what looks to be politically necessary at that the very moment. >> the president seems to think this is their problem. >> he hit the right problem. they criticize the 24-hour news seekle and the reporters are driving the story instead of the white house. they're so reactive to this. they immediately fire this person because of what was on the news instead of ignoring it. they fell into their own trap again. >> it's hard to avoid, honestly, because you're always in campaign mode now. there is no time when you just govern and get out of the campaign mode. something like this happens, and you feel like you react to it quickly. there's always incoming into the white house, every single day. there has to be somebody who says, take a deep breath. in this particular case the question is, was there somebody at the white house that said