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The trump administration has named 692 of them. there is nobody home in the government. the civil service has basically opted out. the court system has given them permission to buck every. to lead you actually need to lead a government, and the government has gone awol. in one of those columns, pushing the pretty buttons, but they are not attached to anything. i have been in touch with a lot of foreign officials this week. they are noticing and they are afraid of a week united states. >> you were very upset about the withdrawal. and you were pretty angry about it. and these weak kneed republic...

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Them. i thought the inspector general's report was straightforward and useful. let's look at any additional clarification. i walk away from the hearing with a pretty good idea, i think, of what was going on. i have concerns about both that definition we just talked about. we want to make sure that we are adequately staffing and training and that we hold people in management positions accountable. and i think all of that is going to come from today's hearing. >> all right. congressman, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> up next, washington held hostage. is it possible to get anything done when...

Put on the brakes. note to gop, re benghazi, stop kalgt iran-couldn't rax and he went on to say it only diminishes the scandal. peggy noonan. we are in the midst of the worst washington scandal since watergate. she is running around with her head cut off. is it watergate or is it not? they can't really figure it out. the potential for overreach seems about 100%. what you're getting into is that they're going to create a situation where they cannot work with the president. the base and the media organizations are saying you cannot work with this guy. he is the worst president ever. then you can...

About our single most important priority as a country right now. and that is reigniting the true engine of our check growth. that is a rising, thriving middle class. because i said in my state of the union address this year, that's our north star. that's what we have to focus on. that is what has to guide our efforts. >> physically leaving washington is one way to escape washington politics. these so-called scandals will no doubt still be there to welcome the president back home. so maybe he needs another plan. the new york times reports that the president has confided to close aides that heÃ...