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White house spokesman josh ernest has since said the incident was not missouri's finest moment but just yesterday republican iowa congressman steve king tweeted this. mr. president, invite the rodeo clown to the white house for a beer summit. take the temperature down. have a laugh. relax. it's not about race. philip rutger of "the washington post" actually traveled to missouri this week to cover the fall out from the incident or perhaps maybe i should say lack thereof. phil, good to see you again, sir. >> hi. glad to be here. >> one fair goer told you, quote, it was just a fun guy making fun ...

In 1994. george hw there was a rodeo clown and pearl jam's eddie vetter took a mask and spiked it on a mike -- on a mic stand. >> that's edgy. >> greg, you mentioned the clown will write a book "behind the mask, how i took america by the horns" and that book has been written already. that booing is out there. that book is out there. >> i have will have to come up with a different title. >> i thought it was inspiring. there has been untimely death of people who mock god. >> that is true. >> that's something to be aware of. >> mike, you don't like the story, but i wonder if you think the preside...

Him down? punch him in the nose. ran paul punched him square in the nose. they would be best served swiping to the left instead of politics but i understand the dynamic shift and they are both jocking for position, trying to be the front runner already in 2016. i know it's great political theater for you guys and i'm sure dean will be all over it. >> i'm loving the spider monkey from ran paul. >> yeah. >> two days ago ran paul was sitting where you're sitting full of love for chris christie and i thought there is peace at last, peace in the middle east. here is that conversation. >> we can hol...

Stage. >> any comment on the feud? >> it's over. i declared a truce. it's a one-way truce now. i have offered to have a beer with him and have a beer summit. we're waiting for a response. >> let me bring in democratic strategist and managing trek tor of porter novelli, kiki mclane who worked on hillary clinton's presidential campaign and republican pollster chris wil n wilson. good morning. >> good morning. >> senator paul is in the middle of the tour across kentucky. he has at least ten events planned. is he building a brand for 2016? >> it's both actually. it probably is similar to what happ...

>> and that's the message these guys are trying to send to all republicans on this issue. mcconnell of course in a huge political bind because he's well aware republicans don't have the votes to pursue the strategy. a month ago, mcconnell had a strong command over his senate gop conference. he had no general election challenger. he had no republican primary foe. now everything's fallen apart for the gop leader. the one thing his team had been trying to avoid has become a reality and that reality is turning into a leadership nightmare for him. he has a republican conference that now regularly b...