rock legend ted nugent is here. that's a unique specialty. let's see what happens. ted, eric is saying it is divisive. this is the republicans kowtowing to the democratic party. it seems like an objective win-win because mueller, everyone things he's great. he might be best position to clear president trump if nothing was wrong. >> ted: shy may give you an overview, we are aware of the corruption, the abuse of power, the criminality in our government. this kind of devious behavior by the democrats is so out of control. we expect this. i do believe -- i wish i could use the cluster love song. there is such divisiveness. i would love to see this run its full course because i believe in the president. i believe in what he stands for. that's why we voted for him. i believe what will come out of this spotlight will help him. if it doesn't, as a real american, "we the people" guy, i want the truth. if the truth hurts, so be it. >> eboni: many people here think it's divisive to have the special counsel. what is divisive? >> stephen: it's not that it's not divisive. i am sho

ted nugent -- >> what has he done? said i want to be in jail or dead if obama is re-elected in 2012. >> we did not support him, did we? >> no, i don't know who did it, but he is in the white house now being embraced by our current president. you have things like carl palladino, other guys we are talking about obamas in the most racist ways. or talking about clinton -- >> media outrages difference republican or democrat. >> we should be outraged at kathy griffin, but let's not engage with selective outrage. >> the media is engaging, i don't care what she does. she is not funny. >> we have polarized politics, inviting this kind of offensive display, and i think it should stop. >> who said that president obama, probably bill clinton, remember that a couple of years ago? get me coffee? kimberly, is this one of those things that people will forget over time? or will it affect her career? she is a liberal, therefore she has the immunity bubble quest to mark >> i don't think people should forget about it at all. i'm never goi

>> thanks, we grew up listening to ted nugent.ed in michigan? >> i am a terminal american patriot, the most important political job participating, sacred experiment demanding constitutional accountability from elected employees. that being said at the tender age of 69, what we are willing to do to help this country be great especially my birth state of michigan which needs to work right now. >> that does not sound like a no. >> i had my know amputated. >> thank you very much. you have been mentioned as a candidate for u.s. senate. >> i have been talking to my republican friends for a long time. i am a hell raiser. >> they like that idea. >> we got a hell raiser in the white house and it is all about the constitution, the bill of rights, the 10 commandments, be the best you can be, in your own way. i am radical. there is no limit. >> would he be a good candidate? >> i do except he doesn't like to wear a tie. >> i don't rule. >> people are fine with that. they want yo to be your self. you should get into politics because you can bel

thing to be joking about the violence against the president, but on that same note, what about ted nugentabout assassinating president obama, and also that hillary clinton should be hanged and if he was offended by this incident why not with mr. nugent's comments? >> with respect to kathy griffin, the president and the first lady have made comments about that, and i will let that stand. >> and why not to ted nugent? >> i will have to look at those statements, and see what those comments were -- >> and i want to -- >> well, i know, but i know that the statement with respect to ms. griffin was acknowledged by both the first lady and the president, and the secret service. >> but did -- >> francesca. >> and not to beat a dead horse here on the paris agreement, but several reports today that said that the president is planning to pull out of the paris agreement, and are you saying that the reports are wrong that he has not made a decision yet? >> no, well, what i am saying is that when the president has a decision to make, he will let it be known, and whether it is a personnel decision or any

usually, you want to save that kind of honor for a true statesman, like ted nugent. ( laughter ) now,ause duterte has declared a war on drugs, and in the past year, philippine national police officers and unidentified vigilantes have killed over and di did youa isn't just the y who talks the talk. when he was a small-town mayor, "i used to do it personally. i would go around with a motorcycle looking for trouble." can you imagine what it was like to live in that town? quick, call the cops! the mayor is here!" we have a leaked transcript, and this is true, of trump and duterte's call, and this is how trump said hello to president motocross murder mayhem: "i just wanted to congratulate you because i am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem. many countries have the problem. we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing." trump congratulated him on his vigilante kill squads! that's like saying, "darth, i'm in construction, and i know that is a fantastic death star, top notch. i'd love to have you over some time to force-choke sean spicer." ( laughter ) and trump reas

