"reliable sources," brian stelter has been following this all week. from a politics standpoint, it's a risky strategy. when they're worried about midterms, they sort of lay back. as we know, trump is not most presidents. is there such a thing as too much trump? >> when i see him giving all these interviews and taking all these questions, unfortunately, because he is so loose with the facts, it's like more pollution being added to the air. >> from like the consumer side. >> i wish it weren't so but more pollution because it means there's more spin and more misinformation out there but from a political perspective, it's working for the president. it reminds us, there is no star nearly as bright as he is. there's no democrat, no one on the left able to suck up the oxygen the way he does. >> not even close. >> not even o'rourke in texas. he is unique in his star power and using that to great effect. whether it's helping sarah sanders, ultimately, it's trump