shane goldmacher is a national political reporter with the new york times. he profile trump's party boss turned in that latest piece of his, which is a must read. and he joins me now. shane, thanks so much for coming to the show this evening. i'll talk about some of the stuff you reveal, but first, after ask, but is ef4 must feel like in a place like mar-a-lago? kind of people showed their other than the candidates looking for attention? >> it's a developed its own political economy. its own political gravity. you have republican candidates from across the country coming to seek meetings with him. and if they don't have a meeting to go to fund-raisers for others, they want to try again and get that show. they want them to get the moment. they're at least the other candidates from three other states that same night who posted pictures or had a moment with trump, or said that they were there. you've got donors from across the country who are coming. who have homes in palm beach area, or just are trying to stay in touch with the president. you have political op