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Is now talking to reporters, taking some of those questions. really what hes doing is walking through a timeline that i just laid out for you a second ago of the last few days or so here that led up to this decision last evening here at mar-a-lago. >> a little awkward moment, but its inside baseball as far as tv coverage of the sean spicer briefing is concerned. well get back to you. jeff zeleny down in palm beach, florida. the united states informed russia before launching the crews missiles in...

Course but by not having a seat at the table which was very unusual at the time it certainly is giving more power to hr mack master, so inside baseball -- here, the new national security adviser empowered again. bannon did attend a national security council meeting last night but a new power center is emerging with chief economic advisor gary cone and dina powell advising jared kushner, at times bannon discussed quitting, the official we spoke to heard nothing about that. just the fact of all ...

Unusual at time is certainly giving more power to h.r. mcmaster, so a bit of inside baseball staff changing but so significant that steve bannon we are told having a more diminished role in the new national security adviser empowered again. a long political advisor for the president. hes not out of the mix, an official tells cnn bannon did attend a meeting last night. but considered internal allies of trumps son-in-law jared kushner and "the new york times" bannon discussed quitting over his r...

Structure of the national security council. dan coats the director of national security intelligence and dunford joint chairman of staff, steve bannon stepping aside. this again seen as major shakeup because steve bannon one of the largely most influential advisors, he still will be involved of course but by not having a seat at the time it certainly is giving more power to the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster, inside baseball staff here change, but so significant that steve bannon we are...

There were things in this bill i didnt particularly like. both parties can get together and do real healthcare. that is the best thing. >> reporter: that is the best thing and that is the mindset at the white house. one more thing to share with the folks at home. a little inside baseball if you indulge me. despite whispers to the contrary there is no one on the gop side of the aisle that is interested or attempting to replace paul ryan. he is going to bear the brunt of much of the criticism in t...

>> -- >> does the president in any way regret pursuing health care first? >> no. if you think about it, in order to maximize -- and i know this is -- for most people it doesnt make a ton of sense, but the savings that you achieve through the first reckon on still yaonc health care allows us to utilize the savings in that process to maximize additional tax reform measures that will start in the 2018 fy 2018 recking conciliation process. so would while that sounds like a ton of inside baseball, th...

Complicated? >> no. i think if you think about it legislatively in order to maximize, and i know this is -- for most people it doesnt make a ton of sense but the savings that you achieve through the first reconciliation of health care, which were doing through the 2017 budget process, which still continues, allows us to utilize the savings in that process to maximize additional tax reform measures that will start in the 2018 fy 2018 reconciliation process. while that sounds like a ton of inside ...

House republicans he met with who were opposed to the healthcare plan are now on board. >> i want everyone to know im 100% behind this. i also want everyone to know that all of these nos or potential nos are all yess. every single person sitting in this room is now a yes. >> okay. just like that. jonathan. >> who was in the room, lets clarify. its inside baseball. this is the freedom caucus, the hard liner caucus in the house. those are the folks who are the true holdouts. they relish voting no....

>> well, look, i mean, i have a huge amount of respect for nancy pelosi and i think she was a great speaker but thats all -- this is all inside baseball. the american people arent going to care if there is a cbo score or not. what matters about the cbo score, people who know what theyre talking about know that the cbo corps is the accurate way to judge it. what is really going to kill the republicans is if it passes, it do some really bad things one the w things it does, despite the fact that it...

Against him regardless of the media filter bubble were in. >> whether were talking about friday, not everyone being part of the press gaggle, do you believe these are important issues? are is this inside baseball and the truth is going to come out and the press will press on? >> i think the important issue is when you look at who hes giving press credentials, too. not just your traditional media, hes brought in breitbart and alt-right folks. if youre talking about a divided america where youre c...