his decision. telling "the new york times" the former president is, quote, a cancer for the country. trump gloating in a statement, saying that one down, nine to go. joining me now to discuss is matthew dowd. he is a former adviser to george w. bush and the author of the new book "revelations on the river." thank you for joining. i don't know why we care what donald trump says. but anyways, um, good evening. i mean, seriously. like, if he said something positive about something or that actually made sense, then that would be news. but that he said something toxic and ignorant is certainly not news, after all these years. so, matt -- >> he's consistent. he's consistent. >> yeah. he is consistently ignorant. so, congressman gonzales is far from the first. trump didn't drain the swamp. he made it radioactive, no? >> well, absolute -- well, he made it radioactive for the republican party. but i think the republican party, there was radiation fomenting before donald trump showed up which is why the --