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President's comments when he talks about, tough for state, local municipalities, what they want to do in terms of dealing with history. where does it end? he brought up washington. slave holder. jefferson, slave holder. where does it end? >> where is the litmus test, where is it written. i understand that there's this null-found -- new-found outranl and level off fence that has reached a fever pitch about the statues. i think a lot of people have driven by the statues for decades and never thought twice about them. but now they're a political symbol. if it's a symbol that represents the racist...

Asked at that news conference yesterday. is george washington next. you asked is the thomas jefferson monument in washington, d.c. next? i'll ask you that question here now. >> it would seem to be. if you're following that train of logic that all of these monuments that bring up memories of racism have to be torn down and erased from american history, erased from the entire nation, then you just can't stop with the civil war. you have to go back to the founding fathers, many of whom were slave holders. many of whom were staupblg advocates of slaves. and so why not thomas jefferson? why not geo...

Indisputably was a great man. he was the author of the declaration of independence. founder of the university of west virginia and most importantly the greatest thinker in american political history. all of us live in his shadow. unfortunately, however, jefferson was also a slave holder. that's real. it's a moral taint. we ought to remember it. but the fanatics on the left it means that jefferson must be purged from public memory forever. the demands are already coming that we do that. in 2015, the students at the university of missouri demanded the removal of a jefferson statue. two years ago...

Indisputably was a great man. he was the author of the declaration of independence. founder of the university of west virginia and most importantly the greatest thinker in american political history. all of us live in his shadow. unfortunately, however, jefferson was also a slave holder. that's real. it's a moral taint. we ought to remember it. but the fanatics on the left it means that jefferson must be purged from public memory forever. the demands are already coming that we do that. in 2015, the students at the university of missouri demanded the removal of a jefferson statue. two years ago...

Hinder the american dream for anyone who wants to achieve it. this president, in my estimation, is about restoring the american dream. which does, by the way -- >> those are methods -- >> restore america to greatness. >> if we fix the economy, get jobs, the ladder of success, opportunity. you've talked about it over the years, both of you. what about the president saying, okay, local municipalities decide what monday on youments they want and don't want. but where does it end? w5, slave holder. jefferson. >> why call it washington, d.c. in don't we rename the capital of the united states. he w...