Become t trump has captive by the g. O. P. Stablishment he campaigned so hard against. We ask for your opinions on the ultimatum. 2027488000. Twitter and us on cspan. President trump threatened to knock off y embers of the House Freedom caucus in next years elections if they dont fall in line, an xtraordinary move that laid bear of an escalating civil war with republican parties failing enact. In a series of tweets that began n the morning, the president warned that the powerful group of hardlined conservative who the house bill last week would, quote, hurt the entire public agenda if they get on the team and fast. Some of the tweets the president sent out yesterday. Will d the Freedom Caucus hurt the entire republican agenda if they dont get on the team and fast. Fight them, and democrats, in 2018. If congressman labrador would get on board, we would have both great healthcare and massive tax and reform. And repeal and replace obamacare. Lets look at what white house spicer saidary sean yesterday when asked if the the dent was bullying lawmakers. Spicer no, i think everything he has said since and i thinkst week, he is looking for members on both sides of the aisle who want concentric in achieving goal of the health system. Following on that, is this and conquer strategy . Its a math o, strategy to get past the effort and move the agenda forward. Members of the House Freedom caucus are not backing down according to the new york today, said the republican upstart hardly coward in the face of mr. Trumps criticism. They struck back, some of them ridiculing the president using and wn taunting confrontational social media style. Stockholm syndrome . Twitter, tom garrett of virginia asked on twitter hat the president had been captive to the republican establishment he attacked during the campaign. Not a hot tub. Sad, wrote representative thomas often of kentucky who sides with the caucus on votes, mocking the president s Drain Campaign pledge. We have calling on the ndependent line from new york, good morning. Caller good morning to you. Trump, y believe donald in order to have a new house bill, but i dont believe hes it. G to repeal and replace whatever edom caucus, mission they have, for the democrats for the good of the country. Really support the idea that these guys have to allow going t that we are not to repeal and replace. We are going to make it bigger. Personally i believe. Obamacare, toplace do that, he has to pass a good healthcare bill for america. About hat do you think conservative these republicans in congress are really pushing back anything that leaves obamacare in place all . The u think thats hurting president . Caller well, the president was repeal and on replacing obamacare. Saying he wants to rob americans of healthcare. That means he was also talking side of Bernie Sanders so donald trump was not 100 sure or as going to repeal it replace it. He is now going to say i made a what hes really doing in action is that, you guys, this healthcare you but not say directly, thats what hes saying. Hes not going to repeal and it. Ce hes going to take some of the good things with that, he has to democrats, whether they agree with him or not. But we are not going to start repeal and replace. Thats over. Thats what im saying. Host okay. George calling in from ocala, republican. He what do you think about the president s ultimatum . Should make nk he ultimatums but be a little more tempered with them because we do factions oh, by the way, youre my favorite moderator, kim. Ou really have a lot of attributes, but the main one is that you are really fair and balanced. I think that President Trump just go by all this fluff and smoke and mirrors that the democrats are trying to throw at go right to isis and let the people figure this out. Let healthcare die on the vine socialism is dying worldwide. E knows its going to be a Global Economy eventually, because there is no more socialism. P. C. And communications and fast have taken over unions and collective bargaining. Such a it is just smaller world now, so i dont know where theyre going to get socialism. Or this host george, can i ask you a question as a republican, are you concerned at the prospect of campaigning mp gainst Congressional Republicans . Caller yeah, i am concerned about that. Like i said in the beginning, he temper himself somewhat, because hes going to need republicans no matter if left wing or te, rightwing republicans. He should cool it a little bit, absolutely, and our side. Are on host okay. Yesterday, House Speaker paul ryan was asked about the threatening weet Freedom Caucus members. Lets look at what he said. President s and the frustration. I share frustration. About 90 of our conference is bill to repeal and replace obamacare and about 10 are not. Enough to pass the bill. Were close. What i am encouraging our embers to do is keep talking with each other until we can get the consensus to pass this its very understandable the president is frustrated that we havent gotten to where we go because he has said we need to do this. Express his frustration in various forms, including twitter, and i understand his frustration. Ost robert is calling from massachusetts on our democratic line. Hi, robert. Caller good morning. Im a m caucus democrat but i do like the Freedom Caucus because they know about Donald Trumps business. What he would like to do is caucus so hereedom can have free range to do what do. Nts to the Freedom Caucus, they know donald trump, when they ran for lection said he was going to pay for his own election. The Freedom Caucus knows he got and oney from other places didnt pay for it. To the w he owes 300 deutsche bank. Money, citizens united, all of these are going to come together. Owes 300 to ump the deutsche bank, what he had sure they got the money back. The money is from the deutsche bank. Ask you as , let me a democrat, the president is