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Policy guy. what is he known for in the world of business? bluffing. president trump is supreming talented at bluffing and walking away from deals. there arent huge consequences. you know what else he knows how to do? get huge ratings. win attention. that is what he is doing at this very moment. there he is speaking at the pentagon. the first thing he wants to talk to you about is the shutdown. all eyes on the shutdown. >> hans nichols is with us. so is garrett haake and jeff ge benn bennett, i ...

>> how do you see it? >> i covered paul ryan when he was running with mitt romney in 2012 and one thing thats important, he said he hasnt even talked to his wife yet. if you know paul ryan well, one thing you know is he has a three young kids who are about to be teenagers so i think theres truth about it. these are conversations going on at home. the other thing i think you need to know about paul ryan is that hes a policy guy. i dont think he has a lot of appetite for the bickering that goes ba...

Moore was a mistake. maybe cochran was a mistake. could have a younger, more vibrant senator in there as well. plays both ways. >> right now we have to concentrate on getting 50 votes tax bill so american people can enjoy the fruits of it. >> laura: what about paul ryan next year he says last year is that because he sees a republican wipe out. >> i want to stop you right there. this story was a political story. president called paul ryan and say hey i need you to be partner of mine and drive the...

Moore was a mistake. maybe cochran was a mistake. could have a younger, more vibrant senator in there as well. plays both ways. >> right now we have to concentrate on getting 50 votes tax bill so american people can enjoy the fruits of it. >> laura: what about paul ryan next year he says last year is that because he sees a republican wipe out. >> i want to stop you right there. this story was a political story. president called paul ryan and say hey i need you to be partner of mine and drive the...

John boehner that this was not the job he wanted. he did take the job, but he has been having discussions with his close confidants about the possible of leaving congress at the end of this term. its worth noting that the speaker earlier today walked out of the capitol said this. >> thank you very much. >> you are not quitting any time soon? >> the speakers office saying he doesnt plan on leaving, but for the context here. this part is important. the speaker made clear repeatedly that his dream ...

Does it? >> no. >> isnt it, for you, knowing ed gillespie, isnt it disappointing and surprising that he would end his campaign being the great defender of confederate monuments instead of bringing jobs to virginia? >> i understand the tug and pull of what it means to be in the republican party in 2017 and hard it is to navigate being the reagan-like policy guy that gillespie is with the social issues and immigration issues that animates the trump base. lieutenant governor, i wanted to ask you, i...

Youll sign and well get to it. has the president laid that out yet? >> yes, and yes. but when i say that, by doing so hes only created more confusion, right. he said 401(k)s would not be touched, which caused a lot of heartburn within the halls of congress because they were trying to figure out how do they pay for it and could they tax 401(k)s on the front end. and then he was -- [ no audio ] the best role right now for president trump for the republican party is just to show leadership and stan...

Welcome back. lets bring in tonights panel. director of policy studies at stanford university. policy adviser to romney and rubio campaigns of yesteryear. amy walters and a democratic pollster and msnbc political analyst. welcome all. before i get to john kellys appearance, seems like its all about the raw politics now, lonnie. >> yep. >> they almost wouldnt invite you into the room because youre a policy guy. no, no, no. we dont have a policy dispute -- its amazing to me ron johnsons pure hones...

Chaos is donald trump. >> tomorrow morning, anybody who reads any newspaper is going to know the president has been called a moron by the top policy guy. what are the dimensions of the horror here. what does this mean to the world. you mentioned the world thinks hes a moron but rarely do you hear a cabinet secretary, a secretary of state call the boss a moron. >> in order to be -- your power of secretary of state depends entirely on your relationship with the president of the united states. your...

On pre-existing conditions, and the new bill does none of those things. this guy, bill cassidy just lied right to my face. do you believe every american regardless of income should be able to get regular checkups and maternity care and all of those things that people who have health care get and need. >> yep. >> so yep is washington nope, i guess. stop using my name, because i dont want my name on it. theres a new jimmy kimmel test, its called the lie detector test. you are welcome to stop by th...