ted nugent is here. >> nice call. >> eric: they sold this to the president, you're going to walk overith the saudi president and put your hands on a globe. >> kat: it was late. are you a fan of the orb? >> build the wall. build the wall with very big gates. we need a lot of people taking jalapeno peppers in southern california or oranges in miami or cleaning the toilets in miami. >> eric: a refugee family from libya. >> no, he was born in the united kingdom. >> eric: has parents were refugees. >> my mother was born abroad and i was born here. >> donald trump curtsied to the saudi king. >> eric: he didn't curtsy. >> none of this adds up to anything except more malarkey, more distractions. >> eric: time to wake up, america. >> eboni: let's continue the conversation. >> kat: it is time for our newest segment, kat on the streets. >> eboni: president trump is saying the word, speaking to moderate muslims and saying we cannot do this successfully without you. >> a memo to nixon recommending the retirement of j. edgar hoover. >> eric: you don't think he's really going to cancel the press bri

i could bring up ted nugent like trump supporters will bring up hillary clinton. >> but this is aboutow that. as a progressive myself and cathy is a great comedian, that doesn't help. it lets people on the right go look what the left is all about. she apologized. i think it's going to come back and haunt her for a little while. >> you want to respond? >> we all got to come together as americans. i defend her right to do that. i don't think it was appropriate and i don't think it was approprappro appropriate what madonna said the day after the inauguration. there needs to be some filter and i think we've gone too far as americans what we're willing to tolerate and she made an effort to fix her bad move and so good for her. >> i don't think i've ever heard cathy griffin to apologize. it's not like her to apologize. so there you go. we'll be right back. ♪ pressure. i feel it everyday. but at night, it's the last thing on my mind. for 10 years my tempur-pedic has adapted to my weight and shape, relieving pressure points from head to toe. so i sleep deeply and wake up ready to perform. ♪ n

is there a bootleg of ted nugent live in the oval office? laughter ) i'd buy that. >> jon: that would be nice. he might sound good on that. i'm interested. >> stephen: wango tango! ( applause ) and while it's an insane thing for the president to threaten, it's crazier that we don't know if it really happened. on friday, sean spicer was asked a simple yes or no question: is the president recording his conversations? >> the president has nothing further to add on that. >> why did he say that? why did he tweet that? what should we interpret from that? >> as i mentioned, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> are there recording devices in the oval office or in the residence? >> as i've said for the third time, there is nothing further to add on that. >> does he think it's appropriate to threaten someone like mr. comey not to speak? >> i don't think-- that's, that's not a threat. he simply stated a fact. the tweet speaks for itself. i'm moving on. >> stephen: it's a good thing that tweet speaks for itself because sean spicer certai

i could deflect and bring up ted nugent as trump supporters bring up -- >> but it is about kathy griffin. >> yes. it doesn't help. it lets people on the right look what the left is about. violent imagery is horrible, it is wrong. she apologized, hope we can move forward, but i think it is going to haunt her for a little while. >> andre, you want to respond to this? >> well, you know, we all got to come together as americans. i defend her right to do it. i don't think it was appropriate but i don't think it was, you know, what madonna said the day after the inauguration, you know. all of 'em have to -- you know, there needs to be some filter and i think we've gone too far as americans on what we're willing to tolerate, and i think it crossed the line but she made an effort to fix her what i think was a bad move, so good for her. >> it is interesting. i don't know if i have ever heard kathy griffin apologize so it may be a first. it is not like her to apologize, right? >> no. >> yeah, there you go. we will be right back. >>> in the city of chicago, violence knows no age limit. last year ch

let's look at ted nugent. no one worried about his children seeing that., he was invited to the white house and spent four years getting a tour by the president. >> you know, john, i don't know. that's the good point. there is something almost refreshing that both sides of the aisle can see this as appalling. and that kathy griffin then apologized so quickly for it. >> yeah. i do think that's hopeful. the standard we should be using as americans is if you are offended when it's done by a president to your party, that's the standard you should apply for a president of the other party. this wasn't funny in any way. it was simply a visible bloody threat. that said, i think the key point is it was condemned by democrats, by folks on the left as well as the right. we need to apply those standards not only when people are saying oh, i'm offended. it is when repeated statements of the nature he did and then campaigns for a candidate and gets a white house tour. that's got to be held consistently, too. >> it is good to know that there is a line that can be crossed

i wanted to ask about ted nugent whether joked about assassinating president obama, who said hillarylinton should be hanged. he was invited to the white house for dinner by president trump. do you believe that was appropriate? and if trump is offended by this incident, why was he not bothered by all of mr. nugent's comments? >> with respect to kathy griffin, i think the president and the first lady and secret service have all made stand. >> why was it okay for mr. nugent to make the comments? >> to be honest with you, i'd have to look back and see what the statements were and what the reaction was. i'm not aware of what the reaction was at the time. i know the statement with respect to miss griffin was acknowledged by the first lady, president and the secret service. >> but did nugent did say that. >> the paris agreement. there have been several reports today that said the president is planning to pull out of the paris agreement. are you saying those reports are wrong? that he has not made a decision yet. >> what i'm saying is that when the president has a decision to make, he'll let

