did to my daughter on the way to a swim meet yesterday afternoon, and it is embarrassing that the president of the united states expresses himself this way. it is embarrassing that he is so thin-skinned and insecure and self-absorbed that he can t rise above this. this is why the institution is supposed to matter. the presidency matters. it is not just about him. ultimately it becomes a question of how effective he can be. all americans are cheering for donald trump because we re cheering for america, because we want to see good legislation passed and for progress for the country on the part of the government. what he s doing by being so personally self-destructive you re right, joe, are there cheap shots taken by joe and mika? absolutely. all kinds of criticism. to hear ivanka trump, all respect to her as the daughter. this is her father after all, express a naivete about how vicious it was going to be, where does she think this viciousness came from? number one, he s president of