of that in terms of the real possibility of the government shutting down, it s certainly possible, but we re already hearing from some of the most conservative republicans who would kind of make that happen, that they would probably go along with a stop gap measure to make sure that it doesn t but then, i mean, that can only be kicked down the road for so long and then have you to figure out how to answer that question. the can kicked down the road for so long, at some point his detractors will be his detractors and at some point his supporters will say what did you actually do? but the last time the government was shut down was over obamacare. yeah. we all remember that very well, and this time, if the government gets shut down, it s about saving obamacare, not about killing obamacare because the democrats want to make sure that those subsidies remain, at
seen his travel ban blocked in the courts and then perhaps the biggest blow we had a great meeting and i think we ll get a winner vote. and the effort to repeal and replace obamacare went down in flames, a huge embarrassment for the white house and congressional republicans who campaigned for years on rolling back obamacare. outside of the confirmation of neil gorsuch much of what the president has accomplished has come in the form of executive action rather than legislation. the president has signed dozens of executive orders and presidential memorial on issues relating to a lobbying ban and lifting regulations and he touted his achievements earlier this month. i think we ve had one of the most successful 13 weeks in the history of presidents. reporter: and saying a new replace and repeal obamacare bill will be passed soon, though by the end of next week looks iffy and the president tweeted a
performance, presiding over faster growth which is the only way to help trump voters. if the g.o.p. can t deliver on tax reform the freedom caucus will have done far more in saving obamacare. how does the health care bill failure impact tax reform? it takes a lot of revenue away. makes it even harder for the math to work. for the markets this morning, it s just not about tax reform getting delayed by a lot. i think they have to worry is this guy in over his head? we shall see when the markets open in a couple of hours, get a cup of coffee we will see you at 5:30. hundreds arrested in russia. we re live in moscow next.
explode. ainsley: well, the white house is warning that obamacare is going to, you heard him say it, explode. with plans to repeal now on hold, what can we expect next? dr. nicole saphier joins us now to weigh in on this. dr. saphier, what does happen next? we have to keep in mind there is a 17% approval rating for the american healthcare act. there are fundamental problems with this. we need to stop the blame game. that s over. it s time to move on. we really do only have about three options, obamacare is failing. the affordable care act is imploding on its own. we can maintain the status quo. let that continue on its path. come 2018 many people are not going to have coverage options on the individual marketed place. premiums are going to continue to go up. and the democrats are going to have to work with them. the o on stone nance ways toe
cool. ainsley: makes the shot, the crowd goes crazy. brian: if you wanted to escape from anything in washington march madness. crazy march madness about to say goodbye to shortly. president trump would not get the votes needed to get the plan out of house, he decided to throw up his hands and say that s it. i m focusing on tax reform. then the finger pointed started. a lot of the people said listen, obamacare lives. democrats should high five. guess what? we open up monday and we have a plan that s on a respirator. even, pun intended. and even democrats are saying uh-oh we are still stuck with this because it s not fixed yet. i talked to paul ryan for an hour and a half and on sunday. sense from. pete: dems are stuck with this bill. over the weekend there has