stories in the trump era that are head scratchers. this honestly really brought me up short. for a bunch of reasons. one, the depth of the man. also the white house has a country to run. this is a difficult job with very high stakes and this occupies white house staff time. >> yeah. first of all, the fact that they are going to a different -- another country and they wouldn't be proud of a symbol of america, first of all, is just outrageous. the fact that they don't think enough of the president that he won't throw a tantrum like a 6-year-old because he sees something he doesn't like and can't conduct himself is also telling about the state of mind this human being is occupying in the white house. >> i guarantee you that was the fear. they thought he would get up for some event and be talking and would see it. seriously. and he was going to flip out live in front of the cameras.