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Aren't we talking -- he did it today, why aren't we talking about jobs? why aren't we talking about the cost of gasoline and national security? >> i agree. you certainly alluded to that. the president could have when he had the spotlight today, really talk about those issues. and it is important that we move past that. that's why republicans have talked about this constantly. reince priebus, chairman of the party, governor jan brew, republican after republican, because we want to focus on the important issues. we have great candidates who will talk about real issues on the stump that they have...

We do cover important news every day, all day long here on msnbc. and i don't like to blame the media mean that goes on here. if everybody is talking about it, it is news. mike, stay with me for this conversation. i want your perspective on this. let me bring in keith boykin, democratic strategist with the daily voice, editor here and doug heiser, republican strategy, used to be the communications director for the republican national committee. doug is in washington. hey, doug, just give me your take on this. when you're watching donald trump command the media, he is the ring master here with ...

That's a code word for affirmative action. he's suggesting the president wasn't qualified, that barack obama -- i wasn't to law school with barack obama at harvard, i know he was a qualified person. this guy who does the "the prese apprentice," he has more to do with the president of the united states than someone who does the law review at harvard. >> the president graduated from harvard magnum cum laude. columbia, where he also went as an undergrad for a couple of years, says he did not graduate with honors, but the president has not agreed to release his transcripts from there. no surprise....

what the state of hawaii regarded as a legal document, but critics, birthers, if you will, said this was an an tated version, not an actual birth certificate, but a certificate of live birth. white house put that to rest, put out the long form. this is something the president requested, requesting a waiver from the state of hawaii. the white house making available a letter he wrote on april 22nd. his personal emissary outside council had flown to hawaii, gotten to the white house between 4:00 and 5:00 with the document in question and lo and behold reporters show up for an off camera...