ban. they make some people feel better he tweeted. but they certainly won't help the solicitor general get five votes in the supreme court, which is what actually matters. sad. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> let's get perspective from dana bash and david gergen. the idea that the american public should discount the president of the united states's own words shared directly on social media in favor of spin from his staffers making the morning show rounds seems ridiculous, particularly in light of the fact that for months they have been extolling the virtues of his direct access to the american people, extolling the virtue of his ability to tweet. >> absolutely. i don't know about you, but -- do you have the sense the president is becoming more irrational in his tweeting? sort of busting loose whenever he can? >> this was all about infrastructure and he is not tweeting about that. >> exactly.