it has been the bane of his existence, and i think he saw this as an opportunity to try to put that behind him. but what he did is just the opposite. the chorus from both sides of the aisle -- frankly, i don't pay much attention to the other side of the aisle on these issues because they get crazy on everything he does. but the fact that republicans almost with unanimity have said the president's got to back this down, he's got to turn this around, correct the record, and be very forceful in confronting russia -- i think that shows you what a miscalculation this was by the president. >> well, here's their problem, jennifer. he doesn't want to. he doesn't want to do that. this isn't about ignorance. this is about arrogance. he comes first, and he knows they won't do anything about him because at the end of the day, they're scared. so the question becomes what do you do about it, jennifer granholm? we've never seen a betrayal like this before, and that is not hyperbolic. this is the president and the first lady returning to a