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And more. >> this is putting republicans like will hurd in a difficult position. you dont see a lot of them coming forward. the president is doubling down, tripling down, picking up that baton. continuing to tweet over the course of the evening and into this morning. taking out after elijah cummings and now nancy pelosi. alleging some things about inside her san francisco district similar to what hes talking about with elijah cummings. mick mulvaney is making the rounds. their defense of the pre...

Rally today he had hid his mind defending the crowd behind the chan and tripling down and the attacks on four american congresswoman. >> the things they said about our country are terrible. its a disgrace what theyve said. they cant call our country and people garbage. you just cant talk about our country that way. and when people are angry at them i fully understand it. >>reporter: so he now seems to sympathize with those behind the send her back chant, a chant incidentally that echos the words...

Know -- set up a test for democrats who have been struggling with internal divisions that over the past couple of days have been papered over by the presidents tweets, andrea. >> and, peter, youve been writing about this strategy coming from the white house. the president instead of backing off is doubling down, tripling down, if you will, on this whole narrative where he is attacking these women and trying to portray them as hating this country as not being patriotic. these are elected represen...

To do is describe in a way that the resolution plays out what the presidents words were. >> listening to some of these -- particular lly mccarthy decry t lack of decor on a day by basis throws out norm. >> theres that. thats a very good point. but the other point she was trying to describe the terms and the words and the sentiment that the president used in his tweet, the very sentiment that theyre trying to condemn on the house floor. so what else is she supposed do? yes, the term "racist" is t...

That. >> does nancy pelosi have your full support to be the next speaker of the house? >> absolutely. she has my full support. >> she also has the presidents full support. hes been doubling and tripling down in his support for her in the past couple of days. why do you think hes pushing so hard for her? >> its not clear what kind of games the president is playing. i know that nancy pelosi over the past two years has managed to consistently outnegotiate the president. as speaker of the united sta...

Its very deliberate. he knows what hes doing. im convinced that sbrinternall they said we cant maintain control of the house so this is what were doing. look out if it works with regard to the senate. imagine what that means 2020 will look like through the eyes of the white house. >> a tripling down. >> hes not wrong o the basic assumption if you go negative, you wind up benefitting from it. thats as old as the political game itself. what a great panel. thank you very much. when we come back, ...

>> quiet paul ryan? >> his nationalist push might come at the expense of voters. >> but its all calculated. >> sure. >> its very deliberate. he knows what he is doing. and im convinced internally he said we cant maintain control of the house so this is what were prepared to do. and by the way, look out if it works with regard to the senate. imagine what that means 2020 will look like, at least through the eyes of the white house. >> a tripling down. >> correct. >> he is not wrong in the basic as...

For nothing. in a high-stakes gambit to the president pushing his immigration agenda from sending thousands of troops to the border to deal with the migrant caravans to possibly finding a way to end birthright citizenship, is that going to be a plus or minus? will ask texas senator republican ted cruz, hes here at a "fox news @ night" exclusive. heres a chief national correspondent ed henry, with the latest on immigration. >> critics are saying these are all about the president trying to rally h...

>> all right, pamela brown, thanks so much. "outfront" now, wesley lowry, pulitzer prize winning reporter for the "washington post," david gergen, former adviser for four presidents, democrats and republicans, and andre bauer, former governor of south carolina. wes, youve covered race relations in this country extensively. whats your reaction to this -- president trump, you know, doubling down, tripling down, calling himself a nationalist. >> well, first of all, it was really interesting watchin...

It. jennifer, let me go to you first. we heard from the president there, questioning the motives of the accusers, questioning the attorneys. you heard the president speaking there moments ago, he said you should look into the lawyers here. hes clearly pointing to politics. what do you make of the strategy shift? >> i dont think its helpf fufo them. what youre looking for to tell if a witness is telling the truth is corroboration. its very hard for the president or anyone else to say someone is o...