unfortunately those kind of defenses hurt his credibility. and the great work he's doing. that's the concern. when you see things that are wrong and obviously wrong, don't defend those. this administration you can't be honest about what you see in front of your face. or he risks losing his job. that would be a loss for everyone. he has done good work. >> in addition to the racial coding and signaling and the president use of terms like lynching or comparing himself to african american defendants in the system. there's also a broader argument that he's always making. that he is the victim. and also by extension his voters are victims. they're the victims of elites who disdain them and victims of immigrants coming to take jobs or rob them.