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Trump about syria. they were invited to the white house. according to the democratic leaders present, the meeting quickly went off the rails. >> the meeting started by the president saying he never invited any of us there. he asked for the meeting. as speaker of the house i reported to the president that shortly before the meeting we had a vote in the congress. he just couldn't handle it. 2-1 republicans voted to oppose what he was doing in syria. he just couldn't handle it. so he kind of engaged in a meltdown. >> the president came in, to my observation, angry and defensive, and frankly it go...

Was doing was not really traditional legal advice but was crossing over into sort of the more lobbying realm. >> peter baker, let's talk about lindsey graham. as we said, a veteran water carrier for this president though his remarks today seemed to be fueled by genuine anger and emotion. hard to tell if it's going to turn out to be a mirage in the end. if it's really, will he give other republicans air cover to come out? >> yeah, i think it is real. i think this is one area where senator graham has long-standing feelings. he's a hawk in the mccain style of his mentor. specifically about the mi...

>> so politico reporting today that that man, mitch mcconnell, is preparing for a speedy impeachment trial that would conclude before the end of the year, writing "mcconnell told senate republicans wednesday that he expects speaker nancy pelosi to approve articles of impeachment as early as thanksgiving according to five people familiar with wednesday's party lunch. mcconnell then surmised that the senate could deal with the trial by christmas, concluding the impeachment proceedings before the democratic presidential primaries begin." back for round 2, where the points are now doubled, shannon...

Political dynamic happening right now because just as the president needs republicans to rally behind him, to be on the airwaves defending him, he's also infuriated so many members of the party with his stance on turkey and syria that you have this sort of split screen where today you had the house overwhelmingly with republican support passing this resolution slapping his hand saying we don't approve of what you're doing here and this increasingly dire situation and at the same time then coming out and defending him. >> shannon pettypiece, the president tomorrow night, dallas, texas. we're te...

U.s. troops out of northern syria that today he actually said bad things about the decision and the president. >> he's not listening to his commanders. he's not listening to his advisers. he's not -- he's making the biggest mistake of his presidency by assuming the kurds are better off today than they were yesterday. that is just unbelievable. i can imagine if obama said that what republicans would be saying now. so i'm going say it with trump. that is just unfair, dangerous, and quite frankly it's dishonorable for us to abandon the kurds. >> the problem with president trump, he talks like ron...