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Opinion contributor. the former communications director for congressman dana rohrabacher. matt lewis and cnn media analyst bill carter, author of "the war for late night." it's so good that we have you on considering what's happening in late night, bill. so i'll start with you. this battle over the future of obamacare is no longer just a topic for news shows like this one. jimmy kimmel has brought it into the domain of late night talk show. really brought it into the center of talk for most people maybe more so than politicians. take a look at what he said on his show last night responding to ...

One senator urged his colleagues to get on board. >> there is no free lunch and you are not going to get one with this bill. there are trade-offs. is it better than the affordable care act? clearly the answer is yes. >> president trump is defending bill cassidy writing: "senator bill cassidy is a class act who really cares about people and their health care, he doesn't lie. just wants to help people!" cassidy defended the bill today. >> president trump tweeted last night he will not sign legislation unless it protects those with pre-existing conditions. >> there is also the ongoing war of word...

He only said his intention is to bring this up on the floor next week. he is not going to do that probably unless the votes are there. he doesn't want a situation where the vote fails. >> the additional drama with this feud that has sort of opened up between bill cassidy, one of the sponsors and jimmy kimmel. let's listen to the latest exchange. jimmy kimmel went after him on his show a couple of nights ago and cassidy responded and kimmel went out again, responding to him. this is the latest back and forth. >> i'm sorry he does not understand. under graham cassidy, more people would have cove...

And legal specialists. let's talk now about health care and sort of i guess one of the more remarkable aspects of that this weekend, that is jimmy kimmel seems to be driving the health care debate from los angeles not here in washington, d.c., and he's been making some extremely pointed comments on late night television over on abc about senator cassidy and even senator graham, let's play a little bit of that. >> oh, i get, i understand because i'm a talk show host, right? help me out, which part don't i understand? the part where you cut $243 billion from federal health care assistance? am i ...

Dollars to provide health insurance coverage for those in those states who have been passed by by obamacare. the. >> i get it. i don't understand because i'm a talk show host, right? then help me out. which part? is it the part where you cut $243 billion from federal health care systems? am i not understanding the part where states would be allowed to price you out of coverage for having preexisting conditions? maybe i don't understand part where federal funding disappears completely after 2026 or maybe the part where plans are no long ber required to fay for ma turn ter scare in. >> call him ...