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>> so theres two things president trump sort of likes to pretend that he doesnt understand. one is that his party controls both houses of congress. and when thats the case, they can avoid a shutdown on their own without any help from democrats. so this idea that if there were to be a shutdown it would be on democrats, it simply doesnt hold water. the other idea is that the president has this core support, among 35%, maybe 40% of the public. he sometimes acts as if democrats dont have their own c...

Detesting. >> yeah. no sooner than this bill had passed that congress had to deal with the impasse over the budget, over the budget, david. the president put blame for that on democrats, of course, hes tweeting out that heres what he tweeted. house democrats want a -- want a shutdown for the holidays in order to distract from the very popular just passed tax cuts. house republicans, dont let this happen. pass the cr today and get our government open. is the house democrat problem when republican...

U.k. were he to come to the country now. >> let me read something to you. i was reading the london times today. this is a piece by a former british ambassador sir christopher meyer who wrote in part, to cancel the visit would give ride offense beyond trumps core support. we have too many interests, economic, defense, intelligence, in invested in the relationship to risk that, especially at a time when our relationship with europe hangs in the balance. isnt he right? >> thats a measured response....

Will tell his followers is that he prayed about it and the lord foregave him and they should too. thats his base. he goes to the churches. he has the support of all these preachers. hes going to speak with several preachers behind him. those are people who get their entire church to come out and vote for him. thats why he beat luther like luther stole something. >> sandra: when you see the string of allegations you wonder what would make that strong support he has behind him, what would make tha...

Indictments which have been brought down here today and the president just throwing out hillary clinton as red meat to his base in toward give himself some kind of core support. but ultimately this whole issue is just going to continue to return to the trump campaign in the trump white house. what did they know and when did they know he it about russian interference in our elections. >> senator ed marky coming us to from boston today. thank you so much. >> coming up, manafort and gates expected ...

What the president had to say today and this week? >> hey, lawrence. thank you for having me. i played with some of the guys who chosen to take a knee and theyre not s.o.b.s. theyre thoughtful guys, guys who have done a lot of good work in the community and i think whether we agree with their decision to kneel or not, we all should agree as americans about their right to do that. i dont think we want the president of the united states going around picking what kind of speech is acceptable and no...

And so, ive been appalled by the comments and i think its just a pattern ofdy viceness of president trump. >> "the new york times" reports the advisers are not particularly happy about this and they then -- the trump responded to his advisers by telling people that it was a huge hit with his base, making it clear that he did not mind alienating his critics if it meant solidifying his core support. jason, this is a politician who simply cannot do basic arithmetic. his core support is down in the ...

People who otherwise will be really subjected to a pretty bad fate. >> susan, this whole business, i know you have seen it of some apparent trump supporters burning their maga caps here. is there a bigger matter? is the president selling out his supporters and many republicans? if so, whats the fallout of that? >> no, i think that was an attention getting thing for some people to do, and yes, it played for the cameras very nicely, but the fact is this is what we call an 80/20 issue. 80% of the p...

They are a core support of donald trump is not true. donald trump was put in office by people across the spectrum, different religions, people who were sick and tired of the politicians. >> but inisnt -- >> promises. >> i take your point that this has been a consistent problem in america. thats not the question. the question is is the president unifying the country? has he said one word that did not further divide the country after charlottesville? >> yes. i believe that he has said plenty words...

They say i have the most loyal people. did you ever see that? where i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldnt lose any voters. okay? >> that just never gets old. donald trump you remember was the leader of the birther movement from the start. hes been playing to this voter base for a very long time. and with gerrymandering and high voter enthusiasm, this core support of donald trump voters may be more powerful than some people think. finally, 67% za prove of pr...