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>> absolutely, donald trump owns it. he is the head of the republican party. you are not going to pea able to divorce republicans from donald trump when this debbical happens. and i assure you that republicans and democrats are not going to let that happen even if republicans try to run away from it. it is going to be a huge issue in 2018 where already democrats are ahead several points on the congressional ballot because they see what a dumpster fire this president has been and most of them apologizing for him when all he's doing is putting america in danger, making americans less safe, makin...

Of the president feeling constrained, isolated, angry. take a look at this. >> first of all, he's not isolated. it's a president who has managed his whole life for the 40 years that i've known him, he's been successful at everything. but he manages by conflict. so, he brings in various points of view. he listens to them all, and then he curates a point of view based on differing ideas. nothing has changed. but what's made it better is general kelly is creating a different menu for him to curate. so, a lot of these issues that used to come to him improve two, the open door of the oval office ha...

Talking, but it wasn't. it was the chief of staff, john kelly, who also said it's not his job to control the president, but maybe it should be. i want to get right to cnn's white house reporter caitlyn collins, political analyst kiersten powers and political commentator matt lewis. good evening to all of you. caitlyn, i'm going to start with you. after the barrage of negative stories about the president and the chaotic administration, chief of staff john kelly, some of the american people don't typically hear from is pushing back. was today damage control? >> well, i think john kelly certainly...

I think it's very effective, you know. when he goes out there and talks, i'm calmed. i think the american people are calm. >> he's more presidential than the president. >> he definitely is. and he can take some of the things donald trump is saying and say them in a much more palatable, eloquent manner. i think we really need this man. you know, in the past i've called for other people to leave the administration because they're just not going to fix it. donald trump is not going to change. but this is a guy we need. he's the man -- we want him on that wall. we need him on that wall. >> and my ...

[ laughter ] >> i don't believe and i just talked to the president, i don't think i'm being fired today. and i am not so frustrated in this job that i'm thinking of leaving. unless things change, i'm not quitting, i'm not getting fired, and i don't think i'll fire anyone tomorrow. >> so, you see there, john kelly is saying that he's not leaving the white house after there are these rumors about that. he said he's going to stay by the president's side for now. but he did admit this is the hardest job he's ever had. >> matt, was kelly successful in painting a rozier picture despite the devastati...