was just good old-fashioned male ego. the president wants this. do i want it, no i don't. i'm going to prevent it. there's no male ego left in the house of representatives or in the senate. that might be a triumph of some kind for a new advanced society we're not accustomed to. but it's truly shocking that they get completely walked over by this kind of amateur president, and i never would have predicted it. >> you look at a guy like ted cruz. here's a guy -- the president calls his wife ugly, suggests that his father was involved in the assassination of jfk. he manages to attach a nickname to him that really has stuck in a remarkable way, and ted cruz has still invited him to come out and campaign for him. it really is -- it's bizarre, lawrence. >> i have no words for ted cruz.