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Its sending a terrible message to the world. i know when i was a state department spokesperson, i had people in that briefing room who were from the government of china the government of russia, who would yell at me and ache absurd clarnlgs fox impugned my reputation self times. we still took questions from them. you still served the government the american people. thats part of your job. >> they went after you last week, you were trying to ask some questions at a pool spray. there was whole thi...

Attack? >> publicly the president obviously says he doesnt like the new york times, "washington post," et cetera, et cetera, but privately hes particularly obsessed it seems like with these papers, its not too surprising to me he would want to meet with the publisher. the president has shown he is particularly interested in how the media covers his white house and behind the scenes whats going on. >> any response -- theres a legitimacy issue as well. the president is a new yorker, guy from queen...

Done that in the situation. >> and that had been tweeted out, and so it was an opportunity for the follow-up. >> and the president answers these questions often in the pool spray situations f. he wanted to wean the press off of the questions and shouting at him when he is in the oval office with leaders he should stop answering the questions, but when he answers them, they will keep to asking them, because that is our job to ask the questions and get the answer and report the news. and that is i...

Are going to ask you. >> i just want kirsten, i want to see if you want to get in. do you want to respond? >> i think were probably on the same page about this. caitlin clearly didnt do anything wrong. they claim she was shouting. she was talking like any reporter ive ever heard in a pool spray and asking very basic questions. >> its not just caitlin. you have to cut it off before it continues to go on. i think its important that all news organizations stand up for each other. go on. >> i think ...

Journalists and news outlets including the president of fox news. and it is the message of the press core that this is a very ordinary performance from a reporter in a pool spray. it is up to the president to answer them or not. so i hope that sent a very clear message of uniformity, but that it was certainly, certainly, you know, crossing the line in terms of normal whousz reaction to normal press interaction. >> this was an ordinary press moment, and i bet they are now

And professional. they werent excessive. this was snow flake donny needing his safe space and a crying pillow because someone asked him something he wasnt prepared for. >> these are topical questions. >> of course they were. they right on target. it wasnt unprofessional. it wasnt rude. if you want to be president of the united states and pretend youre this alpha male, you ought to be ready to face the questions that the representatives of the people are going to ask you. >> i just want kirsten s...

The argument by cohen is donald trump, in an effort to further his presidential campaign, discussed paying hush money to someone he is alleged to having an affair with. donald trump is the president of the united states. michael cohen is not. the stakes on this for donald trump are way higher than the stakes for michael cohen. >> the big question, what happens later on this afternoon when there is a pool spray with donald trump, who will be facing reporters, who will be shouting questions at him...

To. ani anita, there is a term of art in our business that is pool spray and has nothing to do with backyard recreation in the summer but the press pool in the white house and the fact cameras are as lowed into very quick events and we have to spray the room to show the participants, they are the coin of your realm on a daisy basis. you know one when youve seen one. gou look at t you look at the tape of the todays, whose account do you believe? >> ive been in the room many times. he likes this t...

The pentagon, senior officials at the pentagon according to my colleagues at the post are completely in the dark about what was discussed and agreed to on syria. there would be real policy changes for this country that president trump agreed to with president putin that we just dont know about because nobody else was in the room. no notetakers, no advisors and president trump is not a >> indeed, phil. i saw translated russian defense news tonight and they are all but trolling american viewers sp...

Vague terms about what was discussed and agreed to on on that one-on-one. anita, there is a term of art in our business called the pool spray. it has nothing to do with backyard recreation in the summer months. it has everything to do with the press pool that covers the white house and the facts that cameras are allowed in to often very quick events and we have to spray the room to show all the participants. they are the coin of your realm on a daily basis. you know one when you see one. youve l...