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Heard from kelly. but lets talk about the surprise announcement and how likely its going to play out on capitol hill. you know, there has been a bit of a surprise, if you will, in terms of how quickly this developed according to the "new york times" reporting overnight. >> absolutely. i mean, you can see that. im looking at my iphone right now, which is usually broing up with e-mails, especially from lawmakers who react to this kind of news. and there really isnt very much, aside from bob corker...

A year old. it just underlines how unusual that is and i think at some level, people might say this is all inside baseball. who cares what the white house staff is all about. when you look at the tariffs decision was rolled out and the fact it was rolled out in a way where the facts were not known and the amount of tariffs has not been settled. the countries it covers is not settled. it is that instability that has affected the stock market negatively and roiled our allies. this is not like it i...

>> alexi, we got to point out this is the first time he has some remarks when it comes to this decision on tariffs and steel and aluminum. is that going to be the deciding factor here when it comes to the voters on tuesday. >> i think theyre certainly happy about the tariffs decision. but we know trump knows who to gin up a crowd like better than anyone else. when they are fighting against the democratic base that is hurting republican attention this could help. i heard from a republican yesterd...

This is an uptick on twitter. i think its connected to a bigger point about how the president is governing right now. he is feeling sort of newly emboldened and confident. hes making decisions more with his gut, his instincts and trusting himself. we saw it with the tariffs decision. >> so his gut is, nobody can tell my story the way i can, let me go in front of the special counsel. >> and hes showing a willingness to ignore his advisers. he wants to get out there. he wants to tell his story. me...