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Fantasy, right? >> it's like where's waldo? he doesn't have the power to write executive order giving a tax cut to middle class families. this is fantasy. maybe he doesn't know congress is out of session. he can't do this before the election. it is a false promise that he is playing on hoping that people don't realize that is not something he can deliver. >> he did have an economic message last night. he said if you want high paying jobs and rising wages and booming economy, go out and vote republican. interesting reporting on politico. if, in fact, things don't break his way, the president is...

In mike pence, you have essentially during the campaign we talked how trump was the anti-obama. in many ways pence is the anti-trump. you don't get into this stage of politics without having a healthy ego. he has an unassuming air about him, very well respected on capitol hill. he's a movement conservative. democrats don't agree with him much but they like him, too. we won't know till 100 days in or more what his influence with the president is. at the moment, he has an important role in large part because trump trusts him and doesn't know congress. i talked to a republican senator who said of...

Repealing the law too quickly, republicans must it be careful in that the dems own the poor obamacare disaster. it was left to pence to expand on that thought. >> as he said this morning, in a tweet, it will be important that we be careful as we do that. that we do that in a way that doesn't work a hardship on american families. who have gained insurance through this program. >> reporter: in addition to health care, pence said the new administration would roll back obama's legacy through executive actions and legislation easing regulations, passing tax reform and an infrastructure program. whi...

Spoken. they want to see us repeal and replace obamacare. and today, my message to members of congress is we are going to be in the promise keeping business. >> reporter: had the vice president elect's rising influence has become clear throughout the transition from recommending cabinet members to filling key staff positions with his own confidantes. pence bed in congress for a dozen years. railing against the health care law the day it passed. >> some say we're making history. i say we're breaking history. >> reporter: today he made clear he'll again be a fixture in the capitol setting up a w...

Pence is their point person. they know he has donald trump's ear. donald trump is grateful for his loyalty on the campaign trail. we don't know how much influence pence has in the room one-on-one with trump. donald trump is the boss. he made that clear during the campaign. pence is among those who went to donald trump at one point i'm told and said you should back off all that twitter stuff. but when it comes to capitol hill, relationships, bridge building conduit for conservatives, he's critical. >> gloria, certainly not the first time pence served as trump's emissary to capitol hill. >> no, ...