you have breitbart going after mitch mcconnell. what is donald trump going to do at this point in terms of his relationship with mitch mcconnell? >> david, go ahead. >>decapito ended up voting for him, and kelli ward said she felt when he leaked the secretary on her too try to pressure her for some funding to alaska, that backfired. she felt boxed in and she ended up voting against. remember, he needed only one more vote. that would have been a game changer. so donald trump is clearly still learning how to deal with mitch mcconnell's conference. and i'll just note that after being in racine, wisconsin for the town hall with paul ryan last night, just how different the worlds are we're talking about with the house leadership and the senate leadership. paul ryan who, yes, criticized the president for his charlottesville comment but basically said, well, he sounded better last night, and so let's forgive and move on because he's in a better place now, he's ready to move on and keep this relationship intact. mitch mcconnell taking to t

but can he pit mitch mcconnell against him? because mitch mcconnell is absolutely the establishment, everything that the trump campaign worked to disrupt in this election? in this spat donald trump has the right target. as long as he cowers away, he'll win. >> do you agree? >> not really. what donald trump is doing is donald trump is prodding obviously mitch mcconnell but i think he's prodding the entire senate. he is absolutely committed to getting this health care bill done and he feels let down, not by just mitch mcconnell, i would say, but paul ryan. he trusted both leaders to put together a bill. he didn't put together a bill because as he said, you guys have been running on this for seven years. give me a bill i can sign. this is paul ryan's bill that mitch mcconnell got handed. he tweaked it and tried to make it work. he told the president up until the last day that he thought he had a plan b. it didn't work. the president feels let down and he's going to continue to prod them, as he should, to get back to the table and

and then going after mitch mcconnell. so i guess the good news is, if you were worried, this is a suggestion of all-out warfare, he doesn't seem to be that preoccupied with the topic. so i guess people worried about that eventualliality, he's got other things on his mind. and let's talk about mitch mcconnell. this man is absolutely fundamental to everything the president wants to get done. going after him in public, while he may have a fair frustration -- look at that -- if it is a fair frustration -- what's the risk? >> let's start with the fact it's not president trump's fault the republicans can't come together and pass a fix for obamacare. and obviously the senate majority leader was expressing some frustration in prublic whih the president didn't appreciate. this public shaming of him twice now on twitter, not helping the president, leads to a few things. one, much more trouble on the horizon in september when they have to get through really excruciating deadlines on the debt ceiling and budget, et cetera. really doe

tweeting it about mitch mcconnell. he said the on problem with mitch mcconnell is hearing about repeal and replace for seven years and nothing happening. sarah huckabee sanders said everything is fine, the relationships with great between the white house and congress that they have a shared agenda, that they're going to move forward on. listen to how she put it. >> i can tell you the president continues to be committed to repealing and replacing obamacare and making sure that america has good healthcare and the healthcare that they deserve. >> but given what happened before the august recess, does he really have a chance of getting it through? >> look, we're committed to continuing to make sure that we have the best healthcare we can. if we can do that in that direction, that is great. if we can, we need to look for other ways to make solutions. >> sarah huckabee sanders replying to a question that i put to her because i had heard from white house officials that in the meeting that he had with the senate majority leade

i don't think it's because mitch mcconnell is contentious. i think it's because president trump is not capable of governing. >> we will get to you. you will have the last word. the president suggested last night that he would be willing to shut down the government over funding for the border wall. the democrats welcome that fight? >> no. the president of the united states should be concerned with the government running probably, with things running on time, not with shutting down the government so that he can get an arbitrary wall built that will do nothing. a wall that he told us mexico was going to pay for. another lie he told us. democrats are willing to come to the table with republicans in congress and with the president when they are willing to offer something substantive. democrats will come to the table on health care if folks are willing to fix obamacare. we are not coming to the table on repeal and replace and neither are some republicans. i think it's high time folks stop with this arbitrary rhetoric and deadlines and arbitrary thi

