if he did well in 2016 he will do better in 2020. sometimes it is easier to be the under dog. and in terms of the research that he will face much more within his own party. he is not really a democrat. he is running as a democrat. but he is an independent. some democratic members of congress don t like that a all like representative meeks who told me he didn t think sanders would be allowed to run. i wonder if this time is better for him because it is the green new deal moment or if he is going to face similar challenges from 2016. i would say the democratic field is surfurther to the left there are many more further left democrats running this time around than last time around. i will note, the biggest question to me is whether or not bernie sanders can establish himself as someone democrats see
democratic voters that ultimately want open process and the voters he got over 40% of their votes in 2016 don t seem to have the same problem as representative meeks. representative meeks is entimed to his own opinion, i don t think he would want sanders running eitherer. good to have you this morning. thank you so much. more news straight ahead. smerconish is up after a quick break. we ll see new another hour. want a performance car that actually fits your life? introducing the new 2019 ford edge st. capability meets power.
only to his to democrats, but even to his allies. you believe you and your colleagues across the aisle are still open to something. we want to make sure we protect those kids. representative meeks, appreciate your time. this just in to cnn, speculation mounts about another administration exit, epa s scott pruitt. abby phillip is standing by. what are you learning? reporter: good morning, erica. the question going into this day was what would happen with scott pruitt, will he survive? now we heard from a senior administration official who says that the president called scott pruitt last night to offer him words of encouragement. the president said to pruitt according to the source keep your head up, keep fighting. we ve got your back. now, this message was reiterated this morning, tuesday morning by chief of staff john kelly, a clear signal being sent to pruitt at least that for the time being the white house has not totally abandoned them.
with in 2017 where someone has been accused by a number of women, at least one 14-year-old, that someone says america was great during slavery, wants to get rid of the amendments after the 10th amendment, that we re actually considering in america having this person serve as a united states senator? the world is shocked. i m shocked. and maybe we shouldn t be because we elected donald trump president after the statements he s made both about women, african-americans, muslims. we as america need to reexamine ourselves and look at the people that we are electing, particularly for the senate and the presidency and the congress. i would hope that we have a different result, and 2018 becomes tremendously important. representative meeks, always a pleasure. thank you. good to be with you, don. when we come back, new reports about the president s lifestyle, binge watching cable news, a love of fast food, and a case of diet cokes daily.
part of the legal team representing two iraqi men who were blocked from entering the united states on saturday. one of those men, hamid darweesh, is seen right there. representative meeks and becca hiller, thanks for joining me. diplomats are soon going to be release this memo condemning this travel ban. again, you re hear from more and more americans and individuals that we have put in place to make sure we have diplomacy around the world, they know what works, what doesn t work. they re asking for help. they re putting their jobs at risk. you think their jobs will be at risk if they speak out? listen, this current president, the way he just tries to go after individuals and denies things, who knows? so i take my hat off to them for standing up. i hope my republican colleagues will do this, they have to put country before party.