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We're learning a lot more about those as well. not all of it good. according to "time" magazine, and we quote, "intelligence officials say trump displays what one called willful ignorance when presented with analyses generated by america's $81 billion a year intelligence services. the officials describe futile attempts to keep his attention by using visual aids, confining some briefing points to two or three sentences and repeating his name and title as frequently as possible. what is most troubling, say these officials, and others in government and on capitol hill who have been briefed on the...

Fumble through that. i worry about the briefing points and a grasp on the health care bill. i'm not sure he's paying attention as he ought to be. >> just so we get it in, the white house has pushed back. they say that president trump does take these cyber attacks seriously. they say they are acting, albeit, acting more quietly than out in the public. thank you for the tee up. we will need to talk about the twee tweets about tv hosts. i'm going to spare this panel from having to do that. thank you, preernt it. joining me right now, democratic congressman from new york, joe crowley. thanks for...

Most important irish men on this side of the atlantic. so judging by this photo, we are all approximately in our positions if i play the part of bill daly, the president is not here, it is 8:20 a.m., how is it you knew to be here with the president that morning? >> we had arranged to meet with him, here, prior to his going to tuscaloosa, alabama, to get his final decision. >> and he was touring storm damage, so he's in casual clothing, his ride is idling out the back door, he comes to you, stands in this grouping and says what to the best of your recollection? >> my recollection is that he sai...

>> i recall being here that morning, working up some briefing points for him, and i think tom started in and the president said, it's a go. and we looked at him and he said, it's a go, let's get it going. >> i think this was just the last check. because as tom said, he had made up his mind overnight, told us it was a go, and we then had to implement his direction. >> once the president had made that decision, we knew instantly what our timeline was and what was going to move and when it was going to move. and admiral mccraven would just check in and say, here's where we are with in the timelin...

Clothing. his ride is idling out the back door. he comes to you, stands in this grouping and says what to the best of your recollection? >> my recollection is that he said, it's a go. we're going to do the assault, we're going to do the raid, complete the orders, and let's go. >> i recall being here that morning, working up some briefing points for him, and i think tom started in and the president said, it's a go. and we looked at him and he said, it's a go, let's get it going. >> i think this was just the last check. because as tom said, he had made up his mind overnight, told us it was a go,...