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And tough on crime. he'll certainly have a lot of people -- >> he's a lightning rod. >> he certainly is but no doubt will have -- >> he -- >> support of the president and many of those on the right but it -- i think was probably destined to be when the president pardoned him he may have a political future and this is his venture into it. >> bacari? >> i'm as excited as alice is, probably for a different reason. democrats need pick-ups we need arizona and nevada. if there's anybody -- you take -- sheriff joe arpaio is roy moore. roy moore prior to the ped fila was an unqualified person to be in...

Demeaning ghents about tcommenti will not deter what we are doing. the white house says the president's criticisms are of political leadership and not the rank in file. is that list clear here as this goes on, criticisms of the cia and the fbi and doj at large? >> i was just going to say it remains me of the episode when he was not endorsing the intelligence communities's report and speaking questionably about their report and there is backlash to that as well. look. these are career fbi officials that you are talking about have been there for decades. yes, things are coming out about their ac...

Involved a sculptor of south dakota's mt. rushmore. stone mountain would be completed under president richard nixon's administration. 45 years later, under the nation's 45th president, stone mountain's carving and confederate monuments like it, both landmarks and lightning rods. fredricka whitfield, cnn, stone mountain, georgia. >> some say it's there to preserve history. others see it as symbols of hate. a new poll shows many americans agree with president trump on keeping confederate statues as they are. an npr/pbs poll says 62% of registered voters should remain as historical symbols. 27% s...

>> reporter: in georgia despite a flurry of tweets urging the removal or sand blasting and the georgia naacp stating. >> we as the birthplace of the civil rights movement must act in accordance with true american values. >> reporter: any change at stone mountain is complicated. georgia state law has a clear mandate for the memorial saying, it should be, quote, preserved and protected for all time as a tribute to the bravery and heroism of the citizens of this state who suffered. the carving of this monument was a 60 year project, initially involving a sculpt tour of south carolina's mt. rush m...

Disenfranchising african-americans and were restoring kind of white rule. >> in georgia, despite a flurry of tweets from a democratic gubernatorial candidate urging the removal or sandblasting at stone mountain, and the georgia naacp stating -- >> we as the birthplace of the civil rights movement must act in accordance with true american values. >> any change at stone mountain is complicated. georgia state law has a clear mandate for the memorial, saying it should be quote preserved and protected for all time. as a tribute to the bravery and heroism of the citizens of the state who suffered. t...