and ray suarez, formerly of the pbs "newshour." and, gayle, many in the press are relieved that the president is now talking about the prospect of mass casualties and ordering of medical equipment, but "the washington post" says the president has sowed confusion and repeatedly sought to cast blame on others including the governors and has distorted the truth. is some of the criticism warranted? >> well, to this day, the establishment media has not admitted that they were wrong and the president was right when, remember, he banned travel from china. and the establishment media called him xenophobic and bigoted, and now we know he was right to do that, that that was a great step that he took. yet we're still not hearing from the establishment immediate that that they were -- media that they were wrong. and we're continuing to see that in the press briefings going forward and these interactions between the white house press corps and president trump. there's no acknowledgment that -- howard: all right. well, on that point, i would be

mollie hemingway, kristen soltis anderson, ray suarez, great to see you this sunday. he'lwhen we come back, we've goa whole lot more on media buzz including a couple of television doctors who have had to apologize for their comments on the virus. i had a heart problem. i was told to begin my aspirin regimen, and i just didn't listen. until i almost lost my life. my doctors again ordered me to take aspirin, and i do. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. listen to the doctor. take it seriously. howie: the president has always insisted he doesn't watch morning joe but lately he admitted to sneaking a peek at the msnbe show. with that, he unloaded. watched the first five minutes of poorly rated morning psycho to see if he's as nuts as people are saying. he's worst. such hatred and contempt. i used to do the show all the time but cut him off. they responded by mocking the tweet. >> here you have a guy who is in the middle of a pandemic, he can't get out of the mud, he can't help himself. howie: now, the president who by the way shouldn't be s