and one particular very dumb obsession trump had with priebus.we all know, donald trump is not a well-read man but it's still fascinating to find out the things that he's curious about. and this week we learned one of the strangest, dumbest things about trump yet and it requires a bit of explanation priebus was trump's first chief of staff and he was from wisconsin, which you may know is referred to as the badger state. and according to a new book by the trump administration called, "sinking in the swamp," trump was obsessed with badgers and he kept asking priebus questions about badgers. even in situations where it wasn't appropriate these are real highlights from the book when reince priebus was the white house chief of staff, president donald trump repeatedly asked him whether badgers, the state animal of priebus' home state of wisconsin, are mean to people. how they work? and how aggressive they can get. are they mean to people? trump at least twice asked priebus in the opening months of his presidency, or are they friendly creatures trump al

i start with you, reince priebus. first when you talk to your friends in the great state of wisconsin, will you please tell them on behalf of this audience that the dairy farming they do, the other farming they do -- dairy farmers never get a day off. it's impossible. it's more than taking a seed and digging a hole and putting the seed in the hole and covering it with dirt and putting water. that it takes real science, agricultural ingenuity, technology advancements to feed the whole world and the united states. will you please say thank you for me for what they do and the hard work they put in every day? >> absolutely, sean. i expect my first job was on a farm next door to the house in pleasant prairie, wisconsin. and it's hard work. but it's technical work. and it's something to be celebrated. but look, people talk about joe biden and the fight happening in the democratic party. remember why michael bloomberg got in to the race. he got in the race because joe biden collapsed. and why did he collapse? he collapsed be

and i suspect meadows is probably going to be more in the mulvaney mold than the priebus and kelly mold. >> yeah, one of the things that trump and meadows have in common is in 2012, meadows made a comment about sending obama back to kenya. he subsequently said there's no racist bone in his body, but he got associated with the birther movement. i like to point out from time to time, phil rucker, i'm actually from kenya, so that's a topic close to my heart. phil rucker is the white house bureau chief from "the washington post." >>> much more to come tonight including the highest, hardest glass ceiling still remains firmly in place. stay with us. oh! have you dined with us before? no, you're -- you're that insurance guy, aren't you? the pasty one? oh, yeah. as if! like i'm gonna go into some spiel about how you can get options based on your budget with the name your price tool. hey, robbie, you tell them about the mushroom puffers? just about to, pam. wait, are we in a progressive commercial? ♪ come on down to portabella's ♪ it's food, family, and fun what is happening? when the murray's h

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>> i don't think very high. >> he has to know something so reince priebus is deer in the headlights trying to figure out what to do with policy discussions and this president has had is brain rotted by fox news and fast food just questioning about badgers. >> it one of those excerpts said nobody will care about this detail. and it went viral. people went nuts. >> other publications stole our traffic. so i am the idiot. >>. >> i see a lot of friendly familiar faces people we obviously never met before. it really is surprising that anybody would care to buy a book of anything i have written. >> they on - - i can't thank you enough. thank you so much >> the senator of gravity out of brussels and london. >> because of dysfunction? >> all the weaknesses disinterest. against all the strings you see local with the media and impact fall. so we have been here before what is interesting about this moment but local government now is taking a more real estate. >> real estate or slack? >> local government leading the charge local governments are leading the charge on immigration. >>. >> coming home wel

. >> i think reince priebus did have a stand but for the east and west to understand the way the way the average voter thinks. working-class person said to me i don't care i just care what he does. that sums up the way the working class think and it is crooked you may be fired and then to be held accountable. these people understand results and that is what you see with donald trump. >> i see your plan and that is great in your book. what was alien to me you write behind the hedges scams and murders intrigue and jealousy and the occasional generosity makes cbs tv show look like nursery tales and talk how trump came into mar-a-lago and how he took that place and how it has resulted today. >> trump first heard about mar-a-lago from his driver he will go around asking people with chambermaid or secret service agents and also has a canvas of opinions. and i named them in the book. and asking what we thought about the early sentiments. and then i gave my opinion about the talmud and that he was enthralled by mar-a-lago at the bargain basement price at first he used it adds his home but th

that's what they're going to try to do. >> sean: ari and reince priebus, thanks very much. now to an important update on the coronavirus. we care about every american life. wouldn't it be great if our scientists, medical researchers, the best in the world, those that advance our lives, cure our diseases, advance treatments, wouldn't it be great if we could cure everything one day? we have the best people working on behalf of the american people to keep us healthy. thank you if you're in that industry. the weaponization, politicizing, hysteria surrounding this particular case, coronavirus is reckless, it isser responsible, it's dangerous. here's one example. courtesy of "new york times." remember them? yeah, that would be the newspaper that said it's the trump virus and if you're feeling terrible, you know who to blame. here's bret stephens. >> people said this is china's chernobyl. it's trump's chernobyl. there's some things you can't lie and spin your way through, like a virus out of control just as the soviet government couldn't lie its way through atomic particles going

