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So i will continue to do whatever i have to do, say whatever i have to say, compliment the people i need to compliment and call out the people i need to call out. this isnt about me. this isnt about anyone. this is about lives that are being lost. if things do not get done properly real quickly. >> and, you know, not only did the president of the u.n., its such an important point because youre trying to work for the betterment of your city. the president of the u.n. not only attacked you but att...

Solid response. and suddenly it became politicized. yesterday at the white house press briefing, sarah huckabee sanders and tom bossert both said the misunderstanding around puerto rico is because of misinformation. the implication is that its the new version of fake news, that somehow the news has been telling a different story than the reality. as im talking to you, were showing pictures of the devastation in puerto rico. were not making this stuff up. >> right. i mean, actually the briefing w...

Theres so many members of the cabinet. kellyanne conway was on that infamous philadelphia private plane trip with price. its not as if it was just him. theres also this sort of implication that maybe the reason he was fired was not 100% because of the travel. this was donald trump in july, joking about what could get tom price fired. take a listen. >> by the way, you going to get the votes? he better get them. he better get them. oh, he better. otherwise they will say tom youre fired. ill get so...

Addition to the fact that celebrities are having to step in and do the work the federal government is supposed to be doing is this implication in order to get help, in order to get what you need for your people you have to be nice to donald trump. you dont have all the officials in puerto rico going out and speaking out in the way that the san juan mayor is. if youre not nice to him, if you dont praise him, then you reap the whirlwind. what is that implication for governing? >> its horrible beca...

Misinformation. the implication is that somehow the news has been telling a different story than the reality. as im talking to you, were showing you picture of the devastation in puerto rico. were not making this stuff up. >> right. i mean, actually, the briefing was even the second briefing of the day. i was there yesterday. tom bossert and elaine duke, the acting dhs secretary who is on the ground there in puerto rico today had another briefing. and they pushed back hard -- i mean, it was very...

Saying its a lie. and is this implication that in order to get the help, in order to get what you need for your people you have to be nice to donald trump? right? you dont have all officials in puerto rico going out and speaking in the way the san juan mayor is. the question is, if you poke up your head, no the nice to him, dont praise him -- then you reap the whirlwind. what is that implication for governing? >> its horrible. because it suggests everything is based on patronage as opposed to yo...

>> first off, everything we do here is about developing airmen and developing these airmen into leaders. i needed to address the topic head on, but its also about teaching them to address topics head on. i wanted to be unambiguous about how were going to treat the topic. everything we do is about developing airmen. i wanted to take the opportunity to give them a leadership lesson. >> let me, general -- i have a feeling you havent done this. ill indulge you in some of the reaction on social media...

Challenges to giving aid to an island. no doubt about that. that challenge. this is what president bush found in this president is finding. when people are reporting from the scene and you with your own eyes as a viewer can see what it looks like to be there, you instantly ask why the government isnt doing a better job. >> bret: first of all, i think twitter loses nuance and i think he was trying to perhaps say that the big problems in puerto rico are multiplied exponentially because of the situ...

But the "new york times" columnist says the art of disagreement is dying. in fact, he writes, "to disagree you must first understand well. you need to grant your adversary moral respect. give him or her the intellectual benefit of doubt." that habit isnt exercised much and the consequences could have enormous implication for our journalism and government, and i was, brett stephens column originally delivered as a lecture at his own controversial invitation. pretty moved by your remarks i read an...

Challenges to giving aid to an island. no doubt about that. that challenge. this is what president bush found in this president is finding. when people are reporting from the scene and you with your own eyes as a viewer can see what it looks like to be there, you instantly ask why the government isnt doing a better job. >> bret: first of all, i think twitter loses nuance and i think he was trying to perhaps say that the big problems in puerto rico are multiplied exponentially because of the situ...