reaching out saying he wants to work with democrats on healthcare. Is that something youd like to see . Caller if you believe that, on, if you believe anything like that, come on, lets use our heads. Trump, he doesnt have to worry about the Freedom Caucus. He has to worry about the black caucus. You understand what im trying to say . You understand me . Bama was a very smart man, but you know what he did. Hes going to wait until the 100 days. He put all of that information inside that Intelligence Office he knew if donald trump came in the office, hes going that and of all of then when its time to impeach him this is what i really ruly believe when its time to impeach him because its going to happen. Taxes, u look at his youre going to have to impeach him. End of the story. Maam. Ou, host paul is calling in from North Carolina on our democratic line. Morning, paul. Caller how are you . Host im good. Hat do you think of the president s ultimatum . Im sort of concerned about the way trump is carrying on. At first, he tried to get all out and now whats clearly frustrating me right now is that he is threatening to get hese people out, the ones running for midterm elections, them. Fight against of ave to have are freedom speech here. Obviously, im so upset i cant right now. Hepoem dont agree with him, starts slinging mud at them, and i dont think that is right. I have more to say but im going get on twitter and finish america. D bless and pray for this country, okay. Host okay. Week, cspans newsmakers, congressman ben lujan takes a question about whether democrats will work with President Trump on healthcare issues. The president signalled that he wanted to work with democrats and said he anted to wishing with democrats. Is there anything you want to work with the president you bent wise or are on obstructing everything the president is doing in. When the lear, president on friday was pulled, which he doesnt want his name by the way, but most people seem to be referencing it with his name on it, signal that for us to d be a way work in a bipartisan fashion. As then just this last week well, President Trump, whether its at press conferences, some f the gatherings with the u. S. Senators and even tweets late in he week suggested that President Trump is fearful that republicans will work with democrats. What he is saying, and it seems to change every morning and every night. That being said as a democrat, repeal needs to be off table. There are areas we can work on to make sure were able to lower cost, especially for seniors. Newsmakers chuck catch sunday at 10 00 a. M. And 6 00 p. M. With representative lujan. Cspan. Org and the radio app. Donald this thing about trump is really sad. Its a total dictatorship. Other ing to force members of congress and the house of representatives to side what hem instead of doing their constituents want them to do, i mean, if you look at donald trump promised that everyone would this bill care, and he puts forth did the opposite, it falls in line with portraying that hes with the american people. Hell say one thing but do another. To drain the swamp but hes filling it with alligators and just worse. Worse, ting worse and and i think eventually he will and its just really sad. Never talked about helping the poor or anybody like that. Its the rich. Its always the rich. Host okay. About the t more president saying that hes going to reach out to democrats as well. Usa today talked to democratic ational Committee Chairman tom perez about the trust level, and he said if you want to talk expanding healthcare, and the public option, if we want to immigration e 2014 bill that passed in a bipartisan fashion in the senate and want that up for an up or down vote, we would welcome that. Shown no ent has evidence during anything hes done during the campaign or to ughout the campaign but hurt american people. They see little reason to throw on big ident a lifeline issues. Roy is calling in from sun city, california. Morning, roy. Caller good morning. How are you today . Host im great. What do you think about the president saying he might campaign against Freedom Caucus members . All r actually, i blame the republicans. When you lay down with dogs, youre going to get fleas, and a y knew donald trump wasnt good candidate for president , himthey all lined up behind knowing that he wasnt going to o anything that he was telling the public. All his l sorry for supporters, and if you havent been paying attention to the all the rats are jumping ship. General flynn. So i want all you trumpsters out there to be aware this is just beginning of the end. Thank you very much. Host okay. We are talking about President Trumps ultimatum to members of Freedom Caucus, and we are taking your calls. Democrats can call 20274880000. Republicans 2027488001. Independents 8002, on your thoughts on the president s vow to fight against republicans who on his agenda. Calling in. Good morning. Caller good morning. Call. Ou for taking my the president threatening the republicans and democrats dont in a democrat system, system. Lly with the u. S. It should he should come to with them and work cooperatively, not threatening anybody. This want to achieve goal, you will work with them, you know, on both sides, and im come to his level and work with him too. That is my comment. Thank you. Host okay. Lets take a look at what house pelosi leader nancy said yesterday when asked about overtours nt making towards democrats. Pelosi we say anytime anywhere. Wed never stand in the way of meeting with the democrats or republican president. Concerned. Host and Eugene Robinson writes in todays Washington Post might be the time for democrats. Will anyone be left standing when the republican circular firing squad runs out ammunition . Or will everybody just reload away leaving ing democrats to clean up the bloody mess . The political moment were living through is