if he hangs on, knock off a democrat in north dakota, knock off a democrat in missouri, protect seats in arizona, nevada, tennessee, perhaps knock offer a democrat off a democrat in florida. is that his decision to hold off a seat in the senate? >> it's evident in talking to the president and top republicans, they say the actions the president has taken, his allies they're taking, the trump voter who came out in 2016 in the red states and the closing stretch, they want to make sure the trump base comes out this year. they're not going to pitch the suburban voter and try to win them over on the tax cut or on trade. it's all about grievance politics, core issues like trade, going after the media, et cetera. >> kimberly, how do you read his politics right now? what -- he's not an idiot. people may think he is. he has some political game plan in raising this hell over this