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Well. racist as well. so we saw what's going on on our side. i think on the democratic side look we have come to a point that people can't take it anymore. it is really clear who donald trump is. it's been for a long while now. but what we saw this week, right, we saw this week is a president who couldn't rise to the occasion. right? in past years, we have seen democrat and republican presidents regardless not make this of politics. it wasn't partisan. but he wasn't able to just heal the country, to unify the country, to be the consoler in chief and i think that's what was missing today that a...

Behalf of the country. he could not do it. >> you know, all you have to do is just close your mouth and listen to people who are in grief. listen to first responders who have risked their lives and saved lives. it's -- you don't have to say anything, you just have to listen, and the fact that he can't do that it's just -- it's -- >> right. >> -- it's just -- it's sad. >> you know, one of the great requirements of a president is the capacity for empathy, to feel the pain and to feel the suffering of people. and in moments like this, to be the consoler in chief and, you know, he couldn't muster ...

>> why the heck should we consider being surprised? this man from day one said he is the genius that can resolve china and north korea, the genius that can fix iran. only guy to confront g7, smarter than the federal reserve on interest rates, only guy to tell me how to spend money, only guy to fix nafta. every previous president going back to george washington is an idiot. told us from day two in front of the cia loss of cia officers, stood in front of stars of the fallen was insignificant instead of that he wanted to talk to ci officers in front of the stars about how many of them voted for h...

Your base. president trump has promised action in the past. remember after parkland? >> yes. >> he met with some of the survivors, i think we have a piece from that meeting. let me play that for you. >> as we continue to mourn the loss of so many prush shus yoec lives in parkland, florida. we're determined to turn our grief into action. i believe that. >> turn our grief into action. did any action happen? >> no. >> no. the only action is action from the nra saying, you're not going to do that. >> is there any reason that president trump might signal something and something might happen? >> onl...

We do it every damn day. he knows that. he did smart move. keeping himself out of public visibility today. he went to the hospital. he's right to do that it's respectful. he avoided people he knew he wasn't in his own backyard. and he makes a decision not to address the pain, that's on him. but there are a lot of people who are going to have the vote. this happened a long time before him. and if it doesn't change because the people demand it, it will continue long after him. >> well, i learned a lot. and i'm very grateful for the people in the room who showed up and watched. and as usual, you ...