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And my reelection. well keep it on the screen to take it in for a moment. thats basically -- there it is back again. thats a three-for. division, projection in one tweet. its remarkable. the point is if it fires up the base for this president or merely comforts his ego if it divides the country or loses and votes, its okay. better than that its good and along those lines, he just returned to attacking congresswoman talib on twitter. tonight, were not going to read the tweet. we mentioned it to p...

She and omar are as you know two of the four congresswoman of color whom the president has been attacking repeatedly. there are also whatever you may think of politics or political talents legislative backed ventures that occupy the nations mind space, the national mind space they do because the president targeted them. but this is what the president wants. he wants the diverse, the diversion from the real concerns over the economy and rash of gun violence weve seen over the past few weeks and w...

Misspoke before the break, green land is not known for beach front property. there are beaches there, it was icy where i was. president trump as we mentioned has just renewed his attack in congresswoman talib and suggested that youll recall she go back to where she came from which she first couldnt and now says she wouldnt in any event, the fact the president takes verbal shots at her namely stirring division, maggie haberman said some of this may be explained by the presidents personality. he d...

Diversion from the real concerns over the economy and the rash of gun violence weve seen over the past few weeks and he wants division. tlaib and omar as foils of us against them never mind the consequences they warn such as fracturing the tradition of support for israel and instead, promoting the notion that israel should root for one side or another in the u.s. elections. consequences such as setting a precedent for using a foreign power albeit an ally to punish political adversaries at home. ...

Verbal shots at her namely stirring division, maggie haberman said some of this may be explained by the presidents personality. he does what he does because he is who he is. in 2016 one consequence of that was he won the election. these days, though, the consequences are already taking different forms, some of them arguably dangerous or concerning. i want to talk it with the "new york times" contributing op ed writer and scott jennings, former special assistant to president george w. bush, cnn p...

Bringing a foreign power, getting a foreign power to pun nush your political adversary in the united states. thats unprecedented. until now the ones that managed to steer away from division towards consensus whatever possible. there are exceptions, richard nixon silent majority speech but by in large, presidents choose consensus when they can because thats where the votes are but also because thats what leaders do, what they always have tried to do. this on the other hand is not. >> they said ho...

Policies should continue or be altered. they dont try to use anxiety so many people may be feeling to bully them into submission. >> but you have no choice but to vote for me because your 401(k)s down the tubes, everything will be down the tubes. so whether you love me or hate me, you got to vote for me. >> wow. thats an inspiring message but its not anything new. remember the whole only i can do it, only i can save you during the campaign. nor do leaders tweet and im quoting now, the fake news ...

Nixons silent majority speech, but by and large, presidents choose consensus when they can because thats where the votes are but also because thats what leaders do, what they always have tried to do. this on the other hand is not. >> they said horrible things about israel and israelis. i think would be a terrible thing frankly for israel to let these two people who speak so badly about israel come in and they have become amazingly the face of the democrats, the democrats dont want to do anything...

Hard to see how acknowledging would hurt. leaders not trying to rule by division are honest about their adversaries because in the long run it builds trust and credibility which are good things to have. as its good when the cone econ falters and explain why they should continue or be altered. they dont try to use anxiety so many people may be feeling to bully them into submission. >> but you have no choice but to vote for me because your 401 ks down the tubes, everything will be down the tubes. ...

News media -- do you think this president is putting journalists at risk? >> i do. how much risk well see as time goes along. but you cant ignore those who light the fires of hate. and president trump is stirring division. hes trying to get a certain amount of the population to not just distrust the press but to hate the press. and hes the person whos lighting those fires of hate. >> kim, in 2006, you were hurt by a car bomb in iraq by doing your job as a journalist. do you think the president u...