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She used to be much more on the left, but since entering congress back in 2012 has gone very much down the road as sort of a blue dog democrat. we've had conversation es with folks, republicans and independents, and we have had countless conversations with individuals that suggested they are frustrated at martha mcsally's lack of independence from president trump. and they say they believe that kirsten sinema will be sort of in the mold of the late john mccain. >> the state governor race between andrew gillum and ron desantis. it has been nasty.

President who is this defiant on the issue? >> it all depends whether he's going to run for re-election. you know, i'm 50/50 that he might not, depending on -- >> gut or just -- >> gut, depending on how the mueller investigation goes and how the economy is going, what the wear and tear is in the next two years. he's not a guy who likes to lose. he was very loose last time because he had done more than he thought he would by winning the nomination, but this time around, retiring as a sitting president becomes a lot more attractive than losing. so you know, that's the first part of your answer t...

By. this is clearly someone they were unhappy and uncomfortable with. what i do think is shocking is if, in fact, he was lured into a diplomatic facility, murdered, his body chopped up and they sent a group of people down there to carry this out, that would be an outrage, an atrocity and a swift response certainly from congress. >> if u.s. intelligence knew in advance he was in trouble, do you think we had a duty to warn him? >> well, i think that's our policy. if we know someone is facing a specific threat, that we would let them know that. i think in this particular case, i'm not sure that h...

This is a big foreign policy crisis. we are in a war with them in yemen. >> with them. helping support them. >> to say nothing of syria. the president is not goings to be able to stand firm against taking action. peter baker, lanhee chen, carol lee. take away saudi arabia and say russia. >> the same thing. >> congress is united, the president is isolated. >> mds is a lot like early putin. there are moments when people found him to be a reformer, modernizer, hoping he could be a friend with the west. at home he was cracking down hard. the difference is when russia poisons a former russian agent...

>> if you get rid of this law, you get rid of the protections on pre-existing conditions. i know you believe it can be passed, but frankly it never has been, as you know. in your lawsuit as attorney general that you filed, you could have severed the issue of pre-existing conditions. how do you plan on protecting pre-existing conditions? >> chuck, there are a number of ways to do it, to protect folks with pre-existing conditions, congress should mandate it. my position is insurance companies should be required by law to protect folks with pre-existing conditions. i have two boys at home. >> you...