Birthday to brian. Ill let you guys celebrate among yourselves in these first 50 days, the president has taken many key steps toward delivering on the pledges he made to the American People as a candidate. Hes jump started job creation, in the only because of his executive actions, but through the surge of Economic Confidence and optimism that has been inspired since his election. President trump knows exactly what businesses need to thrive and grow, and therefore adding well paying and steady jobs so the market. Obviously were pleased to seat jobs report. It is great news you for american workers. During the first full month of the trump presidency, the economy added 235,000 new jobs on the Unemployment Rate ticked down to 4. 7 . Notably, we also saw Significant Growth in the construction, manufacturing, and mining sectors. The Unemployment Rate ticked down and Labor Force Participation rate ticked up showing that even as more peopl businesses are continuing to grow and create new jobs. The president looks forward to continuing his work with the private sector to clear roadblocks, to key infrastructure projects, withdraw from job killing trade deals like the Transpacific Partnership and slash the bureaucratic red tape that makes additional hiring difficult for american businesses. Hes taken action to ensure the safety and security of the United States homeland, its borders, and its people. Hes proposed great rebuilding of our nations military, following a full review of the military readiness and supported by 54 billion budget increase. Hes implemented new protections to prevent people from coming into our country that seek to do us harm. As a result of the president ial memorandum that he signed on january 28th were the president received a plan to defeat isis designed by the secretary of defense and the National Security team. Just as hes promised during the campaign, hes made enforcing our nations immigration laws a top priority, signing executive orders that start work on a southern border wall, that enhance the Public Safety of americans through ordering the strong enforcement of immigration laws that already on the books. Halting funding to jurisdictions in the United States that dont complain with federal immigration rules and directing the department of Homeland Security to hire a combined 15,000 new officers and agents to support the system and protect nation. Hes outlined an aggressive legislative agenda that includes tax reform, that bring relief to Small Business in the middle class, a massive commitment to infrastructure that will help jobs. He began working with congress directly on repealing the worst parts of obamacare and replacing it with the American Health care act. And this particular legislation is just one prong in the president s comprehensive approach to reforming our health care system. The administration is also taking additional steps to stabilize Health Insurance markets and start bringing down costs for the millions of americans that have been affected by obamacare such as stabilizing Insurance Markets through regulatory row foeform, purchasing insurance across state lines, providing individuals and families with lower access with with access to lower cost options by loosening the restrictions on the financial structure of plans offered through the obamacare exchanges. And finally, the president is committed to working with congress on additional legislation that wont be subject to the budget reconciliation process. That will allow the purchase of Health Insurance across state lines, that will streamline the process of the fda, to bring down the cost of critical medicine, to allow for the expansion of Health Savings accounts, to allow more americans to use their funds for more health care costs, Health Care Related costs and so much more. There is one page fact sheet that lays out the throw prongs to the president s plan to repeal and replace all americans can see that. One pager available at whitehouse. G whitehouse. Gov repealandreplace. This administration is already looking forward to all that we have been planning to accomplish in the days and weeks ahead. You should have a document outlining each of the email boxes of the president s major actions during the 51st days. We made it available to the public as well at whitehouse. Gov n terms of the schedule for the 50th day in office, the president will have a series of meetings and calls moving further along on some of the most significant Campaign Promises he made to the American People. After receiving his daily intelligence briefing, he led a Health Care Discussion with Key House Committee chairs. The president thanked and congratulated the chairs on ushering the Health Care Act through the first phase of the legislative process. He noted he was pleased to seat bill pass through both the committees, the energy and Commerce Committee and ways and Means Committee president and republicans in congress will act business. Today the president and republican in congress will act decisively to keep their prommits promise to the people. Including the Vice President were congresswoman black, chair of house committee. Congressm congressman brady, chair of ways and means. Congressmanual wallis from energy commerce. And in addition to this hill outreach senior officials at department of health and Human Services met to discuss the bill and. President is committed to make the system better that is including hearing from all interested groups for a more affordable and