that the president in doing this is attacking a symbol of republican past. i would say, one the republicans should be proud of. >> the democratic president awarded him the medal of freedom. he is held in high regard by both parties. >> here attacked other republicans who used to be held in high regard before. he attacked mccain last night and mitt romney, the nominee once upon a time. they garnered tremendous support, but to attack a former republican president that way is something different. what i think we need to watch is what the reaction of his base is. if you watch that clip again, you will notice that the crowd doesn't really give him the same applause it normally does. overtime i think that trump will want to disassociate the party from its past leader that is it