totally other universe. then there s another universe the next day. and nothing relates to anything. he can say anything, and his 40% will say yep. absolutely, chris. here s a perfect example of what you were just talking about. today before he got on marine one, he said, oh, i don t remember having these conversations related to russia when just last week he said in relation to the widow johnson, the gold star widow of la david johnson, the green beret who was killed in niger, he said, i have the greatest memory of all time, and i remember what happened in that phone conversation. so that s just one example, chris, of many examples of the president saying one thing at 9:00 a.m. and then contradicting himself maybe in a tweet or an offhand comment two hours later or even a day later. saul wizenberg, i just saw that film about the guy who was
alone can fix it. and so for him to say that it doesn t matter that the state department is decimated and that the halls are empty, and that he s knee-capping his secretary of state with every comment because, you know, whatever the policy is of the united states, it s going to come from him anyway, so why do we need all of these people? and it just betrays a total lack of understanding or appreciate agsz for the enterprise that is the united states government. here s my bet when he meets with putin next week. he s not going to let tillerson in the room. that s my bet. anyway, thank you, jonathan capehart and saul wizenberg. up next, with just days to go in the virginia governor s race, can the democrats eke out a win? this one is getting close. this is hardball, where the action is. paying less for my medicare? i m open to that. lower premiums? extra benefits? it s open enrollment. time to open the laptop. .and compare medicare health plans.
the sergeant. i m joined now by jonathan capehart, opinion writer at the washington post and an season political analyst. and saul wizenberg, a former federal prosecutor. jonathan, just the overall look as a fellow generalist like i. the idea of a president of the united states wishing that he had the fbi as his personal weapon. it s pretty incredible. look, this is a country that s based on the rule of law and even the customs and traditions of the president not involving himself with the internal machinations, particularly an investigation at the justice department. to whittle away at that is to really whittle away at the foundation of our democracy. just think about a year ago, chris, when everyone s hair was on fire because president clinton former president clinton boarded the plane of then attorney general loretta lynch and the amplycatiimplicat