Accessible Health care. The president add call with the palestinian authority. We will have a readout of that call soon. The president had lunch with secretary of state tillerson and this afternoon the president will meet with secretary of housing and urban development dr. Ben carson. He looks forward to discussing hud with quality affordable housing. Especially the ways in which we can partner with the private sector to come up with Innovative Solutions to turn our Public Housing system around and empower community. Looking ahead to the weekend, president will spend the weekend here at the white house in a series of meetings with his team. Vice president s office announced details of this trip to louisville, kentucky where he will participate in listening seges with Small Businesses and job creator throughout the community and joined by Governor Bevin and hear from local Small Businesses. The Vice President will discuss the president s economic agenda, especially the repeal and replace many aspects of obamacare and how itll reduce the burden on Small Businesses. He will then conclude with formal remark at the train parts and distribution center. Also coming up, judge gorsuchs confirmation hearings begin on march 20th. Yesterday the American Bar Association reported their committee determined that by unanimous vote judge gorsuch was given a quote well qualified mark for the supreme court. The president looks forward to seeing judge gorsuch receive a speed and fair hearing up and down the floor. It aired this morning on Facebook Live and is available on youtube and white house. Gov. I encourage everyone to check it out. With that, i will be glad to take your questions. Our involvement of setting rangers mean reasons into syria marks a dramatic change in our presence on the ground there. Im wondering how much autonomy is the president giving general james mattis to involve u. S. Forces on the ground in syria . A u. S. Marine artillery unit and team of rangers have recently been positioned in syria to provide a combined joint Task Force Operation inherent resolve. The commander of the agility to expedite isis an raqqah in particular. The position of forces are still a sensitive order to protect the location of the forces. But approximately 400 enabling forces will be deployed for a temporary period to enable our syrian Partner Forces to accelerate defeat of isis specifically in raqqah. I think as ive mentioned before, one of the things that president has ensured is that the commanders have the flexibility to do what they need to fulfill the mission. The president is obviously has commanderinchief made aware and signs off on all of those missions. But at the end of the day, it is up to the generals to execute their mission to make sure that we continue to defeat isis. And protect the nation. Now our involvement there really sort of complicate the whole picture because we are aligned with the kurds but at the same time the nato ally see he the kurds as the enemy then theres what happens with russia and its involvement with the syrian government. The big problem with iraq was we never planned for the day after. Right. What are the plans for the day after here when raqqah falls . Who occupies it . One of the things that you know i mentioned in the script, that is part of what the president has done during his first 50 days, is issue an executive order on january 28th for the secretary of defense to submit a comprehensive plan in cons you will tag with the joint chiefs and other members of the National Security team to defeat isis. That is part of that plan. I think you are seeing a comprehensive approach to not only how we engage in syria but the total defeat and elimination of isis. That is part of an ongoing process that secretary of defense, chairman of the joint chiefs and others have been involved in in briefing the president. Does the president have an idea of who should occupy raqqah again, i think that as we deinvolve that plan, i will have more for you on that. I think have you killed one question friday. Volve that plan more for you on that. I think have you killed one question friday. Volve that plan more for you on that. I think have you killed one question friday. We will get back to one question friday. John carl . One question friday. Chair Ranking House Intelligence Committee have asked the Justice Department to turn over any information that they have that there was any wiretapping of president elect trump, President Trump, trump tower. If there is any wiretapping that took place, would the president apologize to president obama for making such a charge. I think it is important to see where that goes. I dont want it prejudge their work at this time. Jim . If there is no evidence again. Youre asking what if there is evidence. Im not going to talk about hypotheticals of a prejudgment of a report that hasnt been done yet. Once thats done, we will answer appropriately. Jim . Reported by politico yesterday that doesnt believe a 14 million wall along the border is the best way for border security. Does the president see support for the border wall weakening in congress . No. That is something he campaigned on and promised the American People to protect our National Security and Economic Security and he will fulfill that pledge. He started to work with the department of Homeland Security on what the plans and funding mechanism and bidding and rfp process will roll out slowly. Or shortly, i should say. But thats a pledge that he intend to maintain. J