Be in the top five things that he accomplishes. An abc news poll, Washington Post also part of the poll, showing the president has just 42 approval overall, and an nbc news and Wall Street Journal showing he has just 40 . But look at this. Only 2 of the americans who voted for President Trump say they regret it. His voters are still with him. Nina, is that a bad sign for democrats if they Arent Making Mor more inroads and even what you listed doesnt seem to be intacting them very much. Well, his team he cant continue to fworch with just the people who voted for him. He is the president of the United States and the president of all people, so that is a snapshot. What this means though, We Shouldnt Be Playing Politics either way with the needs of the American People. They want leadership and they want people to do things that really are in their best interests. So this is not sustainable just because his team, the people on his team support him. He has the worst Approval Rating in modern history, and that is not a good sign. Put as much pressure to them. So he has to at least Pay Attention to the folks that are swing folks, that arent always going to be with him, and make sure that he actually appeals to those voters so he can put pressure on the members of the u. S. Congress to get things done. Theres no education in the second kick of a mule either. He has to make sure when he takes bill to the United States congress he can get them passed. He needs to make sure he does his homework first and not be in such a rush to get a bill passed, but make sure to get the right bill passed. Does he have Political Capital to have that kind of leverage youre speaking of . I think he still has that capital. Look, people are still excited. You can find these polls against him, but we have more people employed than before, things are moving in a positive direction. No, he hasnt gotten the legislative accomplishments he might have wanted to have done, but he has done other things that give him a good overall first00 days. So i know we keep saying these polls are up, but his base is still happy with him. Hopefully when he gets a few of the legislative accomplishments,
more than just his base will be with him and say he has gotten things done that directly affect a betterment of my life. Nina, as a Dimarco Whemocrat would you be okay with your lawmakers compromising on this week . Nothing the president has put forward so far. I mean the wall we need humane immigration reform, ana. The congress should have done it long before mr. Trump was sworn into office. It is not okay to build this wall on the backs of the American People after the president said that mexico was going to build the wall. Forget the dad gum wall, what we need to do is shore up obamacare, not to take healthcare away from millions of americans in this country, who by the way some are democrats, some are republicans, some are green party. When you talk about lifting people and making America Great again, you cant do it on the backs of the Working Class in
this country. Theres nothing the president has presented thus far democrats should agree with. Awe drawn, we listed a bunch of really outstanding issues, healthcare, taxes, the spending bill. As a republican what do you want the president and your gop lawmakers to focus on most . What should be the priority . Well, i wish they hadnt of jumped on obamacare. Look, the democrats are going to have to own it. If it continues to go back, more of them are going to want to try to work with the republicans to fix it. I think first off they should have worked on tax reform. You get the Corporate Tax rate down, you start creating more dollars within our country, creating new opportunities, you repatriate the dollars not on our shores, give them a great flat rate to get them to bring the money back into our country if they invest it, those things will continue to help new people come into the workforce, and that will continue to grow his base. Taking on healthcare is a much longer, i think difficult program, but the tax right off the bat they should have gone after the tax reform
because that affects everybody, if not directly at least indirectly. All right. Andre bauer, nina turner. Our thanks to both of you. We appreciate you. Have a great rest of the weekend. Thank you. You too. A political shocker overseas. Election day for 47 million registered voters in france. That is an election that could have an impact on all of us Around The World many now, this was just round one in their choice for president today. When all of the ballots were counted, two candidates were left standing. Surprisingly, neither of them were from the political establishment. A former banker and relative unknown named Emmanuel Macron has a slight reid right now over the far right political veteran Marine Le Pen. One will eventually be the next french president. Reaction here on the streets of paris. People unhappy with the first round results, clashing with French Police who fired tear gas to break up the crowds there. Cnn Senior International correspondent Jim Bittermann is in Northern France tonight where
supporters of Marine Le Pen are v celebrating. Reporter ana, im not sure the word got out to le pen supporters up here in france, up in the Northeast Corner of the country, that in fact their candidate came in second. Theyre acting like it was a big victory, and i guess it is probably warranted in the sense that there was some feeling that perhaps support for her was weakening at the end of the campaign and she might not make it to the second round. Obviously she has, and now these folks feel that they have a chance to bring the Campaign Around to the french people and get her beyond the 50 mark when it comes to voting for president in just two weeks time. Now, shes going to have an uphill battle because there are if you do the math with the other parties, shes got a lot of numbers working against her. She will have to bring around a number of voters from the mainstream parties, and it is unlikely that they will do that but we dont know that for sure. Shes going to center this campaign of her foreign policy
advisor, on issues like globalization, like europe and like immigration and unemployment. All of those issues have a great deal of appeal up here in this part of france where unemployment is running 17 or 18 . Ana, back to you. Well keep watching. Thank you, Jim Bittermann reporting from france. Right now north korea is detaining an american professor named tony kim. In response the pentagon issued a harsh new warning to the rogue nation. Coming up next, well ask a former ambassador how the tough talk might go over with north koreas leader, kim jongun. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Back in a moment. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. Moms know their kids need love, encouragement and milk. With 8 grams of natural protein, and 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. Moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. And 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. On your big day the only tears you. Not allergies. From joy. Flonase allergy relief helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause Nasal Congestion and itchy, watery eyes. Its an Allergy Nasal Spray that works beyond the nose. Flonase. Stay with me, mr. Parker. When a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. Stay with me, mr. Parker. The at t network is helping First Responders connect with medical teams in near real time. Stay with me, mr. Parker. Saving time when it matters most. Stay with me, mrs. Parker. Thats the power of and. Even if youre trying your best. Be a daily struggle, along with diet and exercise, oncedaily toujeo® may help you control your blood sugar. Get into a daily groove. Lets groove tonight. Share the spice of life. Baby, slice it right. From the makers of lantus®, were gonna groove tonight. Toujeo® provides blood sugarlowering activity for 24 hours and beyond, proven blood sugar control all day and all night, and significant a1c reduction. Toujeo® is used to control High Blood Sugar in adults with diabetes. It contains 3 times as much insulin in 1 milliliter as standard insulin. Dont use toujeo® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar or if youre allergic to insulin. Get medical help right away if you have a serious allergic reaction such as body rash or trouble breathing. Dont reuse needles or share insulin pens. The most common side effect is low blood sugar,