look, i'm no fan of mitch mcconnell by any means. they have been for seven years saying they're going to repeal and replace obamacare. they didn't do it. but did the president help in what was his position on health care? he said i always from the very beginning, i wanted it to collapse. and then he's saying i want to repeal and replace. and then, you know, i want to clean repeal. i mean, that certainly didn't help in the negotiating process in the senate. so i think this is trump just blaming mcconnell, blaming somebody else. and i agree with dan. i don't know how this helps push his legislative agenda. >> you know, aknee at that, though, we were talking about this today. all these republican senators are siding with mitch mcconnell. it seems like everybody is taking mitch mcconnell's side except the people. you know, it's good politics bashing mitch mcconnell if you're president trump. >> well, i mean, the reality is is every win here has agreed, for seven years the republicans in congress promised to repeal and replace obamacare a

president is still angry with mitch mcconnell. that's not the only thing. he's lashing out about the coverage of his three speeches this week. we had one where he outlined the afghanistan policy on monday night outside of washington. hen he had his rally in phoenix on tuesday night, then we saw him again yesterday in reno, where he addressed the american legion. they were very different speeches. if you watch them all in a row, they are going to give you whiplash. the president went from calling for patriotism, unity and love to bragging about how big his apartment is and going after the media. the president said the fake news is now complaining about my different types of back-to-back speeches. there is afghanistan, somber, the big rally, enthusiastic, dynamic and fun and the american legion, respectful and strong. too bad the democrats have no one who can change tones. it's not just a change in tone, john, it was a change in message. we saw him talking about very different things and calling for the country to come together and

>> you know, i think mitch mcconnell is right. there has been some expectation in the white house that not everybody is an old hand in washington. but i think on the other hand, the president's point is, listen, we promised people for seven years we are going to repeal and replace. we promised them tax reform and infrastructure bill. we promised to build up the military and i've got to say every republican since 2005 has talked about building a border wall or clamping down on border security. so the way i look at it, jim, is sometimes the wide receiver and the quarterback don't necessarily have to be the best of friends to score the touchdown, but they both understand the importance of winning the game and what that touchdown means. as a republican, i tell you, we have got to get some points on the board. >> it helps if they are not throwing punches at each other in the locker room, too. hunter, if i could ask you, to be fair again, and this is not going to unnamed sources here. it is not just mcconnell that trump appears to be al

i don't want to get inside mitch mcconnell's mind. until they are public about what each is saying about the other, you know, i'll wait and see and see how that plays out. again, it's conjecture at this point to say what mcconnell is really thinking given this report that came from "the new york times." >> but, congressman, if the relationship between the republican president of the united states and the republican leader in the senate, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, has so deteriorated that they're not even speaking to each other right now, and that mitch mcconnell is privately, according to "the new york times," expressed uncertainty the president will be able to salvage his administration. how extraordinary -- you've been around for a while, so have i. this is pretty extraordinary, isn't it? >> it is. to that point, which is a different point, i would say it's a real problem because, again, i've been in executive capacity. your hands, at the end of the day, are going to be driven by what the legislature does or does n

approach to mitch mcconnell. newt gingrich obviously understands how congress works and said the president needs to understand that he's not in the stands as an observer of this game, he is on the field right there with mitch mcconnell, with paul ryan. he's a part of this and he needs to take a leadership role. >> we have a lot more coming up. i quickly want to go to senator ben cardin of maryland. he's the top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee. we heard the president speak on several critically important issues, senator, over the course of these two little news conferences shall we call them with reporters up in new jersey. first of all, senator, i want you to respond to what he just said that if kim jong-un of north korea were to do something in guam, the u.s. territory there, in the president's words, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. he said that's not a dare, it's a statement of fact. do you see that as a direct threat? >> well, i think the international com

