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Republican.the drain the swamp, but capable of being either a democrat or republican. i think that is what conor lamb showcased. he wasnt criticizing president trump. i dont think there is a single speech in which conor lamb really went after the president. and in fact in the week leading up to yesterdays election, he actually sided with the president on his decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on imports to the u.s. and so that is a lesson that democrats can take away, that it is not a...

He said, not the trump versus mccain ridiculous narrative that some people are talking about. no. tonight im obsessed with what mccain was really saying last night. im obsessed as a student of world history. and of american politics. this is what he was saying in philadelphia where he was being honored with the liberty medal by the national constitution center. mccain was talking about politics in the age of trump but wasnt criticizing the president personally. he was talking about the direction...

Did sometimes and maybe sometimes he didnt. i dont know. thats what i was told. >> bret: the obama folks went to twitter and elsewhere and put out all kinds of statements. sarah sanders sang the president wasnt criticizing. sometimes they call, sometimes they send a letter. the president, like his predecessors, has done these. individuals. a lot of times the media focus on the back and forth things. that had to do with calling the families of the niger special forces soldiers. >> the president n...

Judge sitting on an island in the pacific can issue an order that stops the president of the united states from what appears to be his statutory and constitutional powers. >> reporter: judge watson halted the trump administration sengd t -- second try at the travel ban last month. sessions refused to back down. >> i share with you my concern that we have 700 federal judges in america. i made the point that one of them not -- attorney general to secretary defense, the cia director. one judge over...

Not even crisis, but a series of events im not really sure that the trump administration is well postured to manner right now. >> when you talk about the broader context, david irving, there are some big things being said right now. the head of u.s. special operations command, four-star general, tony thomas, has come out and spoke about the broader situation. and what he had to say, frankly, unprecedented, rare. i mean, this is shocking. our government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil, he...

Administration on defense issues. thank you very much. >> you are listening to house speaker paul ryan. ryan lizza and lynn sweet. house speaker right out of the gate saying im not going to comment on whether the media overreports or underreports terrorism. right out of the gate the house speaker saying obamacare, were going to pass legislation some time this year, despite what the president said, maybe next year, and right out of the gate, paul ryan saying maybe the president wasnt criticizin...

On february 17th. >> hes keeping "the tonight know" this new york. >> yes, so all the folks in burbank are losing their jobs. but leno did say i want to pay you guys for six more months so nbcuniversal is greed to do that. >> i dont know why everyone criticizes him. hes a genuinely nice guy. >> i wasnt criticizing. >> not you but -- >> ainsley, why do you hate jay? >> i like him a lot. i feel sorry for him actually because the ratings are so good. you know, he seems like a great guy. >> not norm...

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Im glad you did that. because now you have perspective of a couple of days to look back on all the trouble you have caused. all the angst that you are responsible for. [chuckling] >> bill, have you got it all wrong. you have got it all wrong. >> bill: do you regret criticizing christine odonnell in delaware? >> look, i wasnt criticizing. i was acting in my responsibility as a commentator and analyst for fox. bill, when you come on, you want me to straight with you. i was shooting straight. you t...