specific message, drive them out. he didn't do anything there to indicate that he did not want to have a relationship with our allies in the middle east and we do have allies. i think this iftar dinner is the right thing because we all believe in religious liberty, and muslims should be able to worship. so long as they don't -- that religion, or the practice of their faith doesn't infringe on our constitution or the rights of others. i think he is doing very well here. >> shannon: he's tried to make the distinction. at times, you saw the clips from the campaign trail, people have been very offended by the way that he has talked about his concerns and may be was not very articulate with that. one activist tweeted, "he's hosting this iftar as a defense, but when we call him out for is lame phobia, he can clip back, "i love the muslims, i had them for dinner. his pundits will get that -- echo that. proof that he is not an islamophobia.