among them, thea lee, former deputy chief of staff of the afl-cio who was a member of mr. trump's manufacturing council. she also served on councils for his three most recent predators. thea lee joins us now. what was it about charlottesville that made you quit this council? >> well, it was that final trump tower press conference on tuesday afternoon that was so unhinged, and i think it was the fact that after watching those horrific events in charlottesville and seeing a person lose their life and to have nazis marching on the streets with torches and chanting anti-semitic and racist slogan, it didn't seem like asking too much that the president of the united states should show the same revulsion, and the president's reaction was so inappropriate, so inadequate, so painful that it just felt that any kind of association with the president, with the administration at that point was no longer possible. >> mason: you've written that it became clear that this is not a normal administration and the usual rules do in the apply. what do you mean by that? >> i have served on a lot

thea lee joins us now. what was it about charlottesville that made you quit the council?nal trump tower press conference on tuesday afternoon that was so -- unhinged. and it, i think it was -- the fact that after watching those horrific events in charlottesville and seeing a person actually lose their life and to have nazis marching on the streets with torches and chanting anti-semitic and racist slogans it didn't seem like asking too much that the president of the united states should show the same revulsion. and the president's reaction was so, inappropriate, so, inadequate, so -- so, painful.

thea lee joins us now. what was it about charlottesville that made you quit the council? >> it was that final trump tower press conference on tuesday afternoon that was so -- unhinged. and it, i think it was -- the fact that after watching those horrific events in charlottesville and seeing a person actually lose their life and to have nazis marching on the streets with torches and chanting anti-semitic and racist slogans it didn't seem like asking too much that the president of the united states should show the same revulsion. and the president's reaction was so, inappropriate, so, inadequate, so -- so, painful. of association with the president with the . >> announcer: this is the krb "overnight news." >>> joining us now, director of elections and surveys here at cbs news. anthony, last night the president continued to criticize fellow republicans. why does he feel confident that his base will stay with him if he does senate. >> anthony if you take a look at polling across the summer that we have done. you can't paint all supporters with the same brush. he has a core ba

bye bye. >> thea lee. >>> dow chemical just out with a statement now on the president's disbandment.ave started turning on the president will other members of the gop follow suit? that discussion and the impact to the president's economic agenda all still to come you always pay your insurance on time. tap one little bumper, and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance. >>> breaking news now on dow chemicals. >> yeah, that's right. just a statement now in from dow chemicals on his decision here in regards to president trump. he says every member of the council condemns racism and bigotry, and there cannot be in charlottesville. and the current environment, it was no longer possible to and that's a statement from dow chemicals interesting what a difference that press conference