Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170825:11:04:00
>> he hasn't said they're not either. >> phil, you are above the fold in the washington post this morning. trump distances himself from gop. obviously going after mitch mcconnell and paul ryan by name in the tweets yesterday. although paul ryan didn't view it as a criticism of him. is this a deliberate distancing from the republican leadership and if so, why would a president do that at this point? >> well, i think the president believes that his own political brand is stronger than the political brand of the congressional leaders in washington and he's trying to prepare for a situation where ...