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Look like without a chief of staff, without a coms director? would we be able to tell the difference? >> it would be a sequel to "home alone." if you look at the day-to-day problem president trump has, he pulls himself off message. steps on his own message. does things no one is expecting. last week he became the first president i've ever heard of who fired his national security adviser without telling his chief of staff. you're having real problems in a lot of these agencies. eight, nine people in the top ranks who aren't filled. there's no one home here and it's going to get worse going forw...

>> phil rucker, have you been contacted for coms director? >> no, no, craig. >> no? >> jim is exactly right. the president is looking for people who have personal chemistry with him as well. he doesn't care about traditional qualifications or experience or issue expertise necessarily. he wants people that can connect with him, that get him, that can sort of help him execute upon his instincts for what he wants to do in the country. and he feels confident in those instincts. >> maybe roseanne pbarr for epa secretary. >> stranger things have happened. >> enjoy florida this week, phil rucker. jim...

Leader. and even colleagues are calling him mr. speaker sometimes. they introduced him to a crowd at a fund-raiser. kind of in a joking manner, but this guy is clearly on the rise. >> lastly, hope hicks spent her last day at the white house yesterday. i have seen some reporting that there's a lot of people gunning for her job, which is pretty surprising considering what is happening at the white house right now. who do you think could replace her, daniel? >> we've heard kellyanne conway could be coms director or on an interim basis assume that title. mercedes schlapp is a contender and tony si...

Government thousands of dollars for that. rick perry, currently the energy secretary, is said to be a possible pick to replace shulkin. perry had lunch with the president at the white house monday. i'm told the subject of the v.a. did come up because the energy department has some programs with the v.a. i'm told the president never raised the idea with perry of taking over at the v.a. perry is said to be very happy at the energy department. he has a number of long-term project going there and likely may not be open to a move to the v.a. the white house still looking for a communications direct...

The discussion inside the white house. this realization. they have tried to get a coms director three times without much luck there. there is not a crop -- >> you're being very find at three. >> there is not a crop of seasoned republicans sitting there saying, i'm ready to step in if these people leave and give it a shot. this is largely the staff he is stuck with or with empty offices if they leave. there is a tension now. these republicans know, if you stay, you cannot make that for good of country argument alone. you are going to be tainted by the things happening in this administration. th...