president of the united states or he was a foreign national then in which case he can't be president of the united states. >> that is birther wayne allyn root who is a person who is headlining a republican gala in las vegas this weekend alongside the number three republican in the house, congressman kevin mccarthy and nevada's u.s. senator dean heller. who tells these guys to things like this? and do they think it helps them in the great state of nevada? joining us now, steve schmidt, the former strategist to the campaign. >> great to be here. >> do you think it is a scheduling error? people just don't understand or is there a magical upside that i don't understand? >> look, dean heller should know who this nut is and he shouldn't be attending. i think kevin mccarthy had no idea who he was, he is not from the state. and kevin mccarthy should cancel the event. they have given up five u.s. senate seats in the last two cycles.