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The place. john mccain venting about the draft, and i think republicans really have to look inward because, you know, i get tired of all the complaining too. i don't want to be in this miserable place as a party. there is so much potential for good. but republicans if they want to be successful you really have to find a way to separate donald trump's personality, which you should speak out against and try to get him in line with when you can, from the policy, because donald trump is pretty darn good on policy and if you're a republican in congress and you're frustrated, get your nose to the gr...

Over the weekend, trump said that fact that health care was so difficult actually makes this easier. listen to this. >> i do believe we have the votes for health care at the appropriate time and i think that we're going to have the votes for taxes. i will say the fact that health care is so difficult, i think makes the taxes easier. >> do you think that's the reality, though, chris? >> i will say and amanda started with this, there is no question there is more appetite among republicans broadly for some sort of tax reform and tax cut. i don't think there's any question about that that's one of...

This has always been a great and popular middle-class tax break that works and it stays. so trump there popping that trial balloon rather bluntly over twitter this morning. this underscoring the broad contours of the plan are coming together, puts a lot of political and policy pressure on the president when he he heads up here on the hill tomorrow. >> can the message be the same from sunday to tuesday. let us see. thank you so much, great to see you. >> joining me now amanda carpeter, political commentator and former communications director for senator ted cruz, chris cillizza for cnn politics...

Point. this is rock bottom. here's what's sad. i know a lot of good-hearted people who want to help the president do the right thing, would like to help him, but he keeps putting people in these terrible situations. they worry if they work in the white house, they're going to have legal bills. they wofrry that the president is more concerned about winning personality driven arguments than being a good president. so mr. president, if you are listening to the show right now, please, make the choice to be a good president, because people will help you. these problems will end. and you can be succ...

Stunning coming from the bush president, president bush an the bush dynasty, basically saying this is not how we're supposed to behave as a shocking rebuke to a sitting president of their own party. >> you know what, amanda, to a person of folks who strongly supported the president in this last election in michigan and kentucky, who have been on the phone within the last week, none of them blame the president for the lack of things getting done. they all blame mitch mcconnell, they blame paul ryan. so when they hear this from more of the establishment, former presidents, republican and democra...