it mitch mcconnell's fault that john mccain voted no? guest: i don't lay this at mitch mcconnell's feet did he did one i havegreatest thing ever seen in politics by keeping that supreme court seat open. that is something we have not seen in the history of the senate. i give him great kudos for that. on the repeal and replace of obamacare, mitch mcconnell was totally in line with the president. he knows the political situation if they don't get it done. he is completely committed to getting it done. the president is there to say hey, you failed. that is fair. you shouldn't question whether mitch mcconnell wants to get this done. he wants to get it done. the real culprit here is john mccain who i am sorry that he is sick and i pray for his recovery, but i am tired of him being in the senate. i am tired of this bamboozling on big issues. a lot of people thought he was coming out of the sickbed to keep his campaign promise. ran, he would repeal and replace obamacare. he voted the opposite and that is why people hate politics. take of thes yo

play more of what mitch mcconnell had to say. more, though, about the challenges that senate republicans have faced and also what's ahead for them. take a listen. >> part of the reason i think people feel like we're under performing is because too many kind of artificial deadlines, unrelated to the reality of the complexity of legislating may not have been fully understood. i think it would be helpful if the president would stay a little more on message. we're going to be moving on. we have a number of things to do in september. funding the government. we're going to have to raise the debt ceiling. then we're going to turn to tax reform. >> i got to say, molly, in hearing that sound, those were definitely some digs at the president by saying artificial deadlines not related to reality. >> well, you know, i mean -- >> what's his game plan here, you think? >> the thing is one point mitch mcconnell made during that speech, he made this several times. he reinforced it. congress is in congress for two years, so they have a period of t

mitch mcconnell has a high tolerance for unpopularity. he has won multiple times in kentucky not as the most popular guy. he's comfortable being, fine, you want to -- i don't care. i'll take the hits. meaning he may not back down anytime soon is my point. >> and not only unpopularity, but social awkwardness and tension with people not only in the republican side but the democratic side. the interesting to me about this spat is how mitch mcconnell has become a tool in trump's political world, because trump campaigned against washington. this is a sense in which he's -- he transcends both parties. and to me he's saying mitch mcconnell is a if he canless loser, useless, he's not get approximating anything done. that was very much the troep of his political campaign and the republican party and the gop's agenda is becoming collateral damage and trump continuing to do what he does best which is act like a campaigner. >> it's none any, i was talking to my staff earlier today. i've seen this when presidents are backed into a corner, they do sort

mitch mcconnell gave him his only important accomplishment, which is justice neil gorsuch. he did it by i think almost breaking the senate, unfairly denying president obama the nomination of judge merrick garland. but whatever. the only important accomplishment trump has is because of mitch mcconnell's insider expertise of the senate. they're going to -- he's going to need mitch to get him a budget, to get him a debt deal, and yet he has to attack these guys, ryan and mcconnell especially. >> the week before he was attacking murkowski. he's -- you know, his people, his trump world has advertised against heller in a swing state in nevada. they are raising money in a primary against flake in a swing state of arizona. so at some point you begin to ask yourself, do you actually want a republican majority? or do you want to be able to say -- >> he only needs 34 to be kept from being removed in the impeachment trial to come. >> but they've also read nate silver's analysis where it essentially says 2018's the best year for republicans if you look at how the map is drawn and how th

because he's still going after mitch mcconnell. the president doesn't feel like he has anything to lose and our new poll shows that. >> i don't feel he has anything to lose and completely consistent with his style. whether somebody he needs or doesn't need. if he feels like they haven't produced what he's looking for, or feels like they've offended him in some way or in some general way has not done what he wanted, he's going to go after them and does it on twitter. he does it in speeches. he does it in any sort of platform he has. particularly, in social media. >> carl, you mentioned that there is a special election going on for the senate street to replace jeff sessions in alabama. and there is an -- sort of the republican fight for where they are is playing out, in alabama. you mentioned that the president endorsed the establishment figure, luther strange, earlier this week, and on conservative radio that is not going over very well. listen to what mark levin said the other day. >> the president of the united states did somethin

