signals that it sends. and i think right now what you're seeing is a manifestation of what is likely a lot of dysfunction happening behind the scenes because they cannot get a coherent message together. and it's incredibly damaging externally, because what they are telling the rest of the world is, don't listen to the words of the president of the united states. and i think that this is the first time in recent history where, you know, republican or democrat, what the president says used to matter. and i think what is now being said is, it doesn't really matter, he may not know what he's talking about, we disagree and he didn't really mean it in the way that he said. >> i mean, right, because, david, let me just remind people about what the president sail actually said. now we've heard the very awkward, at best evasions and defenses of his top security advisers. here's what he actually said. >> i don't believe that he would have allowed that to happen. just wasn't to his advantage to allow that to happen. he felt very bad.