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Trump follows through with his unity message and for how easily the media falls for the nice guy routine. joining us now, our favorite guest, "toronto star" washington bureau chief, daniel dale. daniel dale, i want you to start with your thoughts about what we in the media, what i, you and i entered the tough love part of our relationship now, what we get wrong when we fall for the pre-spin trump. >> well, i think we get everything wrong because he is only that version of himself for an hour and...

The crown prince whisperer, the guy that has his ear. you think that he would be the face of the administrations pressure campaign on the saudis. >> well, hes falling back. hes fading into the background, at least as far as we can tell publically, and thats intentional. he wants to step back because there is an understanding on his part and also within the white house that it would be damaging for it to be seen that jared kushner was back channelling with mbs on this situation. in the early days...

Voters that are most enthusiastic, they are moved by what they can vote affirmatively for in terms of an agenda that will change their lives. >> what does it tell you there is this weird pre-spin, that he is of the working assumption theyre going to lose seat if not the whole house? >> this is what hes best at is the pre-spin to make everybody else respond to him and respond to the message. so its actually what hes -- he is a showman, right? hes actually gamed it out a little bit, like how can i...

>> he did not. i think theres two possibilities here. one is that because mattis is rare figure in his orbit who does push back on his ideas, on his proposals that he therefore thinks that mats s is essentially part of the opposition. we know there are figures within the administration, you know, who clashed with mattis themselves and its possible theyve persuaded trump mattis is not really on his team. i think another possibility, though, is that trump is sort of preparing the spin, doing some ...

Who clashed with mattis themselves and its possible theyve persuaded trump mattis is not really on his team. i think another possibility, though, is that trump is sort of preparing the spin, doing some pre-spin for mattis apparent departure. when they leave he makes them sort of an unperson. michael cohen, different circumstances. oh, i had a lot of lawyers. steve bannon, oh, he came onto the campaign very late. when theyre leaving or about to leave trump tries to minimize their importance. and ...

Continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters, not because i am not a fighter. >> and joining me now right now in the studio for his very first interview since making that emotional announcement, the one and on herman cain. how are you? >> fine. happy to be here. >> seemed hard to do that. >> it was, and it was hard primarily because of all the supporters that i had gotten. i knew it was going to be very disappointing to a lot of people, an...

Continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters, not because i am not a fighter. >> and joining me now right now in the studio for his very first interview since making that emotional announcement, the one and only herman cain. how are you? >> fine. happy to be here. >> seemed hard to do that. >> it was, and it was hard primarily because of all the supporters that i had gotten. i knew it was going to be very disappointing to a lot of people, ...