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Positive thing for american foreign interests has been mixed, at best. and among conservative policy thinkers, on foreign policy, there really are -- there is a lot of skepticism about whether the united nations is the right way to pursue america's interests. and so, it's not surprising that at this stage in the trump presidency, they decided to downgrade this and say -- and send the signal that, hey, this is less of a priority for us. >> all right, basil smikle, boyd, tim, i wish we had more time because there's a lot more to discuss. coming up, saying no. rudy giuliani's new message to rob...

Because he takes it all so personally, but we talked about shutdown earlier and here's what's important about that. as much as it affects the individual workers, it actually has very little effect on gdp, for example, but the chaos in the white house, the inconsistency in the policy, particularly when it comes to tariffs, that's what's having a real day-to-day effect on both workers and retirees and that's why the markets are responding the way that they are and that's why we follow the chaos as closely as we are because it's -- it actually does impact our day-to-day lives, no matter what he s...

The right focus, the right strategy, and became a two-term president. we've seen that with many other presidents over the years. so, i don't think anyone needs to hyperventilate. the palace intrigue is good for politics and a lot of punditry but it doesn't always get down to the real issue is, are the policies right, are they making the case to the american people, do the american people feel like someone's fighting for them and moving forward. that's going to be the ultimate test but it has to be policy first, a set of disciplines, and a communication strategy that's equal to the policy strat...

Welcome back and thanks so much for joining us. as the current trump presidential term nears its halfway point, only a few of the original cabinet members are still along for the ride after some very high profile departures. so let's take a look at how many acting roles there are in the administration. look at this, we have acting secretary of defense, acting chief of staff, acting attorney general, acting epa administrator. there is a lot of movement, needless to say, in and out of the administration. here to break it all down, democratic strategist basil smikle, boyd matheson, former chief o...

Watch. >> julia, last question here. you move to washington, she moves to washington, i wonder if her public profile there was evident to you. we saw her there asking a question of the candidate to be, next president of the united states. she was active in and around washington, d.c. did you keep up with her, did you notice her presence in washington when you were there? >> reporter: she tried to reach out a couple of times and said i moved to d.c., i am studying at american university, do you want to get coffee, and i was so swamped with other projects that i was like i don't know, i don't re...