that line got some chuckles and eye rolls, but it s probably as good a description of the core of trumpism as anything. it really is not an overstatement to say when the president stands before a crowd and incites it to chant send her back or the nazi term for the lying press. that s right. lugen pressa. or when trump traffics in that, he is quite literally drawing from the well of the worst, most dangerous impulses that humans have in politics. and i think it s kind of important to remember that. those are the stakes of what our politics are at this moment. does this darkness continue to be stoked by the most powerful man in the world or not? i m joined now by sam seder and michael steele, msnbc political analyst and former chair of the rnc.
underbelly of american society. the racism, the bigotry and the entire conversation that we re having here tonight. if you think any of this wonkiness is going to deal with this dark psychic force of the collectivized hatred this president is bringing up in this country, then i m afraid the democrats are going to see some very dark days. that line got some chuckles and eye rolls, but it s probably as good a description of the core of trumpism as anything. it really is not an overstatement to say when the president stands before a crowd and insicites it to chant send her back or the nazi term for the lying press. that s right. lugen pressa. or when trump traffics in that, he is quite literally drawing
that every five minutes. it s incredible. wally says he can t walk down the street in new york without somebody saying in conceivable to him. if he drops his keys, late for an airplane, somebody says it to him. i still try to drop princess bride lines on tv whenever possible much to the eyerolls of my entire audience. that s hilarious. that s great to know. thank you so much for being here. my pleasure. thank you, kate. the movies premieres sunday 9:00 eastern and pacific only on cnn. coming up next, the acting dhs chief vows to take action after a reporter reveals a stret facebook group of border agents. not just sorta comfortable. serta comfortable. but dad, you ve got allstate.
reporter: remember the famous eye roll? the one that went viral after a 19-secondhand she handshake? now it s president abe himself who s eliciting eye rolls. that he sent to the people who give out a thing called a nobel prize. it s the most beautiful five-page letter. reporter: but is a beautiful five-page letter just as beautiful when you have to ask someone to write it? one of japan s biggest newspapers reported the nomination came at the behest of washington. an informal request, when the prime minister was asked in parliament if he had nominated president trump for the nobel
pressure on the saudi government. the white house is looking for ways to placate turkey over the murder of u.s. journalist jamal khashoggi. according to two senior u.s. officials and two other people briefed on the requests. nbc continues, quote, career officials at the agencies pushed back on the white house requests. as one senior u.s. official described it, quote, at first there were eye rolls. but once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious. joining us now is somebody who knows how things are supposed to work inside the administration, or inside any administration on an issue like this. he knows what normal looks like in a circumstance like this. david loughman was a long-time civil servant and prosecutor at the department of justice. in february he resigned as the head of the justice department s counterintelligence, counterintelligence and control section. thanks for being here. it s always good to have you here. thanks, rachel. one of the things