters to get them animate and get them to turn out for the polls, he needs to have a foil in the women. maybe he will face joe biden and senator harris. maybe he will face senator sanders. what he...