. >> this was an exten shl choice for those guys where donald trump did not overperform. these guys were looking at number where is this bill was in the mid-20s to high teens in almost every case for approval. the fact of the matter was, the pressure on these folks from donald trump's minions and the mean tweet, it diminished as the political reality set in, no matter what you think of obamacare, there's no way donald trump is going to be a guy to go out in private or public and articulate an argument for this bill that would move the numbers that would make sense. the emperor has been buck naked from the beginning. as ezra noted, i have talked to members in the meetings, basically, this guy has no clue, whatsoever what he's talking about. he's more comfortable being a presidential truck driver rather than somebody who can argue about a serious consequential bill like this. >> yeah, ezra, historically in legislation like this or complex legislation, you don't let anyone do negotiating who isn't in command of the details. most of this has been left to chairmen of the commi