Page 11 - Deficit Hawk News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

President of the united states. none of us ever were able to do that, nor do we want to do that. the question is how do you make the staff make the president successful? that's a challenge, but it's one of those fun challenges that you look forward to in your career. it's been a great couple weeks on the job and i'm looking forward to it. >> you mentioned that you and the president have had some disagreements when it comes to the budget. >> sure. >> the national debt is obviously now $2 trillion higher than it was when president trump took office. you were a deficit hawk. this was one of forme...

President trump took office. you were a deficit hawk. this was one of former speaker paul ryan's biggest frustrations with president trump is he doesn't show any political will or interest in doing anything that would reduce the deficit or the national debt other than growing the economy. is this an area where you hope to make headway with president trump? >> a couple difference things. don't dismiss the importance of growing the economy. >> i'm not dismissing it, but the deficit is significant and the debt. >> would we grow the economy, more money comes in. >> they're both going in the wrong ...

From mexico. everybody said you were never going to get it from mexico and you know -- you know back when you were talking about donald trump being a terrible human being and talking about how stupid the wall was, you know that donald trump was lying to voters when he said that he was going to build a wall and get the money from mexico. and yet you go on tv shows and -- for god knows why, destroy your reputation, you had a good reputation as a deficit hawk when you were in congress. i don't understand it. never will. why people throw themselves under the bus for donald trump. it never ends wel...

His party had gone in a dramatically different direction when he arrived and his position as a deficit hawk and tough guy on spending were far out of fashion with his party by the time he was in charge. >> bill: have a merry christmas. i think what paul ryan would tell you, they had a golden opportunity until they got the no vote from senator mccain at 2:30 in the morning. a big opportunity and argue to get some things done financially. >> julie: paul ryan took a lot of heat as well whenever the republicans couldn't get something through they went to him. he was in there. he fought a good figh...

Mick mulvaney was a different type of republican before the president won, but you've seen throughout his role in this administration, he has become a trump ally. he has a deficit hawk and now in his position at omb, he's not so much anymore. he has already served the president in a lot of these different roles, acting cmp director. i think that the two men would be pretty sympatico for however long he may be chief of staff. >> the president does have selected memory on some things because, of course, lindsey graham said some not-so-nice things about the president during the campaign and they ...