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Be true because you can find them on the internet. number one, like you've heard, i'm from wisconsin. wisconsin is a fantastic place to visit in the fall. looking back, probably should have told hillary clinton that fact. [laughter] just saying. speaking of which, actually, i got a copy of her new book. this thing sums up politics perfectly. she took 8 months writing 10 hours a day to explain what happened in 512 pages. the president explained it in a tweet. #iwon. [laughter] fact number two, you know, we have primaries in the republican party these days. my primary opponent in 2016 was

Drilling down on the base rather than trying to expand the base, you know, i think he's inviting one. >> that is pretty strong. i have to say, i'm kind of surprised. and we heard susan collins a few days ago say something along the lines of that we shouldn't necessarily expect that president trump will be the nominee in 2020. >> i think this is unwise. when someone asks you about a hypothetical primary opponent for your current party's president, see, i don't deal in hypotheticals, i have a real primary to deal with in arizona. and i'm going to focus on that. i think that would be the wise thi...

Of staff john kelly. interestingly enough, though, those who were not invited, including, as you mentioned, the republican senators from arizona, both john mccain and jeff flake, have been very critical of the president, both with some very harsh words for donald trump after that press conference at trump tower last tuesday where the president talked about the violence in charlottesville. the president has not hesitated in responding specifically to jeff flake, as you said, calling him weak, calling him a non-factor in the senate, and praising a potential gop primary opponent, dr. kelly ward. ...

Will face a well-funded primary opponent. the second factor is that the polarization in washington in many ways reflects the divisions in our country. more and more people are living with people who have the same views that they do, they're accessing news outlets that reinforce what they already think. we are seeing a growing intolerance on campuses for alternative viewpoints. all of that combines to produce the visions in our country that i think washington reflects. >> that's pretty good answer. senator king, what would you add? >> i would add, those were on my list, but here's one that is s...

Theoretically buck that trend. republican susan collins, who's among the most bipartisan members of the senate. angus king, just 1 of 2 senate independents. he does caucus with the democrats. both happen to be from maine and they join me now to discuss whether the two sides can ever get along. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> it is going to be pollyannaish. and you guys are going to say the right things about bipartisanship. but what are the hurdles to bringing common ground back to the case where a politician might see it as a reward, not as a duty that the voters will punish? senator...