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Extent. it was less about him than it was about his opponents, at least with his core supporters. now the conversation is turning back to what we expect out of our president. do we want our president to be a uniter or a divider? he has made it very clear, phil said correctly, that this is not his wheelhouse, it is not his strength or even really his desire to play, you know, consoler in chief. national harmony is not what he came to office promising nor has it been what he has sought to deliver. what he likes to do is to draw contrast, to use sander's phrase, to show people who is on the right...

Do we want our president to be a uniter or a divider? he has made it very clear, phil said correctly, that this is not his wheelhouse, it is not his strength or even really his desire to play, you know, consoler in chief. national harmony is not what he came to office promising nor has it been what he has sought to deliver. what he likes to do is to draw contrast, to use sarah huckabee sanders' phrase, to show people who is on the right side and the wrong side as far as he is concerned. in many ways what doris kearns-goodwin and others you mentioned, jon meacham, would tell you is that this is...

Administration do? sarah huckabee sanders needs to comment on this. >> i just hope i can find my way back to to the briefing room. >> i'll be two rows behind you. coming up, it's hard to laugh about this, because it's a very serious issue. consoler in chief, the president in north carolina, offering words of support. and we look at the different scenario that could play out from a confirmation note to a new nominee or even a vacant seat until 2021.

Giving trump a second chance at being the consoler-in-chief. after he was widely criticized for actions critics said were tone deaf when he visited puerto rico after hurricane maria. all this as senator jeff merkley, a democrat from oregon, released a document showing nearly $10 million in fema funding, less than 1% of its overall budget, were transferred to immigrations and customs enforcement earlier this year for detention and deportation efforts. >> i'm simply saying, we'll have $10 million less than it would have, and $10 million is significant. >> reporter: fema administrator, brock long...

Lakeland, florida and elsewhere from ever happening again. >> jon: it is unfortunately one of the roles of the commander-in-chief to also be consoler-in-chief. >> that's right. the president of the united states but also a father. also a husband. and he obviously understands what it's like, you know, to love someone and then to lose someone. and so i think he is approaching these situations as a human being and as an individual, as a parent. and not necessarily as a politician or as a leader. and i think he just -- you know, he talks to families, he listens and he wants to learn. >> jon: he is...