first considered taking the job as united states ambsador to the united nations, you told reince priebusyou "i don't even know, what the united nations does. all i know >> yeah.body hates it." >> tell me, do you have a more or a less positive view of the united nations now? >> i think it's interesting. i thini understand it more, from the standpoint of here you have 193 countries that come together ithe name of peace and security. but whether it succeeds depends and i said this to therward. secretary general and to the the united nationsnna beis, if successful, it has to change with the times. they have to start talking about things that are uncomfortable to talk about. they have to talk about what maduro is doing in vla. they have to talk about a million plus uyghurs chin concentration camps ia. they have to talk about these things they don't wantou to talk to continue to talk about relevant todaysues as if they're is what makes people doubt the united nations.el >> i'm glad you mentioned the uyghurs and venezuela, maduro. human rights was a focus of yours when you were u.n. ambassador.

first considered taking the job asnited states ambassador to the united nations, you told reince priebusyou wrote in your book, "i don't even know what the united nations does. all i know is everybody hates it." >> yeah. >> tell me, do you have a more or a less positive view of the united nations now? >> i think it's interesting.ta i ink i unde it more, from the standpoint of here you have 193 countes that come together ithe name of peace and security. but whether it succeeds depends on how they take it forward. and i said this to the secretary general and to the ambassadors when i left is, ife ited nations is gonna be successful, it has to changehe withimes. they have to start talking about things that are uncomfortable to talk about. they have to talk about what maduro is doing in venezuela. they have talk about a million plus uyghurs in concentration camps in chinay ave to talk about these things they don't want to talk about. to continue to talk about decades-old issues as if they're relevant today is what makes people doubt the united nations. >> well, i'm glad you mentioned the uyg

here with reaction, reince priebus. governor huckabee, i would argue that that travel ban decision where joe said it was the president being hysterical and xenophobic was the single best decision early that help americans not contract this virus. i would argue probably saved thousands of americans from contracting it. >> i don't think there is any doubt about that, sean. the fact is, by keeping the risk lower for americans with people coming in who could in fact americans, it did in fact mitigate what could have been a much worse situation. i think one of the most revealing things is that two of the most anti-trump governors, gavin newsom of california and andrew cuomo of new york, have both publicly, publicly praised the president and the vice president for the kind of assistance and help that they have been given by asking for it. these are not two guys who are prone to saying president trump has done something great, but they could not deny it. after all, the job of the governor is a pragmatic job when it really gets

>> i of course worked with li reince priebus, john kelly, mick mulvaney. the hardest government in job. used to be be to make sure that the president saw the right people and had the right information. and of course we've seen that despite different styles, this is a tough job to do. and it is a job that frankly the president needs somebody that he is comfortable with, but i think most importantly the chief of staff job while they work and serve at the pleasure of the president has to pressure that they really work for the american people. and it is a very critical position to make sure -- >> tricky thing in this straith administration. >> tricky, but it is important that the chief of staff have an important role in being able to make sure that the president has the right information to make decisions. >> david shulkin, thank you for being with us today. author of a great book called it shouldn't be this hard to seven yo serve your country. trs yo serve your country tr like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr, a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe r

remember reince priebus, doesn't that feel like six years ago? we know why the president sees april 1 as the beginning of the sprint to reelection. he wants someone in there who is able to be a spokesperson for him. i do wonder, though, how you succeed as chief of staff. what does success look like if your objective in a governmental capacity is to support the reelection of this president? >> in this administration, isn't it just to hold on for dear life. you're like riding a bucking bron bronco. i think mulvaney should feel lucky he got a cushy job at this end of this. >> that's a problem we see this as a cushy job. the united kingdom has left the european union. deciding what happens in northern ireland is actually really important. i don't know if mick mulvaney is going to be doing the best job for the region at this time. him getting pushed off out there shows how little the u.s. cares about this. >> axios had reporting saying that mulvaney didn't learn about it via twitter. mode dou meadows maintained close relationships with key congression

and the other chiefs of staff that the president has had, reince priebus, john kelly, mick mulvaney, have all had very different ghofoverning styles i the west wing. so what they will be looking for in mark meadows is of course also the role that he play in the next critical months ahead as the president is trying to keep his presidency and stay in office. some say that they believe that mack meadows wi mark meadows will be helpful, he does a politician and knows how to campaign, he has been campaigning for the pld since early days of 2015 and 2016. so mick mulvaney is out. no comment from mulvaney yet though meadows did issue a statement thanking mulvaney for his time in the job and saying that he looks forward to taking over from here kaitlan collins, cnn, washington. >>> and the other side of the political aisle, the race for the u.s. democratic presidential nomination looks. different than it did a week ago. it is now town to thrdown to th essentially really only two. jessica dean with that. >> reporter: for 2020 democrats, it is now effectively a two-man race. joe biden and bern

