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Governors in indiana where i came from that did some difficult things that needed to be done. said they would shake up the status quo and people -- that gets under peoples skin. when they see the results and the things that are happening, the good things, the poll numbers shoot back up. im sure that will happen with president trump as well. were seeing with it the economy and the fight against isis. im sure as more of that gets to the american narrative, especially with tax cuts, youll see the n...

>> neil: all right. i get some nasty tweets on this show. tempted i might be to respond in kind like when rosy odonnell did with steve scalise and cursed him out to say the support of a tax cut didnt help him or anybody else, he responded by saying bless your heart. on and on we went. was he the classier guy in the argument and did he advance his own argument? mark lauder join us. sir, very good to have you. what did you think of this back and forth? >> i give representative scalise a lot of cre...

You have to go all in. and this agenda is a winning agenda. that was former white house chief strategist steve bannon last night in michigan blaming ed gillespies loss on his lukewarm embrace of the trump agenda. others in the party are saying the exact opposite it was a clear referendum on the policy. here to help me is mark lauder spokesperson for mike pence and special assist tonight the president. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> lets start with what steve bannon said. do...

That. first, take a listen to what orrin hatch had to say and get your reaction to that. >> is the president going to be a drag on republicans running next year? >> i dont think so. i dont think so. i think, if anything, if he had gotten more involved in these races and turn the other way. >> so senator hatch seems to agree with you. but if you look at the numbers, mark, according to exit polls from virginia. 51% of voters say that trump was a factor and then by a 2-1 margin those voters say the...

That he -- >> i heard it. mark lauder was incapable of saying he respects bob mueller. >> that mr. mueller ought to resign and fusion gps is sordid and so on. none of that withstands any scrutiny. take the factual base chis is people say, fusion gps has done x, y and z. maybe. but what matters is whether christopher steel, a well reg d regarded former mi-6 spy responsible for bringing down the world soccer federation in the fifa corruption case, whether his sources are good. and theres a great d...

Juan williams and mark lauder. gentlemen, good day to both of you. here is bush 43 in new york city. catch the last line of this comment here. >> the american dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy, discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts. victory seems emboldened. politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. >> bill: the last few phrases, i dont know if its any different in 2017. mark, you j...

>> we havent addressed this. neither man mentioned trump by name but in fact i think they were speaking directly to trump and about trump and about the politics of trump. the politics of division. so youre saying to me well, isnt that personal? i think they are concerned about the country and without trying to personally attack donald trump by name, saying to the american people we can do better than this. >> bill: i have to run. make it quick, mark. >> politics, the democrats are still playing ...

Same day. is this -- same day they both come out. listen to the middle phrase of barack obama, his address in richmond, virginia last night. >> instead of our politics reflecting our values, weve got politics infecting our communities. instead of looking for ways to work together and get things done in a practical way, weve got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry. to demonize people who have different ideas. >> bill: here is the comment that caught my attention here. instead of...

>> martha: the nfls national anthem debate regions a new political height. vice president pence was in indianapolis sunday to see the colts take on the 49ers. and to also see peyton mannings number get retired. one more than 20 san francisco players took a knee during the anthem vice president stages own protest and he and his wife walked out. he later explained on twitter i left because the colts game because potus and i will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our flag, or our...

That hes been inside the white house or in the presence of president trump less and less. >> i mean, this is very dangerous terrain for mike pence because unlike those senators or john kasich who dont owe their jobs to the president. mike pence is there because the president chose him. and that theres one thing this president does not like it is being upstaged. thats why there is all this effort to say, absolutely not. nothing here. >> that really strong blowback raised a lot of eyes. an intense...