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>> doris put her finger on it. >> two weeks after barack obama was inaugurated and i'm sitting at the rnc thinking what do i do with this? i have a base that's dysfunctional and the message is all over the place. you have to figure out where you came from and where we came from was the desert. '06, '08. so the messaging is critical. right now those who are running for the chairmanship of the party don't have a galvanizing message. they don't have a way to animate the base. the base is going in one direction. >> right. the party leadership is standing still, and then those other democrats who a...

>> the trades. >> the pipefitter, the sheet metal workers, and you didn't see a single union member there. those union members came out hugely enthusiastic from that meeting. if democrats don't remember that those are the people that they need to keep on board -- because part of the problem here, let's not forget, is the policies. why are they thrilled with donald trump? because he signed executive orders on the keystone pipeline and on the dakota pipeline. well, this is heretical to guys like howard dean. >> tom harkins, the old labor guys, they would have loved that stuff. >> i'm a big belie...

>> single most important moment this week politically was the meeting that donald trump had with union leaders on monday. >> yeah. >> the trades. >> yes. the pipe fitters, the sheet metal workers. and you didn't see a single member there. he is trying to steal that base. by the way, those union members came out hugely enthusiastic from that meeting. if democrats don't remember those are the people they need to keep on board. part of the problem is the policies. why are they thrilled with donald trump? because he signed executive orders on the keystone pipeline and on the dakota pipeline. okay....

Countries one on one and that will be beautiful. but we are going to have a lot of building going on. we are going to have a lot of plant expansion, and a lot of brand-new plants. we met with the head of ford today, the head of many of the great companies, johns johnson & johnson. they are excited about what we are doing. you guys will be responsibility for getting those plants built in nine months instead of 18 years. you know the process today when they put in for a plant it take so long. by the way, you know your great vice president mike pence. i think you know all the folks in the room. i...

We're going to have plenty of trade. tpp isn't the right way. we're going back to the countries one-on-one. going to have a lot of building going on, a lot of plant expansion and new plants. we met with the head of ford today, many great companies. johnson & johnson. very, very excited about what we're doing. you guys will be responsible for getting the plants built. nine months instead of 18 years. you know the process today when they put in for a plant it takes so long. by the way, we all know our great vice president, mike pence. you know some of the folks in the room. i know almost all of ...