>> meanwhile, former president barack obama retweeting an opinion piece signed by 149 african-americans who served in his administration. obama writing he's proud of what this team has accomplished. his former staffers write, quote, we are african-americans, we are patriots, we refuse to sit idly by as racism, homoph e homophobia -- the poisoning of our democracy. good morning to you, mike. the president doubling down on his attacks. what exactly is going on here, mike? >> jorngood morning to you, jo. >> he's tripling down. local officials, presidential candidates, members of the public calling him a racist and accusing him of using racial divisions within this country to fire up his base for political gain. the outrage continues.