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Coming from any of his predecessors. this comes amid denials of affairs with a porn star and a "playboy" playmate. the white house has called the accusations baseless. back with us, phillip bump and john harris. john, not only can you say that you could put any presidents name at the top of these tweets and not envision it, not imagine it, its kind of a case of where do you want to begin? >> well, whats stunning, brian, and you and i were there back in the clinton days, in an earlier era when th...

Really hi presidency as a whole, two professors surveyed a group of political science experts on how president trump stacks up against his predecessors so far. joining me now, the co-author of that survey, justin vaughn, and cnns presidential historian, douglas brinkley. justin, beginning with you since youre the one who did this, lets take a look at the party breakdown. trump still ranking toward the bottom across the board for democrats, republicans and independents. tell me more about that. >...

Civil liberties. unless you want a police state, there is no way that will happen. we cherish civil liberties. should heads roll after this? again, leaders create the culture. there are 35,000 fbi employees. do i think there was a culture created at the fbi by director wray or other predecessors? eight led to an agent and looking at the information and saying not important. no. i think there was a breakdown. we know it is investigated. i dont think the fbi director should step down. if somebody ...

Gave. he was not as good in those first two speeches i have to say as he was later as september 11th and the events unfolded. the press can be quick harsh judges. i do have to say donald trumps speech after the shooting i thought was very good. he touched on the right points made the right points. look hes much more declarative president, much more action oriented president. and a twitter oriented president. so he doesnt show emotion as well as some of his predecessors. i dont know that skill al...

First speeches president bush gave. he was not as good in those first two speeches i have to say as he was later as september 11th and the events unfolded. the press can be quick harsh judges. i do have to say donald trumps speech after the shooting i thought was very good. he touched on the right points made the right points. look hes much more declarative president, much more action oriented president. and a twitter oriented president. so he doesnt show emotion as well as some of his predecess...

Please sorry i mean i think you are i think you are climbing up a pole that you will find it very difficult to come down from and i would like to prevent you from doing that. right now weve got a situation that is completely different from the traditional logic of deterrence where you had essentially you know i.c.b.m.s intermediate range weapons and a small source told that as of tactical nuclear weapons that were carefully set up in such a way as to produce exactly the effect you suggest right ...

Their killing spree. >> i was one of the first medics to columbine. we did have to stand outside, unfortunately, and wait for the building to be cleared before we could go in and find any survivors. >> reporter: another thing safety experts recommend is that schools should not only keep outside doors locked, but they should track all visitors to a campus at all times. students also play a role. if they see signs of trouble in places like social media, they should be encouraged to speak up. david...

Of statement. >> especially because you have a president that people think wasnt really at least traditionally ready for the job in the way that his predecessors had been. so hes really learning on the job. and the people around him, including his voters, have really given him the space to grow into the job of the presidency. but what we have right now is someone that, as of right now, has not wanted to be the consoler in chief. hes wanted to talk about the people that he wants to pick fights wi...

Speak out, that itself is a kind of statement. >> especially because you have a president that people think wasnt really at least traditionally ready for the job in the way that his predecessors had been. so hes really learning on the job. and the people around him, including his voters, have really given him the space to grow into the job of the presidency. but what we have right now is someone that, as of right now, has not wanted to be the consoler in chief. hes wanted to talk about the peopl...

Well check some other stories on our political radar today. secretary of state rex tillerson says the ball is now in north koreas court, that on the question when it comes to possible talks over its nuclear program. this comes after vice president pence told them we would be willing to talk to north korea under certain circumstances. he said, if you want to talk, well talk, on his way back from the olympics in south korea. the "washington post" said pruitt uses travel money much more often tha...