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Mid-terms. was he trying to change the narrative? >> right. ive seen that theory tossed around. my sense of it is if you go back and i talk about it in the book if you look what happens during the news conference not just the confrontation he has with me, he refers to a question, a reporter from pbs, refers to her question as being a racist question at one point during the press conference because she asked him about this label that he gives himself that hes a nationalist and is that a dog whist...

Words matter in these situations to influence people. >> the ada shows reports that white supremacists increase propaganda efforts in 2018 and number of rallies is up 20%. lets talk about use of words. i think thats important. the president a few months ago notably called a question about his rhetoric and embrace of nationalism, not white nationalism but nationalism at the time and perceived connection to white nationalism, a racist question. how do they use these words? we talk about how they h...

With events like this. >> sit down, please. sit down. i didnt call you. i didnt call you. i didnt call you. thats such a racist question. thats enough. thats enough. thats enough. thats enough. excuse me. thats enough. >> after the press conference, the white house yanked jim acostas press pass. cnn went to court with the support of dozens of outlets. a judge sided with cnn and acosta went back to work but the challenge persists. reporters are standing up for their values, supporting the free pr...

The building. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested and so were the two other men who phoned in threats to news rooms. instead of lowering the temperature, trump amped it up with events like this. >> sit down, please. sit down. i didnt call you. i didnt call you. thats such a racist question. thats enough. thats enough. thats enough. thats enough. >> thats enough. >> after that press conference the white house yanked jim acostas press pass. cnn went to court with the support of dozens of news ou...

Emboldening white nationalists. >> thats such a racist question. >> that was president trump for a second year in a row using his role as commander in chief to spew out the vice of political rhetoric against the media, women, and the nfl. there seems to be no signs that he plans to slow down his attacks anytime soon. our panel is back with me. the rhetoric from this president, unprecedented. >> absolutely. what he does when he attacks both the media and when he attacks the judiciary system, thos...

Its not part of the trump brand. >> just in the last week sore so, we saw him talk about congressman schiff on twitter and misspell his name which was deliberate and not a typo beep saw him attack a number of reporters by name including three african-american women reporters that he accused of being stupid or asking a racist question. this is part of his brand and something that some of his supporters really like about him. that he is impolite. that he is on the attack. that he calls ted cruz ly...

When engaging with reporters. but thats another story. >> in fact, some of the presidents closest friends will not argue with a straight face that he ever acts with any decorum. this is not his thing. its not part of the trump brand. >> just in the last week sore so, we saw him talk about congressman schiff on twitter and misspell his name which was deliberate and not a typo beep saw him attack a number of reporters by name including three african-american women reporters that he accused of bein...

With you. race became a major thing in the midterms. called andrew gillem a thief without any explanation. democratic candidate stacey abrams was unqualified and defendanted cindy hyde-smith who we were just talking about her public hanging comment calling her a spectacular woman. she is a spectacular woman and a spectacular long record of being on the wrong side of race issues in mississippi. trump singled out three african-american journalists. he accused abby philip of asking a stupid quest...

You never do. you are a rude, terrible person. youre creating violence by your questions. thats such a racist question. >> that is this presidents idea of decorum. be clear about this. the current state of play is that we in the media make sure not to stoop to the level of the president of the united states when it comes to decorum. how sad is that? but heres the proof. youve never seen anyone in that briefing room ever address the president in any way like the way that he routinely addresses th...

In the press room are the people who are preventing me from reaching the agenda that you elected me for. this is round one, youre right, don. i think this is far from over. >> okay. max. president trump now vowing to create rules and regulations. sarah sanders as well for the white house, the way that they can act. calling for decorum. i want you to take a look at some of these moments of decorum from the white house, okay? >> we might not have expected to have a crazy mother [ bleep ] like kany...