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For that? theres some structure, especially now under a just retired four-star general around things like staff meetings and oval office flow. when the president tweets out this worthless e-mail chain, a myth, a hoax, i think its fair to ask the question, is there some structure around this guy? >> well, there may be a better or tighter structure around him now with john kelly as chief of staff than there was with reince priebus. the reporting i have done tells me there is more of a closed door ...

Well, president trump responded to the barcelona terror attack via twitter yesterday morning. the united states condemns the terror attacks in barcelona and will do whatever necessary to help and whereby be tough and strong. we love you. then shortly he tweeted study what general per shing of the united states did to terrorists when caught. there was no more radical islamic terror for 35 years." this is not the first time he has promoted this debunked story. >> early this last century general pe...

And for 25 years, there wasnt a problem. >> amy, three things. number one historians will tell you that never happened. so the president, as president, over the last 24 hours spreading what appears to be a lie. number 2, as president, even if it did happen, hed be endorsing war crimes. number 3, theres no proof that general pershings actions were effective, whatever they were. all that aside, what this shows is the president acting in a way -- again, we talk about moral authority right here. peo...

He was just trying to make excuses for that saturday comment which fell so short of what he needed to do. he didnt need the facts before he spoke about his wires being tapped. he hasnt needed the facts before half the things he said. hes one of the most fact impervious presidents weve seen. that was just a line. >> a short time later he tweeted. general pershing did to the united states when caught. there was no more islamic terrorism for 25 years. he was describing this incident that he used bu...

Number one, general pershing was never in a war with islamic terrorism. he was in a war in the philippines where some of the people he was fighting against were muslim. most soldiers in every 20th century war have been members of a religion. most of the wars that they fought in had nothing to do with their religions. here is donald trump in the full grip of his pathology, during the presidential campaign, telling his big lie about general pershing. the lie that he knows is a lie but that his pat...

But be tough and strong. we love you. lets discuss this now. with frank bruni, "the new york times" columnist. this tweet came within hours of the attack. i just want to sort of contrast that in reaction to what happened in that car attack in charlottesville, both by cars. >> right. >> both acts of terror. >> right. >> he needed the facts before saying it was an act of terrorism and this he knew -- any explanation in >> he didnt need the facts. when he said i needed the facts before i commented ...

Study what general pershing of the united states did to terrace when caught. there was no more radical islamic terror for 35 years." supposedly, general pershing, who had rounded out a group of 50 islamic terrorists in the philippines, the legend goes that he dipped bullets in pigs blood, executed 49 of the 50, and sent the other one home to tell the story. the problem is that there is no proof that story actually happen. >> thats right. thats a version of that donald trump used and once as a ca...

General pershing was fighting against people in the philippines who did not want the united states to rule the philippines, and they were willing to die in that fight against the united states. only the childish mind of donald trump could believe that those fighters who were willing to die for what they believed in could have been stopped by pigs blood. we know donald trump is susceptible to lies like that that swirl around the internet. his weakness of mind leaves him open to that. it is identi...

From effect had the national review are things did not actually happen, that the world war won u.s. general, general pershing and the rally and campaign took some islamic terrorists about 50 of them, slaughtered some pigs. took the pig blood. and they put them on the bullets, killing 49 of the 50 islamic terrorists.. as you hear from the tweet, allegedly it went away for 35 years. historians tonight saying that is not exactly what happened. president taking the heat for that. meanwhile the vice ...

Suffers from every day. >> and he caught 50 terrorists who did tremendous damage and killed many people. and he took the 50 terrorists, and he took 50 men, and he dipped 50 bullets in pigs blood. and he had his men load his rifles, and he lined up the 50 people, and they shot 49 of those people. and the 50th person, he said, you go back to your people, and you tell them what happened. and for 25 years, there wasnt a problem, okay? >> general kelly, the new white house chief of staff, knows that ...