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I think there have been some inflection points. i think charlottesville was an inflection point. i think north korea and national security are inflection points. i think that being presidential in the bush family is an inflection point. words matter, tweets matter. but i think at the end he really sees, and we heard it in that sound, that he feels as if trump and what is going on is tearing the country apart. this goes way beyond the republican party. >> and scott, you worked for his administration. i mean, the warnings that they are both sounding are actually really frightening. the fact that...

Immigration has always brought to america. >> back to our panel. joining the conversation is kirsten powers. jamie, what do you think made the president speak out today in the way he did. >> it was a big surprise he spoke out. after all he went eight years without criticizing barack obama, a democrat. on the other hand it's not a surprise. we know he didn't vote for him. his father voted for hillary clinton. he said privately in a meeting during the campaign he thought he might be the last republican president. so there's no love lost. but why today? i think it's simply enough was enough. this...

Say the u.s. is at an inflection point in afghanistan. i would imagine there's been a number of inflection points in 16 years, but what are your expectations for this speech tonight, if it is a matter of a few thousand more troops. i was there in 2002 in may, and forces were training afghan national forces. >> we keep hearing, anderson, people talk about the afghan issue is that it's different today than it's ever been before, or this is a new way to approach it. there might be a little substance to that. it is a different time in afghanistan. the gani presidency has been good. the commanding ...

I want to bring in our panel now. general hurtling, i heard you say the u.s. is at an inflection point in afghanistan. i would imagine there's been a number of inflection points in 16 years, but what are your expectations for this speech tonight, if it is a matter of a few thousand more troops. i was there in 2002 in may, and forces were training afghan national forces. >> we keep hearing, anderson, people talk about the afghan issue is that it's different today than it's ever been before, or this is a new way to approach it. there might be a little substance to that. it is a different time in...

That's troubling about this, is this was very easy for donald trump to get right and very difficult for him to get wrong. it's so many reasons why i think a lot of republicans like myself have been speaking out. i have been speaking out against donald trump just like amanda for a long long time now. it's different now. we've seen so many times where we've seen inflection points where we say, this is the one that's going to change things. it sends a very troubling sign. for me if somebody worked at the rnc, when i've talked to an african-american, hispanic, gay or less beyan friend i can't talk...