doesn t jibe very well. no. everybody stand by because we want to talk about what this means, the broad implications for something that is already underway, which is the race for the democratic nomination for president. what all the 2020 candidates, could-be candidates, are saying, and why his scandal could become their problem. roasted rock tail and creamy lobster linguine. or try new lobster in paradise. it s a crispy coconutty, vacation on a plate. new ultimate lobsterfest surf & turf is here, too. cause what s better than steak and lobster? steak and lots of lobster. so hurry in and see how you re going to lobsterfest.
about abortion days before this came out, i just think there is so much. there are things he did and he knowingly did, and i don t think he really apologized by saying it was me in the photo and now it s not me in the photo. because it s not me, i did not do anything wrong here, and therefore i should not have to step aside. it doesn t sound like he really grasps what is actually wrong with this. i would be remiss if i did not mention it s black history month. just a psa. you do not have to wear blackface to impersonate michael jackson, diana ross or any other black person. it s not appropriate. so even if his admission that he did impersonate michael jackson with blackface, he s saying that was a long time ago, he has learned from that and, therefore, should be allowed to stay. i don t think other people hearing that it made them only more resolved that he should go. apologize for wearing blackface by explaining the last time you wore blackface, it
bipartisan deal that senator lindsey graham had worked out with dick durbin and others. they clearly won in the last minute there and they kiboshed this at the last minute. i think the reason they re still upset is because for a president they struggled with, sometimes struggled to get along with, it looked like this was going to happen. dick durbin called him after talking to the president thursday morning and said, this is the best conversation i had with the president, let s go up there and get it done. you mentioned senators cotton and perdue. i kind of feel like we need to hear a little bit more from them, because their story at this point is the one that doesn t jibe. they were both in the room. they both first put out a joint statement saying, we don t recall exactly what term was used. okay. that s sort of where kirstjen nielsen is. but on the sunday talk shows, they both went further. i believe perdue said it was a gross characterization or
going after the affordable care act, his health care legacy, a very strong statement from the president saying yes, the legislation that he says the u.s. passed was not perfect, but certainly made things better 90%, he said of the american people now at least have the health care insurance and he said it s very aggravating, very frustrating that republicans in congress once again trying to change that. let s bring in our cnn politics reporter id tore at large chriscy liza, juan na summers and cnn political director david chalian. david, up to you first to give us your assessment. it s not often we re hearing from president obama now days. we did hear from him. didn t mention trump by name, didn t mention the republicans name but his message was clear. knows the name of the health care law and his is on it. it s obamacare. he understands it as his legacy. you can hear it in the way he describes it.
listen to respond. there doesn t have to be an immediate response. let s understand where both viewpoints are coming from. the same applies marriage, by the way. just a tip for you young people. listening to understand, not to respond. that will save you a lot of heartache and grief. sorry. no, you re fine. just a little tip there. it s just something our generation, we find it easier to hide behind facebook screens, but being able to have those in-person conversations is the only way at the end of the day if we rever going to get anything done. i think it s important to engage with the leaders of that community, and instead of going in there and thinking because it affects you in another city doesn t mean it s going to be the same dynamics in this