and without evidence of there being a crisis. i think for all of the ample evidence of the president being undisciplined in a lot of ways, he can be very disciplined in his message, especially around an election, and i think we probably agree that this is the message until tuesday, right, is sewing fear, this idea that people are coming to the united states who will hurt americans and he, the president, will protect you. and that's consistent to what we've seen for several days. >> the president was asked, john carl of abc news, asked him about his commitment during the campaign to be honest with the american people and not lie. here's what the president said. >> i always want to tell the truth when i can. i tell the truth. sometimes it turns out to be where something happens, it's different or there's a change, but i always like to be truthful. >> when i can. those are the words everybody's -- i like to be truthful when i can. what do you make of that? >> we sit here on any given day