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>> now, we're working on tax cuts, big fat beautiful tax cuts. hopefully, we'll get that and then you'll really see things happen. >> reporter: the president is set to meet with congressional leaders at the white house and attend a lunch on tuesday. the senate republicans still don't have the votes to pass the sweeping tax overall. amid turns over the deficit. >> congress is talks about tax cuts that will add trillions to our national debt and hurt our economy. >> reporter: he's offered his position with senator susan collins, bob flake and lisa murkowski with concerns. as america marked black...

Tonight, president trump on his claim that there are no divisions in the gop despite collisions with jeff corker and bob flake, tweeting do not understood estimate the unity. today, paul ryan said americans don't care about the intraparty fighting. >> i don't think the american people care about that. you know what the american people want to see us do? solve their problems. i don't think the american people want to see us up here yelling at each other. >> so what do voters think in flake's home state of arizona? >> an hour outside of phoenix is casa grande, arizona. a republican stronghold. w...

>> well, it really is interesting. democrats are thinking that kelly ward who is the steve bannon-backed resurgent candidate that was being run and against jeff flake in the primary in arizona was doing much better. democrats think she's not really electable statewide and they're going to pick up the seat. kelly ward was trounced by john mccain. i spoke with senator flake about a month for so ago about this very subject. he was hoping that there was going to be a come-from-behind sort of -- you know, cementing of support for the kids of things he talked about today, the values and principles o...

Than russia's endorsement of using chemical weapons against innocent women and children. we will continue to push back against this. with that, i'll take your questions. >> sarah, president trump said that jeff flake is a weak and ineffective senator. do you have if his has any announcement? >> i have not spoken with him since the announcement by senator flake. i think based on previous statements and certainly based on the lack of support that he has from the people of arizona, it's probably a good move. >> thanks. so we have two republican senators now just today, senators corker and flake c...

No, until we see someone come out and say this kind of thing, i believe it's just within the purview of people who feel liberated to say this kind of thing. i think that even though the president fights back, i don't think that senator corker or senator flake will stop saying those things. >> shepard: this isn't a mike lee or lisa murkowski or susan collins. >> susan collins has been blunt about the president's conduct and his reckless statements. she's been blunt. you know, he will -- if he wants to keep picking a fight with her, we'll see. he's taken after a lot of senators, as you know, hel...