AS OUR FRIEND CHARLEY SIEKZ SAYS, HE NEEDS AN ENEMY.
HE HASN'T HAD A CLEAR CUT OPPONENT SINCE ELECTION DAY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE HASN'T GONE AFTER MANY PEOPLE AND GROUPS.
A QUICK CHECK OF HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT IN THE LAST MONTH SHOWS
HE'S STILL TARGETING CLINTON BUT TRYING ON A FEW NEW ATTACKS LIKE
LEAKERS, THE FREEDOM CAUCUS, REPUBLICANS, MIND YOU.
OBAMACARE, NORTH KOREA AND SNOOP DOGG FAILING CAREER AND ALL.
BACK WITH US, GENTLEMAN, WHO WERE WITH US EARLIER IN THE
BROADCAST, MICHAEL STEEL AND RICK STANGAL.
RICK, ALONG THESE LINES, WHY AS WELL IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR THE
PRESIDENT TO SAY THE WORLD IS A MESS.
YYYYYYY >>> IT'S A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE
IN PARTS BECAUSESE OF THE IRAN AGREEMENT.
I THINK HE'S JUST LOOKING AT IT IN A WAY HE HASN'T ACTUALLY
LOOKED AT IT BEFORE AND GOES, MY GOD, THIS IS REALLY SCARY.
>> YOU DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
LARGER WORLD VIEW HE NEEDS TO CONSOLIDATE POWER.
>> IT'S A FOIL IN A WAY THE WORLD IS FALLING APART.
I NEED TO FIX IT. I NEED TO RUN AGAINST SOMEBODY I
NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING I'M ALWAYS PUSHING UP AGAINST.
IN PARENT, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING HIMSELF.
HE HAS NO ACTUAL WORLD VIEW. HE DOES NEED A FOIL.
HE DOES NEED TO ATTACK. HE DOES NEED TO SAY BECAUSE HE
EXAGGERATES EVERYTHING, HE NEEDS TO SAY THE WORLD IS THE WORST
IT'S EVER BEEN. FAR FAR FROM IT.
>> MICHAEL STEELE, THE RUSSIANS LAUNCHED A BASKETBALL WITH A
LIGHT ON IT CALLED SPUDNICK. YET THE COLD WAR BETWEEN THE
U.S. AND THE SOVIET UNION MEANS AMONG OTHER THINGS, THOSE ARE
JUST AMERICAN FOOTPRINTS UP THERE ON THE MOON IF YOU BELIEVE
THOSE MISSIONS ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
I THINK THEY HAPPENED IN A STUDIO IN CALIFORNIA.
HAVING THAT ENEMY WAS IN A WAY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH COUNTIES
EVEN THOUGH TOM FRIEDMAN WROTE WE FOUND OUT THE SOVIETS
COULDN'T BUILD A LIGHT BULB AFTER ALL.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THIS THEORY DONALD TRUMP NEEDS A CLEAR AND
DEFINED ENEMY? >> I THINK DONALD TRUMP IS
MANIFESTATION WHERE THE COUNTRY FINDS ITSELF POST COLD WAR.
WHO DO WE LOOK AT AS THE MAIN FOIL?
FOR DONALD TRUMP THAT BECOMES A VERY SHIFTING PROPOSITION
EVERYDAY. THERE'S MYRIADS OF INDIVIDUALS
AND COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS HE CAN GO AFTER.
HASN'T REALLY SETTLED ON ANY OF THAT YET.
I THINK IT GOES EXACTLY TO RICHARD'S POINT, WHAT HIS
ANCHORED TO? THAT COMES FROM A PLACE YOU'RE
MOORED TO PRINCIPALLY. YOU HAVE A VALUE SYSTEM YOU
INJECT ON OTHERS AND THEY ENGAGE YOU IN THOSE PRINCIPLES AND
IDEAS. THAT'S NOT BEEN DONALD TRUMP'S
MAIN OPERATION. HE'S A DEAL GUY, I WALK INTO A
ROOM I WANT TO BUILD A BUILDING, I BUILD A BUILDING.
THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
PEOPLE RESPOND BACK AND THEY ACTUALLY PUSH BACK AS WE'VE SEEN
WITH NORTH KOREA AND WE'VE SEEN WITH SYRIA.
TODAY, THE ROSE GARDEN, THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.
YEAH. YOU'RE PRESIDENT.
THAT'S THE WAY HE'S DISCOVERING AND PUTTING VARIOUS PIECES
TOGETHER. THERE'S NOT PERSON HE GOES AFTER
ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO
THAT ENEMY IS. HILLARY WAS THAT REPRESENTATION
IN THE CAMPAIGN. WHO IS IT NOW.
>> THE FASCINAING THING THAT CAME OUT WAS THE TRANSCRIPT OF
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.
THE TALK ABOUT HIS SPENDING PLANS AND BIG THINGS, NO TALK
ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN OR BIG BIDS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND HOW
MUCH MONEY WILL BE SPENT. ISN'T THE MOST IMPORTANT
QUESTION TO HIM WHO ARE HIS FRIENDS AS A 35, 36% PRESIDENT
IN THE QUINNIPIAC POLL, WHO WILL HE DO THIS WITH?
>> THAT WAS SMART OF HIM, WHEN YOUR RATINGS ARE -- RATINGS ARE
THE WRONG WORDS, THAT'S HIS WORDS.
IF YOU CHOOSE A TOPIC, SUBJECT LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH YOU
CAN HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT WHERE YOU CAN HAVE PUBLIC
SUPPORT, IT DOES ACTUALLY THROW OFF JOBS AND INVESTMENT AND HELP
THE ECONOMY THAT IS WHERE I WOULD BE GOING FOR.
I WOULDN'T BE GOING FOR THINGS LIKE HEALTHCARE OR TAX REFORM.
THAT ACTUALLY SPLITS PEOPLE EVEN MORE.
HERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BRING MORE OF A
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