is what he and even melania are backing. but the question i think he's going to have to ask himself, is this going to get people on the trump train who already aren't? and that's something he has to be concerned about considering he has historically low approval ratings. >> so, jay, listen to what long-time journalist and cnn political analyst carl bernstein had to say about president trump's presidency overall. >> i think something greater is happening and that is we're in the midst of a malignant presidency. and that malignancy is known to the military leaders of the country, it's known to the leadership in congress who recognize it, and it's known to the intelligence community. >> so, jay, how do you further analyze things? >> well, it's clearly distracting when he tweets these kinds of things. and in his campaign historically whenever he tweeted about women, whenever he went after and attacked women, that's when he really lost popularity. and that's where he really has