was going to be, why on god's green earth did the president give this interview of today of all days when the focus is supposed to be on health care and this is also buy america week. >> brace yourself, anderson, i agree with you. >> wow! >> look, the story, as i was hearing it throughout the day, was this lunch with senators and this conversation. and that was a plus. and this just -- jeff sessions aside, it's just another story that should have been a story for another day. that said, he is who he is. and this is part of his -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> the popeye defense. i am what i am. >> i'm a blunt spoken new yorker. >> it's not just being blunt. it's about thinking that anyone in your orbit, anyone who works