if we're talking about free speech, she has as much right to pose with that shot as ted nugent has to say about things about hillary clinton. >> kathy griffin posted this apology. >> i apologize. i'm a comic. i crossed the line. >> she originally called the imagery an artsy statement mocking president trump and says she does not condone violence. >> there should be consequences for this violent imagery. people who employ kathy griffin should ask if they should continue. >> i made a mistake and i am wrong. >> donald junior called it disturbing but not surprising. what if a conservative would have done this when president obama was in office. >> president trump also tweeted that his young son bareon is having a hard time seeing that image. >> yeah. i know she is apologizing. but is she apologizing for the incident or trying to save her career. >> chelsea clinton mentioned something. she said it was vile and wrong. >> she already had one sponsorship -- she lost one. there will be fallout from it. >> coming up on mornings on 2, we will circle back to a story we reported a few weeks ago. h

i wanted to ask about ted nugent who joked about assassinating president obama, who said hillary clintonwas invited to the white house by president trump. do you believe that was appropriate? if trump is offended by this incident, why was he not bothered by all the nugent comments? >> with regard to the kathy griffin statements, made comment and i'll let that stand. to be honest with you, i would have to look back at what those statements were. i'm not aware of what the reaction was at the time. i know that the statement with regard to miss griffin was acknowledged by both the first lady, the president, and the secret service. >> francesca. >> not to beat a dead horse on the paris agreement, there have been several reports today that said the president is planning to pull out of paris agreement. are you saying those reports are wrong? that he has not made a decision yet? >> what i am saying is that when the president has a decision to make, he'll let people be it known. and i don't think it is a personnel decision or any other action we tend to get ahead of the president. he is the ultim

about free speech and the right to say it, she has as much right to pose with a shot as others, ted nugentle things about hillary clinton, as others had the right to say what they say. this is all about free speech. you don't have to condone the speech in order to believe that she has the right to do what she did. >> martha: quick outcome, mollie. >> also true that there should be consequences for this type of violent imagery and i think people who -- such as hosting the new year's eve special at cnn. al franken should be asked whether that is an proton mic appropriate, as well. >> martha: thank you, both. coming up next, the message that our military just sent to the north koreans on some final thoughts from alexander hamilton on defense. it's being in motion. in body, in spirit, in the now. boost® high protein it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for when you need a little extra. boost® the number one high protein complete nutritional drink. be up for it wise man, i'm nervous about affecting my good credit score. i see you've planted an uncert

so a senior adviser in the white house could be anyone from steve bannon to ted nugent.u don't really know -- [ applause ] -- who it could be. it's been a crazy week for president trump with all the scandals that have come out. and today he left for his big trip to saudi arabia. you know things are bad here when you go to the middle east to get away from it all. [ applause ] really? that's right, trump flew to saudi arabia for his first trip overseas. when asked why saudi arabia, an adviser said, "we just wanted to see him on a camel." we just -- [ laughter and applause ] might be -- the flight to saudi arabia is actually 14 hours. yeah, but trump was ready for the long flight. before settling into his seat he formed his hair into a neck pillow. [ laughter and applause ] he formed his -- smooth. on sunday trump will have lunch with the leaders of over 50 muslim countries. and the first hour will be just trump trying to pronounce their names. [ light laughter ] "king salami al scooby-doo." [ laughter ] i saw that a vintage rolex watch just sold at auction for a record $5

is there a bootleg of ted nugent live in the oval office? i'd buy that. >> all right.k to "cbs this morning." lots to say about that topic. the white house still will not say more about president trump's tweet about tapes on friday. >> press secretary sean spicer has avoided the question repeatedly in the last few days. >> i think the point that i made with respect to the tweet is the president has no further comment ont. the president has nothing further to add on that. >> why did he say that? why did he tweet that? what should we interpret from that? >> as i mentioned, the president has nothing further to add. >> are there recording devices in the oval office? >> as i said for the third time, there's nothing further to add on that. i think i made it clear last week that the president has nothing further on that. >> wait, wait. sean, does that mean that the president will deny -- >> i think i said i was very clear that the president would have nothing further on that last week. >> why won't you just explain whether or not there are recordin- gs - >> i think the presid