great for the president. but they think they still have a chance in part because they view the democratic field as somewhat weak. but just one point on this conversation we were just having. i kept thinking about a phrase trump used in the campaign. and it was i alone can fix it. and it seems like the real danger for him is that a majority of americans conclude that he couldn't fix it, that him sort of pitching himself as this genius who could fix everything that ailed or society and our country and our economy, he's more of a fraud. that's what a lot of democratic voters have already concluded. it's a question of whether or not his supporters do. >> all right. thank you for that, phil rucker and for starting us off. after the break the best possible spin on donald trump's haphazard approach to foreign policy was the mad man strategy. but what happens when that stops working? also ahead, while republicans are not exactly fleeing donald trump, they are starting to turn on him at a faster clip. we'll go inside the latest gop