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>> had andrew jackson been later, you wouldnt have had the civil war. he was a very tough person but he had a big part. he was really angry that he so was happening with regard to the civil war. he said theres no reason for this. >> you think about it, why. people dont ask that question. but why was there the civil war? why could that one not have been worked out. >> its worth noting andrew jackson died 16 years before the war. so lets talk about this with political commentators ben ferguson and...

But this weem were busy with health care. hes clear thats something he wants to get done and get moving. this year absolutely. its just a question of when he wants to announce it. but i think for this week, were pretty focused on getting the government funded for the last five months of 2017 and getting health care done as soon as we can. with that, ill see you tomorrow. have a great day. thank you. big headlines out of the press briefing there at the white house with sean spicer. lets start w...

>> the presidents comments are getting a lot of attention ob wall street. does the president favor breaking up the big banks? >> he talked about it on the campaign trail. he mentioned it before the idea of the glast steeg l. were not ready to roll out details. >> hes been briefed by his advisers. we have nothing to announce at this time. >> thank you. the lack of border wall funding raises a question of just how serious the president is about getting the border wall constructed. is it not urgent...

President because we dont put out statements publically chastising leaders at every call means that the president is -- hold on. let me answer the question. the president. understands the value and the balance. the reason that the president is building an effective coalition and getting results around the globe and reasserting americas place is e he understands the type of diplomacy and the type of negotiate iing and the type deal making that gets real results for our country. so i think its a b...

>> i want to bring in your reaction to the notion that president trump is saying he would be honored to meet with kim jong-un. it seemed like sean spicer dodged the question when asked about that. >> yeah, the challenge is that bear in mind the united states does not have diplomatic relations with north korea. never has. also the war is still ongoing. we dont have a peace treaty that ended that conflict. the united states has routinely dealt with the north through a very large presence in the so...

Citizen ises. e he saw that independents as paramount. >> let me just bring you back in. were talking about the history of the civil war when theres all this stuff going on. you have the health care debate. you have the crisis with north korea not to mention everything else. why is the president talking about this right now? >> he was asked a question. i think this goes back to the first point i made. this is a a big overreaction to do about nothing for the president that was talking. he was ask...

Theres an argument that you could put in money that is less than obamacare subsidies and that would get the job done. and the patients themselves, the question is whether or not trump care is going to shift them around in a way that everybody can live with. congress will let us know in pretty short order. >> well have to wait and see. its interesting because president trump and one of his advisers this morning said, look, we have the votes. this is going to happen this week. sean spicer sort of ...

The time please consider the following policy. there are people on both sides of the aisle, different backgrounds, that come in to see the president and ask could you consider this and keep an open mind. thats what the president was doing. >> i have two questions. one foreign policy and one domestic politics. first, last wednesday the kremlin outlawed the open russia movement. the premier opposition group to the ruling regime in russia and the following day security forces were forcibly closing ...

He said if he was around, theres a decent chance. >> go ahead bakari. >> a fundamental question. why was the civil war fought? >> i think you know this and i know this. a large part of it was slavery. >> so do not -- >> you cant act it was only an issue of slavery. >> it was. there are no sglsh it was bigger than just slavery. you said facts matter. >> im beginning to finish my thought, ben. >> bakari, finish your thought. >> you cannot say this is an economic matter because the economics of tha...

>>. >> obviously, theres a human rights component that goes into all of this. its a balance. we want to make sure our people are protected. this isnt a simple yes or no situation. you have a country in north korea that possesses a nuclear weapon and is looking for the appropriate delivery system to potentially do harm. the president recognized that the number one priority is the protection of our people, the safety of our people and the safety of the people in the region. so its not just a quest...