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Putting forward, that this is something that's aauthentic, tht this somehow makes him authentic. it's really unusual behavior for any person to be clapping for somebody who has assaulted anybody, let alone a reporter. this is not -- it's not in dispute what happened. and so he was making it very clear that he supported what happened to this reporter, when in fact he should be condemning it, let's start there, he should have condemned it. but rather than condemning it, he is -- i guess you're making he's making jokes about it, ha ha, it's so funny. i don't get it, what's funny about this? >> do...

My concern is not about my situation as much as it is with jamal khashoggi and everything going on in the world, that the signal this sends about how the united states and how the president of the united states views journalists when 44 journalists have been killed this year is what's really concerning. what i'm going through, it's not fun, i'll get over it, but there are people reporting all across the world right now who are actually, you know, in fear of their lives. and what this does is, you know, gives a blank check for governments who want to crack down on a free press in places that do...

Anything like it, like people running from a burning people. what you missed there was there was tear gas, they had literally forced the gates open at one point but the federales forced them back, four officers according to secretary of state mike pompeo were injured. in a surreal sense, the crowd completely calmed down and realized this is just one step on this journey. they walked across guatemala from honduras. they're prepared to walk across mexico. this seems like one more bump in the road. the new president of mexico ran on a policy of being more humane towards central americans. they've...

And it's still a little tough to wrap my head around. but this is the world we live in today. having been through, you know, been through this for the past year and a half and how it's sort of -- the initial shock and then this, it's -- it's unfortunately, but may be hopefully only in the short term the new normal. >> i appreciate your time, thank you, ben. i want to get perspective from kirstin powers, also former touch campaign adviser steve cortes. steve, is it appropriate under any circumstance for the president of the united states to praise anyone, much less a congressman, for assaulting...

Jamal khashoggi and everything going on in the world, that the signal this sends about how the united states and how the president of the united states views journalists when 44 journalists have been killed this year is what's really concerning. what i'm going through, it's not fun, i'll get over it, but there are people reporting all across the world right now who are actually, you know, in fear of their lives. and what this does is, you know, a blank check for governments who want to crack down on a free press in places that don't have the first amendment. >> it's entirely possible, not out ...