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>> so when we look at this, we look at this in the context of what is unknown about trump, his business operations, and the conflicts between the kids being in charge of the business, and influencing government. this falls right into that category. >> yes. and its not necessarily that anything -- we know that anything is wrong or anything is amiss. its just mainly what it is at the very least is an optics problem. when you have, even ostensibly something that is for charity, where youre basicall...

Trump from television to try to get their message across. lets move on and talk about all the potential picks within the cabinet and how much theyre worth together. so, you have, you know, betsy devos 5.1 million and wilbur ross $2.9 billion. im wondering, you know, these are people who trump would, of course, know that would be his network. do you think that they would have the chops, matt? >> well, i think there is an optics problem with that and its something that we can talk about now. ultim...

The polls. >> the american airline schultz and i want to follow-up and ask about another exchange where brian fallon, the press secretary for the clinton campaign said doj folks inform me that there is a status hearing. if somebody is notifying about a document that is filing that report. they said this was filed tonight. what are the implications of a figure and the spokesman being in communication with justice officials? >> its an optics problem. they are not commenting again. theyre stressing...

Themselves one day. thats what i caution democrats. do not talk about taxing the rich in this campaign when middle class democrats talk about taxing the rich, them think theyre included in that. this is a nonstory a breathless media story for a friday night going nowhere that it is sunday morning. maybe after today. anyway lets talk about george stephanopoulos who admit this had past week he donated $75,000 to the clinton foundation and apologized again this morning. the gop seizing on this sugg...

Saudis has been positive. >> reporter: but analysts too study the region say, not so fast. >> there is an optics problem. this is a rocky marriage and the gulf feels they were not included in the discussions about the iran deal that they were kept in the dark. so its not so much what the u.s. is doing towards iran but how its going about it. >> reporter: add to that the president caused further tension tellingal "new york times" the gulf states face a greater danger from their own extremists i t...

One of the respectchmuch of the most respected in the field. >> slightly off message from what you were hearing from governor dean on at the same there. look, what hes point to go is for people outside that are looking in on this, the biggest concern . sure, maybe there is no explicit quid pro quo, maybe peter schweizer in his book fails to connect anything in a way that will actually resonate legally going forward. its the appearance issues. and i think you saw it in the trust numbers dropping....

>> well i think i will hazard a guess that a significant portion of the presidents time each of those days will be dedicated to participating in the presidential daily briefing, getting updates from his national security team about the situation on the ground, making phone calls to world leaders. >> reporter: even as they insist its not an optics problem theres signs white house aides realize the criticism may be sinking in. they cancelled an expected appearance on jimmy kimmels late night talk ...

Going to hurt the whole economy >> no, i accept it, and he there, and he has not done it should have been more specific. yet, but that is the threat if nothsing that he said is racist when 73% of black babies are born out of wedlock. he goes farther into ukraine. that is nothing to be proud of, >> and the last thing and you know this area, and report it well, and everybody wants to throw around the phrase "cold war" and in is the worst since but go back to what chris said. i agree with chris. th...

Talk about optics surrounding this thing. anybody will try to read body language, the tension if it exists. talk about the optics. the clintons coming to the white house, theyre spending a large part of the day with president obama. when all of this is happening, vice president biden is in panama. what should people read into that? >> thats right. those optics really underscore the reality of the situation which is hillary clinton is more than ive seen in either major party. she is the overwhelm...

Healthy and disengaged like the young and healthy will think its a hassle to sign up, and that ultimately has an impact on prices. >> one thing -- im sorry. one thing they have going for them is the massachusetts experience which is the closest we have where they did the individual mandate under mitt romney, of course, they did find that people tended to sign up in large numbers right around the deadline so that would be at the end of the year to have coverage by early next year and then of cour...