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It's just going to raise more questions about, you know, his relationship with that man. i'm not saying the president did anything. but you don't want to be associated with a guy who's a sex trafficker. >> i think some of the president's aides are aware of that and kind of keeping a an eye on it. because it feels like one of those things you don't know where this is all going. this case in new york is just getting started. there could be a lot more that unfolds. just like this video footage comes out of nowhere, there is concern there's more where this came from to kind of visual lly illustrat...

Himself insisting he does not in his words have a racist bone in his body. all right. joining us now to discuss everything that happened is david axelroaxelrod, abby phill and charlie dent. great to have you all here to talk about these wild hours that ensued on capitol hill last night. david axelrod, one more time. here are the republicans, only four of them who joined with democrats to officially criticize what the president's said. will hurd of texas. he had also vocally spoken out in the hours after thouse tweet. brian fitzpatrick, fred upton, susan brooks, justin amash who is now an ind...

Look, i think abby's right which is that trump is a impulsive person and everybody has to catch up to him. and here i am, i'm president of the united states. so, you know, he's had a lot of negative re-enforcement here in the sense that this negative has been reinforced. respects repurpose his tweets on their own terms. but they also try -- and this is why they went after pelosi on her comments -- to turn it into typical washington politics. no, this isn't about the president making racist remarks. this is about the democrats trying to score points. once they put it in that parn phra

Representative of what i've been hearing of a lot of women in these suburbs. those women, they have their views. but i guarantee you in suburban chicago, i don't see how this is helping. >> abby, you've noted there are two parts to this. one is to consolidate his base. what's the other part? >> well, the other part is simply to react, to get attention for what he's saying. one of the things about president trump is that as david noted, he continues to change -- to move the goal posts on what is acceptable behavior in the public square. he changes what the republican party first is willing to a...

Trump, you know, chatting with epstein there is really offputting. probably not particularly damaging politically. >> charlie, abby, david, thank you all very much for being with us. just ahead on "new day," we'll speak with two lawmakers at the center of the drama. emmanuel cleaver who dropped the gavel during that tense debate and james clyburn. >> the house votes to condemn president trump for his racist tweets. what else can lawmakers do? we have a senate democrat join us next with some ideas. t net c. eh, not enough fiber... chocolate would be good... snacking should be sweet and simple...