mitch mcconnell, of course, is the top republican in the senate. whaf you think of him as a politician, as a leader and a republican, mitch mcconnell does take seriously his own responsibility in the senate to help other republican senators keep their seats. to help sitting republican senators fight off primary challenge challengers, to win their elections against candidates. at the very least mitch mcconnell needs to keep 50 other republicans in the nate so he gets to keep his job running the senate. but he just habitually goes to bat for any sitting senator. now that the republican president has moved on from unsulting one senator in arizona to trying to unseat the other republican senator in arizona, heading into this arizona rally tonight we knew that mitch mcconnell was upset with the president's behavior. we knew that he was trying to undercut the impact of what the president is doing. we knew that mitch mcconnell was going to try to blunt the effect of trump's trip to arizona by hosting his own mitch mcconnell high dollar fundraiser for jeff

mitch mcconnell is not saying much about president trump. did not answer questions from reporters or bring up the president during a public speech in kentucky. wants to get back to that agenda jim was talking about, what they have to do in september. the president himself is taking a separate tactic going after mitch mcconnell. >> manu a new wrinkle in that entire russia investigation. tell us about that. >> reporter: right. in fact, a new e-mail turned up by congressional investigators from 20,000 or so pages of documents that were given by the trump campaign over to multiple committees on capitol hill. this new e-mail came from rick dearborn, now the president's deputy chief of staff. last june, june 2016, he sent an e-mail to other officials saying that someone from west virginia wanted to have a meeting with the trump campaign, and vladimir putin. now, this person from west virginia was not identified in the e-mail, but dearborn was passing along information they wanted to set up this meeting between putin and the campaign. now, dearborn

but i'm going to defend mitch mcconnell here tonight. number one, president trump has one substantial agenda, part of his legacy, only one big thing and that the neal gorsuch, but guess what, mcconnell had more to do with that happening than donald trump did. so let's talk about this health care bill. when mcconnell was having a hard time getting 51 votes to has health care. how was donald trump helping him. let's go back. it feels like it was an eternity ago but it wasn't that long ago. here is what donald trump was doing in the run up to the big health care bill, he was attacking jeff sessions, a former u.s. senator and hired anthony scaramucci and threatening the fbi on the chief of staff and delivering a speech to the boy scouts of america they had to apologize for and on top of that donald trump was attacking people like lisa murkowski, a republican senator. so threatening her. this is how donald trump, think i he is the one we to blame. >> and every republican congress has an interest in advancing the legislative goals and even mor

he has to go to mitch mcconnell. so again and again he's going to have to come back to the senate, have to ask them to work with him to try to get what he wants through. but you have to wonder at this point whether he's sort of almost given up and fighting for the sake of fighting because that's what he thinks his base wants to see. he fights with everyone except vladimir putin. it doesn't matter if he needs that person. it doesn't matter if he ultimately will suffer politically. i think he just feels like he has to fight anybody and everyone and that somehow the base is going to see him as fighting for them. so he attacks the press. he attacks mitch mcconnell. one day it's the democrats. and this is just his shtick now. and i think in some sense he's given up on trying to govern. goodness knows he wasn't very good at that. so now we just have this floor show of constant animosity, constant excuse mondger,ing. >> and chuck schumer cannot believe his luck. thank you both for joining us tonight. >>> a republican senato

he has to go to mitch mcconnell. so again and again he's going to have to come back to the senate, have to ask them to work with him to try to get what he wants through. but you have to wonder at this point whether he's sort of almost given up and fighting for the sake of fighting because that's what he thinks his base wants to see. he fights with everyone except vladimir putin. it doesn't matter if he needs that person. it doesn't matter if he ultimately will suffer politically. i think he just feels like he has to fight anybody and everyone and that somehow the base is going to see him as fighting for them. so he attacks the press. he attacks mitch mcconnell. one day it's the democrats. and this is just his shtick now. and i think in some sense he's given up on trying to govern. goodness knows he wasn't very good at that. so now we just have this floor show of constant animosity, constant excuse monger,ing. >> and chuck schumer cannot believe his luck. thank you both for joining us tonight. >>> a republican senator

