Brian Stelter

Read about the model there, the autocratic carrots and sticks, because I think that's what we're seeing here in some ways.

Ooh, spicy.

Most interesting thing about the past week.

I think the most interesting thing about the past week is that – can you answer first?

I'm going to try to stall for time.

Yeah, I think I know what it is.

I think I know what it is.

Every day there's a new scandal.

Every day there's a new Trump controversy.

Every day he's trying to use his power in ways that are unseen and unprecedented.

And different CNN beat reporters cover this in different ways every day.

You know, one day it's some obscure federal agency.

The next day it's Harvard.

You know, one day it's the Smithsonian.

The next day it's some private company you've never heard of.

Every day we're seeing this happen.

But the Kimmel story broke through unlike most of those controversies.

The Kimmel story has resonated.

I can feel it in the TV ratings.

I can feel it in the protests that we've covered in New York and LA.