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To hate it so they can always be fighting the power structure, always but in opposition because the president will not take responsibility for his job or getting anything done. >> and the presa -- presa good enemy to have. >> do you think they made a mistake from that podium. >> i don't think they have. one of the frustrations this white house has -- and i suppose any white house does, is that the press won't cover some of the good news that's out there. the isis earth territory that's in good hans, that's a big story. i'm not saying cnn, i'm talking about in general. the lowest unemployment r...

Clinton, his new documentary, saving capitalism is out on netflix. is this bill going to be bad for the wealthy. if it is, you shouldn't like it because i believe you are someone that wants tax cuts for everyone. >> well the economy is booming now. we got a great report out today that shows the economy is growing at 3.3% and robert reich's friends said there's no way trump can get the economy growing at 3%. and i believe we're going to get to 4 to 4.5% growth next year if we get this tax cut done. that kind of wave of prosperity benefits everyone. whether this will benefit trump or not, i can'...

Sudden starting to decline in support of president trump? >> i think what he touched on as he hasn't been able to drive through any legislative accomplishments the way that people expected to with the large majorities that they have. i don't put a ton of stock in these cbs polls, because they predicted hillary would win handily, predicted trump would lose north carolina, that trump would lose pennsylvania, and that trump would lose wisconsin. he won all three. i also don't understand, his approval rating is in the high 30s if you're going to believe the poll. but consumer confidence is way up....

Sudden starting to decline in support of president trump? >> i think what he touched on as he hasn't been able to drive through any legislative accomplishments the way that people expected to with the large majorities that they have. i don't put a ton of stock in these cbs polls, because they predicted hillary would win handily, predicted trump would lose north carolina, that trump would lose pennsylvania, and that trump would lose wisconsin. he won all three. i also don't understand, his approval rating is in the high 30s if you're going to believe the poll. but consumer confidence is way up....

You see trouble brewing again in europe. and other parts of the world. so it's not just us. we're all in the quick sand. >> michelle? >> well, i mean, i think so before gilt i was at citigroup and do market research on surveys. they don't like uncertainty and reading headlines of uncertainty. i think that's been the plague here is that every time we seem to have something moving in the right direction. we set ourselves back. and a lot of it is caused by washington. so, i mean, i feel like when you look at underlying rates, consumer optimism, generally has been a bit better, certainly than it w...