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He claimed to arrest in a single day, as "the washington post" put it, he didn't. saying of ratcliffe, quote, the name doesn't ring a bell. ouch. he is supposed to tenure chief of the anti-terrorism and national security for eastern texas. as one tweeted, quote, that role doesn't exist. senate republicans seemed lukewarm at best on ratcliffe, and his nomination came as mitch mcconnell faced some serious pressure for his failure to protect american elections while expressing his deep personal umbrage at being called moscow mitch. today he is announced he is out. he weirdly blame and praised the...

Of the president's own party reflected the split at hand for what is supposed to be the most nonpartisan job in washington, mr. trump selected one of the fiercest political warriors. melanie is joining us. thanks for joining us. the math of the senate where this will take place, 53 republicans and 47 democrats. that means if all the democrats were against this, a bit of an if, let's say that, four republicans coming out and saying no to this could sink it. is that a realistic possibility right now? >> it's definitely going to be a tough confirmation battle for sure. the reception we have seen ...

Decide how to run your elections. it's a safety measure which the federal government should take responsibility for. to safeguard the elections. >> all right. president trump's choice for the new director of national intelligence is drawing new scrutiny for inflating his record on fighting terrorism. republican congressman john ratcliffe is a fierce advocate for trump on the judiciary and intelligence committees. and has repeatedly touted this credential from his time in the u.s. attorney's office for the eastern district of texas. >> part of my background is that i was a terrorism prosecutor ...

Said he doesn't think ratcliffe is going to be confirmed. he's going to have trouble getting into this position. is there anybody in your orbit that you feel like is feasible for the president? >> you know, it's interesting. the first person the president went to for this job was devin nunes, who is actually a worse choice than ratcliffe. so i don't know that the president is going to end up taking my advice or the advice of the community. he wants a loyalist. and if he doesn't get ratcliffe -- by the way, there are republicans who have been very lukewarm on ratcliffe. burr has said, i don't k...