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Trump administration would write this article and outline the extensive efforts this person says is happening inside the trump administration right now to undermine president trump? >> many of us are hoping that there are steady hands in the white house and throughout this administration that will stop this president, if he does something that is really the best interest of the united states. i am surprised that theres a declaration, even by an anonymous source, it must be somewhat reliable if "...

Help him where i can. say "no" when i must. the people of south carolina expect me to do that. all i can say is that people listen to me about as much as were going to listen to the "new york times." i said a lot of things, nobody cared. and at the end of the day, he won in states we hadnt won in 30 years. i like what hes doing as president. i dont like all of the things he says and does. but this is palace intrigue that will matter more on cable tv than anywhere else. in the world in which i li...

>> but you could do a lot as secretary of defense too. >> yeah. you know, he asked me to be ambassador to pakistan. and i said, thank you very much, no thank you. thats the only time weve ever talked about a particular job. i like what im doing. i want to help him where i can. and, you know, what would happen if he withdrew from afghanistan tomorrow and did not listen to his generals? what would happen if he left syria and did not listen to his generals? i would be his biggest critic. i like wha...

What this administrations done in terms of getting things passed and getting things through. if the failing "new york times" has an anonymous editorial, can you believe it, anonymous, meaning gutless. were doing a great job. the poll numbers are through the roof. our poll numbers are great and guess what, nobody is going to come close to beating me in 2020. >> the author of this article of "the new york times" says the president, quote, does not fully grasp the effort by his own advisors to cont...

Weve seen how president trump treats anonymous sources in the past. he says what they say are made up, that the source red wings t are made up. we know thats not true but the supporters hear what he says and that resonates with them. of course, "the new york times" has exceptionally high standards for anonymity in general and you can imagine the conversation that would have transpired in approving this story. you have to imagine, wolf, that this is a very senior official, very important official...

Critical national security issues of a, quote, fifth or a sixth grader. "the washington post" reporting today that there have now been talks about who could eventually replace james mattis, talks that maybe accelerated by the woodward book. you saw james mattis putting out a statement, denying it. your name, by the way, has come up as a possible replacement for james mattis. are you interested? >> well, one, thats the first ive heard of this and the answer is no. and general mattis, i think, is ...

The president on that? >> heres what i saw. i saw the president -- >> because some people, some legal experts have already suggested, already suggested that that -- and ill read the tweet to you, to remind you what the president said. "two long running obama era investigations of two very popular republican congressmen have brought to a well publicized charge just ahead of the midterms by the jeff sessions justice department. too easy wins, now in doubt because there is not enough time. good job...

Presidency from inside is simply astonishing. and no doubt sending a chill down the spine of many americans tonight. weve not seen anything like this. so as youre assessing each sort of daily development, let me assure you, this is a big one. and dont just trust me when i say that, look at the presidents reaction himself, wolf. when the president in the white house today went and stared right into the camera, not only could you see his visible anger, but you see the unraveling, you see a preside...

And i dont know who this person is, but i got a call from the president at 8:00 energy. he sounded really fine to me. talked to john kelly at 7:30 this morning. ive conducted business all day, believing that john kelly is going nowhere. the president was actually in a pretty good mood about kavanaugh, and well -- you know, i dont know who this person is, but what i see coming out of the white house, i like. i dont know how they get to where they get, but theyre getting to the right places, in my...

Treason, which is a crime -- >> right. >> -- potentially the death penalty, for the president of the united states to raise the issue of treason referring either to the author of this article who works for him, maybe inside his own cabinet, or for other sources who cooperated with bob woodward for this book? >> its not a -- this is not treason under the constitution. this is not a treasonous act against the nation. its a disloyal and cowardly act against the president. so i wouldnt say treason, ...