treated it as a pmandate to do what he wanted. he actually got a lot done legislatively. he passed comprehensive tax reform by march of that year. no child left behind, the patriot act, sarbanes-oxley. even the campaign finance bill. all came within that first two-year period. so the point is, is that if you're a president, no matter what your poll ratings may be, no matter what people may say about your mandate, if you go in with your agenda, you'll do fine. president trump will have a republican senate and a republican house. george w. bush had a 50/50 senate and ultimately lost the senate in may of 2001, when jim evers switched. he still got significant legislation through. >> and i think a lot of people will remember that. legislation not so fondly. ben ginsburg and jonathan capehart, thank you both. and coming up, the russian ambassador to turkey is dead