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>> mr. president, the timetable for tax reform. the speaker said he wants to get it done by the end of this year. will you get it done? would you be okay if tax reform were not passed until next year as opposed to this year? >> well, i would like to see it be done this year, john. i would like to see it be done this year. if we get it done thats a great achievement, but dont forget, it took years for the reagan administration to get taxes done. ive been here nine month, a little more than nine m...

Minutes answering reporters questions in the rose garden on a whole range of issues. there was a "60 minutes" report last night, a washington post report that questioned representative tom marin of pennsylvania who has been nominated by the president and with the drug enforcement agency and the president said we may make a change. were looking at it, and he clearly utsch whatt clearly watched the "60 minutes" report and the future of whether or not tom marino will be head of the dea is now a ser...

If were not, were all in trouble. we lose our majority, and i think president trump will not get re-elected. >> now, the white house insists that president trump is keenly aware of the risks his presidency could face if democrats retake control of the house. they say theyre not taking a defeatist attitude and the president will be out there fighting to maintain the gop majority. back to you. >> sara, thank you. the president voiced optimism about passing tax reform this year, but also acknowledg...

Year, he would make the housework through christmas break to get it done. would you be okay if tax reform were not passed until next year as opposed to this year? >> president trump: i would like to see it be done this yea year. we wont go a step further. if we get it done, thats a great achievement. dont forget, it took years for the administration to get taxes done. ive been here for nine months. i can say the same thing for health care. if you look at obama, first of all, they werent able to ...

It done by the end of the year. he would make the house stay through the christmas break in order to get it done. would you be okay if tax reform was not passed until next year? >> i would like to see it be done this year, john. i would very much like to see it be done this year. we wont go a step further. if we get it done, thats a great achievement. dont forget, it took years for the reagan administration to get taxes done. i have been here for nine months, little more than nine months. i can ...

Year would be still quicker than past administrations gotten there -- >> that was wildest part. hey give barack obama a break, he didnt get stuff done until year two. yeah. because you made it take a long time. politics is cyclical and knows no factual boundaries except when we put them on. coming up, trump responding to reports of requests for information in the groping lawsuit from "the apprentice" todays. legal bills adding up in russian inquiry, and fact check on trumps comments on claim...

Lawsuit indicates that maybe they dont want to cooperate and maybe that is something to hide. this only raises more questions about the fbi. this is her most important domestic intelligence agency. we have to clean it up because it is so powerful. eric: do you know what is in a female than what they can reveal if anything? >> to trump administration to get to the bottom of this. they run the fbi. it should be in their interest to be as transparent as possible. they campaign against the a bomb ad...

Of that, he is progressive for it. >> the progress hes making i want to encourage him to continue to bring us and we are saying merry christmas again. >> why something as merry christmas important? >> that is symbolic of the inspiration for the heart and soul of this nation. >> i love how donald trump is doing now. >> our administrations would be cherished, protected and defended. like you have never seen before. >> the encouragement people here at the values voter summit takeaways that we have ...

I know you saw this press conference. the highlights for me taking on the press. when he speaks its like the media, they dont quite know how to respond. they taken very seriously. what was your response to him saying to the media come the media company to just get a few more services for your story. >> i think one of the most frustrating things this administration has to deal with, all administrations do with criticisms criticisms of the press. its part of their everyday staple. the amount of fa...

>> that is a rather ominous statement there by a military general. shouldnt the president be doing a better job of avoiding the escalation starting with dial back the rhetoric. isnt he largely responsible for what happens next? >> alex, this is a failure of the three previous administrations, including the bush administration. >> that may be, but we are now front and center. heres where we are today. >> you know why? but you know why we are front and center? they have failed to deal with what no...