truly remarkable, but not in a good way. By he sums up the report saying its probably going to take democratic votes to keep funded past april 28 and avoid a shutdown. Trumps only path forward on problem he now owns, may indeed be working with democrats. When i saw pelosi at the capitol his week, she was in a surprisingly good mood, he said. William is calling in from maine democratic line. Good morning, william. Morning. D im calling because i think this to go because hes not working for all people. Country to alf the elected. And its a business running out of the white house is whats to stop. And it needs comment. S my host okay. And calling in from pittsburgh line, good lican morning, caller. Caller good morning. Host and what are your thoughts about the president saying hell campaign against republicans who dont back him . A media think its play. Just knows that the media loves controversy, and i think endeears him to other mod ran republicans as well as democrats play on k its a smart his move. Host would that worry you as a republican if you see that he with ly follows through this and supports primary these ges to some of House Republicans . Caller i dont believe hes going to do that. Good copy. Host okay. And in some of our headlines house officials help give chairman nunez intelligence reports, reports the new york times. A pair of white house devin nunez ind the house intelligence committee. Swept up incidentally in Foreign Surveillance by american spy agencies. The revelation on thursday that officials disclosed the reports which mr. Nunez then iscussed with mr. Trump, is likely to fuel criticism that the intelligence chairman has too eag tore do the bidding of the Trump Administration while his committee is supposed conducting an independent investigation of russias president ial e election. Yesterday, white house spokesman spicer was asked about this. Lets look at what he said. You wont identify congressman nunezs sources but that it abundantly clear at least some white house officials had to get involved to gete information here him access . Sean spicer i cannot get into that was. If i go down the path of confirming and denying one a very ere going down slippery slope. Ive made my position clear on that. Host and we are talking to you President Trumps claim that we must fight House Republican caucus. That, l get right back to to talk take a moment about the North Carolinas transgender bathroom bill this week. Stom d craver of the win salem Journal Business and on theare reporter there line to give us the latest. Good morning, richard. Host so fill us in on what lawmakers did there this week. Essentially, what north arolina lawmakers did and in a compromise with cooper, they were trying to find a way to reach a compromise on house bill also known as the rest room bill and the transgender individual issue but gotten other issues in terms of discrimination, in terms of forbidding local doing a lot of hings such as setting a higher minimum wage for contractors and the like. So essentially, what they did is a series of negotiations and head butting and whatever you want to call it, they agreement to o an repeal the law itself but add in limitations on local seem to not at tease either i guess what you would call the far left and the right. So in some ways, it might have been a good compromise and in have been it may not enough anyway. Host so tell us what does this before we cifically, get to the reaction to it . Bill add . He what the bill adds is it poritorium ts a until december 1, 2020, for to l governments to be able add any antidiscrimination for ances, in particular the lgbtq community. Lthough it extends on other groups that havent been covered. It also prevents local overnments, public accommodation facilities, public, from adding what youd multigendered accommodation rooms, basically still ensuring that anybody who goes to the rest room officially they were born with, other than the gender than they identify with, although in not instance, theyre still a true enforcement mechanism to prevent people from going to the they identify with. What has been a reaction to the bill you mentioned earlier, that there is both sides . T on its really one of the most interesting, i guess you would bedfellows in looking at legislators and lawmakers in the same way, that you have people like Civil Rights Advocacy groups, like the human rights campaign, the naacp chapter of saying that this doesnt do enough. We need a clean repeal. And theres certainly a number would agree with that and certainly you had people on the far right and conservatives in North Carolina against repealing it. Because even though they feel enforcement no mechanism for hb2, that it works providing nd it was in their mind protection for privacy, women and girls in rest rooms and the public alike. So in this instance, you had hb2 e who didnt like dramatically and then people who eally support hb2 all not necessarily coming together to vote no but in their own way no to basically solidify their feelings on the issue and sureyou had people im not youd call modest but practically came together and need to his is what we do in their work to move the state forward. Host lets talk about the impact. Its ashington post said board of governs will meet to determine whether the ncaa will eturn championship events to North Carolina after the repeal and replacement of the restricting law which public bathrooms transgender people can use. Hat other impact have you seen has r as to how much money the state lost in revenue . It really depends on which go by. You listen to fortune magazine, thats been terms of on loss in revenue spent at concerts and ball games. Paypal andgroups Like Deutsche Bank decided not to expand or bring operations to then there na, and that Associated Press came out monday, and they extrapolated it out over 12 and said the damages could be 3. 7 bill