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>> i say this is someone who is very constructively critical of president trump during the primary. and ive never been a big fan of james comey but is he ever going to win with the left? i think thats a big question here. first democrats did not like james calmly. they wanted him out to trump now fires him and theyre still unhappy. like no matter what the administration does, theres always perpetual outrage and if anyone thought that somehow the president was removing comey as a way to cover his...

Path that every other republic has done in terms of fiscal responsibility that will cause our country to unwind. >> the time is also at hand because republicans control chambers in 32 states and hold 33 governors offices. 34 are needed for a convention. supporters believe government is out of whack in four ways. the debt crisis saddling future generations. the regulatory crisis that imposes too great a burden on businesses. lack of state sovereignty caused by the federal government mandates and ...

Outcome. how do we utilize our military and our treasury to the best of our ability. that is something were continuing to work on and do. thats part of what he is getting briefed on and is implementing. im not entirely sure if that answer is where youre going. that is what he has been getting briefed on. that is the kind of decision making process. >> is the president displeased with the current state of affairs in afghanistan? >> he wants to make sure we win. thats why he charged the national s...

Outcomes and do whats in the countrys best interest and utilize our military and our traesh toeasure to the best of ability. thats something were k07 continuing to work on. so im not entirely sure that answers where youre going. but that is what hes been getting briefed on, and that is the decision making process thats under way. >> is the president displeased with the current state of affairs in afghanistan? >> i think hi wants to make sure we do what we can to win. thats why he charged the gen...

Countrys best interest and utilize our military and our treasury to the best of our ability? that is something we continue to work on and to do. that is part of what he is getting briefed on and is implementing. i am not entirely sure if that answers what you are going for, but thats what hes been getting briefed on and the kind of decision making process that is currently underway. >> reporter: is the president displeased with the current state of affairs in afghanistan? >> press secretary spic...

You think he did well with it. why is that? >> this was his first real opportunity to lay out, look, this is why i did what i did. you saw him in a very emotional, often animated tones. and, you know, he presented himself as a man with no -- no real options as he said. he moved to conseal or reveal to congress the situation. he did have other options, in view obviously of democrats. but he presented i thought a somewhat per suasive case at least for the history book that this is why he did what ...

>> david, ive seen evidence that president trump and his team especially have learned on the job. i think that theyre putting out people like general kelly, secretary kelly, we heard from before, nikki haley. i dont sense that its as disastrous as a lot of democrats seem to think its been. >> i think thats right. i think especially true on the national security side. mcmaster coming in as national security adviser, the decision-making process is much more like a normal decision-making process, a...

The second 100 days will be as good as the first 100 for -- in terms of pro democratic side. >> david, i have seen evidence that president trump and his team especially have learned on the job. i think that theyre putting out people like general kelly, secretary kelly we heard from before, nikki haley. i dont sense it is as disastrous as a lot of democrats seem to think it has been. >> i think thats right, especially true on the national security side. mcmaster coming in as national security adv...

Taking those lessons and using them to go forward to pass the major legislative things that they want to accomplish. >> reporter: hanging over all future accomplishments, at least for the next few months, possibly years, will be the cloud of congressional and fbi investigations into his campaign ties to russia, results of the questionable fates of his two most controversial executive orders. but ironically, his signature issues, the issue hes most famous for promising to reform -- immigration --...

>> well, it is different -- different legal hurdles that you have to satisfy before you actually either renegotiate or withdraw from nafta. so those legal hurdles are one thing, withdrawing is another thing. the withdrawal is a different issue. so were talking about steps prior to withdrawal that have to take place that the president has been talking about. >> bret: filling white house positions, of 556 key positions that require senate confirmation, 468 of them have no nominee as of tonight. 40...