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The president calls for it to be released and someone obliges, then we would known what they were looking for. so one has to raise the question, is he not asking, because he does not want us to know what they were looking for? >> that certainly -- look. we've seen republicans distancing themselves from him on this. and the reason is, they are very frustrated, because they think with one phone call, they could provide the proof and clarify it. but there's something else. and that is, they are very concerned about a credibility gap. every time he does something like this, it erodes his credibili...

>> do you feel the president has a credibility gap now after he said to reporters that he had no ties to russia, nor did his campaign? he was really very categorical about it during that infamous press conference a few weeks back when reporters asked him about it. >> reporter: yeah. this is clearly the credibility issue on the relationship between the president and his -- the people surrounding him and the connections with russia is one, again, that's been cast a shadow over the current presidency. it's not going away. and every time it gets quiet for a few days, there is sort of a new revelat...

Particularly partisan cable news, that's going to lead to an increasing credibility gap, a gap with reality. it doesn't actually fit with the fundamental responsibilities of the office which is to be briefed better than everybody else and be more disciplined when you speak. >> i want to ask about mile yono yonopoulos. this is a line that is too difficult to cross, also credited with being a leader of the alt-right movement. how significant is it for cpac to reject him? >> we apparently know there is a line. the good news is there is a line. we know what's too far. what is too far apparently is...

>> she became sean spicer and we don't know yet how long this was in the works. whether it was her idea. i'd love to find out exactly how it became about because we're going to remember this for a long time. she will win awards for it and i'm sure she will be back. >> but we have her -- >> split screen. >> let us just enjoy this moment. but we have heard bill that it wasn't long in the works. >> no, it only apparently was done very late friday when they did rehearsals the first time people saw it but she is so perfect for it. why did they think of her? how did they come up with it and the audi...

Vice president to rip into the network news divisions. >> the place to start looking for a credibility gap is not in the offices of the government in washington but in the studios of the networks in new york. >> after nixon's historic opening to china in 1972, he won reelection in a landslide. >> we will try to make ourselves worthy of this victory. >> you know, nixon is an interesting example. because ultimately of where he ended up. people forget '68 was a squeaker. '72 was not. >> blowout. >> of historic proportions. >> but his relationship with the press became even more adversarial with w...