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That one of the things that i think trump underestimates about his style is that not only does he exhaust the public, but that at some point all of these actings and all of the revolving door does raise the competency question. jimmy carter fired his entire cabinet. it always to me was one of -- he sent the message that he was an unstable manager. and he was well liked and thought to be principled. >> the question is what will stick with the american public. it seems to me that if you are you going to make the competency argument, you know, that is something that the democrats really haven't g...

Other legislative priorities. this is not just a priority, but funding the government. the threat of a shutdown is always very problematic and dangerous. for this white house, it was a fear it would raise the competency argument. they appear to have given in on key republican priorities. the main to me is not the wall. we already knew the president made clear he would not draw a line on that. he said it was fine to deal with getting funding for it later in the fall. we will see what happens. that was the approach. planned parenthood not seeing any slashes in funding is interesting. considering...

Right now it means that the focus on the election is on the economy and jobs. that's where he wants it. >> it does strike me, the competency argument. a lot of candidates who have made competency an arpgument an don't get elected president. dukakis, george h.w. bush get bill clinton. it didn't work. it's tough. >> this is 2004 all over again, because you have an election that actually increasingly looks like 2004 with a president in trouble, but is the alternative acceptable? republicans then, took john kerry's biggest asset, a war hero, made it a negative. >> the swift boast? >> romney's best...

In the state of the union two years ago, he criticized the citizens united case while they were sitting right below the rostrum. so he has demonstrated before -- >> can he attack the decision without attacking the court? >> i don't think so. again, if this is overturned, again we don't know, but if it is, republicans will say the president of the united states which took an oath to uphold the constitution who taught constitutional law bases it on a law that was unconstitutional. therefore, he is a president who needs to be replaced.fbases it a law that was unconstitutional. therefore, he is a ...

Won't, that doesn't mean surrogates won't. in the state of the union two years ago, he criticized the citizens united case while they were sitting right below the ross rostrum. >> can he attack the decision without attacking the court? >> i don't think so. again, if this is overturned, ask we don't know, but if it is, republicans will say the president of the united states which took an oath to uphold the constitution who taught constitutional law bases it on a law that was unconstitutional. therefore, he is a president who needs to be replaced. republicans will say that. >> they'll make a com...