host: we are talking with daniel allott. his book is "on the road in trump's america: a journey into the heart of a divided nation." mike is joining us from houston, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. , c-span. ah, one thing about donald trump is, you know, when you have 3000 counties across the united states, over 3000, 5 of the top seven wealthiest of than just magically surround washington, d.c. now, no wonder career politicians enjoy that. they love that lifestyle, because it enriches them, their families, and living there is a wonderful thing. they have great security and all the rest. trump does not need that. he does not need that. he did not need this. i agree that he is not the most polished ceo around -- i know that -- but we have to live with ideas and the consequences of their policy, and i -- clearly, trump is focused on confronting china and building the wall. and i would like to know what media member is finally going to ask jill biden something other than a nerf ball question. does he want to keep the

host: we are talking with daniel allott.is book is "on the road in trump's america: a journey into the heart of a divided nation." mike is joining us from houston, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. , c-span. ah, one thing about donald trump is, you know, when you have 3000 counties across the united states, over 3000, 5 of the top seven wealthiest of than just magically surround washington, d.c. now, no wonder career politicians enjoy that. they love that lifestyle, because it enriches them, their families, and living there is a wonderful thing. they have great security and all the rest. trump does not need that. he does not need that. he did not need this. i agree that he is not the most polished ceo around -- i know that -- but we have to live with ideas and the consequences of their policy, and i -- clearly, trump is focused on confronting china and building the wall. and i would like to know what media member is finally going to ask jill biden something other than a nerf ball question. does he want to keep the w

host: our guest is daniel allott.his book is "on the road in trump's america: a journey into the heart of a divided nation." let's get to your phone calls. larry is joining us from mississippi. good morning. caller: yes, my problem with the so-called christians who support trump -- you can catch him lying, you can play a tape of him lying and they will still call themselves christian. it reminds me of back in the 1960's when they were hanging black people, they would go to church, hang black people before they go to church, get out of church, and hang more black people. it is just ridiculous. have a nice day. host: larry, thank you for the call. we will get a response. guest: i think, on the issue of lying, a lot of people think he has come through on policy, and really the irony of the trump presidency is we have a president has lied, by one count, 20,000 times. seems like everyday there is something else. but on the issue that matters most, which is the campaign promises he has made, his supporters feel like he has