it's his friends that are in power in florida. maybe if the stench reaches mar-a-lago he'll begin to notice. >> maybe, you know, steve, he should take your advice and start out by showing the empathy for the people who are involved instead of taking care of his buddies. let's switch topics. i'll give you a break on that one because it's so obvious. the elections last night. the president says red wave, all caps. how? >> well, look, i think it was a victory, first of all and we'll take a victory. it wasn't a resounding one by any means. but it's sort of like -- what do they call the guy who graduates last in medical school? they call him doctor. a victory's still a win no matter if you win by one vote or 100,000 in a district. so the win's important. but look, i've said for months on this network, i am worried about the midterm elections. i think the republicans in the house are clearly underdogs when it comes to keeping control. history argues against them. the polls argue against them. and i think most importantly president trump is not on the ballot. and the hill republicans have