i like both the president and mitch mcconnell. but what the president try to do, he runs this based on his experience as a chief executive officer. >> of a company that rebankruhe bankrupted four times. >> you try to put pressure on the people to get the job done. i think he's trying to put pressure on mitch mcconnell to get the job done. i can't tell you whether it will approach but it's an approach. >> as a very successful businessman, there's putting pressure and there's public shaming. and what president trump is doing to mitch mcconnell, a member of his own team is public shaming. >> yeah, i think part of this started with senate mcconnell's statement that the president has exaggerated expectations for what could be done, which i think irritated the president because for seven years the people in congress have been saying -- republicans in congress have been saying we will repeal and replace obamacare. the house passes a bill, we have a president ready to sign a bill, it gets stalled in the senate where a lot of the senators

mitch mcconnell is the block. >> scott, it's all mitch mcconnell's fault, go. >> spoken like a true ted cruz staffer. >> yeah. >> it is a miracle the repeal got to the floor in the first place and a bloody miracle they got 49 votes. mitch mcconnell and the conservatives voted in the same way. the president personally insulted people coming to the vote. this is not mitch mcconnell's fault. there's time to come back and do it. the trump mission is to, a, get north korea right and, b, get on to tax reform and get that right. if you are not doing things on a daily basis jermaine to that you ought not be doing it. >> i was intrigued in how mcconnell is having deadlines to do things. he will jam things up against a deadline. he wants to put a figurative gun to people's head to do what he wants, but he's had all this time. look at his past. he appeases party again and again. for once, i am glad donald trump is recognizing where his allies may be. mitch mcconnell is not one. >> if i could interject myself. >> ned, i know you are going to calm it do. go on. >> i'm totally going to calm it down.

i think mitch mcconnell and president are on the same page. they want to do tax reform and do tax cuts for the american people and that will bring them together. regardless of what any differences played out in the press. neil: why are they -- at each other? >> i have 11 older brothers and sisters, neil, i tell you within the family we have awkward conversations at time but because at the end of the day we have common bond and common goal advancing our family interests, that brings us together to allow us to function. neil: i hear you. i come from a italian family that does the same thing. some relatives disappeared. i don't know what happened. >> thank you very much, neil. neil: we're following up on joe arpaio. remember i talked with him yesterday and the president dangled out -- possibility of a pardon in arizona? president is getting paperwork together doing just that. a lot of folks are angry about that. we're keeping eye on certain category 3 hurricane in the gulf. we'll be watching this around the clock as well. we're planning a live an

can we get rid of mitch mcconnell? charlie: if he is doing such a bad job of taking the right lesson out of this past election, if he would say something like that, and certainly believe something like that, then i think he's in real danger personally back home and also as a leader. it's a real problem. lou: are you astonished republican senators haven't said this man is out of his minds and we have to get rid of him? mark: i don't trust any of them right now. lou: i had a friend who once said to me, a connecticut man wouldn't be very good if he wasn't real likeable. and i'm telling you, they all fifth the bill. mark: they are all alligator hospital like the swamp the way it is. they are also under estimating how smart donald trump is. i have seen him do this over the years with bad i councils and governments. he will figure it out. lou: north korea is a tough one. in the midst of this the president is deliberating and dealing with this crisis, and it's a major crisis. we have a russian plane overfly bed minister, new

is mitch mcconnell going to call the president? stop by the residence when the president gets back from bedminster? is he going to go to new jersey? what do you know? >> i think he'll put all of his energies the into getting 50 votes for tax reform and potentially a health care repeal bill. >> appreciate it. president trump seems to be catching some of his advisers by surprise with that fire and fury threat to north korea. so what power does the commander in chief actually have to follow through on that? and where is congress in all of this? a member of the armed services committee and marine corps veteran is going to join us to weigh in. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage le

mitch mcconnell was silent. donald trump is not repaying mitch mcconnell in kind. and in truth, mitch mcconnell has shown an ability to get much more done in congress than paul ryan has ever shown. donald trump needs mitch mcconnell. the good thing for donald trump is that mitch mcconnell has an interest in accomplishing things. i don't see him trying to hurt trump's agenda in any way because they have a mutual interest in getting something done. >> absolutely. >> but mitch mcconnell will find ways. >> right. look, this health care failure, it was a failure, is the exception. a glaring exception, but it was. >> mcconnell has colleagues coming to his defense. leadership, john cornyn tweeted something in support. also people who are not as kind of onboard, rah, rah leadership. jeff flake, republican senator from arizona, senate majority leader does a tough job well, has my support. dean heller, one of the most vulnerable republicans. i look forward to senate majority leader's leadership as we reduce american taxes. >> and a giant war chest a giant one, can use to hel

