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>> pulling numbers showed that most americans disprove and distrust the media. there's no time for self-satisfaction or smugness. i think they've completely diss ignored his warning. people aren't so thrilled. they also are not loving the media. that's been a big thing in the coverage. it fell a little flat and people were drawn to the trump rally because it was great showmanship. it was trump at its best, having one of his rallies with people that support them. he took ownership of the situation. for him to go next year, i think that would be good. he owned the night. for him, i think it was ...

>> pulling numbers showed that most americans disprove and distrust the media. there's no time for self-satisfaction or smugness. i think they've completely diss ignored his warning. people aren't so thrilled. they also are not loving the media. that's been a big thing in the coverage. it fell a little flat and people were drawn to the trump rally because it was great showmanship. it was trump at its best, having one of his rallies with people that support them. he took ownership of the situation. for him to go next year, i think that would be good. he owned the night. for him, i think it was ...

Satisfaction or smugness. >> yesterday, white house chief of staff, reince priebus. considered new restrictions floated by the president. >> there was what he said about opening up the liable laws. that would require, as i understand it, a constitutional amendment. is he really going to pursue that? >> i think it's something we looked at. how that gets executed it's a different story. reince priebus rieeince priebus if this tax reform plan increases the deficit, will the president still sign it. >> nearly a $20 trillion national debt that doubled under the last administration. the american p...

Self-satisfaction or smugness. >> mark halperin, let's talk about the visual of saturday night and what president trump wanted to get accomplished by not showing up at the correspondence dinner and going to harrisburg to be with the people who put him into office. what was he trying to do and did he do it. >> he wanted to feel good himself about his night, and he wanted to rally the people on the themes that got him elected president. by that standard, i'm sure he totally enjoyed it. is it going to help him pass any major legislation, that's not clear to me. you look at the energy in that room...

Mind. president nixon once said "the problem with journalists is that they look in the mirror when they should be looking out the window." that is certainly one thing nixon said that carl and i agree with. whatever the climate, whether the media's revered or revile we should and must persist. and i believe we will. we also need to face the reality that polling numbers show that most american disprove of distrust the media. this is no time for self satisfaction or smugness. but as ben bradlee said in 1997, 20 years ago, quote the more aggressive our search for truth,