the democrats will have, and you've heard me say this before, i feel like he's in a room with no doors. he can't escape. he has an acting attorney general, an acting chief of staff, an acting secretary of defense. seven investigations outside of his white house and a stock market that hasn't been this bad since the great depression, you know, december of the great depression. this is not a place where things are going along swimmingly. >> so, john, the "new york times" paints this. the swirl of recent days, a government shutdown, spiraling scandals, tumbling stock markets, abrupt troop withdrawals and the resignation of his alienated defense secretary has left the impression of a presidency at risk of spinning out of control. my question is this. since you're outside the beltway loop, does this discredit the president, or do you think anybody is paying attention? >> that's two separate