the president, he is a counterpuncher. i think we have that? we are going to show that because it is extraordinary. i think both things that you re saying, what you re all saying is, right, we shouldn t be surprised, we have seen this before. but that doesn t mean we don t hit pause and remind people that this isn t normal. this from a spokesperson is not normal. watch. why do you think the president said that overnight? you d have to talk to the president about that. he was at a political rally. he has been under attack and under impeachment attack for the last few months and under attack politically for the last two and a half years. i think that as we all know the president is a counter puncher. it was a very, very supportive and wild crowd, and he was just riffing on some of the things that had been happening the past few days. he is under attack? i mean put on your big boy panties and get in the arena. i am starting to think she s not very good at her job. we can t bec
sit there and compartmentalize and i ll do the people s business and not talk about it. for a man who prides himself on being a counter puncher or puncher, that was impossible. when you read that letter it becomes clear that, you know, to some degree and we re told by people inside the white house, sources, that he toggles back between fury, indignation and a good, cheerful mood. a lot of things have gotten done like the usmca, preliminary trade deal with china. the idea he would be above the fray. donald trump is not above the fray. one other thing. what you re seeing today. the picture in the lower right-hand corner of the screen is a clash between two master politicians. there was a lot of talk headed down this impeachment process
let s discuss. good to see you. listen, is all but certain that president trump will be impeached by christmas. how much does it bother him? i think it bothers him a lot. which is why he s consumed with it. his entire if you think about the tweets president trump has issued in the last month probably 95% about impeachment. he fights very well under pressure. he s a great counter puncher as people point out. it does allow him it rally the base and he has some political benefit he derives from it. you have to believe that he doesn t want to be the third president impeached in american history. he doesn t see this as a net plus. who knows how it works itself out politically over the next
the judiciary committee voting today to approve two articles of impeachment against president trump, abuse of power and obstruction of congress. the full house could vote as soon as wednesday with a senate trial likely in january. let s discuss. fareed zakaria is here. hi, fareed, good to see you. listen, it is all but certain president trump will be impeached by christmas. how much do you think it bothers him? reporter: oh, i think it bother him a lot, which is why he s consumed with it. you know, his entire if you think about the tweets president trump has issued in the last month probably 95% of them are about impeachment. he fights very well under pressure. he s a great counter puncher as people have pointed out. so it does allow him to rally his base. he has some political benefits
statements about her, that she was going to go through something. was he listening? did he know she had been intimidated and did he then tweet that she had served poorly? was he sticking the knife in the back of a witness who already acknowledged that she was intimidated? because that compounds it in my view. if it was just out of the blue and lots of things are with this president, that s bad. if it was in response to her earlier testimony at this hearing today that she had been intimidated previously, that s awful. people that have covered donald trump for years as a reality tv figure and i guess attempted business person, i don t know what he describes himself as in that category, describe him as a counter-puncher. it s very different when you re punching against a witness in your own impeachment. it s very different. and what you re saying, nicole, building on what chuck said, actually goes straight to his motivation. this is a witness that has