what is interesting is that this was a moment when you could make an argument he is at the height of his powers, this has been a momentous week for presidential power, for his power, for the imprint he can make on the country. yet he does obviously the crowd loves it. it s the same sort of rehashing of i won here, i did this, isn t it amazing. even if it s not 100% true. the neediness of it is incredible to watch. day after day as if it s part of the shtick. what did emily fox call it? a bottomless pit of need. was in one of the pieces. even maureen was it maureen? on her book, born trump. it was, she interviewed emily jane fox for a column this week. charles krauthammer says this is beyond narcissism. this is man who is in constant need of affirmation, he is a
arnold had to say, where does your interpretation fall on that scale of, you know, kind of hype or something erratic on one side versus something real on the other side? where is the balance for you? well, i do think that what tom arnold was saying in these several interviews has to be taken with more than a grain of salt, probably with at least a full tablespoon or more. but there is this element here where you do get the sense that michael cohen is sometimes trolling president trump, you know, that he could have taken the opportunity not to have a selfie taken with arnold, but he went ahead and did it. and in some of these comments and interactions seems kind of playful. it does seem like a degree of attention-seeking with respect to the president, like there s some kind of deep-seated psychological grievance or neediness there. whether that s part of a legal strategy or some other kind of psychological issue is hard to say. the last time i checked in with people close to cohen, th
michael cohen is sometimes trolling president trump, you know, that he could have taken the opportunity not to have a selfie taken with arnold, but he went ahead and did it. and in some of these comments and interactions seems kind of playful. it does seem like a degree of attention-seeking with respect to the president, like there s some kind of deep-seeded, psychological grievance or neediness there. whether that s part of a legal strategy or some other kind of psychological issue is hard to say. the last time i checked in with people close to cohen, the word was that he was not cooperating with federal prosecutors, that he was open to talking with them about it, but that those discussions had not progressed to the point that anybody could describe as actively cooperating. and i think there was one point in that interview tonight when arnold said something to the effect, paraphrasing here, of, hey, i m overselling this interaction with cohen a little bit, but he s underselling it.
where is the balance for you? well, i do think that what tom arnold was saying in these several interviews has to be taken with more than a grain of salt, probably with at least a full tablespoon or more. but there is this element here where you do get the sense that michael cohen is sometimes trolling president trump, you know, that he could have taken the opportunity not to have a selfie taken with arnold, but he went ahead and did it. and in some of these comments and interactions seems kind of playful. it does seem like a degree of attention-seeking with respect to the president, like there s some kind of deep-seeded, psychological grievance or neediness there. whether that s part of a legal strategy or some other kind of psychological issue is hard to say. the last time i checked in with people close to cohen, the word was that he was not cooperating with federal prosecutors, that he was open to talking with them about it, but that those discussions had not progressed to the poi
here, brian. it s in great contrast in my opinion to the haphazard slap dash whim of the moment way that trump and his administration conduct themselves. all right. lightning round here, gang. connie, go ahead. i want to say i think these rallies these are about his neediness. how much attention must you still get when you re president of the united states? he needs to hear those people chanting and cheering for vile things he s saying. this is about trump needing this to feel like somebody is on his side. does this stick when we come to the end of 2017 considering all we don t yet know, does this issue stick? you know, it s so hard to tell. our capacity for astonishment is only matched by our short attention span. i don t even know if this will be an issue tomorrow. but i m not so sure connie is right. i think trump doesn t know he s losing, doesn t know he doesn t look strong on this. i think he is fuelled by delusions on a lot of these issues, and i think he s going to t