trump's third chief of staff replacing retired general john kelly who succeeded former rnc chair reince priebusjuly of 2017. mulvaney served in an acting capacity since last year. dan? >> no longer in that role so let's talk about who is replacing him. a vocal trump supporter. >> reporter: the president says that congressman mark meadows will become his fourth chief of staff saying that he has known and worked with meadows for a long time, dan, and that they have a good relationship. meadows is one of congress' most conservative members. he served as the chairman of the house freedom caucus until last year and is one of the president's closest allies. dan? >> kyra phillips in florida, thank you. eva, over to you. >>> now to the presidential race and former vice president joe biden racking up the endorsements following a super tuesday win as senator bernie sanders looks to slow down biden's momentum heading into tuesday's primaries in six more states. abc's rachel scott is in st. louis where voters will be heading to the polls. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. the nex

here with reaction, reince priebus, fox news contributor, tammy bruce. the thing that stands out more than anything else, i saw this debate last night. dr. quid pro quo joe and dr. bolshevik bernie. neither would institute a travel ban. neither would have quarantines. they both want open borders. they both want us to pay for everybody's health care, even those who don't respect our laws, sovereignty and borders. i'm like yeah, that's not going to work. maybe americans are waking up to the fact we've got to control our borders for a lot of reaso reasons. >> well, you're 100% right, sean. the contest couldn't be more stark. it's this ridiculous decision-making on display while canada is shutting down its border, you have joe and bernie debating about open borders. it's like, you know, the trojans accepting the gift of odysseus and the trojan horse. it couldn't be more ridiculous. the president has an incredible responsibility right now. hundreds, perhaps god forbid thousands of people. their lives on the line, depending on the decisions that local governme

consider this to be an unconditional of support to continue its generous and great work at renice priebus 24 and endorsement will be viewed as a historic benefit to san francisco's reputation as a center of cultural excellence. chris johnson, i'm going to second everything chris said and i've been teaching for 14 years. >> thank you. keith silva. >> thank you. i'm keith silva and i live in marin. i'm an avid consumer, a customer of this place. i love it. it's magical. it's quiet and it's sacred and it's intimate. and this settlement ta you have before you looks good to me and for a long time i was a commercial landlord here and both sides seem to come out pretty well on this so i would encourage you very much to adopt the settlement. one of the things i liked about the pier, aside from the unique territorial bent which is unique. chrisma call has done a fabulous there and he has a great support staff is it's educational outreach. it does something called the sul ton lectures at cca california college of arts and those are really instructional. i can't see how anything else like that can h

consider this to be an unconditional of support to continue its generous and great work at renice priebusorsement will be viewed as a historic benefit to san francisco's reputation as a center of cultural excellence. chris johnson, i'm going to second everything chris said and i've been teaching for 14 years. >> thank you. keith silva. >> thank you. i'm keith silva and i live in marin. i'm an avid consumer, a customer of this place. i love it. it's magical. it's quiet and it's sacred and it's intimate. and this settlement ta you have before you looks good to me and for a long time i was a commercial landlord here and both sides seem to come out pretty well on this so i would encourage you very much to adopt the settlement. one of the things i liked about the pier, aside from the unique territorial bent which is unique. chrisma call has done a fabulous there and he has a great support staff is it's educational outreach. it does something called the sul ton lectures at cca california college of arts and those are really instructional. i can't see how anything else like that can happen witho

griff: look at reince priebus to john kelly to mick mulvaney to mark meadows is different because hee four who has crossed the aisle. he, of course led the house freedom caucus and staunch defender of the president during impeachment. yet his best friend was the late elijah cummings. he has worked on capitol hill. and if you are going to have another four years of president trump in terms of coming together and getting something done, which is something that president trump said he wanted to do from the very beginning of his administration, perhaps another four years and in the leadership of mark meadows he can actually accomplish legislative goals. jedediah: represent tim jim jordan tweeted the following. mark meadows is smart true patriot and my best friend. couldn't have picked anyone better for the job. usually whether you have people who are staunch maga supporters as you describe them, they are not beloved on both sides of the aisle. >> he has managed to really be respected on both sides of the aisle as someone who will cross over. who will try to speak with people who represen

it sums up what many of us are feeling this morning and i think it includes the reince priebus song familyting me, i haven't done anything? she has hit me all day, that's all she's done to me. that's all you do! shush. magnificent! let's give them a round of applause! i've seen so many things over the last few weeks, as i'm sure everybody has, but i was sent that late last night past my bedtime and i had to watch it twice. love them! normally no phones at the table in ourfamily but the love them! normally no phones at the table in our family but the at the end of our meal, we played that to the kids three times they loved it so much! and we'll be speaking the marsh family shortly after 8:30am this morning. i'm really looking forward to that. that was a version of one day more from les miserables and someone who is never miserable... here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. that was brilliant! today's is weather... lets talk temperatures first. well fast, over the airport, clear skies. temperatures first. well fast, over the airport, clearskies. —2. up the road to t