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Airports in the world. were hopeful to get a comment from them within the next few hours. now any time were talking about a new terror threat of this level, obviously you can expect these airlines to take it seriously. where they might object, though, is the implication that somehow airports in this part of the world might be more insecure or unprepared for a threat like this compared to airports in europe or the united states. i mean, you have to remember when this laptop ban was announced. the...

>> congressman, i want you to respond to the perception that many hold of the freedom caucus as being intransigent. im going as to do it through the words of adam kinninger, im going to read an excerpt, its what they do, they move the goal posts. and once that happens they still refuse to play. we are the charlie brown party hoping that this time things will be different, but time and again the freedom caucus is lucy pulling the ball out from under us, letting us take the fall and smiling to the...

Final straw. if you would give us this, we will vote yes. never got there. kept moving the goal posts. >> neil: the markets, as you know, jumped on the prospect that theyre going to give this another go. i dont know if that is something to celebrate. theyre optimistic that the tax cuts are on and theyll happen by august. are you? >> i think so. as the president said, were going to move to the tax cuts and reforming the tax code. i hope we go back to the healthcare system because its a disaster u...

Republicans control the house, the senate and the white house, yet they were still unable to muster enough votes to repeal and replace obamacare. on friday president trump publicly took thes route, blaming democrats. >> i think the losers are nancy pelosi and chuck schumer because now they own obamacare. they own it, 100% own it. >> but might he actually be more inclined now to strike deals with democrats? a senior administration official tells me that the president is extremely frustrated with ...

He said there was relief, but it was like its done. >> i asked him are you happy to have this in your rear view mirror and he didnt hear the question and i repeated it. he said i am. its enough already. i dont think he meant that he found legislating is hard which is how some people took it on twitter, but i think there was e enormous frustration for him. its his own party that would go to the house freedom caucus and make a concession and hear back and now we are going to move the goal posts ov...

Is hard, which is how some took it on twitter but more that i think there was enormous frustration for him and i think this is a fair complaint, just that its his own party, they would go to the house freedom caucus and make what they would thought was a concession and then hear back, you know, now were moving the goal posts over this way, and once they agreed to something here, then the tuesday group would want something too. i think he felt like he was navigating a game of inches pack and fort...

And this is the freedom caucus as well who are the ones who would have stopped it. maybe he will try to move on. in addition to that regarding the freedom caucus, though, there is this growing frustration in the white house with the freedom caucus because they feel that president trump has done everything he can for them, and they keep moving the goal posts -- so theres that feeling as well. and the last of it is what happens when this vote does fail, if it goes through tomorrow? what is the rel...

Think its combination. in part paul ryan, coming from his members for putting this bill on the floor and making them take a vote. freedom caucus as well who will have stopped it. talk about will there be blame coming out of the white house, good chance wont see president trump say anything about it. maybe he will try to move on. in addition, regarding freedom caucus, there is a growing frustration in the white house with the freedom caucus because they feel that president trump has done everythi...

This is a balancing act. you fix one situation, which is what they appeared to do to some degree but broke it with the tuesday group, the republicans there, charlie dent, who is the chair of that group, there was a meeting with house speaker paul ryan and other leaders last night. some of the folks came out and they did not say a word. theyve been very circumspect. a lot of them have gotten on board. you have to remember that president trump down to the white house. i talked to a few of them pri...

If he loses it looks bad? >> theres a lot of ronald reagan quotes. there is a moment here, this is 60 days in the presidency. we dont want to hands a huge defeat. president gets rid of planned parenthood and the biggest medicaid reform in 52 years. close to $900 bill. step one of the three steps to get it over to the senate and craft and work this. vice president pence has been instruments tall in this process as well. we want to make sure were supporting these guys. >> neil: you feel if a vote ...