if mitch mcconnell is saying we have got to move on. we need political victories. is there something practical going on with the president's hah ranging or is it time to really november past healthcare? bret: that's where the senate wants to be. the leadership wants to move on and fight another day. but i'm not sure healthcare is done. they will have to do something to shore up the understand markets and there is a bipartisan effort under way to do that. but it won't be pleasant for conservatives who have been trying to repeal and replace obamacare for 7 years. i think they may bring it up again, and that will be another one of these battles that we'll see. don't be surprised if you tie debt ceiling to something else. kennedy: that commonly happens. i won't be surprised to see something tethered to that. the president's relationship with the most of pourful republican on cap til potentially taking a turn for the worst. one day after both sides promised to smooth things over. the "new york times" reported the path and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell have not

mitch mcconnell's comments showed frustration. they don't think he has his bac back, they think they'll run against him in the midterms and it's seeping out into the public and it's making things really ugly. >> jon: vince, the president was putting another tweet, it reads, can you believe that mitch mcconnell, who has screamed repeal and replace for 7 years, couldn't get it done? must repeal and replace obamacare. some say that's a little softer language them a criticism yesterday and probably softer language then he heard in that phone call. >> whatever you make of the president's tweet, what's clear is that mitch mcconnell's blame shifting. this is excuse making. he's passing on blame to the president. mitch mcconnell and the republican party -- i got vetoed when the president was going to veto it. when he came back to at this time and they had control of the white house, they failed to get something done, suggesting that the republican vote back then was nothing more than a show vote and that annoys the base. they see somethin

and we know mitch mcconnell has talked about that, and i think that the more people are willing to say that publicly, the more we're going to hear it. >> i think we have reached a tipping point where americans are starting to give voice to this. >> they not only stuck by this, but trump won the nomination with one endorsement from his own party inside the senate. he got to where he is without help from basically any republican senators. and i think the end of that, julia's point that was really important, this speech last night was not for the james clappers of the world. he's lost democrats. he's all but lost republicans and inside the white house, there's a real fear that he's on the verge of losing his own base. so if he's going to back to republic republicans, he's going to stop this need for a free for all. >> maybe this wasn't such a bad idea and it's a picture of president obama speaking at a classroom with two teleprompters there, kind of funny about how controlled president obama was with the joke being, maybe, sticking to telepromters not such a horrible idea for presidents.

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mitch mcconnell has done more for donald trump than donald trump has done for mitch mcconnell. and in a way, when they talk about health care and the legislative process, both are right. trump makes it clear every day that he doesn't quite understand the realities and the slowness of legislating. but, you know, the president also has a point when he says that republicans talked about repealing and replacing obamacare for seven years and have yet to deliver on that. that is obviously a true statement, as well. >> kelsey, so now you've got republicans in congress who find themselves in quite the uncomfortable spot. this is illinois republican adamkinsinger this morning on "morning joe." take a listen. >> i wish the president, instead of going after mcconnell and whatever the ball is of the day, the shiny red ball, stick to this one message and unite the american people. >> and just a few minutes ago, there was this tweet from maine's senator, susan collins. majority leader mitch mcconnell understands the senate is a deliberative and diverse body. he enjoys broad support in our ca

