son joking about taking a swing at the president. this is the president of the united states that we're talking about. we must respect the office no matter what your politics. joining me now, melissa harris-perry, host of msnbc. >> good to see you. >> this isn't just a son protecting his father. tagg is a team member of the romney campaign. how does he think it's okay to make a comment like this? >> i just want to say two really important things. what will happen is you and i are being blamed for being whiners. i get that it's tough to be the family member of someone running for office. with a husband in politics and having someone in the public sphere, it's tough. it's frustrating. you feel like bad things are being said about them.