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Welcome to this hour of msnbc, and im Jonathan Capehart. We have breaking news, the National Democratic committee is electing the chair as we speak. And moments ago indiana mayor pete butte geeg as well as howard dean have announced they are dropping out of the spot. And whoever wins the spot is going to have a difficult job uniting the party, and getting more democrats elected to the office nationwide. With me, is jayne who is the pt president of the Democratic Party who voted today, and janelle smith, National Correspondent for msnbc news, and my colleague at the Washington Post Catherine Ra...

Wa ters everyday. and you know, i was newt's press secretary and communications director in various guises in the last 15 or 20 years, and newt used to say, and this is not a exact quote, but close enough, the way that governments were run were based on the way they were designed in the 18th century, or 17th century for men with quill pens, and we still do it the same way. now, there is nothing wrong with saying that you want to deskon instruct the administrative state like are repeal obama care what you are going to be replacing it with, and this is the big challenge. >> and that is the thing...

The information even if they were not there. and nbc was also at the gaggle and decided to share any news gathering material and ask about the exclusion. press secretary sean spicer said that this administration is among the most successful. so joining us with the panel is maya rowden, and let me start with you. in the montage that we showed of president trump, the two statements that he made that leapt out at me is that the press is the enemy of the people, and then he also said that the press doesn't represent the people. we are all journalists except for maybe rich -- >> i was hundreds of y...

The press and 40% of the american people approve of the way that you are doing things. >> well, as jamil said, that is the modus operandi and to keep it muddled and confused. >> and so for the -- >> and let me get through it. going back to the chart. bill clinton at 51%, and i don't know if it was 34 days, but the early weeks and months of the clinton administration was rowdy, and we had travelgate, and some bartender looking through the fbi files, and we had his lawyer commit suicide and so these things are not always as easy as the incoming troops think that they are going to to be, but to y...

The tea party, guys. >> yes. and so here we are 36 days into the trump administration, a & more to go, and thank you, jamil, and cath rip, and maya and rich. that is our show for this hour. join me tomorrow for "a.m. joy" at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and coming up next, richard lui is going to have the latest of the votes at the dnc chair.