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Mid-terms. was he trying to change the narrative? >> right. i've seen that theory tossed around. my sense of it is if you go back and i talk about it in the book if you look what happens during the news conference not just the confrontation he has with me, he refers to a question, a reporter from pbs, refers to her question as being a racist question at one point during the press conference because she asked him about this label that he gives himself that he's a nationalist and is that a dog whistle to white nationalists there were other moments where the president comes off as rattled and off...

Words matter in these situations to influence people. >> the ada shows reports that white supremacists increase propaganda efforts in 2018 and number of rallies is up 20%. let's talk about use of words. i think that's important. the president a few months ago notably called a question about his rhetoric and embrace of nationalism, not white nationalism but nationalism at the time and perceived connection to white nationalism, a racist question. how do they use these words? we talk about how they hear it, how do they use it. what we're noticing is it is not just domestic but all the way in aust...

With events like this. >> sit down, please. sit down. i didn't call you. i didn't call you. i didn't call you. that's such a racist question. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. excuse me. that's enough. >> after the press conference, the white house yanked jim acosta's press pass. cnn went to court with the support of dozens of outlets. a judge sided with cnn and acosta went back to work but the challenge persists. reporters are standing up for their values, supporting the free press, hundreds of papers coming together to say we are not the enemy. will the white house ...

The building. >> reporter: the suspect was arrested and so were the two other men who phoned in threats to news rooms. instead of lowering the temperature, trump amped it up with events like this. >> sit down, please. sit down. i didn't call you. i didn't call you. that's such a racist question. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. >> that's enough. >> after that press conference the white house yanked jim acosta's press pass. cnn went to court with the support of dozens of news outlets. a judge sided with cnn and acosta went back to work, but the challenges persist. rep...

Emboldening white nationalists. >> that's such a racist question. >> that was president trump for a second year in a row using his role as commander in chief to spew out the vice of political rhetoric against the media, women, and the nfl. there seems to be no signs that he plans to slow down his attacks anytime soon. our panel is back with me. the rhetoric from this president, unprecedented. >> absolutely. what he does when he attacks both the media and when he attacks the judiciary system, those are two distinct institutions of checks and balances. they hold politicians accountable. the judi...