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Entire house, of course, is up for election. our national political correspondent steve kornacki is at the big board to talk more about what may be a kind of reverse trump effect on the republican party. hey, steve. >> hey, brian. yeah, its true, the names you were just mentioning there like charl charlie dent, for instance, are names that have a lot of republicans in washington right now trying to defend the house in that midterm. theyre on edge. look, people leave the house for all sorts of re...

Trying to pull off here. in 2006, republicans, george w. bush presidency, they lost the house. they had eight pure retirements, eight members who said, you know what, thats it, im walking away. 2010, democrats lost the house in obamas first term, they had 11. right now with those three names you just mentioned in the last couple days here, republicans are up to seven. what really makes them nervous, there are signs that number could get higher. that could signal in some cases here, that could si...

Reverse trump effect on the republican party. hey, steve. >> hey, brian. yeah, its true, the names you were just mentioning there like charlie dent, for instance, are names that have a lot of republicans in washington right now trying to defend the house in that midterm. theyre on edge. look, people leave the house for all sorts of reasons, sometimes they try to run for governor, try to run for senates, but what were looking at here is a very particular type of retirement. these are elected offi...

Been people trying to discredit this idea that he was in fact the great manipulator, that he was in fact somebody who was sort of pulling the strings behind donald trump. and i think its important to breitbarts future strength that that kind of prepares, that narrative about steve bannon being all powerful does prevail. so i think doing these interviews is maybe a strategic way of keep perpetuating that narrative. but he is taking steps to, you know, sow discord in the republican party beyond th...

Immigration reform. something that is important for the country moving forward. he also wants to make sure american jobs are protected, american citizens are protected. thats why it cant be just one piece, but comprehensive. trey? >> earlier you referenced two things about former fbi director, james comey. first you said the leaking of information likely could have been illegal. you went on to say something that could be looked at. are you encouraging, is this white house encouraging the departm...

To perhaps challenge people in the midterms. so i think there is reason for people to be concerned. and politico has the story out right now where they talk to some republican senators who do sound quite worried about what steve bannon is potentially going to do in the midterm. so i dont think its right to dismiss it all as just rhetoric. but slalt bit silly to listen to him talk that way now outside of white house to. but he does really believe that he will be more powerful outside of the white...

We havent seen before, because he to a certain extent today told leader mcconnell and speaker ryan that im the republican party, right? and in fact, you need me more than i need you, right? and really sort of twisting a knife in this. i think the long-term implications for this, and the congressman knows this, and god bless him for being part of the congress when there was a bipartisanship, but in the midterm election, if you look at trumps base in the core of the republican party, they are a lo...

I think what the president did today was really sort of politically courageous in a way we havent seen before, because he to a certain extent today told leader mcconnell and speaker ryan that im the republican party, right? and in fact, you need me more than i need you, right? and really sort of twisting a knife in this. i think the long-term implications for this, and the congressman knows this, and god bless him for being part of the congress when there was a bipartisanship, but in the midterm...

Than i need you, right? and really sort of twisting a knife in this. i think the long-term implications for this, and the congressman knows this, and god bless him for being part of the congress when there was a bipartisanship, but in the midterm election, if you look at trumps base in the core of the republican party, they are a lot more aligned with donald trump than they are with speaker ryan and mitch mcconnell. i think the politics of this are fascinating for democrats, and i dont think you...

Young people in this country that are reporting to colleges this week around the country, or in jobs, and they dont know what their lives are going to be three months, six months. dont know where theyre going. a good chance theyll be sent out of the country. you really have to, in this case, focus not on the presid t presidents waffling but on the chaos and the cruelty thats involved here. >> david gregory, so this will likely split the republican party, fracture it. weve already seen whos on wh...