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A recap of the days news. Really thinks. Part of it, pick up on what molly said, he gets bored. Okay, he plays golf. But you cant play golf 12 hours a day. So he is basically knocking around on these giant resorts, and he gets bored. And he basically wants to fire off some of this zing theyre will make all of us talk about him, because i think this is ultimately what his presidency about, its about getting attention and being the center of the universe. And he know he can do that if he says something sufficiently crazy on twitter. He gets bored. Watches a lot of tv. But there are things happening behind the scenes that were not seeing. And part of what was behind the tweet storm earlier this week, it wasnt just the external need we knew he was watching or at least aware of the manafort trial. Well also subsequently learned that there were more negotiations going on with the mueller team behind the scenes. A Renewed Attempt to get ....
I dont think so. I dont think so. I sit here and say i dont think so. I dont know. Im being serious. If someone tried to recruit lebron to run for president , they said listen, theyve got no one. If you dont run, trumps going win, would you run . Well, in that case, i may. If they have no one, there i believe are some people out there. I hope. But lets see first. Lets see first. We also talked about living while black and how even money and fame Dont Insulate you from racism. Much more on that interview in just a moment. But lets start with the president s week, shall we . I want to bring in cnn Global Affairs analyst max boot and molly ball. Good evening. Good evening. Max, President Trump was on the attack this week, lashing out at everyone, saying that sessions should shut down the mueller investigation, contradicting ....
So for years now we ve seen a, you know, a very passionate activist right wing republican base that s able to tilt low turnout primaries towards candidates with some would say extreme views. and then those candidates are not electable in a general election. and this was happening long before trump came along. now trump has been a kingmaker in the primaries. he has shaped the republican party in his image. he has gotten a lot of previously sort of run of the mill republican candidates to turn into just supporters of trump through and through. and he s also elevated some candidates that might previously not have been considered mainstream by either anointing them or, you know, having them sort of create themselves in his image. but i think a primary is very different beast in a general election. and as we re seeing with some of these special elections where everybody votes, not just republican primary voters, that s where we re starting to see this backlash brew and this election in subu ....
Sort of create themselves in his image. but i think a primary is very different beast in a general election. and as we re seeing with some of these special elections where everybody votes, not just republican primary voters, that s where we re starting to see this backlash brew and this election in suburban ohio is very reminiscent of the special election in pennsylvania earlier this year where you had a deep red district go for a democratic candidate almost entirely, there are other factors, but almost entirely because of the backlash to trump. molly, max, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. enjoy your weekend. when we come back, an elected official who has been a republican sinis leaving the republican party later. why the policies have force herd to become a democrat, and she says she s not only the one. we re going to talk to her next. why did i want a crest 3d white smile? ....