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This is what we call in the business a soft landing. lighter question from trevor hill, student at nyu. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here and taking my question. i was originally slated to ask a soft question but given the dire circumstances. so sorry mr. tapper. i wonder if indulge me in a serious question about the future of the democratic party. what i've seen on nyu's campus and polls all over, cnn even, harvard university poll last may showed people between 18 and 29, not just democrats or leftists, 51% no longer support the system of capitalism. that's not me asking you to make a...

You should send me question ideas. i'm soliciting them from colleagues at cnn and people on twitter. #potus lead. no shortage of questions. you want to talk about issues people care about. health care and national security and foreign policy. there will be a walk and talk as well. you may have a lighter question there. say about the pope or the super bowl. who knows. we are at the accumulation stage. we are like the national security agency. we have every conversation that has been known to man and now we have to willow is down. it's a tough challenge, but we are excited for the opportunity to...

Changes we might see? >> well, with respect to what is happening in egypt, and other countries such as yemen, obviously the president, and the secretary of state have kind of -- i've already indicated that, look, we are watching, we are monitoring, but what we hope for is a peaceful, open and democratic process. that's the goal. now with respect to security and security planning, it's really a variation on the same theme. we're watching, we're monitoring to make sure that the american people remain safe. we have no information connected to the evolution in egypt or other countries that alters ...

Administration says, keeping the boot on the throat of bp, that is the sort of thing that back in the uk had eyebrows raised, bearing in mind, of course, that 40% of bp's shareholders are right here in the united states. >> that is true. okay. and then a lighter question, we've got to go on this one, has the queen been following the world cup? we know that her home team has not pleased her subjects. >> reporter: oh, boy. you're determined to dwell on private grief, aren't you? >> sorry. >> reporter: the princes were there, everybody agrees, if you're talking about fiascoes, embarrassment and s...

He threaten toss do to-- stop a second. juan i. the only person -- [overlapping dialogue] >> sean: this president. by the way, you can't say it's savings swlu $741 billion from it -- >> paul ryan was doing the same thing! the same thing-- [overlapping dialogue] >> he was taking away the guarantee of seniors in this country have in medicare-- i have a larger point. >> obama kept the guarantee and was making the system more efficient. never putting pressure on the seniors. that's the total of the story. >> sean: it is beneath the dignity of the office of the presidency to allow him and his...