. >> even when i was at the nrc with the republicans, that was always the most frustrating part. been defending him on certain things since 2015. i think sometimes what would get them nervous was they will go out and they will, you know, praise him or praise a decision for a little while. then he'll kind of walk it back. also with the health care bill that passed the house, went to the senate and died in 2017, after the house voted on it, he called it mean. and a lot of house members are really angry over that. the but as i said before, it speaks to the need for a broader strategy. i saw axios reported they are doing more of a rapid response thing, the right call in theory. but when you have a president who is essentially his own communications director, for better or worse, it can be a little tough to plan in advance on certain things. so i think that's one of the key points that certainly might've gotten him elected the fact that he can talk right to people. but in something like this, it might harm him in the long run. >> and we heard the president say this was all about corru