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So with the first calendar year of the trump administration in the books, the "new york times" took a look at how this president is re-inventing the office. quoting his chief of staff, john kelly, saying, he very seldom asks how other presidents did this. its true. for a chief of staff view bringing order to a chaotic white house that, certainly, has been a unique challenge. think of the presidents use of twitter alone, setting him apart from his predecessors. president trump is creating this un...

Autocratic at the same time. the people who are the base, they may view this as authenticity, they may love it. >> to the point where its a cliche. the media safari into trump country. >> what hes getting done for them, hes agitating the establishment and media, all these things they dont like. i think maybe the biggest thing hes done in his first year is from the oval office, really challenged the possibility of objective truth in a democracy. thats at the heart of our democracy. we deal with i...

Re-entry into the atmosphere, or they can activate it. but were talking about the final stages of the nuclear program. theyre really far along, hallie. >> thats an important point, kelly. i think people look and go, is there evidence they can actually hit anywhere in the united states? when you talk with experts, they make the point you are, which is, it is clear they are developing this weapons program. >> reporter: right. well, they havent done it yet, which is obviously a good thing. i mean, ...

Modest now about what we know and where we think this is going. this could be suppressed tomorrow. this could, in theory, end up in regime change. obviously, something in between is much more likely. >> yeah. >> we dont know where this is going to go. >> really good point. i want to get back to it. first, we talked about ali, and hes got more now. i want to make sure we fill in whats happening on the ground in tehran. >> reporter: well, weve entered the fifth day of unrest in iran. state tv repo...

About is whether or not thats a positive thing for the country. obviously, this is not reality tv. this is our government. this is our democracy. >> peter baker wrote in that piece, the person behind the piece. i highly recommend it because it is a fascinating look that puts into perspective the last 11 1/2 months. he writes, he is not popular. hes not in the polls. he is dominant when you talk about the idea of him knowing he is the biggest story in the world right now. baker also writes and th...