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I said, when it comes to trump the democrats and media are like drug addicts looking for their next fix. their eyes are popping out of their heads, the sweat beads are coming down their face, they raise their voices, they swing their hands and they become disgruntled. they are really freaking out. this is, we are told, august 12th, the rogue cia agents complaint. stated august 12th. its too richard burr in the senate and adam schiff in the house. if the data is correct, that means adam schiff ha...

Mcdonalds. one thing that struck me about president trump and candidate donald trump, one of the reasons they made fun of him was that he likes mcdonalds and i remember thinking but thats a connection with americans that the elites just dont understand. that youre embarrassed to say i like mcdonalds and the bigger point from this is that were not allowed to be present prejudice about anything. except for cost. its perfectly acceptable to look down your nose at working americans. you could make f...

President trump and candidate donald trump, one of the reasons they made fun of him was that he likes mcdonalds and i remember thinking but thats a connection with americans that the elites just dont understand. that youre embarrassed to say i like mcdonalds and the bigger point from this is that were not allowed to be present prejudice about anything. except for cost. its perfectly acceptable to look down your nose at working americans. you could make fun of the poor, basically, and you do it t...

Specific, policy proposals. why is this the way that youre approaching the campaign, at least at this stage? >> im a policy guy. im kind of a policy geek, actually. but precisely for that reason. im going to make sure that before we get into the guts of our proposals which weve done more and more, were trying to make sure people understand where all of this is coming from to begin with. the reason you put forward these policies is not just to signal what youre going to do but to signal whats imp...

As someone like yourself that the trump administration has did retire partly due to the plans to test a missile banned under the treaty within the next presidents rhetoric, can you few weeks. relate to the decision hes made? heres what president trump had to say that afternoon. >> absolutely. i mean, i felt the same way in 2018. >> they werent living up to i really didnt want to have to their commitment, and i said spend all of 2018 like i spent theyre not going to live up to their commitment, t...

Governing become nearly impossible at times and it hard to focus on the policy and will hurd is a policy guy. he likes diving into -- security and dreamers. he fell a little short. he got a little frustrated when you cant address the policy issues youre elected to fight for as a congressman. >> congressman, appreciate your time. coming up, a democrat who wasnt on the debate stage this week but hoping to be on it the next month. my conversation with tom steyer, the impeachment focused candidate...

Website, you see a lot of policy stuff. day after day after day, theres more and more policy stuff. theres a part of him thats like, i want to be me, that guy thats loose, and i want to be the policy guy. and for most of these people, its pretty early on and there are still works in process. >> well, seven days from now, a big moment to stand out. >> no question, no question. well see. >> harry, thank you for doing this. >> whos going to be taller? bill de blasio or beto orourke. >> bill de blas...

They are ideas that a lot of people would agree with. >> theyre beautiful, but are they realistic? >> it was interesting, because we sat down to do this and you got that big, broad brushstroke thing. we were there with him earlier when he was doing a roundtable with about 20 different people on immigration. he was so focused, so laserlike in this group, answering in english, in spanish. i was just the fly on the wall. he didnt even know i was there. and i thought, well, theres that guy and then ...

That. i dont. >> i am not thrilled. >> it is the fed. the fed is raising rates fast. it is independent so i dont speak to them but i am not happy of what hes doing. >> they raise interest rates too fast because they think the economy is so good. >> i think that theyll get it pretty soon. >> we have a gentleman that likes to raise interest rates. can you imagine where we left it. there is no inflation essentially. >> can you imagine if we left it at where it were. >> joining me john harwood. bein...

An eye on. >> what about acting defense secretary shanahan, is it time for not an acting defense secretary? is it time to have a real one? >> i mean, certainly the fact that hes more operational and isnt really a policy guy, so he doesnt have the same level -- even if he was the secretary of defense, he would not be a significant voice in determining what the policy outcome here. i want to be clear here. i dont think the concern is 120,000 troops on the dproubd and invading iran at all. i think ...