of us take it in and a, oh, that s dysfunction. he likes it. he likes the drama and the reality show aspect to it. and the president didn t like that reince didn t fight back. there was this perception that ryan was kind of feckless, running to meetings, scampering around the west wing and didn t fight back. when mooch torched him on tv, ryan didn t say anything. mooch was much more in the president s personal style. i started saying about lord of the flies, we ve read that book with these kids stuck on a desert island, who s the king of the hill, who s got the conch, who s the got the voice? kill the pig, smash his head, right? who s the pig? the pig is whoever trump is not happy with in that particular read. and what s interesting, also, you heard about with the interview with mooch, ryan has been blocking me for a long time, it seems like he was waiting to get into this administration and felt like it was traditional republicans keeping him out. but he was still getting rid
why are you protecting mueller? to get rid of the guy. a little lighter moment. sean spicer was next to go. it seems like a long time to go. it was announced the day anthony scaramucci was joining the white house house. for months, the spicer show was must-see tv. this was the large ses audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe. you had a you know, as despicable as hitler who didn t even sink to the to using chemical weapons. he says it s a ban. he s using the words that the media is using. i understand your point it is extreme vetting. the president himself called it a ban. i understand. is he confused or are you confused? i m not confused. i think the words that are being used to describe it are derived from what the media is calling this. he has been very clear that it is extreme vetting. does the president believe that millions voted illegally in this election? the president does believe that. he has state
the governors of puerto rico and florida have declared states of emergency ahead of the storm s expected arrival. and congress will vote this week on financial relief for those affected by hurricane harvey. house majority leader kevin mccarthy says the chamber will vote wednesday on the first relief package. back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. the various late-night hosts have had fun covering the comings and goings, a lot of goings, actually, of the trump administration. here s what they had to say about all of the people who have been ousted, fired, if you will, off the island, if you will, under trump. let s watch. after months of will he or will he speculation, sean spicer has finally stepped down as press secretary. i m guessing so he can spend more time with the bushes outside the white house. just this afternoon, i was shocked by this breaking nooch. the mooch is out.
when you take a job like that, stephen, you know that your expiration date is coming. i didn t think i was going to last too long, but i thought i would last longer than, like, a carton of milk. you can t beat the guy for metaphors. the unwith thing you can say about this presidency, the line between politics and entertainment are completely blurred. there s no on stephen colbert s coverage is almost like he s a news show now. here s the thing about scaramucci. he was brought in to take out priebus. that was where the animus was. he came in, he did his job, and yes, i think kushner didn t he also knock out did think he would last a little bit longer and he caught himself on fire by calling ryan lizza and going off like a volcano doesn t that tell you so much about how this white house functions, though? because prior to that call with ryan, he went on tv and ripped reince and the news reports at the time were that the president actually liked it. it tells you, y
spiral through a tire. he sinks 3-foot putts. but i love the president and i m very, very loyal to the president and i love the mission that the president has. i love the president. and i think a lot of you guys know in the media, i ve been very, very loyal to him. here s what i will tell you, okay? i love the president. the president is a very, very effective communicator. jimmy, two times, three times, four times, how many time do you have to say, i love the guy? the spectacular downfall, the mooch s, came with this phone call to the new yorker s ryan lizza. reince is a [ bleep ] paranoid schizophrenic, pairafn ooiac, and let me see if i can [ bleep ] this way the way i blocked scaramucci for six months. he leaked stuff on me. you know my financial record has been leaked to politico, which is a felony. that call was made public on july 27th. he was fired four days later. he later joked, the mooch, did about this with stephen colbert.