muhammad ali. >> it was fredo. >> anyway, though, trump says he's smart.seems like health care may have outsmarted him. let's watch. >> i have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> hillary clinton taught us that in the '90s. hillary waded into that pool first and saw how deeply confrontational it is, the doctors, the insurance companies, the pharmaceuticals, everybody's got their hand in this thing and everybody wants a bigger piece. >> and he's done a -- there's been a few moments like that where he says, listen, this is tough stuff. this is harder than anyone would have thought. and yes, it is. >> except american history should have taught him all of that. >> and you had no previous political experience, you never held a political office. you only knew people in washington from fundraisers, yes, it is difficult, and if you acknowledge that, people might give you an easier time. >> dana? >> you know, the truth is, for somebody who criticizes trump for all kinds of things, i don't think

just like fredo in "the godfather", trump wants us to know he's smart. he's smart, michael. i'm a smart one. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." another thing that separates president trump from his predecessors is the way he talks about his own intelect throughout his campaign president trump has made it a point to boast about his intelligence. let's watch a few examples. >> so here i am, great schools, great brain, great success. i went to an ivy league school. i'm very highly educated. i know words. i have the best words. look, i went to the great wharton school of finance. i was very good. i was a good student and all that stuff. i was a good student. i always hear about the elite, you know, they're the elite? i went to better schools than they did. i was a better student than they were. if putin likes me and thinks i'm a good, smart person. i hope he believes it. actually, he's right, i am brilliant. you know what that, right? and then they say is donald trump an intellectual? trust me, i'm like a smart person. >> well, as i've ment

muhammad ali. >> it was fredo. >> anyway, trump says he's smart.th care may have outsmarted him. let's watch. >> i have to tell you. it's an unbelievably tough subject. nobody knew health care could be so complicated. >>ing will harrisburg told hus, she went and waded in that pool first and saw how deeply confrontational it is the doctors, pharmaceuticals, everybody wants a bigger piece. >> there has been a few moments like that, where he says, hey, listen, this is tough stuff. this is harder than anyone would have thought. yes, it is. >> someone in american history should have thought of all that. >> you had no previous political experience. you only knew people in washington from fundraisers. yes,less difficult. . if youing a knowledge that, people might give you an easier time. >> the truth is, somebody that criticizes trump for all kind of things, i don't think trump is dumbi dumbing. you don't get where you are supposed to be. he is aversed in things and he is into governing. >> we can talk movies and sports, i might come up missing or manhatt

it's great when a sequel can transcend the original and add a holiday, like "godfather 2: happy fredo-weenms christmas" is a perfect example of the latest cinematic trend: so many movies that come out are bad-- not "bad" in the sense that they don't make sense or are about transformers, no. they literally have "bad" in the title. there was "bad santa," "bad grandpa," "bad teacher," to say nothing of "bad lieutenant," "bad words," "bad santa 2," "bad grandmas," and, of course, the original, "bad moms." and i'll tell you right now, if i see this new movie and one of those bad moms doesn't sleep with that bad santa, what are we even doing here? ( laughter ) and that's not even getting into all the "bad" synonyms like "horrible" bosses and "dirty" grandpa-- who, by the way, is totally different from "bad grandpa." it's like a tortoise-turtle and a tortoise-- very technical. well, i assumed this trend had completely run it's course until i saw this new trailer. check it out. >> i'm sorry, been a long night, if you know what i mean. >> i think so? >> >> but, hey, that's me. i love drugs and sex,