MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: Trump Is ‘One Inch Shy of His Worst Impulses’; ‘He Still Doesn’t Really Understand Power in Washington’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Advantageous for ░░░░░░░░ to find whatever path ░░░░░░░░ it would take to ░░░░░░░░ able to do that ░░░░░░░░ is always 100 correct ░░░░░░░░ it requires us to ░░░░░░░░ another layer off the ░░░░░░░░ I mean Trump won ░░░░░░░░ popular vote Trump has ░░░░░░░░ mandate to do whatever ░░░░░░░░ wants Trump just has ░░░░░░░░ be one inch shy ░░░░░░░░ his worst impulses and ░░░░░░░░ soars into Washington really ░░░░░░░░ a mandate I mean ░░░░░░░░ think it reveals a ░░░░░░░░ phenomena I think that ░░░░░░░░ he still doesn t ░░░░░░░░ understand power in Washington ░░░░░░░░ turn to this weak ░░░░░░░░ tool That s what ░░░░░░░░ recess appointment s it ░░░░░░░░ again and I have ░░░░░░░░ for people who have ░░░░░░░░ to use it but ░░░░░░░░ when their approval ratings ░░░░░░░░ at the low point ░░░░░░░░ bush s presidency it ░░░░░░░░ after reelection it was ░░░░░░░░ lame duck and he ░░░░░░░░ struggling to get his ░░░░░░░░ through that s when ░░░░░░░░ used it Again President ░░░░░░░░ at a point where ░░░░░░░░ couldn t he couldn ░░░░░░░░ get people through any ░░░░░░░░ way I mean it ░░░░░░░░ not a tool used ░░░░░░░░ a position of strength ░░░░░░░░ does it say to ░░░░░░░░ that this is how ░░░░░░░░ wants to bring his ░░░░░░░░ batch of cabinet members ░░░░░░░░ Washington First of all ░░░░░░░░ mean this is his ░░░░░░░░ shot across the bow ░░░░░░░░ any idea of checks ░░░░░░░░ balances Number two he ░░░░░░░░ demanding absolute loyalty from ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate as ░░░░░░░░ to thinking of Congress ░░░░░░░░ a co equal Branch ░░░░░░░░ government You know he ░░░░░░░░ basically saying look here ░░░░░░░░ my loyalty test I ░░░░░░░░ you to take a ░░░░░░░░ for me even before ░░░░░░░░ take office and of ░░░░░░░░ Rick Scott was the ░░░░░░░░ guy to actually assume ░░░░░░░░ position And then number ░░░░░░░░ which you ve been ░░░░░░░░ is that despite his ░░░░░░░░ he apparently would like ░░░░░░░░ install people in the ░░░░░░░░ who are perhaps too ░░░░░░░░ even for the Republican ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ default position we ought ░░░░░░░░ have here Nicolle is ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party will ░░░░░░░░ disappoint us and will ░░░░░░░░ cave in But having ░░░░░░░░ that he obviously has ░░░░░░░░ concerns about what would ░░░░░░░░ if he appointed rick ░░░░░░░░ to a top position ░░░░░░░░ Robert F Kennedy Jr ░░░░░░░░ his cabinet as some ░░░░░░░░ of a health not ░░░░░░░░ health czar but HHS ░░░░░░░░ he obviously is thinking ░░░░░░░░ there are some people ░░░░░░░░ are too toxic even ░░░░░░░░ a Republican majority but ░░░░░░░░ do think the most ░░░░░░░░ thing here is how ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Republicans react ░░░░░░░░ this Because the power ░░░░░░░░ advice and consent is ░░░░░░░░ of the Constitution s ░░░░░░░░ important functions to say ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ key powers of the ░░░░░░░░ S Senate they are ░░░░░░░░ just potted plants they ░░░░░░░░ not work for the ░░░░░░░░ For the Republican Senate ░░░░░░░░ come in and preemptively ░░░░░░░░ would be a stunning ░░░░░░░░ of duty but also ░░░░░░░░ an indication that they ░░░░░░░░ longer take their co ░░░░░░░░ Branch of government position ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is basically saying ░░░░░░░░ want to have unitary ░░░░░░░░ over all government he ░░░░░░░░ demanding absolute loyalty and ░░░░░░░░ is signaling that he ░░░░░░░░ going to he is ░░░░░░░░ to make appointments