time ago. the president doesn't feel he can let any slight go and this is what he does. >> i get the politics of the nfl, for example. from the president's perspective, i completely get the politics from his base. is this just who he is, he cannot accept a slight, he can't say i'm sorry, he can't even just back down. he can't say, just turn it off and walk away, this isn't a fight worth fighting. does he see something to be gained here? >> i think he might understand instin instinctively in its boiled-down form, it's difficult to have press on a subject, and the topic everyone wants to talk about is his treatment or his interactions with the families of the fallen, it's less time to talk about the nuances and the details of, apparently, a very complicated issue that involves a lot of covert issues and