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Mean challenging him and giving different points of view. part of the challenge is you can tell from the way we've seen the tweets over the last few hours, the last few days, the president is making policy sort of on his own, off-the-cuff, during speeches, on twitter, in the car, on the ride to church. that's a challenge. the issue is not getting staffed properly. john kelly still in the president's orbit, that's a positive thing. if kelly ultimately loses influence, as it appears he may be or is ultimately let go, that's going to make it even more challenging for the president to get good adv...

I think you're right to have a republican president stand in front of the nra especially someone who gave him so much money. but this is the thing, ryan. this president says a lot. he says a lot of things like i'm going to do this. it's going to be my decision, i'm willing to take the heat. he said that for a couple of issues. but then he goes back and does exactly the opposite or does what his base says. he's not talking about raising the age anymore because the nra is against it. >> this is classic trump. everything -- something happens and he speaks from the gut, off-the-cuff without consul...

Capitol hill and some conservative democrats who are going to oppose it to do something. and we don't know the answer to that yet, don. >> listen, i think your point is well-taken. to have a republican president stand in front of the nra especially to someone who gave him so much money. but he said it's going to be my decision, i'm willing to take the heat on a cup of issues. but then he goes back and does exactly the opposite or does what his base says. he's not talking about raising the age anymore because the nra is against it. >> this is trump. something happens and he speaks with the gut,...

Climate record. >> it was all about putting our economy at a disadvantage despite leading the world in co2 reduction anyway. the president showed tremendous fortitude to stand in the way and say i will put america first. >> reporter: donald trump's mostly unscripted hour and 15 minute remarks yesterday and organizers are happy the president at the range went from jokes about bald spots to reassurances about gun rights. >> don't know how we could have done better. he had a prepared speech which they had thought through and totally gave a nearly extemporaneous speech, off-the-cuff, from his hear...

There's nobody that loves the second amendment more than i do. don't worry, you're getting the wall, don't worry. [ crowd chanting ] i saved you, cried the woman. and you've bitten me, heavens, why? oh, shut up, silly woman, said the reptile with a grin. you knew damn well i was a snake before you took me in. >> kind of a "best of" there, that performance. some would describe that as being off-the-cuff, elise. critics say it's off the rails. but a performance like that, does that help or hurt the president in the eyes of republicans? does he gain anything by going off script like that? >> alex...