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Representative wilson through that mentoring program. the sort of twists and turns here, but i do think that the white house probably bears a particular level of scrutiny here because of some of the actions of the president, actions of general kelly. he didn't necessarily have to go into that political attack dog mode in what was otherwise a beautifully written and beautifully delivered speech about the military. about the processes that go on there when men and women die on the battle field. so, we'll see what happens out of this press conference. i think we already know the white house is do...

So both of them sort of have behaved very politically. i went out and talked to voters, both clinton and trump supporters, about this, about what lewis said, about trump's reaction. and even clinton supporters said, look, we don't like that he won, but he won. and it's legitimate. lewis shouldn't be saying that. he doesn't want to go, that's wrong. but to question the legitimacy is just stroking the fire. on the other hand, even trump supporters say, look, there's a way to handle this and there's a way not to handle it. they weren't thrilled with him sort of going in attack dog mode with lewis...

The politics over the policies, become a perpetual campaign. there used to be a time where the first year after the election you sat down with the president and the congress, you synchronized the agenda and plowed through the issues. that didn't mean to say you -- >> everyone is in permanent election mode. >> they are. >> at the moment, electioneering in american politics means attacking so everyone is in permanent attack dog mode. the national interest of america is not being served. >> it isn't. it's to the detriment of this country. that's why i decided to write this book. i wasn't planning...

Tour. well, with his support for outsourcing it is going to have to be a foreign trip. >> reporter: and earlier, a powerfully poignant moment, former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords at center stage leading the emotional crowd in the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. chee cheers. >> reporter: today the president, vice president, and their wives will all hit the campaign trail together. just as the august jobs numbers come out. and rob, paula, that is a very critical report. certainly going to make an impression on voters' minds. it may be more significant than any speech t...

Characterize as gaffes are specifically designed to achieve certain goals on the trail? >> i think it's just an effort -- he's in attack dog mode, so he will ramp up his game bait. but he wants to be portrayed as that real guy, joe from scranton, we'll see more of that on the trail i think. >> thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> later, we'll hear from someone who knows something about vice presidential choices, megan mccain. why she thinks the president should drop biden. that coming up. wildfires raging across the west. some residents who were forced to flee are be...