mitch mcconnell doesn't care. mitch mcconnell isn't looking at his approval ratings in kentucky four years before he goes back and runs for re-election in a state in 2020 that he's been elected in, since the 1980s, since before donald trump even wrote "art of the deal," before donald trump even went bankrupt, before donald trump -- mitch mcconnell is going to be just fine, and that's what presidents, not just this president, he's the worst example of it but that's what presidents for 200 years have thought when they come to washington they think i figured out how to crack this code, i'm the smartest guy that's ever been in the white house before. i'm going to show everybody how it's done. >> right, but i think what -- >> and they've been beaten down and they learn, they learn that people like mitch mcconnell is going to wait him out because mitch is going to be in washington, d.c., a lot longer than donald trump is. ride it down. he will. >> yes, i think i totally agree on the history of it. obviously the example

the president needs mitch mcconnell, mitch mcconnell meets the president. that means they have to figure out a way to work together. i'd like mitch mcconnell, i don't think he's that fantastic, but for practical reasons, too bad. >> sandra: you had a very strong reaction, marie. >> marie: i'm not a fan of mitch mcconnell either and i think both sides have legitimate agreements this year. donald trump isn't wrong when he says i was on the apprentice when you are talking about repeal and replace. i think he's shocked there wasn't a bill ready to go. mitch mcconnell also has a true grievance and that we have disagreements, the way to work them out in the caucus is not on twitter. that may be how they do it in queens, but in terms of a strategy and getting things done to it kennedy just said, what's the gain here for the president? does he have a strategy? how is he going to take a slim majority in the senate question rick he's attacking members of his own party, votes he needs. i don't see how this plays out strategically for the white house who needs some vic

mitch mcconnell's wife, elaine, works in the president's administration. republicans promised for several years, they would repeal and replace obamacare. we have seen that fail a month ago. this falls on the president as well. he is the leader of the republican party. he has majorities and we never saw him campaign much on behalf of this health care bill besides tweets. so, there's a little responsibility that falls on donald trump as well. we have seen him distance himself from the republican party at times, saying they, referring to republicans as they and they need to get this done and they have promised this. this is a white house narrative. yes, trump promised to repeal and replace obamacare, but republicans promised it long before he did. >> i do think he promised it on day one. thank you. >>> joining me now, doug and robbery. in the spirit of mitch mcconnell's language choice, i have expectations this is going to be a very lively conversation. let me start with you because you are the rnc guy, the communications guy, you have this gop source telling

president trump and mitch mcconnell are not talking. it's been two weeks since a phone call between the two men erupted into a profanity laced shouting match. the august 9th conversation unravelled when the president began to express frustration with the russia investigation and the russia sanctions bill passed by congress. >> since then the president and mcconnell has been publicly questioning each other. the times now reports mcconnell is privately questioning whether trump can salvage his presidency. >> senior white house official dismissing the seriousness of the rift. they'll have to work together though if republicans want to tackle tax reform, a spending package and raising the debt ceiling. here's what the president said about doing away with the filibuster and working with mitch mcconnell many the future last night. >> the senate, we have to get rid of what's called the filibuster rule. we have to. and if we don't, the republicans will never get anything passed. you're wasting your time. we have to get rid of the filibuster rul

mcconnell, tweeting only problem i have with mitch mcconnell after hearing repeal and replace for 7 years he failed, that should never have happened. sources say he will likely present tor fo -- press the senator for another repeal of obamacare. >> making sure that america has good healthcare and health care they deserve. >> given what happened before august recess, have they had a chance. >> we're committed to continuing to make sure we have the best health wear w carhealth care we can. reporter: health care may be least of president's worries, in a speech this morning mcconnell indicated that a time table for tax reform could extent to next year. >> a better tax code will make a huge difference for our country it will be done during this congress. reporter: his tweet on obamacare aside, president trump did have other problem with mitch mcconnell and paul ryan, wanting to attach a debt ceiling increase to popular v.a. bill, president saying, could have been so easy, now a mess. >> it is a real, real honor to be here. reporter: at a town hall in seattle, house speaker said he has a

kennedy: president trump rips into mitch mcconnell. can the senate majority leader go toe to toe with the president snpts a judge ordered a new search for hillary clinton's benghazi emails. it's time to feast upon knowledge. fail europe sucks. it's -- failure sucks. healthcare has been a big fat failure. and a stinging loss means the president wants to stay on it.

