here, particularly in this case, are pretty simple. >> jeffrey bennett, let me ask you about the president's engagement with the special investigation in alabama and the president's reported reaction to his daughter and adviser ivanka trump saying that she was not keen on the president endorsing roy moore. i'm quoting from that piece, "evented his annoyance when his daughter ivanka castigated roy moore." >> david, the president has dropped all pretense that he's all that concerned about the allegations surrounding roy moore. people close to the president tell me it comes down to two things. one, he wants and needs and republican to hold that senate seat and the other thing is he doesn't want to be on the losing side twice in alabama, david.