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What is it, the eagle? >> the black eagle. >> every morning. so thank you all for joining us. i'm going to go to you, joshua first. you have known this family for many years. what did you think of president obama's farewell address? >> i thought it was phenomenal. i thought i took it back to the black church a little bit. you know, pastors tend to build big sermons around three points. and the president did the same thing tonight. he laid out the three big threats to our country right now. he said it's economic anxiety, racism and the threats to our democracy, a crumbling democracy and is real...

On. >> he was pretty clear earlier this week or last about the fact that he will jump in if donald trump is going to send 800,000 children back home. he talked about it, and saw in session's hearing, would be willing to abandon that. talked about the policy points in which he would come out. but two things that are cornerstone of our democracy, played out by jack and i's interaction, not only be willing to challenge and talk about things that make our democracy the most amazing thing in the world but also have to be willing to listen. that's important. i'm speaking to republican friends right ...

Young leaders after he was elected to the senate. i think the third thing is, he will lean into this foundation and just now started to get the team together. he is going to do it from d.c., that is a big thing for him. >> i think he -- >> he was pretty clear, earlier this week, i think it was or last week, about the fact that he would jump in if donald trump was going to send 800,000 children back home. i mean, this is -- today we actually saw in sessions' confirmation hearing, they would be willing to abandon that. he talked about policy points. i do want to talk about two things in his spee...

Xirius xf post the eagle. thank you for joining us. you've known this family and president for many years. what did you think of the farewell address? >> i thought it was phenomenal, took it back to the black church a little bit. build big sermons around three big points. king with three evils of war, poverty and racism. same thing tonight. three big threats to country. economic anxiety and racism and threats to crumbling democracy and warning the country if we don't do anything about it, tough years ahead. you watched from family session, what was it like? >> electric, a lot of policy points ...

President's house? >> it's the people's house. >> that's a good point. >> and the idea that we have some of the most important real estate in washington between where he wakes up in the morning and where he goes to work at his desk i gave the administration credit for doing one thing, they opened up the staff and the press office and experts within the administration with frequent off-the-record or on background or on-the-record briefings. they did try to put some of their major policy people out and they did it for those of us at the white house everyday. we'd go in theed radioveldt room or t...