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chinas president tonight and the topic of north korea likely will be a big focus. Lets talk it over with former ambassador to china and former Washington State governor locke. Thank you for being with us. Right now north korea is holding at least two other u. S. Citizens. Why do you think they detained a third . Again, we dont know what their reasoning is for his detention, but do you think theyre trying to send a message . I think theyre looking for as many Bargaining Chips as possible in any type of upcoming talks between china, the United States, north korea and some of its allies regarding north Koreas Nuclear program. So theyre really trying to get as many Bargaining Chips as possible to make it more difficult for the United States. Now, ambassador, President Trump just this week was reportedly involved in pushing egypt to release that egyptian american aid worker. Do you think that could have sent some kind of an unintentional message perhaps to north korea . Well, i think thats totally
unrelated. Closer relations with ee yipt ayipt egypt and the two president s met and discussed the case, so it was a gesture of good will between egypt and the United States. Theres no good will between the United States and north korea. So if you were to advise the president , how should he approach this, in particular with the detained americans . I think were just going to have to set that aside. I mean were going to be doing everything we can, using our other channels to seek his release, to make sure he is treated well, along with the other two americans being held. In the meantime, we have really got to figure out a way in which we can get north korea to the Bargaining Table to talk about its nuclear program. Really, it is going to involve many other countries, china,
south korea, japan as well, and maybe even russia. Theyve had talks before but theyve broken down. The problem is that north korea is and china have really been insisting on talks first before they stop their efforts on developing a Nuclear Weapon. The United States for the past many years has been saying, you stop developing your Nuclear Weapon first and then well talk. Well, that approach has not gotten us anywhere. In fact, north korea is almost looking at libya and saying, look what gadhafi did, he gave up his Nuclear Weapons and what happened . The west ousted him. Theyre saying their weapons, they have an ace card to keep south korea, the United States from invading north korea. Also this weekend there was another few development. North korea threatened to take out a u. S. Eric carrier. The pentagon responded tonight that with a harsh new warning and i quote, we call on north korea to refrain from
provocative, destabilizing actions and rhetoric, and to make the strategic choice to fulfill its International Obligations and commitments and return to serious talks, end quote. So, ambassador, how much weight do Pentagon Warning like this carry with north koreas leader . I think both sides are firing, you know, Diplomatic Bluster and military gestures and tough talk at each other. The reality is, for instance, north korea says theyll wipe out the United States. They dont have a Nuclear Weapon yet thats capable of being launched and sent to the United States. They dont have the ability you dont think so . Well, they dont have that capability yet, but thats the problem. We dont want them to get to that point. Thats why it is so important and urgent that we help that we stop their development of a Nuclear Weapon before it gets to the point where we really have fewer options. And so thats why theres going to have to be some sort of grand bargain involving the entire security of north korea, the amount of american troops in south korea, protection of north
korea by china, and everything else. So north korea is going to have to see a lot from the United States and its allies if it is going to stop developing a Nuclear Weapon because theyre afraid if they get rid of their Nuclear Weapons or the development of a Nuclear Weapon, whats to stop america or south korea from immediately invading north korea . They saw what happened to Muammar Gadhafi when he gave up his Nuclear Weapons. Hes gun and the west took him out. So theyre afraid that that could happen to them. Sadly, i dont think this is going to be the last conversation we have about north korea, but we would love to have you back as we continue to follow developments there. Ambassador gary locke, thank you for joining us. President trump says he is ready to announce his Tax Reform Plan this week. Millions who have filled out those irs forms looking for a big refund hope it will soon mean more money in their pockets. We will ask ben stein what he would like to see in the president s plan here in the cnn newsroom
ke the job, all these benefits are yours. The worlds 2nd most decorated sushi chef. Im trying to get the first. Over here we have quiet spaces for deep thoughts. The latest smart technology. And of course, personal mobility solutions. For joining us. President s plan here in the cnn newsroom cnn newsroom. President trump says were going to get some details on wednesday about his Tax Reform Plan. The president says individuals and businesses will receive a massive tax cut. Of course, that depends on Congress Passing this tax plan. So lets talk taxes with ben stein. He is a renowned economist, actor and comedian. Ben, the current tax code is very complicated as you know. What is the number one thing that needs to be changed or tackled first . I would say raise taxes on the rich and also eliminate the Corporate Income tax. Theres no reason to have the Corporate Income tax. They should get rid of it. Raise taxes on the rich. Republicans are going to say no, we cant raise taxes. I mean really rich. I mean on the really rich, not on medium rich. I mean on people earning 10 or 20 million a year, like the people who live in my neighborhood. They deserve to have higher taxes. So what would you say is a fair compromise then for those who believe that if you give that money back to people or low he taxes, in fact, on the rich is what President Trumps tax plan is proposing in order to pump more money into the economy . Theres already plenty of money in the economy. Were running Something Like a 500 billion deficit, and ve