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But on the economic populism, and its not just of course drug prices. he promised he wasnt going to cut medicare or medicaid. he came out with a proposal that wanted to cut medicaid. he said that he was going to give us a health care bill that was super duper, was better than what we had, more choices, lower prices, and all it was was a big cut for obamacare. so again and again, whether its health care or of course on taxes, there again, no economic populism there. that was a tax cut for rich pe...

Cut for obamacare. so again and again, whether its health care or of course on taxes, there again, no economic populism there. that was a tax cut for rich people and corporations. you can think that thats a good thing or a bad thing, but its not populism. and i think because the fox news environment and because the ecosphere of the republican party is now so heavily race-based, so heavily filled with this white resentment that that is what they focus on again and again and the rest of it kind of...

He said that he was going to give us a health care bill that was super duper, was better than what we had, more choices, lower prices, and all it was was a big cut for obamacare. so again and again, whether its health care or of course on taxes, there again, no economic populism there. that was a tax cut for rich people and corporations. you can think that thats a good thing or a bad thing, but its not populism. and i think because the fox news environment and because the ecosphere of the republ...

Trump. and roy moore ended up winning where president trump could not get republicans or his base to turn away from a candidate that was sort of like him. >> so, this will be a replay to a certain extent of west virginia. republicans just hope that the youm will outcome will be different. >> is the really victim here policy? were not talking about policy. >> you know, policy got left at the wayside a long time ago. were not seeing a lot of serious policy discussed in a lot of these senate races ...

Made up story, its an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election. that they should have won. >> he fired comey because comey would not, among other things, say that he wasnt a target of the investigation. hes entitled to that. hillary clinton got that. and he couldnt get that. so he fired him and he said, im free of this guy. >> so, weve got, weve got the old rod rosenstein defense which fell by the wayside the minute donald trump sat down with our own lester holt. i was going to fire h...

Believe some of the blame belongs in the white house? >> reporter: this is not a white house that admits blame readily. i actually think that they believe that tester is the person to blame here and that this is another attempt by democrats to make a nomination partisan and to eventually knock it down. i think that in the case of ronny jackson it highlights the conversation youve been having. vetting has been a problem for this white house. it seems convenient, john testers race has fallen by th...

Last 10 years. almost 1,000 stores in 2007. now closer to 500. revenue down about 40% over the course of the past five years. 10% -- 55% over the last ten years. its been a long, slow decline. we talked to a guy who is a broker, retail broker, who tries to find uses for these old sears buildings. he says thats going to be a tough go. >> sears unfortunately, its such a shame to see one of the true leaders of retail in this country, you know, go to the wayside. its going to be hard for them to exi...

We need to be fiscally responsible unless all the gains in wages and infrastructure and spending will go by the wayside in five or ten years when entitlement programs are bankrupt and our deficit is sky rocketing. >> you can say that about spending, too. a disproportionate about tax cuts. duly noted. brei, do you get something that the president -- its narrowed in the polls when it comes to americans queried on who they would prefer, a democratic congress or a republican congress. the president ...

Accomplished, those who have been following syria and want an end to the violence we are not satisfied with that because to us the mission isnt accomplished. it doesnt purport an end to the violence or purport any kind of strategy to remove assad from power. what if thats not what the administration is thinking? i think thats what we are concerned with. >> before these strikes people were saying what is the made tos policy towards syria. they were saying the same thing during the previous admini...

Catholicism is the law of the land. >> there is a foment of devotion, deep, deep piety in europe. everyone went to church out of conviction. >> almost the entire population of europe devoutly follows romes catholic doctrine. >> in the 16th century, there had been a series of very worldly popes who loved power. >> all earthly institutions are flawed. and the renaissance popes got caught up with power. >> its not surprising that people who loved power took it. >> but as papal power swells, so does...