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Around the flag effect where, you know, presidents sometimes do see bumps in approval when we face international conflicts. president trump faced a spike in his approval rating after the missile strike in syria. i don't know that maybe that is the appropriate take away to approach this conflict with, but it is a phenomenon that pollsters often see. >> bruce, before i let you go, i want to get your take on who this message was aimed at. was it aimed at china? we talk about who the audience is. clearly it was kim jong-un and was it also china? >> i think messages have multiple recipients. clearl...

She was the home secretary which is the most important law enforcement officer in the y united kingdom and a rally around the flag effect or does it hurt her because, after all, in the incident in manchester the terrorist was known to law enforcement authorities. we don't know who is behind the attacks. will that produce a backlash which is to say why isn't this government protecting us enough? a very natural reaction and another natural reaction to say, well, there's a rallying around the flag effect and we're going to throw our weight behind the prime minister right now. this is a very dange...

Opposing the military action. pro-trump host eric bolding tried to thread the need this will way. >> i disagree with the attack on syria, but definitive, decisive, and got the american people behind him with that launch. so i actually applaud what he did there. even though i disagree with the tactic. >> political scientists have been studying this rally around the flag effect for decades. journalists and opinionists are not immune from it. the media love the trump show of military might. that's what margaret sullivan wrote this weekend. are we doing this again? that is an unmistakable referenc...

>> coming within hours of nikki haley warning of imminent unilateral action, drew praise from some of the most reliable critics across the political spectrum paid >> quite intelligent and effective. it does send a signal. >> he acted decisively, one of the most important things a president has to be able to do. >> beyond the rally around the flag effect, hoping it will produce a spillover effect. such that the gravitas that has now been achieved will translate in terms of public perception into an ability to get big things done in the domestic policy sphere like health care and tax reform. >> ...

President donald trump's approval rating is hovering around 40%. 21 points lower than president obama's in 2009, but after thursday's air strikes in syria, which have been generally well received on both sides of the aisle, could those numbers turn around? let's bring in larry sabato, author of "trump, the 2016 election that broke all the rules." good afternoon to you. >> thank you, sheinelle. >> in the past presidents have enjoyed a spike in popularity after taking military action. why is that, in your opinion, and could it happen here? >> well, it's the old rally around the flag effect. we'v...