that's why we've had a successful 2017, why we're going to continue to do great things as we move forward in this administration. >> for his part, donald trump today responded in person for the first time to steve bannon, his former chief strategist, who was a key on the record-source for the book, slamming both trump and his family members. in a statement trump claimed bannon lost his mind after leaving the white house. >> did steve bannon betray you, mr. president? >> he called me a great man last night, so he obviously changed his tune pretty quick. thank you all very much. thank you. i don't talk to him, i don't talk to him. i don't talk to him, that's just a misnomer. >> michael steele, former chairman of the rnc, msnbc political analyst. jr. rubin, conservative columnist for "the washington post," msnbc contributor. this is extraordinary stuff. it does appear that there was not only just one-way loyalty between trump and his aides but