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That's the president. he said that he was going to be very careful with the taxpayer money and there's a lot of things that we don't need. you could make that argument, although if you're at the state department, you're probably not going to agree with that, because you don't have the people necessarily to do what needs to be done. but then if you're act, the oversight that congress supposed to have doesn't happen. >> let's take a step back and look at the central premise of what this president has said. he said that business person could better run government and that it's a smooth running ma...

And obviously, talking about a slightly different topic than we originally imagined when we brought you on, but as somebody who has spent time in the west wing, and you are familiar, and those of us in the obama administration remember a smoother running machine than president trump's has been, and what is it about a personality conflict of someone who is close to the president, and in this case, first lady and a staff member that makes so it difficult to navigate? >> well, it is not difficult to navigate. if there is a problem, it is because there is a confusion about the roles and expectatio...

Until the new mid-term election. a poll out shows a sharp increase in voter enthusiasm since the last election. that is up 12% from october of that year. specifically enthusiasm is up for all demographic groups but the increase is greater for younger adults, nonwhite voters and those who say they favor democrats for the house. that same poll showing the president at 41% approval rating. 5 points higher in august, buts still in the water at 54% disapproval. also new today -- >> you have said that this administration is like a smooth running machine, and yet we keep hearing that the white house ...

For political reasons to this day say that gave them so much hope and it began to make the soviet regime very nervous about doing some of the oppressive things they'd done before. they feel that was the reason at the end of the cold war reagan was able to stand up to the soviet union and say you can't do this sort of thing anymore. that's what makes the united states different from all other countries on earth. we're supposed to be a beacon of ideality. >> the president also responding to a question about the chaos in the white house. let's take a listen to that. >> you had said this administr...

Seriously enough, and the things -- some of the things trump did and does jeopardize the real national security. >> that gets your attention. he sent them out almost at the same time the interview was airing, quote, the woodward book is a joke, just another assault against me and a barrage of assaults using now disproven unnamed and anonymous sources. many have already come forward saying the quotes by them, like the book, are fiction. dems can't stand losing. i'll write the real book. and the white house is a smooth running machine. let's not forget that one. woodward had this to say about th...