he was quoted assaying the president does not know a lot about europe. what is the president s response to that. his response to what? to the comments about brexit? i think the president is well steeped in world affairs. with respect to that, we respect the will of the british elector rate and taking steps, and departing the european union. whatever the eu relationship looks like, we want them to be a strong leader in europe and globally. i think on the eu, whether or not i have two questions or topics, what is the white house reaction to the shooting today in the capital? it sounds like a very troubled individual.
botched? i think the president s comments on this speak for themselves. one more, the same thing. the president and members of the white house suggested that maybe we could get democrats on board, health care reform, but the fact that no democrat, not one dc supported the last attempt, and given the desires of the freedom caucus, versus what the democrats were doing, is it reasonable to think that only one democrat would want to come on board with this? no. i think it is not unreasonable is it reasonable. it depends on how they want to get there. it is picking up enough to get to 216. it is possible, sure. there is more to have the conversation. isn t that a boehner tactic.
obamacare. so nothing sean spicer said changed the equation at all. what we learned is what we knew. there has been some talks and some venting of frustration about the fact, in the words of one source, republicans failed to follow through with his campaign promise. but no indication there s a timeline or strategy moving forward. and the president and chris christie delegated on his behalf or tackling the opoid abuse problems. one of the things that comes to mind is the health care bill that they supported eliminated benefits for substance and mental health care for substance abuse. that s right. and that was, of course, one of the moves that infuriated moderates, that made it impossible for them to get more moderates on board and caused them to lose some moderates. what is interesting about the opoid event today, what we re
the paris agreement yesterday. can you update us on his current thinking about that? does he want the united states to stay in, and if he does, how does he expect them i can try to look into it, i don t have one at this time. early voting has gun, so are billing this has an early referend referendum, what does the white house think of that? that is good, honestly, i have not even thought about it. i think that if needed, the president has been very clear that he wants to support the team. i have not tried to really focus i tried shed that previous life a little.
worked with chris christie in new jersey, two years in jail. and a reminder how these scandals persist, especially when you get investigations. i wonder, this has been a stain on chris christie s governorship. it s cost him a lot in terms of his popularity in the state. although he himself was not indicted in it. i wonder if it s in any way a reminder of what happened with the white house, that this investigation could go on for years. that s one of the chilling things about an investigation when you re in the white house. and this afternoon, we ll hear from richard burr and mark warner, who are still credibly and in a bipartisan way doing the senate investigation. and there are good reasons to not want to go to an outside investigation. you have to have legislation, the president would have to sign it. you have to staff it up. you have to find people who are not partisans and can be acceptable. the model would be the 9/11