that if he had any regret over the first two years, it would be that he didn't have a softer tone, but it's also a candidate over the course of the last several weeks demonized democrats saying they were the party of crime, that they would unleash a violent wave that would effectively put all american families at risk, so we'll be watching to see if there is any real change in the president's tone. we know he spoke to nancy pelosi overnight who's likely to be the new house speaker. does the president change the way he addresses the media when we speak to him today? >> peter alexander for us there in the east room. peter, thank you. as we await the president again, he could start any moment now, but let's bring in peter baker, chief white how the correspondent for the "new york times," he is also an msnbc political analyst. peter, you where in "the times" that a partisan war awaits trump. that just might suit him.