political chief of staff. looking perhaps for the exit. sarah huckabee sanders has made it clear she may not stay forever in this term. you now see, mika, which is interesting. the outside legal team is looking at expanding. giuliani, jay sekulow, probably not enough if you re facing more challenges hide. you need to bring in more lawyers on the outside team so the white house can function as a white house and have a more sprawling bolstered legal team on the outside. john kelly who he doesn t respect, kellyanne conway, sarah huckabee sanders, rudy giuliani and jay sekulow. that s who he s got? well, mika, the way it s described to me by trump source the president is isolated. that he has these aides and advisors he counts on but he s watching television and relying on his own gut instincts. that s caused some alarm inside the president s circle as he
putin and make clear his objections to what the russians were doing. that is what tells us that a president is prepared in order to engage in that kind of summitry. that didn t happen here because this president refuses to learn and to listen and to do what is necessary. he d rather operate by his gut instincts. that s fine if you re a new york developer. it works if you re a new york developer. it does not work if you re president of the united states. former cia director, former secretary of defense, leon panetta with us tonight from california. mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us. thank you, brian. coming up, as we continue the political fallout before and after donald trump s attempt at damage control. how the putin controversy is playing out far from the nation s capital. that is more when we come right back. severe plaque psoriasis
secretary of state, his chief of staff and others, that he had to be strong in that meeting with putin and make clear his objections to what the russians were doing. that is what tells us that a president is prepared in order to engage in that kind of summitry. that didn t happen here because this president refuses to learn and to listen and to do what is necessary. he d rather operate by his gut instincts. that s fine if you re a new york developer. it works if you re a new york developer. it does not work if you re president of the united states. former cia director, former secretary of defense leon panetta with us tonight from california. mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us. thank you, brian. coming up, as we continue the political fallout before and after donald trump s attempt at
that didn t happen here because this president refuses to learn and to listen and to do what is necessary. he d rather operate by his gut instincts. that s fine if you re a new york developer. it works if you re a new york developer. it does not work if you re president of the united states. former cia director, former secretary of defense, leon panetta with us tonight from california. mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us. thank you, brian. coming up, as we continue the political fallout before and after donald trump s attempt at damage control. how the putin controversy is playing out far from the nation s capital. that is more when we come right back.
to his base, and that is his concern first and foremost. it s not trying to be a president for the entire country. it s trying to make sure that base doesn t leave him. that s where his power is. that has what kept republicans in place. i think what you ve seen from ted cruz, from other republicans who are not normally critics of this president, to go out and say this has to end and it s not acceptable to blame democrats. this is something the administration can end. that is different, and it is reflective of those poll numbers and the fact that this is not seen in a positive light by most americans. this is horrifying to most americans based on polling and just based on your gut instincts as a humilisening to that audio, watching those images and knowing how most people will react. we are deeply indebted to our leadoff guests, especially those of you after a long day covering this story in texas. our thanks to all three of you. coming up, one of president trump s republican oppone