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Trump probably is seeing this morning that getting very good reviews and this is someone who traditionally has liked good reviews. so from everything i know about a lot of the people who work for him, they are saying, maybe this will encourage the boss to speak a little bit more moderately. and we saw a -- something that gave us an idea that this was going to happen. the interview that was not given on fox news by the president where he said he gave himself an "a" for achievement and about a "c" for messaging. that suggests in his polling numbers he's being told that one of the things that's h...

Opponents, his people who supported him viewed as amnesty. that whole idea that others had been presenting. so the bottom line is that was the takeaway last night we heard only vague references to his ideas. basically suggesting the possibility it existed for immigration reform and overhaul that he said if there was a compromise from both sides. >> peter alexander at the whourks thank you so much. and this morning we're hearing from members of congress and what we hear pretty much reflects what we saw last night. lots of standing ovations by the republicans, but the democrats, largely sat out ...

Union. been a life-long democrat. has always voted blue except this past election. you vote forward donald trump. a lot of people talking about tone this morning. how did you think the president did in delivering the message to the country last night? >> i thought he did a great job delivering the message. he really did. he spoke to all americans last night. i think his tone was excellent. sounded very presidential. the best president trump has sounded in a speech. >> was the speech last night one of those moments where you think this is the start of the unification of the country? the country...

The tax dollars that we -- taxpayer money that we can. that being said he talked about infrastructure. i'd like to see how it's paid for. i believe in america and i want to invest in america. >> congressman scott taylor of virginia, good to see you. thanks for coming on. more reaction from nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss and david lidd, now read writer at funny or die d.c. good to see you both. michael, it is interesting. not just what you watched last night where you saw the republicans on their feet and the democrats sitting but the reaction today, which was kind of, acco...

Appreciated that the president wasn't quite so dark in his speech last night. at the same time, if i was counting on obamacare for my insurance or i had a family member, an undocumented immigrant, the president's tone would not be my chief concern. i would be wondering is he going to make good on some of the promises he made last night that would really hurt my family. >> so michael, when you look at this speech in terms of his presidency, how important was it? >> it's important in the terms that this is the first time that they saw donald trump before congress. this was the first glimpse that...