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That's a direct quote from the former president. what do you make of lindsey graham's comments there? >> that was lindsey graham yesterday, in january of 2022. look what he said on january 6th of 2021. he said, red faced, but today all i can say is count me out. enough is enough. he was talking about the president at the time. which lindsey graham are we talking to? i don't put a lot of stock in what lindsey graham says because it will change tomorrow. >> let's talk about perhaps this stain, this riff between the two of them. could this mcconnell versus trump tiff put a strain on gop candidate...

I admire him. it's christmas and i'm filled with the christmas spirit. i couldn't be happier to see this infighting. it is self-destructive. mcconnell's right. i don't know that he needs me to say that. but it used to be -- bill buckley used to say we're going to elect the most electable conservative or the most conservative candidate who can win. there was always a pragmatism to reagan or bill buckley or bill kristol. bannon has none of that and i couldn't be happier. >> there is also some other infighting going on. the "washington post" reporting that corey lewandowski told president trump h...

Republican infighting as soon as january when they have this whole list of priorities they kicked down the line come to fruition. >> also lots of other reports, mcconnell versus steve bannon, corey lewandowski lashing out telling the president he's not being served well. is the message getting across at all to president trump? >> this is a great question. you would not think that the president was particularly concerned if you were watching him today. listen to him tout his legislative accomplishments. >> our country's doing very well. we have tremendously cut regulations. legislative approval...

The president's core grievances, he believes he has actually been very successful and he's not getting credit. there are people around him who think this is someone who needs to be more concerned about what 2018 could hold for control for his own party and we are seeing the rnc begin to ramp up already because they're worried, they're worried about keeping control, too, and they're trying to form a message for republicans to run on that isn't just tax reform, but economic growth and judicial nominations. it's just not clear if that's going to be enough. >> all right. sara murray, thanks so muc...

Doing that, but a lot of other people have, because the drone question has been raised not only by liberals like ron wyden, but on friday, the bipartisan, unanimous appeals court in washington said, no, get out of town to the obama secrecy argument. not to entire program, but the secrecy. i think this thing is blowing up in a way that's important. >> we're going to take a quick break. robert, at some point, i'll ask you to characterize cpac for me. after the break, why the head-to-head matchup of mcconnell versus judd may not be the only story to tell in the bluegrass state. this is msnbc. wit...