waiting for them. there he was, sitting patiently, ready to feel the breeze, hit the open road. he s very precious cargo. it should be noted, he s old. he s delicate. he s made mostly of wood and fiberglass with a wax coating. president eisenhower has been serving his country indoors and in a seated position for a long time. his joints aren t really very bendy anymore. getting him in the car wasn t easy. we didn t want to have to strap him to the roof. he s the 35th president of the united states. that would be disrespectful. so with the utmost care, in order to fit him, kelsi and nick had to take his head off, so they could jimmy into the front seat. he was a little tall for our rental car. he didn t seem to mind. they were able to get the head back on. with traffic, it s a five-hour drive from gettysburg from new york city. but with him, no bathroom break needed. but because he s made of wax,
mike allen sitting patiently, chief white house correspondent. by the way, it s alex corson s anniversary today. happy anniversary, alex. i did it so i could remember the date. he finds the button now. i ve got the button. remember when chris licht came out wearing a bow on his birthday? these two guys are so different. corson, licht. mike, good morning. i m sorry about all this. 89 years to 01-01-01. yes! that s number four on our list. 89 years till we have this again. 01-01-01. 89 years. you re right. only mike. thank you, mike. i ve got to think through this. let s get to the politico playbook. defense cuts have been a bit of a sticking point. we don t talk about them much. it s been all about taxes. you say some republicans now open to looking at trimming the defense budget. well, they are. and this is another part of this republican reboot we re seeing just in the last week.