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>> look, i think the jury is still out, sheinelle. ive been monitoring u.s./saudi relationship for decades. the fact of the matter is the united states has too many boots on the ground in syria, in iraq, elsewhere in the middle east, and the saudis and other arab states have not done enough to carry enough of the burden that the president is imposing, for example, on nato allies, to carry the fight against -- to isis and to basically become a real true partner for the united states. the gulf sta...

Donald trump is work working hard to surround himself with people who he thinks are loyal to him. and in his mind, michael flynn was one of those guys. >> matthew, that lewandowski story is a political story tonight. you mentioned him and a couple others who have reentered the circle. >> its almost like a security blanket in some ways bringing back the old characters from earlier in the campaign. but its not a good idea, many around trump, will say, to bring someone like corey lewandowski who wa...

What may be working in donald trumps favor is that we are not sure how he treats those around him. he used some people conveniently, comey comes to mind, chris christie. >> rudy giuliani. >> giuliani, but he is very loyal to mike flynn. we are not sure what this is all about. on one end you can say he is loyal to somebody thats good. on the other hand if this is true he was sending messages to mike flynn saying stay strong, convincing mike flynn to take this job and flynn was reluctant to do so....

To do so. the whole thing is a little bit odd but donald trump does want to keep a circle around him who he trusts. now that he is finding he doesnt trust those around him he is starting to bring in people from the old campaign circle. we are seeing names like corey lewandowski showing up at the white house again. donald trump is work working hard to surround himself with people who he thinks are loyal to him. and flynn was one of those guys. >> that story mentioned him and a couple others who r...

This kind of income, this kind of power, this kind of glamour, but for donald trump. so then they become very attached to him. you know, you see this in this fellow keith shiller, whos his -- >> his body guy. >> his body guy. he attached hills to trump around 1990. and has been there ever since, like a barnacle on the hull of a boat. you know, he just -- >> you called him a human blanket or a baby blanket. >> yes, hes a security blanket for donald trump. you saw him push jorge ramos out of a pre...

Said. we have a president who said he was going to call china a currency manipulator. he spoke kindly about vladimir putin and there were worries that sanctions would go away. they havent the wall has not been built. just a few days ago he failed on another campaign promise about nafta, right. so this is a president whose rhetoric -- he need god to his base tonight clearly for political reasons and you all have all unpacked that very well. >> and also for personal reasons. he clearl wanted the s...

Head and hes looking for a security blanket. he wants all of the people around him now. he wants all his familiars around him as a security blanket and the problem with that is everybody must know is he needs to be reaching out to people who actually know what theyre talking about. jared kushner doesnt have the faintest idea what hes doing in all of these desperate realms. >> youre part of this. so tell me about this world. the president of the united states hasnt gotten through the clearances. ...

Be in the west wing effecting policy, advising the president. shes a senior a person as there is now all because she is the presidents daughter. this move may mollify some of the complaints and concerns by ethics -- those who know the ethical ins and outs of things. shes a security blanket for her father. beyond that, it will be interesting to see what her role is. >> no one here has governing experience. you can go through reince priebus, kellyanne, bannon but on the last name it was bannons qu...

All the ethics rules that federal employees do. she yesterday said he could voluntarily abide by something, you can unabide by it, too. but the thing that fascinates me is why shes there in first place and for that matter why cared kushner is there. it seems to me shes something of a security plank et for donald trump and i suspect people around him are pan beingicing because they cant control him. s a and they need somebody to get that under control and maybe ivanka is it. >> i get that sense, ...

Not just tweeting, hes not just responding, not just asailing the media. but actually tieing to move his agenda forward. i think thats with a we should expect. i think the rally is not about that think its about being somewhat of a security blanket and comfort zone. hes had a lot of things that he couldnt control through the media. and his typical response is to lash out through twitter and other forms of media. and now hes saying hey, i want to go back to where it all started to where people li...