you have to elect republicans to protect him and use my role as chairman to protect him. that was his message at a fundraiser. so that's the position of the party is the president more guilty than -- that seems to be an admission of guilt. >> the idea that he is vulnerable to something coming from mueller. >> they seem to be very worried about this. >> that is an argument we will hear republicans making more and more. i talked to one republican strategist today who said you are going to see more people make the same argument that devon nunez did behind closed doors out in public because there is this enthusiasm gap between the republican base and democratic base and 2018 will be all about turning the republicans who turned out in 2016 because they supported the president but may not have in the past and getting them to