it is -- is it mitch mcconnell's fault that john mccain voted no? show less text 00:06:39 matt schlapp matt schlapp guest: i don't lay this at mitch mcconnell's feet did he did one of the greatest thing i have ever seen in politics by keeping that supreme court seat. host: what is your take of the foreign relations committee? guest: we think the iran deal was not appropriately handled. for senator corker who has sometimes question the president's rental facilities, at the same time what i question, is the mental facilities of allowing iran to have a nuclear weapon. i think it is one of the most tragic decisions the senate has made to not treat that as a treaty which would have taken the super majority vote and never have passed. the president now has the obligation to unwind it which is difficult. host: which explains this tweet an hour ago from the president. "strange statement from bob corker." i think one of the most tragic decisions senate has made to not treat this -- increasingly majority vote. there's an obligation to try and unwind this -- i

can he pressure mitch mcconnell via twitter? >> i don't think he can pressure mitch mcconnell. i think a lot of these senators now, like i said, i thought about this with corker and tim scott last week. people by states that won by 20 points if mitch mcconnell can let the story come out and not really deny it, they feel safe in their positions. >> one of the limitations of trump is apparently his lack of interest in the finer points of policy. his lack of interest in sitting down and lashing out in a very nuanced way how legislation needs to take shape and work its way through the process. instead, he wants to fire bomb somebody on twitter and create all these distractions. perhaps throw a wrench on what is already in progress and he's not doing that behind the scenes policymaking. >> he continues to distract. i mean, besides, besides -- >> distraction and lack of attention. >> besides not getting into the policies. those working on policies. do you think anyone wants to deal with the fact that, well, sheriff arpaio, he'll be okay. >>> coming up, president trump is expected to

mitch mcconnell has a very short calendar and a very small majority. and lord knows, i understand the president's frustration on health care, but lord knows he tried and tried to get that across the finish line. the notion that we're going to get this done and infrastructure, too, good luck with that. >> nick, mitch mcconnell is very popular with his caucus. >> look, he's been an ervegtiff leader and led them to majority. but the president is that mitch mcconnell and the president was right. the republicans had years and years and years to build a replacement plan and build a consensus around it and run on it and get public support from it, and they did not. at the same time, the president was sort of disengaged from the process. he was always over the place and would criticize the house version of the bill and then support it. he was involved in the not involved. he often seemed like he wanted some kind of bill instead of having a real bill of his own. it's a real conundrum for the party. >> to be continued, thank you, nick and ruth. more ahead. we'll

mitch mcconnell has a wife secretary of transportation. and you would think he would push the president's agenda. >> lou: transportation secretary. and i am sure she is in washington working on that program, don't you figure, michael? >> i was struck by the first thing in the exchange that mcconnell said that want president is new to this line of work. what an arrogant thing to say. that was the point of donald trump's election. he was not from washington. >> lou: we want more people like mitch mcconnell complaining of high expectation. the americans want something deputy. >> and he's saying to those people don't send us rookies like this because they don't understand what it is like here. that is the problem. that is the disconnect and why. >> lou: he is unaware of the absuredity of what he said and political suicide. >> i don't know how he recoveries from this. i don't think he. >> lou: he revealed himself to what is obviously the man himself for a very long time. >> he needs to resign and work hard for the people of kentucky and let som

look, mitch mcconnell has been in a very difficult place lately. he's been under fire from the president. he's also been under fire privately from some members of his own conference, who were frustrated with what happened, with the health care bill. i mean, frankly, at the end of this, the skinny repeal, the argument was, well, fine, we'll vote fitter as long as you promise that it will never be a law. that's a very strange place for all these folks to be, i think. look, i think that the sense right now in the mcdonnell camp is one of anger and a little bit not understanding why this is the president's focus, considering the specter of potential nuclear war with north korea. i think that they feel like the president needs them, if he actually is going to accomplish his legislative agenda, and they don't understand, you know, why -- why he would choose kind of this way of going after them. they question what it would accomplish. >> well, it changes the subject. the president wants to take the blame off of himself. and this is something he can blame