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That we can count on it. >> the president leaves for a trip to asia. slamming congress for deficits, he still seems to have a fixed notion about deficits that is a little unusual, and for him to be heading to beijing, which is such a -- you know, a big, important driver right after president xi has consolidated his power with so much criticism of the chinese seems to be counter-intuitive. >> if you have a week which demonstrates a problem of overload in the presidents in box, it really is right ...

Its lard to follow the presidents progress, but a couple times today attorney general sessions despite the fact hes never supported the d.r.e.a.m. act or anything like that, despite that said several times the president felt favorably towards these young people. im one of those people who grabs at those straws and says thats something we can build on. >> what is your definition of enhanced border security and whats the president? >> the president wants everything. he wants the wall from sea to s...

Compare to the governments versions of events. that is what we do that is as crucial to our democracy. i think they are undermining the foundations of our democracy. >> thank you so much for being here. a reminder the new book called overload. check it out. >> thank you. coming up here, a tale of two amendments. has president trump violated the first? and whats all this talk about the 25th. you nervous? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

The white house. joining me now is a man who has seen it all in washington. veteran journalist bob sheafer, the author of "overload, finding the truth in todays deluge of news." i think hes probably seen it all, but maybe not quite what were looking at now. i think the title is appropriate. thank you for coming on. >> i thought i had seen it all, don. >> exactly. so listen, lets talk about the book then. you address the problem of fake news, writing in part that its easier and faster to make up ...

Said that a secretary of state cannot be effective when word gets around that he no longer enjoys the confidence of the president. i think thats right. but i also think that he probably was a good man who took this job for patriotic reasons to help his country. but i dont see how he stays now, because i dont think he can be effective. >> you think hes gone? >> i think by christmas, yeah. >> it is such an honor to have you on. im not starstruck, and i dont gush over many people, but you and dan r...

Chief of staff john kelly struggling to manage chaos in the white house. joining me now, a man who has seen it all in washington, veteran journalist bok schieffer who is the office of overload, finding the truth in todays did he luge of news. i think hes probably seen it all, but maybe not quite what were looking at now. i think the title is appropriate. thank you, by the way for coming on. >> i thought id seen it all, don. >> lets talk about the book, then, over load, finding the truth in today...

I think fareed zakaria hit the nail right on the head when he said that a secretary of state cannot be effective when word gets around that he no longer enjoys the confidence the president. i think thats right. but i also think that he probably was a good man who took this job for patriotic reasons to help his country. but frankly, i dont see how he stays now because i dont think he can any longer be effective. >> you think hes gone? >> i think my christmas, yeah. >> it is such an honor to have ...

Amount he does on line. here to give us insight into the changing skcape of the media. author of the new book, "overload." bob scheiffer, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we were working with the senate and there were three networks. now its broadcasting cable. >> 24 hours a day, seven days a week from all this information thats pouring in, more information than any people have had access to in the history of the world, but are we wiser or just overwhelmed? sad to say, were just overwhelm...

Sometimes made up out of whole cloth on purpose. there is no question that the russians are doing it, theyre buying ads on facebook and social media. there is no question theyre disguising these places where they say the news comes from for the sole reason of disrupting and raising questions about our credibility. because they know that thats one of the main things that a democracy has going for it, and you have to make sure people understand, and we all have to understand as consumers where thi...

Cnn or cbs. some of this stuff is just wrong. and now we see that the russians are meddling in it, and theres no question theyre doing it. and in an effort to destabilize and destroy the credibility of the press. you cannot have, jake, in a democracy, as we have it unless citizens have access to independently gathered information that they can compare to the governments version of events. and thats what we do. thats what the founders -- thats the assignment they gave us. and when people try to u...