speech. they go on to argue, instead of ignoring race, democrats must confront it and explain that powerful elites and special interests use it as a tool of division to distract people of all working races while they get robbed blind, then pivot back to shared interests. that s their message and this is not just an abstract conversation about political strategy and the op-ed pages of the times. this is something the democrats need to start taking seriously. republicans are feeling emboldened after their win in virginia, they took away a message, we can do nothing to help people in their lives and still win on a platform of bs. if the democrats want any shot at holding a governing majority, they need to get their act together, and get their message heard and connect with voters in an emotional, not just a material way. we have the president and
your thoughts. reporter: so let me tell you to your first question, what do we know right now. there are people close to the president and the white house telling us, myself, my colleagues the president s mood is volcanic to use their description of the word. exploding at this. and furious. that it would be published in the new york times, a paper he both despises and at times yearns to be in when he calls reporters. that it was published anonymously. anonymous to us, but not to the head of the op-ed pages of the times. it would jeopardize this person s job if known. as to the second part of your