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Plus that shoing at a republican baseball practice reminds us that toxic rhetoric can turn to real violence. Both parties say its time to tone things down. Let us always remember that our job is to serve and represent the whole of the american people. But how long will that sentiment last . And georgia on our minds. Why tuesdays special Congressional Election is the biggest test yet for the trump presidency. Joining me for insight and analysis are david brooks of the New York Times, amy walter, regina of the Washington Post and danielle pletka. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. The longes...

>> i'm absolutely with you on that. i thought the most striking part was when david sekulow is that president trump is very clear with his use of social media. the problem is the social media is what got him into the predicament he's in. the whole reason we're having this discussion in the first place is he tweeted out the possibility that there are tapes of jim comey, right? the fact he went on television and said what he said to lester holt, the fact he tweeted the tweet you talked about today on this show. so that at the end of the day, what evidence is there is not quite as -- going to be ...

The point is we know in washington, d.c. that once you have a special prosecutor, it will become about the investigation. no one ever gets put in prison or charged for the crime. they get charged for lying to the prosecutors or for obstruction. >> you know, it's interesting on the witch hunt thing, he has said it a bunch of times and somebody sent this morning a reminder. i think the president -- here is a headline in the "washington post" from july 1963. nixon sees witch hunt, sources say. it sound like you believe, david, it does seem the more focus there is on the obstruction of justice, is...

Will go on and either they will find evidence of collusion or they will not. but obstruction of justice is not a small matter, and there are ways to go through an investigation without obstructing justice. the president's tweets are statements by the president of the united states. they can't be ignored or dismissed as, well, that's just social media. in fact, i can arg they're more important than the sort of chopped and processed statements that come out of the white house press office or out of his attorneys. these come from the mind and mouth of the president of the united states. >> dani? ...

"meet the press" end game is brought to you by boeing. always working to build something better. >> back now with end game. david, after this shooting, eight members have been shot in the history of congress, two in the last six years after both gabby giffords and steve scalise, the immediate reaction by nonpartisans has our politics gotten too vitriolic. i think we all believe that's a yes. will it change? >> i don't think so. 1970 they asked people, would you mind if your son or daughter married somebody of the opposing party it was like yes 5% politics is an argument about tax rates. how we...