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Wondering, is this real? now we know it was very real. >> people can't ignore the fact that metaphorically they see the escalator going down. not everybody is critical here. you have people in this article that speak highly of the president and think that the venue was very appropriate. >> the venue itself, the setting itself is not only appropriate but extremely important to consider this moment. trump tower opened in 1983. it is singularly the finest achievement of donald trump's life with the possible exception, of course, of being elected president. it's everything to donald trump. it's wh...

>> he was his personal lawyer. i know he doesn't like the term but he was his fixer. and he made these false statements, correct me if i'm wrong, at a time when he was still on team trump. >> that's exactly right. he said prior to the 2016 election, i had been an attorney and a consultant for donald j. trump. so he was very specific as far as his responsibilities. he said once the president was elected, that at that point, those responsibilities changed. obviously, with the president being elected. but basically it was -- i think it was just, you know -- he was very clear, this is a guy i used...

Fred yang, ron nehring, thank you both. >> at least 121 women are heading to congress in january to serve in the house and senate and more in governor seats. the midterms delivered a number of other historic firsts for women as well. joining me now is representative michelle grisham, who will soon be the first is woman governor of middlesex co. congratulations. are we're talking about a wave of women? >> keir, thank you for having me on today. i think it's an indication that women are serious about being policy makers, being elected, and we are relating across age groups to other female voters...

The republicans on capitol hill who we often call leaders, and i've pointed out on this show before, members of congress in general are not leaders. they're followers. they're followers of the constituents in their states or districts and are going to go where their constituents tell them to go. the one misconception about the president being elected is the reason why everybody did want get the prediction right about donald trump being elected was not because the polls were wrong. there was a bad poll in wisconsin, but the national polls were right. hillary clinton was going to win in a lan sl...

This president to get anything done. the longer this tax bill twists in the wind, the less people like it, and the less likely it will pass. mitch mcconnell may have dodged a bullet in terms of roy moore being elected, but he still has to deal with having to deal with the math going forward after 2018, after doug jones is installed. >> you're the trump whisperer here. [ laughter ] very quickly, we saw this rather measured tweet from him after the vote. your thoughts about what we will see from him the day after? >> steve bannon gets blamed. >> don't think so. i think susan collins' wish list -...