this is day 181. and brian, we get numb to the daily shocks. you were talking just a few minutes ago about repealing the laws of civics. icivics. i think sometimes we forget that the trump show is not something to binge watch and it s not entertainment. it s our government. this is for real. so it s not normal for the president of the united states to sign off on a story that his son is going to tell to make up for a meeting he probably shouldn t have taken. it s not normal for the president to hold a cabinet meeting that consists of, as the viewers saw here, the staff taking turns to gush over him. it s not normal for the president to undermine the west wing staff by asking people who wander in, what s their opinion of various people who might replace his chief of staff? it s not normal for the president of the united states to make a deal with the russian
to binge watch and it s not entertainment. it s our government. this is for real. so it s not normal for the president of the united states to sign off on a story that his son is going to tell to make up for a meeting he probably shouldn t have taken. it s not normal for the president to hold a cabinet meeting that consists of, as the viewers saw here, the staff taking turns to gush over him. it s not normal for the president to undermine the west wing staff by asking people who wander in, what s their opinion of various people who might replace his chief of staff? it s not normal for the president of the united states to make a deal with the russian president for cyber security. the treasury secretary is out on the sunday shows, talking how great this is going to be. by that night on twitter, the president pulls the plug. not normal. it s not normal for the
wander in, what s their opinion of various people who might replace his chief of staff? it s not normal for the president of the united states to make a deal with the russian president for cyber security. the treasury secretary is out on the sunday shows, talking how great this is going to be. by that night on twitter, the president pulls the plug. not normal. it s not normal for the president to obsess about cable news coverage of himself and instantly react to those stories before checking on the specifics. it s not normal for the president to publicly criticize the mayor of london on the basis of flawed facts right after a terror attack that s killed several people. it s not normal for the president to attack, and this is purely hypothetical, tv news hosts by name, including a personal attack on a woman s appearance.
of wander in, ask their question and leave. it didn t have the sense of urgency you d think for a hearing about a very bloody war. that was even more striking than the wearyness in the substantive questioning. fascinating reporting and perspective. war boredom. what an awful phrase, but it s very apt, unfortunately. thanks very much. up next, a much lighter note. let s do a little march madness at the white house. why not? tomorrow s st. patty s day, by the way. this is the daily rundown only on msnbc. with snakes and boogeymen. and no cartoons. but she got out, right, mommy? no. she was stuck in there for 100 years all by herself. that s why we never take mommy and daddy s strawberry cheesecake temptations. okay! bedtime. [ male announcer ] six indulgent layered desserts