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They will have more money to spend. >> beer talk about this narrative of the retail apocalypse that was happening, and people were talking about three months ago. clearly it doesnt exist, and i think we have seen an upward trajectory with the retail sales since october, but especially with the consumer confidence numbers. i thing a culminate with the holiday season, we had really great marketing for electronics, and people felt a little bit richer. it felt like that some job security, and they w...

Thought it was fair game. bob mueller also dismissed the agent an involved pete. it is unusual to see a president go after career fbi agents and single them out. this is an institution that is career, its obviously law enforcement. it tends to be a more conservative population there. its very unusual to see especially for a an president who prides himself on being the law enforcement president. >> do you think the effort to discredit the investigation is gaining traction? >> i mean, its certainl...

We need to do better next year and we need to improve president trumps poll numbers. if the president continues to be in the mid 30s in his poll numbers, thats a real drag on republican candidates. mitch mcconnell is right, that if we find some bipartisan issues to get through the senate, issues like potentially immigration reform, certainly an infrastructure package. that will help the presidents standing, republicans standing and us heading into the midterms next year. >> mitch mcconnell is no...

And finally hes figuring out what to do to raise his huge disapproval to -- to lower his huge disapproval rating which could hurt rises. mike: the president was plotting out strot gi for 2018. now on the policy said white house aides say it feels that they can apply it to future policy pushes. what about that heading into 2018? >> that would be nice but its in theory. youve got to look at the political geography and that bodes well for democrats, no matter what republicans do on the substantive ...

>> i put this under the heading with friends like this who needs enemies in this regard. thanks to donald trump, the party i.d. split is wildly in favor of democrats. thanks to donald trump, republicans lost alabama. he backed two losers. >> laura: try to focus on the question. >> look, i give the republicans credit for getting this tax bill done. it was not an easy thing to do. they rammed it through. everything they said, all the tape they ran about obamacare, you could replay now. okay? but t...

Heading with friends like this who needs enemies in this regard. thanks to donald trump, the party i.d. split is wildly in favor of democrats. thanks to donald trump, republicans lost alabama. he backed two losers. >> laura: try to focus on the question. >> look, i give the republicans credit for getting this tax bill done. it was not an easy thing to do. they rammed it through. everything they said, all the tape they ran about obamacare, you could replay now. okay? but they got it done. its wil...

>> bret: senate vote continuing 66-25. got to get to 60. monitoring. that. christmas days away. congress getting into the spirit. both sides of the aisle. they want to get out of here. >> i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you a massive tax cut. >> this is the ultimate. >> this is the ultimate christmas carol story. >> how about that for the christmas present. >> put the coal back in your pocket. >> the best christmas gift we can give to the cingts. >>...

Have legislation. they have been quiet on it. the president is in an interesting position t. white house said mueller would be done by thanksgiving, christmas, early next year. this is an effort by the presidents lawyers to keep him at bay and attacking mueller and firing mueller. so the interesting question which warner is sort of heading towards is what will happen when the president realizes mueller is not going to clear his name. we have to remember that mueller was appointed because comey w...

Much larger cons spushl republic is heading that is so dangerous we have to remind people is there we do, if you know, he did not show any respect to those folks. he calls everyone by their name, mike, this one, get them by their first fame. i think because he knows he has to be called president. it goes to autocracy that he loves and 39s off of. whats so surpriseing is to see republican lawmakers just embrace it and to the point, they have to, the leadership numbers for trump on the economy are...

Part of this bill. but there is a lot of this bill that goes to corporations and to wealthier taxpayers. and if what the middle class is feeling negatively next year is not offset, republicans will feel it at the ballot box. means republicans have a lot to lose in the elections next year if people dont feel quick benefits from it. >> you are so right. its how people will feel as a result of this big change for them. bob and julie, thank you so much. as we have been looking at these live pictures...