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Hes a good guy. he works very hard. that around the west wing would be, you know, interpreted to mean sort of a kiss of death type of thing. when he says oh, hes a good guy, everybody said that guy is not going to be around for much longer. i dont think thats the indication with john kelly. the president was angry last night when he saw this on television and he let kelly know about it. but i think every day is a new day in this white house. the president in many indications has sort of a short ...

Least for the purposes of our viewers. i want to play you what donald trump said about his chief of staff today and ask you what it tells us about where john kelly stands right now. >> hes great. i think hes doing a great job. i think general kelly has done a really great job. he is a very special guy. >> [ inaudible ]. >> about what? >> [ inaudible ]. >> no, he didnt say that. well, i dont think -- he didnt say it the way you would like him to say it. he didnt say it. hes doing a terrific job. ...

Moment. writing, quote, kelly is likely in for an awful day with the boss. lets get right to that day with our reporters and friends. nbcs peter alexander joins us from the white house. eli stokols, white house reporter for the "wall street journal" is here. catty kay washington correspondent for bbc world news america joins us. with us at the table bill crystal founder and writer of the weekly standard. the obama administration, now an msnbc analyst is also here. peter alexander, let me start...

To claim it. theyre not entitled to necessarily -- congress doesnt have to say, okay, were not going to ask. but the white house has at least a first cut at claiming it. but it does raise the question someone was in touch with someone at the white house, right? and john kellys comment, we dont talk to the guy any more. >> it certainly affirms what weve been talking about all hour, that everyone is sort of in their own silos. tom, you cover this. let me ask you if you can bring some clarity. the ...