splintered. >> i'm not going to take issue with anyone who supports the president, but i would suggest reading a little history. >> it does govern how these members are acting. >> especially heading into an election where he is the head of your party. and you see what he does to people who criticizes him. if you're a republican right now based on every piece of data that you see, the safest place, no matter what you think, whether you think rudy giuliani should have done this, whether the president is wrong, the safest place is to stay right there. >> and we've seen people like ted tillis, they're trying to walk this very tight rope in terms of being somewhat critical but not too critical of the president, and we'll continue to see that, i'm sure, in the coming weeks. >> we're also seeing it from republicans who are hiring, someone like a will hurd, even though he's stepping away. it doesn't mean he's done with