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That president trump ultimately couldn't come to an agreement with nick ayers, vice president mike pence's chief of staff, because ayers only wanted it for a temporary term. now it appears mick mulvaney will be only a temporary chief of staff. >> i understand the president just made some comments at the white house. >> reporter: tonight is the congressional ball when the president welcomes members of congress and members of his own cabinet. ryan zinke is here, so his presence is still felt despite the fact that he's leaving the administration. the president talked about criminal justice reform...

Trying to reassure people that the court ruling last night "changes nothing for now." he used the post to encourage people to sign up. open enrollment closes tonight at midnight. during a visit to arlington national cemetery today president trump spoke glowingly about the judge's ruling declaring obamacare unconstitutional. earlier i asked the chief architect of the health care -- if this ruling ends up in the supreme court, if it can survive, given the addition of two trump appointees. >> remember, it was the four democrats, along with justice roberts who ruled for the constitutionality of th...

>>chris: the president and republicans ran on 20/60 on the idea of repeal and replace of obamacare which they thought was a good issue for them. democrats won in 2018 on the argument, the republicans want to take away your existing conditions. so how do you think this will cut, particularlygiven the fact that it won't have a practical effect but it won't take effect for some guns bombs and maybe a year. >> republicans are on their heels, not really saying much but while you have nancy pelosi potentially, incoming speaker of the house saying democrats will defend it. chris murphy from connectic...

Which is the way it passed through the supreme court in the first place. but we should point out, the law stays in effect pending appeal. what you think of the ruling and how this plays out politically? >> this is a trial court judge so it subject to appeal. i think it's a interesting legal argument. whether it's because of the invalidation or the zeroing out of the penalty. i think you could hear good legal arguments on both sides of that issue. but i think we know we're here are the last of this. because the judge did not issue an injunction that shuts it down as you point out, obamacare wil...

Since she's taken a job as omb director. - - so that if this doesn't work out, then he can pull into a category like lindsey graham who was critical during the campaign even after he became the nominee but has found a way to work in office. >>chris: after nick ayers turned the president down, and then chris christie, he almost had to name somebody, didn't you? this was getting embarrassing. >> he was like the guy who couldn't get a date for the prom. but mulvaney is a good choice. he's a very able knows the issues and knows policy and knows the government. >>chris: and he's a happy warrior is ...