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>> i am dana perino, we have a big show for you, reaction to president trumps edge as from both chris wallace and former press secretary ari fleischer, he has some advice from george w. bushs 2001 playbook plus congressman trey gowdy says mr. trumps immigration order could use some clarity. what does he want to see? we are going to ask him and asked the chairman of the ways and means committee whether a border adjustment tax is definitely part of the big tax reform plan. that and more just ahead...

That import like retailers and holding companies, they dont much like them. >> last night, he didnt go into details. he just said is going to be a big tax cut which is a good starting point, but as you said, if he decides to embrace water adjustability, they definitely need a new name if theyre going to sell that one. i think what he has to do, is explained to people how its actually not punishing one sector over another, its a way to get lower rates and more growth. >> jon: and reviewing the sp...

Additional troops to afghanistan, whether or not to ramp that were up. the larger issue that the u.s. has an afghanistan in the last several years or so, it doesnt matter the trip numbers when the taliban has been able to use neighboring pakistan as a base of operation to go in and out of afghanistan. the larger issue has not been the number of troops in afghanistan, but how to deal with that safe haven across the border. no word yet, speech anyone come about that with the u.s. might do with tha...

On average, if you look back to jimmy carter, the president declined -- the biggest jump was for bill clinton in 1998, his approval went up 10% points after that point. george w. bush, he had a six-point bump, on average, presidents dont change very much in terms of their approval. as far as winners and losers, the american public wasnt certainly a winner in this. the american voters were looking for a reason to cheer for this president, even if they dont support him, even if they didnt vote for...

U.s. coalition troops without coordinating that with our local partners? i would. i wont comment on the likelihood. i dont foresee a spring in large numbers of coalition troops, mainly because what we are doing is in fact, working. >> he met with general steve townsend in baghdad just a week before he presented the militarys recommendations to defeat isis to the white house. we have just learned from general townsend that he anticipates that kurdish fryers will be part of the effort to retake th...

Remain engaged and foreign policy. more on the overseas reactions to the presidents speech and a live report. this before our foreign policy calls for direct, robust, and meaningful engagement with the world. it is american leadership based on vital security entrance that we share with our allies all across the globe. my job is not to represent the world. at my job is to represent the united states of america

Specifics. >> jon: thats typical for this kind of speech. >> absolutely. we can throw in with other losers, fiscal conservatives. it may be even tea party conservatives who heard a lot about spending, but very little about cuts and how it might affect the deficit. i think there were certainly people who were listening to this speech on both sides of the aisle who are skeptical, but nevertheless, generally optimistic about the tone of the presidents address. >> jon: i was surprised, he gave sort ...

Lot of financial sense. >> as far as the ball is concerned, i am not a big fan of it. >> who is to say that putting a lowball. anyone coming in. >> if we limit illegal immigration, wages in the united states will rise. >> no, that is the corporations. it is not like the people picking lettuce where i do not see any trump supporters signing up for those jobs. >> so the razor wire you see there is there for a reason because illegal immigrants would stand up there or sit up there rather and throw r...

Executive order was suspended, and now theyre waiting to see how that may play out here in the future, and we are waiting to see how that plays out ourselves. >> general townsend was referring to the iraqi government and the iraqi commanders and what he just said. just to show how complicated, melissa, and a dangerous it is for u.s. troops on the ground corning the fight against isis, general townsend said russian warplanes dropped bombs yesterday on u.s. forces in syria with american troops nea...

About how there is been no foreign fighter to the u.s., because every time they make a statement like that, they come up with a bunch of examples and have committed crimes. with that specific wording, you may be right. everybody keeps changing the wording. >> at least he can use radical islam. >> melissa: we have to go guys, thank you so much. >> jon: president trump getting some high praise for last nights address from that joint session of congress. why our next guest says i could spell troubl...