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It took to do it, it was tough. getting a health care law is not an easy thing to get done. >> right. i mean this has been going on for decades in terms of trying to get some sort of health care reform. we saw it fail with clinton back in the 90s and obama finally did it. it took months and months of rangling and arm twisting and figuring out what the plan would be and we have it here now. >> originally they wanted single payer. >> exactly. republicans at one point liked the idea of a mandate be...

The 90s, and obama finally did it. it took months and months of wrangling and arm twisting. >> originally they wanted single player? >> right, republicans at one point liked the idea of a mandate, because it was about personal responsibility. they dont like that now. the challenge is going to be for republicans, to figure out what they want to do, john boehner said it best, he had said that he had never known republicans to be in agreement in terms of what their approach to health care should be...

52% want it dismantled and to do away with it altogether. only 24% of the recipients said that obamacare helped them. 30% said it was hurting them. obamacare is hurting this economy. the ceo said it was in its death spiral come in if democrats are in power, they would have to fix it as well and replace it so it is in the americans best interest that both parties come together and fix and replace what is a failure of a program. >> jon: as kelly was talking, we were watching video of president tru...

It seems president trump has yet to meet a meatloaf he doesnt love. his meatloaf arm twisting has recurred. >> his favorite dish was meatloaf. >> reporter: this time the president invited his friend, real estate investor tom berrick, to dine at the white house. >> it was terrific. >> reporter: he made you eat the meatloaf? >> the meatloaf was incredible. >> reporter: and chris christie. >> he says, chris, you and i are going to have the meatloaf. >> reporter: but christie got dumped on. >> the m...

[inaudible question] >> jon: president trump in the roosevelt room at the white house doing a little arm twisting, some democratic senators present, he wants wilbur ross confirmed as his commerce second, endured some of the other points there, the ukraine and nafta as well, we will keep an eye on it all. >> jenna: now for a little good news on a community coming together during quite a challenging time. a devastating fire destroyed a texas mosque over the weekend. of the fire broke out early las...

Diane sykes, i guess, would have an inside track on that, he will really wanted to get another woman in the cabinet, wasnt able to nominating a woman to the supreme court might help give him cover on that front, but he does have 19 or 20 other justices that he is considering, so we are not sure which way he will go on that. >> jenna: we appreciate the complete picture along with rhymes, as well. thank you very much, john roberts. in the briefing room, we will be back there later today. >> jon: t...

John mccain and marco rubio is still out on rex tillerson as secretary of state. they are doing arm twisting to get what they want. they have not said i wont vote for this person. nominees tend to withdraw. they tend to read the waters and decide, im going to take my name out of consideration. democrats cant force that. donald trump pushed through controversy. >> you said you need to have every democrat vote against you. dont forget joe manchin will likely vote for some of them. you have some to...

Something that was sorely lacking the last eight years. >> jon: what about it, a little bit of arm-twisting from the pharmaceutical companies, can that help? >> well, i think they are trying. they save it is not broken, dont fix it. but obamacare broke it. why are democrats saying that it is impossible for donald trump to take an idea and make it better. i think they should be willing to give him a chance. donald trump is doing what he promised to do. he promised to have something in place if he...

>> knowing what he faced from the republican opposition the president who ran as a government outsider surrounded himself with political insiders. >> it was the opportunity to do things that nobody had the political will to do before. deal-maker. uel, an arm-twisting he quick rose to the democratic leadership in congress, he knew the hill and he knew health care. >> there is some value being in the clinton white house, saw where it went wrong from the inside. >> rahm emanuel and obama knew they ...

That thats fine, im okay with that. regardless of the venue or the medium, the press has to be able to ask routinely difficult questions of the president and the white house. thats the bottom line prerequisite s. and aside from that, the bells and whistles and how they do it, have at it. harris: yeah. >> lets shake it up a little bit. thats cool with me. harris: okay, lets move on. the negotiator in chief? after getting boeing to come down on the price tag for the new air force one, president-el...