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That drown us in debt. [laughter] ainsley: you laugh. >> that was a softball question i will let you take that one. pete: so obvious almost doesnt need to be mentioned. is there even -- is it even worth going through the process when there is such a diametrically different view of the world. they want to tax and spend. they believe in tax rewar. regular order means muck it up. can you bring 50 senators together though? if the republicans cant bring 50 senators together on cutting taxes then what...

Side, i think he was shocked by that. his reaction was not calm. his reaction was defensive, immediately on the defense. when there was any question that was not a softball question, and when you look at the facts, he said in 2013 he was going to take commitment to change. that class, he has not taken it in the last four years. he said that he was going to take alcoholics anonymous because they now told him today, and he didnt like that answer, that he had a substance abuse issue. he hasnt taken...

Day, every single hour. >> greg: he compares the white house to covering bad reality television. im sure covering the obama white house is like covering the oscars. you only ask what they are wearing. every question is a softball question. its only brave when there is a risk. if you risk the support of your peers, thats pretty cool. that means speaking truth to power with obama. everyone there loved obama. going after trump when everybody else is going wrong, wrong, wrong. youre not risking anyt...

Day, every single hour. >> greg: he compares the white house to covering bad reality television. im sure covering the obama white house is like covering the oscars. you only ask what they are wearing. every question is a softball question. its only brave when there is a risk. if you risk the support of your peers, thats pretty cool. that means speaking truth to power with obama. everyone there loved obama. going after trump when everybody else is going wrong, wrong, wrong. youre not risking anyt...

Realityet television. i guess that means covering the obama white house is like covering the oscars. you only ask what they are wearing. every question is a softball question. its about his peers and impressingio your peers. speaking truth to power is only brave when there is a risk. if you risk the support of your peers, thats pretty cool. that means speaking truth to power with obama. everyone there loved obama. going after trump when everybody else ishe going rah, rah, rah. like the australia...

Want. used to have a ringer in the white house pattern, story from february 11, 2005, a pattern in which the white house press secretary scott mcclellan would get a more aggressive, less than friendly question, would call on jeff gannon and get a softball question. listen. >> senate democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the u.s. economy, harry reed was talking soup lines, hillary clinton was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse, yet in the same breath they s...

The direction of the president, aggressively pursued resolution of the situation. they have our thanks for bringing otto home. i know you have many questions about what transpired. so do we. we have few answers. theres no excuse for the way the north koreans treated our son and no excuse for the way they have treated so many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should have to endure what the warmbieres have. thank you. now id be happy to answer questi...

The north koreans treated our son. and no excuse for the way they have treated so many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should have to endure what the warmbiers have. thank you. now i would be happy to answer questions. >> before you begin asking questions, state your name and news organization youre from, please. yes, sir. [inaudible question] >> thats a loaded softball question. obviously otto is an amazing kid. what he endured, the brutality an...

Folks, he essentially was keeping for donald trump and he retweeted of the story, i defended to defend the president today. i didnt defend or attack anyone, i asked questions directly from comeys statement. hes referring to a piece of santiago. what do you make of this back and forth of marco rubio on whether or not hes a defender of donald trump. >> like an eager little boy, he was singing with those ridiculous softball question which will end up with him receiving the second scoop of ice cream...

With his family. there were pictures -- the paparazzi caught pictures of he and his wife strolling through the sfreets of aspen, enjoying ice cream with their children, wind do you think the ski slopes but the president would have liked to have kushner on his side on this big and ultimately disappointing week. >> thank you so much. back to the panel. keith, you worked at the clinton white house. if youre a senior adviser to president clinton are you away on a week you think your biggest legislat...