are rivals fighting a losing battle. joining me, douglas brinkley, a political and media analyst and author of "you are the brand." and mark mckinnen, former adviser to george w. bush. thank you for joining us. steve, long time no see. douglas, i think i saw you last week or so. and mark, gets the, the award for the best outfit. digging it. >> we got a little event tonight. >> it is friday night. steve, start with you. take a look at the headlines? is megyn kelly donald trump's kryptonite? is ben carson trump's kryptonite? from last week. before the feud began. so when you have a guy like donald trump who thrives on conflict and controversy, how do his opponents neutralize him? can they? steve? >> no. the kryptonite for donald trump is donald trump. he is his own kryptonite.