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Kelly a security blanket feels increasingly emboldened to act a lone. this stood out to me. you also have leon pineetta who said you basically become a white house intern being told what to do. wow, white house intern? >> yes, that was a pretty strong remark from leon panetta. they worked together at the pentagon a few years back. look, i interviewed panetta and he made it clear that he thinks kelly has lost that sacred bond, that trust, with the president. now, look, president trump hasnt fired...

Between the president and john kelly havent been especially bad recently, but then this person added -- this official explained that kelly initially viewed his job as baby-sitting and now feels less of a need to be omnipresent. while trump who once considered kelly a security blanket feels increasingly emboldened to act alone. the then there are reports of oval office screaming matches. im trying to imagine you screaming. not you. in any case, did this sound like a recipe for an efficient operat...

Having two generals was not going to work. here is a bit more from the post, kellys relationship with trump is turbulent saying he talks to kelly more than any other official and kelly viewed his job as babysitting but feels less of a need to be on the present while trump that considered kelly as a security blanket feels em boddenboldened alone. in doing so sidelines aids in the process? >> thats probably what is happening. without a doubt, weve seen the president moving to be more emboldened. t...

Isolation, whether its with the border and trade, this is where he wants to go and this complicates it all. i think he is nervous about his own political base which is why hes been so focused on the border. >> your metaphor of hugging the base is exactly right. its not just politically that he cares about the base, it seems to be his security blanket. when he spoke about the tax reform, he throws it away and says i dont really care about this. i want to talk about the wall and i want to talk abo...

Try to explain to him in terms he will understand what the consequences are of his actions. some of that theyve already, im sure, been able to show him. look, you fired comecomey. look what happened. you have bob mueller. and hopefully they can get him under control. >> we know that if you leave the employ of the white house you never leave the presidents cell phone. you and i both know some of the folks in his circle. who can you speak to that hes getting advice from? is it a shrinking circle o...

Im sure, have been able to show him. look, you fired comey. look what happened. you got bob mueller. and hopefully they can get him under control. >> we know that if you leave the employ of the white house you never leave the presidents cell phone. you and i both know some of the folks in his circle. who can you speak to that hes getting advice from? is it a shrinking circle of people just by choice or by happenstance? >> i think its the usual suspects. its corey lewandowski, its sean hannity. i...

I dont know that hes still talking to paul manafort these days, but its the people who were around him from the beginning. hope hicks is certainly not out of the picture. the president has surrounded himself with a security blanket of familiar people. and thats not going to change, brian. he is going to continue to seek out their advice, and in situations like this, that worries some of his lawyers because the people he has surrounded himself with from the beginning tended to be enablers. theres...

Will get mired in another controversy and move on with the conversation as we have always done. the president the other day, is a unique person in a unique position to convince people who otherwise cannot be convinced of things. if he came out strongly in favor of doing this or that on guns he could convince folks. he always waffles and walks it back. >> he has yet to use his personal capital with his base. he thinks about it. >> thats his security blanket. >> before we go, as you surely know, t...

He would have had giuliani or chr christie who could lead from knowing the president understanding how to deal with washington, not everything is about how the books are going to be made. things are changing and we have to change with the time and this is what the democratic party needs to do as well. >> well see who might come next and then well have you back on to debate it. meanti meantime, i appreciate all of you. coming up next, she has been described as having been president trumps secur...

Look. the president the other day, he is a unique person and in a unique position to convince people who otherwise cannot be convinced of things. if he came out strongly in favor of doing this, that or the other on guns, he could convince folks but he always waffles and rolls it pack. it back. >> he has yet to use his personal capital with his base to do something against his base. he thinks about it, he threatens it, he says he might. >> talks about how he can. >> hes yet to do it. >> it thats ...