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>> now, were working on tax cuts, big fat beautiful tax cuts. hopefully, well get that and then youll really see things happen. >> reporter: the president is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house and attend a lunch on tuesday. the senate republicans still dont have the votes to pass the sweeping tax overall. amid turns over the deficit. >> congress is talks about tax cuts that will add trillions to our national debt and hurt our economy. >> reporter: hes offered his position ...

Tonight, president trump on his claim that there are no divisions in the gop despite collisions with jeff corker and bob flake, tweeting do not understood estimate the unity. today, paul ryan said americans dont care about the intraparty fighting. >> i dont think the american people care about that. you know what the american people want to see us do? solve their problems. i dont think the american people want to see us up here yelling at each other. >> so what do voters think in flakes home sta...

>> well, it really is interesting. democrats are thinking that kelly ward who is the steve bannon-backed resurgent candidate that was being run and against jeff flake in the primary in arizona was doing much better. democrats think shes not really electable statewide and theyre going to pick up the seat. kelly ward was trounced by john mccain. i spoke with senator flake about a month for so ago about this very subject. he was hoping that there was going to be a come-from-behind sort of -- you kn...

Than russias endorsement of using chemical weapons against innocent women and children. we will continue to push back against this. with that, ill take your questions. >> sarah, president trump said that jeff flake is a weak and ineffective senator. do you have if his has any announcement? >> i have not spoken with him since the announcement by senator flake. i think based on previous statements and certainly based on the lack of support that he has from the people of arizona, its probably a goo...

No, until we see someone come out and say this kind of thing, i believe its just within the purview of people who feel liberated to say this kind of thing. i think that even though the president fights back, i dont think that senator corker or senator flake will stop saying those things. >> shepard: this isnt a mike lee or lisa murkowski or susan collins. >> susan collins has been blunt about the presidents conduct and his reckless statements. shes been blunt. you know, he will -- if he wants to...

We must not be enemies. those passion may have strained, it must not break the bonds of our affection. the mystic cords of memory will swell when again touched as surely as they will be by the better angels of our nature. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. >> shepard: senate eor jeff fla the arizona congressman from arizona. he said flagrant disregard for the truth and dee sen sen is upon us. belittling the people is not normal. this is not politics as usual. reckless outrageous and un...

Concur and senator paul be recognized to speak up to five minutes and make a budget point of order that myself or my designee be recognized to waive and following disposition of the -- >> shepard: so well wait to see if senator paul -- i believe he said representative ryan -- at any rate, well wait. the long and short is, jeff flake, the junior senator from arizona who has repeatedly criticized the president on a number of matters across the political spectrum and beyond on policy matters and ot...

Nation. this from a man, mr. trump, once considered for secretary of state and vice president. when manu asked whether corker would support the president again, he said no way. now lunch together. john roberts is live on the north lawn. we heard from senator corker again moments ago. >> we did. first, some background here. its interesting the last time that the feud erupted, which was about three weeks ago, it was the president who threw the first punch out of nowhere on a sunday morning. today ...

Job done. >> why does he engage like this? >> you have the president, hes a fighter. the people didnt elect somebody to be weak. they elected somebody to be strong. when he gets hit, hes going to hit back. i think senator corker knows that. maybe hes trying to get a headline or two on the way out the door. >> thanks, sarah. the president has taken office and two republican senators, senator corker of tennessee and senator flake of arizona have both announced theyre not running for re-election. i...

>> i think history will look at this president has someone that helped defeat isis, who built an economy that was stronger than its been in several decades, that brought unemployment to a 16-year low, created over 1.7 million jobs since being elected. i think those are the things that people care about, not some petty comments from senator corker and senator flake. i think theyre a lot more concerned about the big policy initiatives that this president is driving, including historic tax cuts whi...