party. steve schmidt is here in studio to talk about that tonight and i'll play steve for steve. this is you on election night. 2016. before the race was called. >> an extraordinary night. one thing we already know is that no matter what the outcome is, the party of reagan no longer exists. there are enormous issues geopolitically that will be dealing with this. there is seismic event of our political lifetime. >> steve, tonight the president returns from his international trip about a year after you said that. what kind of democracy will he find back home? >> a diminishing one. our institutions are strong but we should make no mistake. that donald trump is not just degrading his office with his lack of rectitude and probabilitiy, his attacks on the widow of a fallen green beret,