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The friday lightning round. so, jason, let's put up the numbers. 209,000 jobs created, unemployment down to 4.3%. economy going strong. how do you explain it? >> it's worth bragging about. he's absolutely right. unemployment is down. it's down for the right reasons. it's not down because fewer people are looking for work. labor participations are up. corporate profits in the second quarter are on path to be double digits. once again, for the second quarter in a row. i think the global economy is growing as well, which explains why the stock market is in part doing so well. things are going wel...

Doesn't. >> i'd certainly hope the president and his administration under a new leadership of chief of staff general kelly can actually help us focus on the issu issues i think are going to be important to american people. we ought to grow our economy. listening to your comments how we have to put things in place to grow our economy even more. let's address the unemployment rate. go above 209,000 jobs that were just created in the last quarter. let's put our tax code in place and continue to get above the 1.7% economic growth. it's been anemic we've seen over the last eight years. let's actual...

The u.s. economy has added over 1 million jobs under president trump and his first months in office. unemployment is down to a 16-year low of 4.3%. we saw 209,000 jobs added last month. the president calls it excellent. indeed, it is good. in the past, he calls them phony. let's see how markets are responding. dow just over 22,000, a record set earlier this week. still ahead, two republican senators sit down with dana bash to talk about their critical no vote on obamacare repeal and replace. >> that weight, that responsibility, knowing that your vote really is that pivotal, it does help to k...

Modern politics. >> but today president trump touted the latest jobs report. today's report found 209,000 new jobs were added last month and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.3ers. the president tweeted his response this mortgage, excellent job numbers just released and i have just begun. many job stieflg regulations continue to fall. movement back to u.s. a. the economy was also a theme he touched on during his rally in west virginia last night. >> economic growth has surjd to 2.6% nationwide. you have to understand what that means. nobody thought that number was going to happen. >>...

Role a special prosecutor, that investigation and that grand jury were already looking at michael flynn. he's taken over all of that and he's working with a new grand jury. i don't think you can rule out that michael flynn is not part of this inquiry. >> rick: 16 attorneys have not been put on this molar case -- mueller case. what does that tell you about this? >> it tells you this is a very serious investigation and as you pointed out before, it's going to be going on for quite possibly a long time as they dig deeper. it's a sign that they are really working hard to get to the bottom of all t...