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Out how to grapple with that at all. >> i want to ask about the consequences of running a press shop in the way he is. in the past, the job of the press secretary is so damn difficult, he or she spends the morning and much of the afternoon, reading in, talking to officials, establishing the policy points. when you cede everything to a president who acts on whim, you're not doing any of that. what does it say about general comprehension of these issues and the policy issues, how a person is able to function in a decisionmaking environment not knowing the facts? >> well, it's interesting. the wa...

Different trajectory yesterday. they will be able to make different choices, different job choices, different life choices because they are not saddled with that albatross. such a life-altering gift. >> a real freedom. >> thank you. >> the president of morehouse will join us, not the donor, but the president of morehouse will join us in the 8:00 hour along with a student whose life has been changed. >> i can't wait to hear what he'll do with the burden lifted. senator kamala harris is unveiling her plan to close the gender pay gap saying it would shift the burden from working women to large ...

Leadership. in fact, if you look at the numbers on the democratic side, they actually don't want new leadership. i think the fact that joe biden is polling so well at this point is an indication of that. i think that we expect that voters may want one thing, but in fact, they're telling us they want something entirely different. they would rather have a steady hand that they believe can beat donald trump in the fall of 2020. >> is that the focus of democrats staying on policy points or it beating donald trump? >> it is beating donald trump. indeed, i went back and looked at all of the polls at...

And a free-flow type of speaking at that point, to make sure he hit his policy points. this president thinks, obviously, to his career and brand he made was always going to talk about the economy and always talk about the military and the vetsz. those were issues dear to him. we also wanted immigration, which he had agreed and he had been following closely from the 2013 when the gang of six deal failed, we wanted to make sure that he brought in that point. on the other hand, too, his campaign was a common sense type approach to problems. now i just heard congressman heck say -- i've heard repu...

We have been speaking to sources and it seems as the decision to pull troops out of syria, which mattis disagreed with. that was something that mattis just couldn't abide by. he tried to convince the president otherwise. wasn't able to do it. then he issued that stunning resignation letter in which he said the president deserves to have a defense secretary who shares his views and is aligned with his views on these key policy points. it was a stunning rebuke because he broke with him not only on those issues but his broader outlook. how he has treated traditional u.s. allies. if you talk to re...