john bennett . April 28 is right around the corner. Government funding expires. Given that during the transition period you guys asked for a short term cr, so you could weigh in once you were in office, what is the white house doing right now to avoid a shut down . I talked to some sources. They couldnt point to specific talks. Whats the state of lay there . Director mulvaney will release his budget on the 16th. Thats the first step in working with them to get the budget under control. We are approaching 20 trillion of our debt. I think we need to get spending under control. So part of spepding in the government goes hand in hand with what we are spending on. We have begun that process. Director mulvaney has had several conversations with members on the hill on both sides and will continue. But to your question, that part of the process. We need to release a budget first about what our priority are for coming fiscal year. And then make sure we do what we can going forward. This goes hand in hand with that. We need finish out the current right. Fiscal year 17. But they go hand in hand. You need to close out fy 17 and then i think our budget lays out where we want to go in fy 18. Once we have handle on y 18 we can back fill 2017. Are there cuts for i appreciate, were not having that discussion here. John . Thank you, sean. I will adhere to one question friday. Thank you. President said in the past he is open to compromise and compromise on legislation coming up. This morning when she spoke at the Christian Science monitor press breakfast, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she would like to see the comprehensive immigration package that passed the senate which was stopped in the house, brought back, and that was her version of a compromise on immigration. Whats the administrations position on what former speaker and minority leader i think you are referring to the gang of 8 bill, correct . Correct. I think the president has been clear during the campaign trail that thats not a bill that he supports. But he looks forward to engaging with members to find a way forward to fix our broken immigration system. That bill in particular is a nonstarter, a nonstarter when it came out the first time. I think it continues to be a nonstarter but the president recognizes that system is broken and that he wants to work with congress to fix it. Hunter . Thank you, sean. Does the white house believe theres such a thing as deep state thats actively working to undermine the president . I think theres no question when you have eight years of one party in office that there are people who stay in government, i fillated with, joined, and did not to the agenda of the previous administration. I dont think it should come as any surprise that people that burrowed into government in the last eight years and want to continue that agenda. I dont think thats a surprise. Would the director of cia have a mandate to seek these people out and purge them from the government thats not part of the cias mandate under any circumstances. So, no on that one. Blake . Sean, thanks. Dnc put out a statement a little while ago saying president obama deserves credit for the february jobs numbers. Im sure they did. My question to you, how much do you feel that President Trump should be credited for that and how would you characterize the economy that President Trump was handed over by president obama . Look, numbers are going to go up and down. We recognize that. But i think theres no question when you look at the ceos that hire people, and the ceos that have talked about the investment they want to make in america, can you look back over the last several administrations. I dont believe ive ever scent number of ceos and businesses come out and talk about investments and continuing investments and expansion of investments or hiring based on the vision and agenda of an administration the way they have in this one. So it is not just a question of what we believe. I think if you look at the auto makers, you know, other manufacturers, and frankly some Service Industries that have come out and talked about the investment they will make or continuation of a project that they had going, or the movement of one of a manufacturing plant or job investment, those speak for themselves. It is not a question of what we believe, it is a question of the commitment that u. S. Manufacturers and job creator and businesses are making because they want to buy into the president s agenda and vision to create more tax and regulatory business friendly environment to grow here. And i think that those speak for themselves. Do you believe all that the policies have already had an impact absolutely. Look at the confidence indexes. They all go to the top. Stock generating over 3 billion of additional wealth since he was elected. There are several Economic Indicators that show shines of strength because of the president s vision and agenda. I dont think that thats, you know, that is secret. When you talk to the economists and Business Leaders, they have confidence in the president s agenda that will yield for a more favable Business Climate to hire more americans, expand manufacturing in america and make us more competitive around the globe. I do believe that. I dont think it is a question of what i believe or what administration believes. If you look at what outside economists and what Business Leaders do, they confirm that. Amman . In past the president referred to particular job reports as phony or totall